How is Ready To Die better than Reasonable Doubt? Why is Big supposedly better overall?

[NotaPAWG]

Pusha T explained it better than I ever could.

"Some rappers just say a punchline, and it's like, "OK, we get it." But Big delved deep. He was a master painter with words. And his flow was just so effortless. I mean, I think I'm an awesome writer, but my bars still sound like bars. Big had all these intricacies, all these colors, all these witty things – and it didn't sound like a rap. It was a conversation."

That to me is why BIG is the GOAT.

 

[Pifferry]

Like I said I'm not mad if someone prefers rd to rtd

I think you're downplaying how polished of an mc big was though

I'd say he's incredibly polished on LAD, no debating that.
But on a lot of songs on this he seemed stuck on a 1,2 flow that was carried by how he boomed his voice imo.
Just really rough especially compared to Jay.
And his use of his voice carried on later In his music but I feel like it was an improvement then and used to accentuate his already a1 rhymes like on Young G's or Victory or Kick In The Door.

 

[NotaPAWG]

Op knew he couldn't do a "N*ggas Bleed" vs whatever Jay song of his choice cause its one of the greatest hip hop songs ever and Jay has no track comparable to it or the masterful story telling showcased

How you mention all those BIG songs yet not one of, if not BIGs best song

fukk outta here

 

[Pifferry]

Op knew he couldn't do a "N*ggas Bleed" vs whatever Jay song cause its one of the greatest hip hop songs ever and Jay has no track comparable to it or the masterful story telling

How you mention all those songs yet not one of, if not BIGs best song

fukk outta here

We're comparing RTD not LAD and I already think that songs amazing, much better than any storytelling on RTD.
Also I said Friend Or Foe 96 is good enough for me.

 

[seemorecizzy]

because ready to die has better music than reasonable doubt

why is biggie considered better overall? you can't be serious

 

[NotaPAWG]

We're comparing RTD not LAD and I already think that songs amazing, much better than any storytelling on RTD.
Also I said Friend Or Foe 96 is good enough for me.

shyt my bad, I been up all night and just got out of work so I'm a little off right now lol

Glad you recognize that tho


But in your title you did ask "why big is Better over all"

 

[Pifferry]

shyt my bad, I been up all night and just got out of work so I'm a little off right now lol

Glad you recognize that tho


But in your title you did ask "why big is Better over all"

I did ask that because I don't think it's true even though he's in my top five and I love Life After Death.
I don't see a single thing that puts him above Hov other than storytelling.

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

I copped RTD when I was 14 and when I was 16 I got a friend to let me hold his RD tape when he told me it was fire. I thought Jay's joint was smooth and it's really hard to compare the two albums because the vibe is different for me. But Big's shyt invoked more emotion, more head nods to the beat and overall I just had an admiration for the niccas talent and his struggle I never got from RD. So from my perspective I can't see Jay's shyt messing with RTD.

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

I like both but let's be real. RTD was an instant classic. RD became a classic after Jay kept pleading its case for years

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Jay > Big

Ready to Die > Reasonable Doubt

Ready to Die had superior production, more varied song writing and was more cohesive

Both classics though

 

[THE 101]

Second half of RD is ordinary as fukk.

And there's only really 3 or 4 truly timeless tracks.

The shyt is barely 5/5 as is. It definitely ain't a tier 1 classic.

 

[FreshAIG]

Ready to Die and Reasonable Doubt are relatively close. I give Ready to Die the edge because of the cohesiveness of the album. Biggie took you through a journey. But both albums are in my top 5 favorites.

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

I like both but let's be real. RTD was an instant classic. RD became a classic after Jay kept pleading its care for years

Real shyt. RTD was a classic organically...it seems like it's taken years of people trying to beat you over the head that RD is a classic...and that's the strongest evidence that it never was.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Stopped reading when i saw Brooklyn finest better than Machine Gun fukk.

Same here. I'm being totally honest too because I literally stopped at that point and just did a quick skim at the rest of the article lol.

Also biggie had better rhyme schemes and syllable placement than jay (which is something I value more than double entendres tbh). I don't get the criticism that he sounded "rough" because he was really polished in those categories

 

[NotaPAWG]

I like both but let's be real. RTD was an instant classic. RD became a classic after Jay kept pleading its case for years

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