Originally Posted by Dante
runnin was originally recorded for thug life's album. this version has a unique male reggae hook and slight lyric differences. most remarkably it features the resurrection verse. police references are uncensored.
runnin was later re-recorded by everyone but biggie for a matw release. this features a female reggae hook. police references are uncensored.
the track was finally released on promo cd and on one million strong in 1995 with a third version of the hooks, performed by a male reggae artist. police references are censored in all single and album versions.
trapp remixed it (very slightly) and also created an r& b version. in 1998 stonebridge remixed runnin, adding female singing hooks. police references are uncensored and censored on different mixes.
also in 1998, booty records released singles for runnin, making a shorter version of the track as stonebridge did. this track has the same male hooks as one million strong. police references are uncensored.
we all clear? i have all of these items so i can tell you definitively because i looked at the cd's and listened to them just now to be 100%.
runnin' mystery put to bed.