Ready to Die (The O.G. Edition)

~ Release by The Notorious B.I.G. (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This is the 1st Edition of this mixtape with only the name of the mixtape printed on actual Disc.

This release is coveted by fans for having many unreleased elements to some of B.I.G.'s most famous work, such as the uncensored versions of Gimme the Loot and Machine Gun Funk, which both required lines "I wouldn't give a fuck if you're pregnant", and "I'll make you prove that it's bulletproof" to be removed from the final release due to societal pressures of the time regarding gangster rap.

While this mixtape's only release seems to have been a CD, and the files were FLAC, spectrograms indicate this is a lossy to lossless transcode. Keep in mind that information around this release is extremely sparse, but this seems to be the general consensus at the time of writing.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-14 19:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD-R
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro (original version)
The Notorious B.I.G.3:07
2Things Done Changed (original version)
The Notorious B.I.G.3:50
3Gimme the Loot (original version, uncensored)
The Notorious B.I.G.4:57
4Machine Gun Funk (DJ Premier remix)
The Notorious B.I.G.3:20
5Warning (original version)
recording of:
Warning
lyricist:
Hal David
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.) and Osten Harvey, Jr.
composer:
Burt Bacharach
The Notorious B.I.G.3:36
6Ready to Die (original version, alternate beat)
The Notorious B.I.G.3:44
7One More Chance (original version, alternate beat)
The Notorious B.I.G.4:53
8Fuck Me (interlude)
The Notorious B.I.G.1:29
9The What (original version, unheard lyrics)
The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man3:52
10Juicy (Pete Rock remix)
The Notorious B.I.G.4:34
11Everyday Struggle (original demo mix)
The Notorious B.I.G.5:13
12Me & My Bitch (original version, alternate beat)
The Notorious B.I.G.3:37
13Respect (original extended edition)
The Notorious B.I.G.5:37
14Friend of Mine (original demo version)
The Notorious B.I.G.3:23
15Whatchu Want (original version)
The Notorious B.I.G.3:33
16Suicidal Thoughts (Pete Rock remix)
recording of:
Suicidal Thoughts
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.) and Robert Hall, Jr. (hip hop producer Lord Finesse)
The Notorious B.I.G.2:51
17Come On (original version)
The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Sadat X4:57
18Who Shot Ya? (original demo mix)
recording of:
Who Shot Ya?
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Nashiem Myrick, Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
quotes lyrics from:
C.R.E.A.M.
The Notorious B.I.G.1:10
19For the Macs & Dons
The Notorious B.I.G.3:23
20Pepsi Freestyle
The Notorious B.I.G.1:12
21Biggie Got the Hype Shit
The Notorious B.I.G.3:53