Ready to Die, Notorious BIG
Three years before his death, BIG proclaimed that he was ready with this album and song title.
Ready to Die
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Live Through This, Hole
Conspiracy theory says that Kurt Cobain penned this album for his wife, Courtney Love…and if he did, he was sending her a message. It was released 4 days after his death.
I Think That I Would Die
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Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Tupac
Released a month after his death, the number 7 is prevalent in Tupac’s death- he was shot on Sept. 7th, lived for 7 days, etc.
Krazy
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Isolation, Joy Division
The lyrics echo the emotions of Ian Curtis before his committed suicide shortly before the release of Closer, which contained this track.
Isolation
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I Hate Myself and Want to Die, Nirvana
The title, rather than the lyrics, captured the tragedy and became the slogan of poster child Kurt Cobain.
I Hate Myself and Want to Die
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