That's another thing that I along with many hardcore collectors do not appreciate. The remastered or glossed up sound added into these reissues. The original sound fo rmy money is usually rawer, and better. Meaning they reproduce more of the tonal scale, meaning you are hearing more. I have found very few cd's that were remastered that actually benefitted from the change. Most of them sound muddy and overbassed up, and lose the vocal range (mids) and highs. If anything it loses the original flavor. Kind of like comparing the ear of the hardcore record junkie when he has to be forced to listen to a cassette tape or cd instead of his prized records that he listened to for decades. No comparison. Bottom line as I said, buy og's and you will be ok. In all respects. The glossed up sound on reissues/re-rleases comes across fake in many genres of music, not just hip hop. And when the sound isn't right it don't matter how many bonus tracks are included, it don't compare to what came first. Stick to the original you be aight.