Release profile
Craig Mack , The Notorious B.I.G. B.I.G. Mack
The classic Bad Boy promo package pairing Craig Mack’s Project Funk Da World sampler with The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die sampler—originally on cassette in 1994; later reissued for Record Store Day on LP + cassette with cleared samples.
B.I.G. Mack is the Bad Boy “B.I.G. MACK” promo pairing Craig Mack’s Project: Funk da World with The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die—same sampler program everyone cites on collectors’ forums.
The canonical Discogs entry for the original drop is release 4022001 (US, 1994): a promotional cassette (Bad Boy Entertainment, catalog BBDC-9007), labeled compilation/promo/sampler. Notes there describe alternate promo‑only versions of Biggie’s Intro (Marvin Gaye “Got To Give It Up” rather than Curtis Mayfield “Super Fly”) and Me And My Bitch (with an uncleared Minnie Riperton “Take A Little Trip” lift)—material later adjusted on widely issued copies.
A Record Store Day reissue (April 13, 2019) documents LP + cassette, limited (8,000 copies per Discogs), catalog R1 585649, barcode 603497853496, marketed via Rhino / Atlantic—aligned with cleared masters rather than those uncleared promo variants.
Track timings above match the standard retail/LP program used on listings for both editions (Shinika timed approximately where Discogs lists no duration); they may not match every second of the 1994 cassette–exclusive alternate takes.
Track list
- Flava in Ya Ear 3:37
- Real Raw 4:01
- Mainline 4:34
- Like D'at Y'all 5:07
- Shinika 4:00
- Intro 3:24
- Juicy 5:02
Feat. Total
- Things Done Changed 3:58
- Ready to Die 4:24
- The What 3:57
Feat. Method Man
- Me & My Bitch 4:00
- Unbelievable 3:43