''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, actor, and basketball player. He became famous for his first single in 2009, "That Gi ...

, produced and distributed by Doin' It Big Productions and

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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

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. In November 2011, the album was certified platinum by PARI during the 7th ASAP Platinum Circle Awards 2011.

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

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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."''

Background and production

Track listing

Standard

Repackaged edition

References