The Wonder Why They Call U Bitch is actually pre-Death Row. He then re-recorded it on Death Row with Faith Evans, who eventually got replaced and we got what we got.
I agree about Holla. I've been bumping whatever version we had for years. The gunshots are a little loud, and while these say "mastered" in the titles, that doesn't make any sense. I would much rather think that they are final mixes, meaning they could be made to sound even fuller and better with a proper mastering.
Nothing 2 Lose is rly good. The outro is cool with the Ice Cube bits, and I'm sure the stuff was removed due to samples. And as far as other instrumentation goes, I know they removed a piano "solo" kinda thing on the released version and that could be down to something as simple as they forgot to credit who did that on the reel, and can't use it if they don't know who played it, or something like that. This was before they got it in their heads that they neccesarily needed to update the sound of certain tracks to make them sound more current, so they were trying to keep things as original as possible back in those days. There are some songs like "Thugs Mansion" that really NEEDED to be remixed. The OG is so frickin wack, I can't believe Pac heard that beat and was like "yeah that's tight, I'mma rap over that" lol. It sounds like someone's first FruityLoops beat. It sucks so bad, the "chord progression" is so awkward and unresolved. Someone that didn't know how to play the keys played that shit 100%.
The sound quality of these leaks remind me of the catalog DATs. So most likely, these are final mixes of the master reels ripped to "working DATs", just basically temporary CDs to not have to bring out the tape reels every time someone wants to preview the songs or whatever. I dunno, but yeah, shit like this is exciting. And the older I get, the more and more love I get for Pac's early years. He lost himself when he went to DR, and everything from his life to his music suffered from it. There are some GREAT tracks, and his flow and lyrics changed around Makaveli, but man.... Something about the vibe just knowing Pac was a 20-something-year-old and untainted by Suge when he rapped these words.