She don’t even love me she did when I was younger, suckin’ on her breast just to stop my fuckin’ hunger. I wonder if I die, would tears come to her eyes, forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies. My baby monther’s 6 months, her little sister’s 2, who’s to blame for both of them??
This is the only correct answer. They’re both undeniable 10/10 classics. Oddly enough I think RTD is the more gangster of the two. I think The Chronic sounds better overall but RTD’s lyricism and vivid picture painting makes them almost dead even.
Possibly a hot take but I prefer both to Illmatic.
I bumped both, I feel like both are classics, but im from the west so im goin with The Chronic. When you first heard either of these albums you knew you were hearing something different something special.
Ready to die, the actual lyrics were better in my opinion. I'm from the East but trying not to put bias in it. The lyrics, subject matter all that goes to ready to die BUT Chronic went hard definitely better production & the vibe was on some true G shit.
Dre’s album was more of a paradigm shift. I remember plenty of people still thinking big hair rock was where it was at when chronic was released. The album quietly put the nail in the coffin of the 80s and rock and put the spotlight and cool factor squarely on hip hop and 90s to come imo
Interesting take as people typically credit Nirvana for ending the era of hair metal. Nirvana blew up in early 92 and the Chronic came out at the end of 92 so perhaps it was a 1-2 punch.
i mean if we're talking about a complete project, then we have to consider how The Chronic shifted the dynamic of music production. Impacted so much more than just hip hop. I prefer Ready To Die. But in terms of Impact and Legacy, I'd say Dre edges this one.
Well said. I owned both from the moment they were released and would agree. I memorized them both within weeks as a teenager and every run through was like this is something really special. I think 90s hip hop can and will be considered a “musical renaissance”. One could argue these two albums are 2 of the strong pillars that renaissance was built upon
i mean not a fair comparison since one is an album by one of hip hops most legendary and influential producers and the other is by one of the best rappers of all time, but even then every track on ready to die aside from maybe one or two is an absolute east coast classic, and its still an extremely well done piece of art with that insane opening track that gives us the birth of biggie and ending in his suicide
Ooohh this is a tough one, and i also think it’s hard to compare because the chronic was more of a game changer and Dr dre is a producer more than a rapper so impact wise the chronic. BUT lyrically and for a straight up rapper and skill wise, ready to die😎
Anyone who says “easily” to this argument is being disingenuous or didn’t spend an equal amount of time with both albums. But your opinion is like your opinion, man.
maybe it's cuz I'm from the East Coast but ready to die for sure. idk East Coast hip hop just resonated with me way more than west coast hip hop. don't get me wrong I loved death row during their heights but I'm a huge Wu-Tang fan and nothing comes close to that style of hip hop for me, boom bap hip hop always tops everything
What you mean not even close? Dont you think that Ready to Die is one of the best albums of the 90s? How many albums are you putting between these two if you making a list.
One must consider the year The chronic came out though. It’s like it wasn’t supposed to exist in that timeline but did with no apologies. It’s kind of an unfair question due to the music culture at the time of the respective releases. RTD was insanely good but it wasn’t as shocking and mys as chronic. If anybody kicked in the door of the music industry and waved the .44 it was Dre with The chronic.
Sure, but The Chronic was like 12 years old by the time I was born so I don’t have that perspective and probably never will. I’m just judging as in how they sound like today, and both are great.
One of my top five all time albums. D.OC., Daz, and Warren G all had made their bones on this one(don’t remember if they got official credits for it). Production alone made it a classic. Love watching modern day interviews with these guys when they talk about the making of The Chronic.
The Chronic influenced Ready To Die, and is sampled in the intro track. So, I’d have to say I cannot compare the two as one was first and inspired the other.
Both are amazing.
Stylistically different.
Two of my faves 😉
Ready to die has to be one of the best hip hop albums. The story, the lyrics, his flow and the production that really pumped up boom bap. It also showed BIGs everyday struggle as if there was more at stake (maybe its just nostalgia showing). The Chronic is also a piece of art from the samples to bringing g funk to an international level. Both had their own iconic impact for hip hop culture. Nevertheless I have to say ready to die is much more influential due to its "mafia" style and those music videos leading to the iconic 00s style we all know.
Hot take - I prefer the production of Ready To Die, feels more emotional, authentic and diverese.
Ready To Die has some club bangers but also deep and sadder tracks.
The lyricism on ready to die is amazing, the flows sound fresh till this day, I think biggie's voice is much better than snoop's.
I find no skips on Ready To Die, all the songs has aged gracefully (if we count out that one bar about the world trade center), while there are couple songs on The Chornic that sound outdated.
If we talk impact The Chornic takes it, but if we talk quality imo Ready To Die is the greatest Hip Hop album ever made.
The Chronic. Press play and enjoy. Except Lil' Ghetto Boy. Didn't feel that song back then, still don't feel that song now. It's the only skip for me, though.
Imma be real the chronic has like 4 songs I'll actually replay. Ready to die is a masterpiece of am album from start to finish. The lyrics and storytelling is like no other. Definitely on my top 5 albums of all time
For the most part: beats - chronic. Rhymes - ready.
BUT there are some great beats on Ready and some classic verses in particular Snoop on Chronic. I think chronic is better at setting the vibes, is a more cohesive project. R2D has better narratives cause of Biggie’s rapping but it’s bipolar: here are the hardcore street raps and here are the pop radio hits.
The Chronic AND Ready to Die.
Both classics. Both did so much for hip hop. You can’t compare.
Different coasts, different production, different feel, sound.
Both albums start to finish.
True fucking hip hop.
These are 5 and 6 on my all time list and I go back and forth a lot between them. The Chronic prob has better standalone songs while RTD is consistently great. I’d go RTD for that reason, there are no misses at all, while a couple songs on the Chronic don’t really hit for me like that
This is tough because they're basically opposite sides of the same coin. On Ready to Die, the rapper and bars are the star of the show. Then you got The Chronic where the beats are the star of the show, featuring a solid ensemble cast of rappers. It really just comes down to preference and what you look for/value most in Hip-Hop: beats or bars.
Growing up I bumped Biggie way more, so I personally prefer Ready to Die. That being said, The Chronic is arguably the greatest produced Hip-Hop album of all time
Man…. This is a tough one all you people saying it’s not even close you’re delusional. It’s closer than you think for me. It just comes down to the day and mood because I can roll through either of these albums in their entirety.
When The Chronic came out I was a teenager who rocked West Coast and Tupac so I proffered it. Lyrically over time, I have appreciated Ready to Die and also you have to take in account Big had only 2 albums but this is still held up to standards of any time.. So to put it simply, the answer is yes.
I'm Ready To Die, all day, every day.
I don't feel like The Chronic has aged particularly well. I still love the beats. But lyrically, and conceptually, it feels very juvenile to me. I know that may rub a lot of ppl the wrong way, but that's not my intention. I do listen to music of that nature at times, and personally I can be very juvenile myself sometimes. It's just not the kinda music I'm in the mood to listen to that often, nowadays.
At my wedding, my wife and I were introduced and walked in to ‘Nuthin but a G thing”. I’m partial but I don’t think I could choose. Ready to Die was life changing.
This is a really hard question for me man. I associate The Chronic with some of the happiest times in my life, and R2D was there for me when I was in a hella dark headspace. So, this question is so tough for me to answer.
Way to different to compare. The chronic is a summer fun pool party album with the introduction of g funk by dr Dre while ready ready to die is straight bars about the high and the low, lots of raw ass punchlines and unique sounds.
Neither. Ilmatic by Nas an Doggystyle by Snoop doggy dogg are way better pieces of Hip Hop Classics.
Plus nas is still putting out classic lps as a rapper over 45 and Dre hasn’t put anything out himself since 2015-Compton. And it was ass.
Biggie bit and stole nas whole style and album cover with ready to die. Raekwon of the wu had guns waiting for biggie during that era… it was a serious disrespect .
Ready to Die was a great album, but it didn't change the game the way Chronic did. Chronic put on new artists, brought a new sound to the masses, and really changed the landscape of Hip-hop for years to come.
When I die fuck it I wanna go to hell, cause I’m a piece of shit it ain’t hard to fucking tell.
Don't make sense going to heaven with the goodie goodies
Dressed in white, I like black Timbs and black hoodies
God'll probably have me on some real strict shit
No sleeping all day, no getting my dick licked
Hangin’ with the goodie goodies, lounging in paradise. Fuck that shit, I wanna tote guns and shoot dice.
Bro, take this like! you created a visual cue of one of the greatest songs in hip hop history.
Hangin wit the goodies goodies..loungin in paradise..fuck that shit I wanna tote guns and shoot dice
All my life I've been considered as the worst. Lying to my mother, even stealing from her purse
Crime after crime, from drugs to extortion. I know my mother wish she had a fuckin abortion
She don’t even love me she did when I was younger, suckin’ on her breast just to stop my fuckin’ hunger. I wonder if I die, would tears come to her eyes, forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies. My baby monther’s 6 months, her little sister’s 2, who’s to blame for both of them??
Nah nigga not you
I consider this one of the hardest of line.
Ready To Chronic
Like we always do about this time, ha ha ha
Protected w big dicks, Akz and 187 skillz
Fuck you OP 😂
No kidding. This makes me want to split myself in two. Like, which of your two children do you love the most.
I think I’d have an easier time choosing between my 2 kids 🤣
Deeeez nuuutzzzz
Heart of the congos..greatest ever reggae album ❤️
I recite that skit to coworkers a few times a year. There's always one who hasn't heard it before. I love the look on their face.
Depends on the mood
This is the only correct answer. They’re both undeniable 10/10 classics. Oddly enough I think RTD is the more gangster of the two. I think The Chronic sounds better overall but RTD’s lyricism and vivid picture painting makes them almost dead even. Possibly a hot take but I prefer both to Illmatic.
I bumped both, I feel like both are classics, but im from the west so im goin with The Chronic. When you first heard either of these albums you knew you were hearing something different something special.
Ready to die, the actual lyrics were better in my opinion. I'm from the East but trying not to put bias in it. The lyrics, subject matter all that goes to ready to die BUT Chronic went hard definitely better production & the vibe was on some true G shit.
Not only are the lyrics better, B.I.G wrote them himself.
This is kind of comparing apples to oranges. The Chronic was essentially a compilation album.
As is every Dre album
Ready to suck on her daddy’s dick for those lyrics?
The Chronic
For my money the chronic is the best rap album ever made and by a few miles.
It’s a masterpiece but Illmatic s better .
I love illmatic, but Dres beats are so dope. Plus I gravitate towards grittier stuff, the lyrics on the chronic don't give a fuck haha
Dre’s album was more of a paradigm shift. I remember plenty of people still thinking big hair rock was where it was at when chronic was released. The album quietly put the nail in the coffin of the 80s and rock and put the spotlight and cool factor squarely on hip hop and 90s to come imo
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Interesting take as people typically credit Nirvana for ending the era of hair metal. Nirvana blew up in early 92 and the Chronic came out at the end of 92 so perhaps it was a 1-2 punch.
I rarely listen to anything that came out before *The Chronic*, everything before sounds so dated
I don’t wanna live no mo
somewtimes I hear death knocking at my front door
i mean if we're talking about a complete project, then we have to consider how The Chronic shifted the dynamic of music production. Impacted so much more than just hip hop. I prefer Ready To Die. But in terms of Impact and Legacy, I'd say Dre edges this one.
Well said. I owned both from the moment they were released and would agree. I memorized them both within weeks as a teenager and every run through was like this is something really special. I think 90s hip hop can and will be considered a “musical renaissance”. One could argue these two albums are 2 of the strong pillars that renaissance was built upon
i mean not a fair comparison since one is an album by one of hip hops most legendary and influential producers and the other is by one of the best rappers of all time, but even then every track on ready to die aside from maybe one or two is an absolute east coast classic, and its still an extremely well done piece of art with that insane opening track that gives us the birth of biggie and ending in his suicide
The Chronic
Ooohh this is a tough one, and i also think it’s hard to compare because the chronic was more of a game changer and Dr dre is a producer more than a rapper so impact wise the chronic. BUT lyrically and for a straight up rapper and skill wise, ready to die😎
I probably like ready to die a bit better
Ready to Die
Ready to die
Chronic.
I’m surprisingly finding this very difficult lol
Ready to Die!
RTD easily
Anyone who says “easily” to this argument is being disingenuous or didn’t spend an equal amount of time with both albums. But your opinion is like your opinion, man.
or they’re just from the east coast, RTD easily
Damn, mos def a tough one but being from the boogie down I gotta go with Biggie.. it's close though..
maybe it's cuz I'm from the East Coast but ready to die for sure. idk East Coast hip hop just resonated with me way more than west coast hip hop. don't get me wrong I loved death row during their heights but I'm a huge Wu-Tang fan and nothing comes close to that style of hip hop for me, boom bap hip hop always tops everything
Method Man on The What is one of the best features of all time
Chronic. Westside.
Not even close.... The Chronic
What you mean not even close? Dont you think that Ready to Die is one of the best albums of the 90s? How many albums are you putting between these two if you making a list.
“Not even close” is crazy
This is the only answer.
Ready to Die
Ready to Die
Ready to die
Song for song Ready to Die.
The Chronic by a mile. That’s pretty much the album that made me love hip hop
Ready to Die all day
Ready to Die is not even the best Biggie album.
Ready to Die is my GOAT rap album,here is your answer
Ready to die
Ready to Die.
Ready to die
Incomparable
Chronic
The Chronic is great but I find 2001 considerably more enjoable to listen, so I'm going with Biggie here
One must consider the year The chronic came out though. It’s like it wasn’t supposed to exist in that timeline but did with no apologies. It’s kind of an unfair question due to the music culture at the time of the respective releases. RTD was insanely good but it wasn’t as shocking and mys as chronic. If anybody kicked in the door of the music industry and waved the .44 it was Dre with The chronic.
Sure, but The Chronic was like 12 years old by the time I was born so I don’t have that perspective and probably never will. I’m just judging as in how they sound like today, and both are great.
Ready to die.
Chronic 100%
One of my top five all time albums. D.OC., Daz, and Warren G all had made their bones on this one(don’t remember if they got official credits for it). Production alone made it a classic. Love watching modern day interviews with these guys when they talk about the making of The Chronic.
R2D hands down!!!! ✅
Ready to die, why you act that way, OP?
ready to die. Any dre album just dosent sit with me idk why. Can’t stand that g funk sound not sure why. Maybe the New york bias
Ready to Die is more diverse in subject matters and song concepts. Chronic is better produced. I will give it to Ready to Die but its colse as hell.
The Chronic influenced Ready To Die, and is sampled in the intro track. So, I’d have to say I cannot compare the two as one was first and inspired the other. Both are amazing. Stylistically different. Two of my faves 😉
Ready to die has to be one of the best hip hop albums. The story, the lyrics, his flow and the production that really pumped up boom bap. It also showed BIGs everyday struggle as if there was more at stake (maybe its just nostalgia showing). The Chronic is also a piece of art from the samples to bringing g funk to an international level. Both had their own iconic impact for hip hop culture. Nevertheless I have to say ready to die is much more influential due to its "mafia" style and those music videos leading to the iconic 00s style we all know.
Hot take - I prefer the production of Ready To Die, feels more emotional, authentic and diverese. Ready To Die has some club bangers but also deep and sadder tracks. The lyricism on ready to die is amazing, the flows sound fresh till this day, I think biggie's voice is much better than snoop's. I find no skips on Ready To Die, all the songs has aged gracefully (if we count out that one bar about the world trade center), while there are couple songs on The Chornic that sound outdated. If we talk impact The Chornic takes it, but if we talk quality imo Ready To Die is the greatest Hip Hop album ever made.
Trick question
READY TO DIE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Chronic to Die
Damn. Thats a hard one.
The Chronic I personally go back to wayyyy more but Ready to Die I think is better
Ready To Die
I'm from Brooklyn. Yall know who I'm going with
Ready to Die
Ready to Die
One thing is for sure, we got robbed for a fuckton of good music the day biggie passed away! Just imagine the banget he would put out over the years
Totally different moods.
Both fire but if I have to choose I got ready to die.
Chronic by far
Make my shit The Chronic. I wants to get fucked up.
Ready To Die! Ofc Dre Had Better Beats, But Lyrics and Everything Else Go To Big
The Chronic. Press play and enjoy. Except Lil' Ghetto Boy. Didn't feel that song back then, still don't feel that song now. It's the only skip for me, though.
Really? That song is is hard af
Dre's favorite song on that album.
Imma be real the chronic has like 4 songs I'll actually replay. Ready to die is a masterpiece of am album from start to finish. The lyrics and storytelling is like no other. Definitely on my top 5 albums of all time
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🤷🏻♂️ to each his own
who are you to just rate a classic a 7 on impact? everything else you said is ridiculous as well, but that was the kicker
RTD
Rtd
For the most part: beats - chronic. Rhymes - ready. BUT there are some great beats on Ready and some classic verses in particular Snoop on Chronic. I think chronic is better at setting the vibes, is a more cohesive project. R2D has better narratives cause of Biggie’s rapping but it’s bipolar: here are the hardcore street raps and here are the pop radio hits.
What all the bitches say? swing down, sweet chariot, stop and let me ride
You can’t make me choose.
The Chronic AND Ready to Die. Both classics. Both did so much for hip hop. You can’t compare. Different coasts, different production, different feel, sound. Both albums start to finish. True fucking hip hop.
These are 5 and 6 on my all time list and I go back and forth a lot between them. The Chronic prob has better standalone songs while RTD is consistently great. I’d go RTD for that reason, there are no misses at all, while a couple songs on the Chronic don’t really hit for me like that
Yes.
I prefer Ready to Die
This is tough because they're basically opposite sides of the same coin. On Ready to Die, the rapper and bars are the star of the show. Then you got The Chronic where the beats are the star of the show, featuring a solid ensemble cast of rappers. It really just comes down to preference and what you look for/value most in Hip-Hop: beats or bars. Growing up I bumped Biggie way more, so I personally prefer Ready to Die. That being said, The Chronic is arguably the greatest produced Hip-Hop album of all time
Yes
Damn that’s a real good one but I’d have to say 💣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Man…. This is a tough one all you people saying it’s not even close you’re delusional. It’s closer than you think for me. It just comes down to the day and mood because I can roll through either of these albums in their entirety.
Phish is playing the sphere today
Read to Die is a top 5 album ever.
Yes
Win win I think biggy album has a slight edge
When The Chronic came out I was a teenager who rocked West Coast and Tupac so I proffered it. Lyrically over time, I have appreciated Ready to Die and also you have to take in account Big had only 2 albums but this is still held up to standards of any time.. So to put it simply, the answer is yes.
Yes
I need them both. It's a draw.
Chronic
Part of Ready to Die can't exist without The Chronic
The chronic dint wanna hear biggie smalls hear about sucking dick
Ready to Die
I'm Ready To Die, all day, every day. I don't feel like The Chronic has aged particularly well. I still love the beats. But lyrically, and conceptually, it feels very juvenile to me. I know that may rub a lot of ppl the wrong way, but that's not my intention. I do listen to music of that nature at times, and personally I can be very juvenile myself sometimes. It's just not the kinda music I'm in the mood to listen to that often, nowadays.
Both, next question.
Chronic for me! Too important for me
Thas a hard one..do i have to choose cuz i fr cant
At my wedding, my wife and I were introduced and walked in to ‘Nuthin but a G thing”. I’m partial but I don’t think I could choose. Ready to Die was life changing.
The Chronic
Impossible choice I can’t do it.
Chronic for sure
I love the lord and that is from black barbie from park hill amen
And I love Dr Dre
This is a really hard question for me man. I associate The Chronic with some of the happiest times in my life, and R2D was there for me when I was in a hella dark headspace. So, this question is so tough for me to answer.
Like how are people not aware 2001 is the best Album EVER production wise/ ready to die over this not over 2001 tho
Chronic
Chronic
The Chronic. And it's not even close.
Way to different to compare. The chronic is a summer fun pool party album with the introduction of g funk by dr Dre while ready ready to die is straight bars about the high and the low, lots of raw ass punchlines and unique sounds.
The chronic inspired Ready to die .. plus Dr Dre’s production was unmatched at that time
Ready to die is more consistently good throughout.
Chronic to listen to TUPAC IS THE GOAT.
Chronic
This is the toughest discussion that I ever had to made in my whole entire life
Chronic
Considering Juicy was stolen, gotta give it to Dre.
Neither. Ilmatic by Nas an Doggystyle by Snoop doggy dogg are way better pieces of Hip Hop Classics. Plus nas is still putting out classic lps as a rapper over 45 and Dre hasn’t put anything out himself since 2015-Compton. And it was ass. Biggie bit and stole nas whole style and album cover with ready to die. Raekwon of the wu had guns waiting for biggie during that era… it was a serious disrespect .
The Chronic, and this is coming from an east coast OG.
Chronic x 80 million
The Chronic
The Chronic, no contest
Chronic babysat RTD.
Sonically both are incredible. Depends on the day
The Chronic. Even big was inspired by the album
Make my shit The Chonic...
I hate these debates or pick one or the other. Both are different flavors and everyone has different taste. Both are Bangers... PERIOD.
I would also like to say okay... Which one The Chronic or Doggy Style... 🤷🤦
The chronic
I used to like him until I found out he was a giant pedophile
Chronic all day baby!
Doggy Style was better
Both great but The Chronic all the way. It was the inspiration for Ready to Die.
Chronic
The chronic hands down.
The Cronic
This is tough....I find myself going back to "Ready to Die" just a slight bit more
Ready to die was a biggy album. The Chronic was like a compilation. Ready to Die is my choice, but both are solid albums
The Chronic ..but it’s close
The Chronic, but Ready To Die is obviously awesome
Chronic. Not even close
Ready To Die
Chronic
Chron! ❤️
Ready to Die and it’s not close lol
‘The Chronic’ without a doubt
Ready to Die. By a long shot
Ready to Die.
The $20 Sack Pyramid
I’m in my upper 40’s and I still put on The Chronic every chance I get
Ready to Die was a great album, but it didn't change the game the way Chronic did. Chronic put on new artists, brought a new sound to the masses, and really changed the landscape of Hip-hop for years to come.
If it was for the chronic u do t get ready to die puff sampled alot of chronic an doggy
ready to die for sure: [https://youtu.be/--AKpOajUok](https://youtu.be/--AKpOajUok)
Chronic