Name: Ready To Die
Brand: The Notorious BIG

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

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Discogs ID

Limited edition

Colour

Black

Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2021-10-08

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

603497843343

UPC / Barcode

Black LP

Rough Trade UK

Gold

Extended format: Yes

2023-05-19

81227827687

Gold LP

Silver

81227880019

Silver LP

2016-09-30

602498628010

Artist

The Notorious BIG

Label EU

Bad Boy Entertainment

Genre EU

Hip Hop

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[a=Sean Combs] founded Bad Boy Entertainment in 1991, and began working with [a=Clive Davis] and [l=Arista] ([l=BMG]) in 1993. The two companies formed Bad Boy Records as a 50/50 joint venture. 

In 2002 Combs acquired Arista's 50% of their Bad Boy Records joint venture and walks with its complete roster and catalog. Diddy celebrated a new distribution partnership with Universal by releasing an overview of his label, [r=262890], in March of 2004. Universal acquired a 50% stake in Bad Boy Entertainment for $30 million in Feb. 2005.

In 2006, Bad Boy worked out a deal with Warner Music Group, which owned about a 50% share of the label.

In 2009, Bad Boy left Warner Music Group, and signed a new deal with UMG's Interscope Records.

In 2015, Bad Boy signed an another deal with Epic Records, which is currently distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.

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Originally released on 13th September 1994, Ready To Die is the debut studio album from hip-hop legend, The Notorious B.I.G. Upon release, the album was met with widespread critical acclaim, with Pitchfork giving it a 10/10 rating along with various other critics praising it for its brutally honest depiction of gang violence and conflict as opposed to the often-glorified portrayal in the genre and the wider media. The album has cemented its place in hip-hop history and has since gone on to achieve 6x platinum certification in the US, selling over 3.5 million copies, and has achieved platinum status in the UK as well.

Ready To Die

Music EU

Discover Ready To Die by The Notorious BIG on vinyl. Released in 1994 under Bad Boy Entertainment, this iconic album redefined hip-hop with its raw storytelling.