The Notorious BIG在1994年发行的第一张专辑名字就叫Ready to Die，像是暗示了Biggie三年后遭枪击身亡的悲剧。然而Ready to Die着实是这位早逝英才震撼说唱乐界的超级武器在将Biggie自己半辈子的帮派生活缩影在80年代Funk节奏中的Ready to Die，毒品、谋杀样样都真实地穿插在Biggie比帮匪说唱更黑暗的音乐笔记里，The Notorious BIG拥有将幽默感发挥在人生最黑暗一面上的功力，能以生命历练来左右创作的态度，实在难得。但是专辑中两首歌重混音后的Top 10单曲Big Poppa和One More Chance却区别于整体上深沉的专辑走向，带来了慵懒的Funk风情

Paul's Boutique is the second studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989 by Capitol Records. Produced by the Dust Brothers, the album is composed almost entirely from samples, and was recorded over two years at Matt Dike's apartment and the Record Plant in Los Angeles.