How Big Was Ready or Not by After 7?

[ORDER_66]

I just discovered it randomly digging through 90’s music crates and this shyt been on repeat for the past week.

That production is fukking

That knock with the instruments Jesus Christ

The actual lyrics





And I ain’t even mention the second verse when bro came through and just came belting in on some CUZ GIRL I LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS CANNNNN SHOWWW


Who the fukk is writing like that?


…..the sanging, THE HOOK

I peeped it peaked at #7 on the billboard hot 100 back in the day which definitely wasn’t easy for black records but I don’t recall hearing it on the radio growing up (I’m 32) or even in the clubs when they had 90’s r&b nights. Just intrigued what the older heads remember from that time period.

I never even knew there was a video for this... I heard this so many times on WBLS...

 

[Pazzy]

Ah yes,

Classic R&B music

It was popular among R&B fans and heads but it wasn’t a huge pop hit according to my old heads

I’m a 86’ baby

This is one of those songs I always heard in the background growing up in the 90’s

i remember hearing this song back in 93 in my aunts car.

 

[Awesome Wells]

That sh*t went platinum around my way and at my house.

Couldn't escape this track when it dropped. True classic though!

 

[Big Boss]

That sh*t went platinum around my way and at my house.

Couldn't escape this track when it dropped. True classic though!

Facts

 

[DaMos Supreme]

That’s why we often hear and say ‘black famous’ vs mainstream famous. For example, considering Frankie Beverly & Maze’s music is Diamond certified among us, but isn’t/wasn’t huge among the mainstream then and now (and yes I’m aware of the multiple gold albums).

Bernie Mac was well known amongst us in the early 90’s through his stand ups, scene stealing movie and sitcom features, but didn’t crossover until 00’s.

I came in to say the exact same thing.

It was huge within the black community. I always find these threads kind of weird, because I view this question as basically “did white people like it?”

This is a pure black song. I couldn’t imagine white people liking it.

 

[shopthatwrecks]

Huge in the black community.. I don’t know about outside of that though.

very


i remember krayzie sample it on dummy man