Take Three: The Notorious B.I.G "Ready To Die"

"Get ready to die, tell God I said, "Hi""

Many writers, critics and fans alike are in their steadfast belief about Christopher Wallace's debut. Prolific, gritty, unabashed, and in songs such as "Juicy," "Big Poppa," and "One More Chance," it was an album that still is the gold standard for the Bad Boy sound. Debuts that have since come out focus more and more on the baller and player aspects of that Bad Boy aesthetic, but again, B.I.G. set the standard, and in turn charted his own destiny.