A judge has halted sales of the 1994 Biggie Smalls rap album Ready to Die. (that includes downloads and airplay.)
Reportedly, the title song contains samples from the Ohio Players song, Singing in the Morning, that Puffy used without permission.
A jury awarded 4.2 million dollars in damages to Bridgeport Music and Westbound Records.
Named in the suit are Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy LLC, Justin Combs Publishing, and Univeral Records.
The estate of The Notorious B.I.G is not named in the suit.
