''Ready Or Not'' is the eponymous debut studio album by Filipino artist,
Young JV
Eduardo JV Arancillo Kapunan III (born July 23, 1990), known by his stage name JV Kapunan and also known as Young JV, is a Filipino hip-hop recording artist and actor. He became famous for his first single in 2009, "That Girl" which was compo ...
, produced and distributed by Doin' It Big Productions and
PolyEast Records
PolyEast Records (formerly Canary Records, OctoArts International, OctoArts EMI Music Inc. and EMI Philippines) is a record label in the Philippines. It is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry and from 2008 until 2013, ...
respectively. The album was released on July 25, 2009 in CD and digital download formats and a limited repackage edition CD + DVD was rereleased in 2011. Part of the ''Ready Or Not'' sales will be donated to the education of children whose soldier fathers perished in
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
. In November 2011, the album was certified platinum by
PARI during the 7th ASAP Platinum Circle Awards 2011.
Young JV
Eduardo JV Arancillo Kapunan III (born July 23, 1990), known by his stage name JV Kapunan and also known as Young JV, is a Filipino hip-hop recording artist and actor. He became famous for his first single in 2009, "That Girl" which was compo ...
held an event called ''Ready or Not Dance-off'' in which a dance competition, that challenged dance crews to recreate and step up the choreography from his music video "Shake Shake." This event aimed to showcase the different talents of
hip hop dance crew. In 2011, he releases "Back at Home" as his fifth single, exclusively in Japan.
Background and production
During the interview of Young JV by
Manila Bulletin Online and other member of the press, he explains why he wanted to create only
OPM and be known by his talents. ''"I want to be known for what I can do and not as the son of my father," "And what I want is to be part of a movement that shows Filipino rap music is as good as those that come from the west."''
Track listing
Standard
Repackaged edition
Disc 1
Disc 2 (DVD)
References
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2009 debut albums
Young JV albums