Project: Funk da World is the debut studio album by American rapper Craig Mack. It was released on September 20, 1994, through Bad Boy Records and distributed by Arista Records. The album was the second full-length release on Bad Boy, following the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die one week earlier. Propelled by the success of the platinum RIAA-selling hit single "Flava in Ya Ear," the album reached gold-RIAA sales status on February 22, 1995. "Flava in Ya Ear" also featured a successful remix, featuring guest verses from the Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Rampage and LL Cool J. The album's second single, "Get Down," was Mack's second top 40 hit in 1994 and achieved gold sales status in the United States in April 1995.