I originally made this mix as a tribute to Notorious B.I.G. and the artists that were sampled on "Ready to Die" and "Life After Death." I just realized that I posted it last year on my father's birthday. He was 69. Less than a year later, he went in for a pre-screening for an upcoming knee surgery. The doctor performed a heart catheterization and discovered that he had 95% blockage in 5 arteries. They were amazed that he was even alive and as a result of the blockage they actually had to use the defibrillator to stabilize him. By the grace of God I was able to find a flight from Los Angeles that evening and arrive back home to see him just 15 minutes before he was admitted for emergency heart surgery the following morning. He had quadruple bypass surgery and within a week he was back home. They say that near death situations such as this often change one's outlook on life, if they survive. It's a second chance to get things right. I recently saw "the Light." I can't afford to play the role of the blind man any longer. We are not guaranteed anything beyond right now. We are all lucky to be here and should never take that fact for granted. Get "Ready to Live Life Before Death."