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Ready to Die is a Garage rock and Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Method Man, DeBarge, Kool G Rap and Ice Cube. Those roots explain a lot about how Ready to Die arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Ready to Die, reaching back through Method Man. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ready to Die is the debut studio album by the American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy Records and distributed by Arista Records. The album features productions by Bad Boy founder Sean Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier and Lord Finesse, among others. It was recorded from 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of the rapper's experiences as a young criminal, and was the only album he released during his lifetime, as he was murdered sixteen days before the release of his second album Life After Death in 1997. The album features a guest appearance from Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man.
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Ready to Die grew out of Method Man, DeBarge, Kool G Rap and Ice Cube. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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