Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready To Die' gets reissue treatment

Bad Boy Records will issue an expanded and digitally remastered version of slain rapper The Notorious B.I.G. 's 1994 album "Ready To Die" on July 13.

The new edition of "Ready To Die" features "crisper and clearer sound compared to the original CD," according to Bad Boy. In addition to the original album tracks, the expanded edition includes the previously unreleased tracks "Dreams" and "Who Shot Ya."

A DVD included with the package features the music videos for "Juicy," "One More Chance" and "Big Poppa," as well as the long version of "Warning." It also includes a previously unavailable live outdoor performance of "Unbelievable," which was recorded at a 1994 OutKast event in Atlanta.

The original version of "Ready To Die" has sold more than 4 million copies to date, according to Bad Boy.

The Notorious B.I.G.--whose real name was Christopher Wallace--would have been 32 years old on May 21. He was shot and killed in March 1997 outside the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Police haven't made any arrests in the case.

B.I.G. was the first rapper signed to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment label in 1993.

The CD tracklisting for the remastered version of "Ride To Die" is:

    Intro
    Things Done Changed
    Gimmie the Loot
    Machine Gun Funk
    Warning
    Ready To Die
    One More Chance
    #!@ me (Interlude)
    The What
    Juicy
    Everybody Struggle
    Me & My Bitch
    Big Poppa
    Respect
    Friend of Mine
    Unbelievable
    Suicidal Thoughs

    BONUS TRACKS:
    Dreams
    Who Shot Ya?

DVD TRACKLISTING :

    Warning (Cinematic Extended Version)
    Big Poppa
    Juicy
    One More Chance
    Unbelievable (Live in Atlanta 1994)

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