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Studio album by the Notorious B.I.G.
Released March 25, 1997
Recorded 1995–1996
Studio
Daddy`s House Recording Studios (New York City)
Caribbean Sound Basin (Trinidad, West Indies)
Genre
East Coast hip hop[1]gangsta rap[2]mafioso rap[3]hardcore hip hop[4]
Length
120:39
59:42 (censored version)
Label
Bad BoyArista
Producer
Sean `Puffy` Combs (exec.)Mark Pitts (also exec.)The Notorious B.I.G.The HitmenBuckwildClark KentDJ PremierEasy Mo BeeHavocDaron JonesKayGeeRZA
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Ready to Die
(1994) Life After Death
(1997) Born Again
(1999)

Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records.[5] A double album, it was released sixteen days after his murder. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil` Kim, Mase, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too Short, Angela Winbush, Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC, R. Kelly, the Lox, and Puff Daddy. Life After Death exhibits the Notorious B.I.G. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre. The album is a sequel to his first album, Ready to Die, and picks up where the last song, `Suicidal Thoughts`, ends.

Life After Death sold 690,000 copies in its first week, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release and was nominated for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for its first single `Hypnotize`, and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for its second single `Mo Money Mo Problems` at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. The album is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. In 2020, it was ranked at No. 179 on Rolling Stone magazine`s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[6][7]

Background
Two and a half years before the album`s release, the Notorious B.I.G., who had married Faith Evans, became East Coast`s icon in the East Coast–West Coast rivalry and featured on albums by Michael Jackson and R. Kelly amongst others. The album had numerous planned release dates, but Biggie was involved in a car accident in September 1996 that delayed the finalizing of the album. It was pushed back to 1997.

As he explained on BET`s Rap City, Biggie aimed to reach a wider audience with Life After Death, collaborating with a wider variety of artists than on his debut. In addition to Bad Boy labelmates Mase, the LOX and 112, and label owner Puff Daddy, guests include Jay-Z, Angela Winbush, Too Short, Lil Kim, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. A record with Bay Area rapper E-40 was not included on the final track listing.

`Most artists, you can tell they`re working by the movement of their pen, but Big didn`t have a pen and paper. So if a person walked in, they`d think there wasn`t any work being done. There`d be conversations going on, the music would be blaring, there`d be smoke in the air, drinks all over the place, girls running around. You would think that a party was going on, but meanwhile Big was sitting in his little corner, just nodding.` – Deric `D-Dot` Angelettie[8]

Production was handled by DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, Havoc, Buckwild, RZA, Clark Kent and members of Bad Boy`s in-house production team, the Hitmen. Q-Tip submitted a beat, which Biggie enjoyed; however, the album had already been completed and turned into Bad Boy.[9] The beat was later used for A Tribe Called Quest`s song `The Love`, from their 1998 album The Love Movement.[9]

Biggie traveled to the West Coast in February 1997 to promote the album, and shoot the video for the lead single, `Hypnotize.` Two weeks before its release, on March 9, he was shot four times in a drive-by shooting and later pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Credits adapted from Life After Death liner notes.[45]

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Life After Death Intro`
Christopher WallaceSean CombsSteven Jordan
Sean `Puffy` CombsStevie J.The Notorious B.I.G.[a]
1:39
2. `Somebody`s Gotta Die`
WallaceNashiem MyrickCarlos BroadyCombsAnthony Hester
MyrickCarlos `July Six` BroadyCombs
4:26
3. `Hypnotize`
WallaceCombsDeric AngelettieRon LawrenceAndy ArmerRandy Alpert
Deric `D-Dot` AngelettieRon LawrenceCombs
3:50
4. `Kick in the Door`
WallaceJalacy HawkinsChristopher Martin
DJ Premier 4:47
5. `#!*@ You Tonight` (featuring R. Kelly)
WallaceDaron JonesCombsRobert Kelly
JonesCombs
5:45
6. `Last Day` (featuring the Lox)
WallaceJason PhillipsDavid StylesKejuan Muchita
HavocCombs[a]Stevie J.[a]
4:19
7. `I Love the Dough` (featuring Jay-Z and Angela Winbush)
WallaceOsten Harvey, Jr.Angela WinbushRené MooreShawn Carter
Easy Mo Bee 5:11
8. `What`s Beef?`
WallaceMyrickBroady
BroadyMyrickParagon[a]
5:15
9. `B.I.G. Interlude`
WallaceAngelettie
B.I.G.Angelettie
0:48
10. `Mo Money Mo Problems` (featuring Mase, Puff Daddy, and Kelly Price)
WallaceJordanMason BethaBernard EdwardsNile Rodgers
CombsStevie J
4:17
11. `Niggas Bleed`
WallaceMyrickCombsJordan
MyrickBroadyCombsStevie J.
4:51
12. `I Got a Story to Tell`
WallaceAnthony Best
BuckwildChucky Thompson[a]Combs[a]
4:42
13. `Interview/Biggie Speaks` (hidden track) 11:28
Total length: 61:18
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Notorious Thugs` (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
WallaceSteven HowseAnthony HendersonBryon McCaneCombsJordan
Stevie J.Combs
6:07
2. `Miss U` (featuring 112)
WallaceKeir GistLionel Richie
KayGee 4:58
3. `Another` (featuring Lil` Kim)
WallaceKimberly JonesCombsJordan
CombsStevie J.
4:15
4. `Going Back to Cali`
WallaceHarveyRoger Troutman
Easy Mo Bee 5:07
5. `Ten Crack Commandments`
WallaceMartin
DJ Premier 3:24
6. `Playa Hater`
WallaceCombsJordanWilbert Hart
CombsStevie J.
3:57
7. `Nasty Boy`
WallaceCombsJordan
Combs
5:34
8. `Sky`s the Limit` (featuring 112)
WallaceRodolfo FranklinBobby CaldwellHubert Eaves IIIJames Williams
Clark Kent 5:29
9. `The World Is Filled...` (featuring Too Short, Puff Daddy, and Carl Thomas)
WallaceAngelettieCombsBethaKit WalkerTodd Shaw
Angelettie
4:54
10. `My Downfall` (featuring D.M.C.)
WallaceMyrickBroadyCombsDarryl McDaniels
Broady
5:26
11. `Long Kiss Goodnight`
WallaceRobert Diggs
RZA 5:18
12. `You`re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)`
WallaceCombsJordanBilly PrestonEphram LopezGeorge Johnson
Combs
4:52
Total length: 59:21
Disc one notes

^[a] – co-producer
`Life After Death Intro` contains sample of `Suicidal Thoughts` by the Notorious B.I.G., and `This Masquerade` by George Benson.
`Somebody`s Gotta Die` contains a sample of `In the Rain` by the Dramatics.
`Hypnotize` contains a sample of `Rise` by Herb Alpert, and an interpolation of `La Di Da Di` by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh.
`Kick in the Door` contains a sample of `I Put a Spell on You` by Screamin` Jay Hawkins, `Unbelievable` by the Notorious B.I.G., interpolations of `Get Money` by Junior M.A.F.I.A., `Wash Yo Ass` by Martin Lawrence, and `Robby, the Cook, and 60 Gallons of Booze` by Louis and Bebe Barron.
`I Love the Dough` contains a sample and an interpolation of `I Love You More` by René & Angela, and `Da Ya Think I`m Sexy?` by Rod Stewart.
`What`s Beef?` contains a sample of `I`m Glad You`re Mine` by Al Green and `Close to You` by Richard Evans.
`B.I.G. Interlude` contains a sample of `P.S.K. What Does It Mean?` by Schooly D.
`Mo Money Mo Problems` contains a sample of `I`m Coming Out` by Diana Ross.
`Niggas Bleed` contains a sample of `Hey, Who Really Cares` by the Whispers.
`I Got a Story to Tell` contains a sample of `I`m Glad You`re Mine` by Al Green.
Disc two notes

`Notorious Thugs` contains a sample of `More Than Love` by Ohio Players.
`Miss U` contains an interpolation of `Missing You` by Diana Ross.
`Another` contains a sample and interpolation of `Another Man` by Barbara Mason.
`Going Back to Cali` contains a sample of `More Bounce to the Ounce` by Zapp.
`Ten Crack Commandments` contains samples of `Vallarta` by Les McCann, and `Shut `Em Down` by Public Enemy.
`Playa Hater` contains a sample and interpolation of `Hey Love` by the Delfonics.
`Nasty Boy` contains a sample of `Cavern` by Liquid Liquid.
`Sky`s the Limit` contains a sample of `My Flame` by Bobby Caldwell.
`The World Is Filled...` contains a sample of `Space Talk` by Asha Puthli, and `The What` by the Notorious B.I.G.
`My Downfall` contains a sample of `For the Good Times` by Al Green and an interpolation of `You`re All I Need to Get By` by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
`Long Kiss Goodnight` contains a sample of `The Letter` by Al Green.
Personnel
Performers
Notorious B.I.G. – writer, rap performer, additional production
Sean `Puffy` Combs – featured rap performer
Lil` Kim – featured rap performer
Jay-Z – featured rap performer
Too Short – featured rap performer
Mase – featured rap performer
Bizzy Bone – featured rap performer
Krayzie Bone – featured rap performer
Layzie Bone – featured rap performer
Jadakiss – featured rap performer
Styles P – featured rap performer
Sheek Louch – featured rap performer
112 – featured vocals
R. Kelly – featured vocals
DMC – featured vocals
Angela Winbush – featured vocals
Kelly Price – vocals
Pamela Long – additional vocals
Carl Thomas – additional vocals
Faith Evans – background vocals
Karen Anderson – background vocals
Keanna Henson – background vocals
Deborah Neeley Rolle – background vocals
Ron Grant – background vocals
Michael Ciro – guitar
Butch Ingram – writer/publisher
Production
Sean `Puffy` Combs – producer, mixing
Carlos `6 July` Broady – producer, hammond organ
Deric `D-Dot` Angelettie – producer
Stevie J – producer
Nashiem Myrick – producer
Ron Lawrence – producer
Easy Mo Bee – producer
DJ Premier – producer
Clark Kent – producer
RZA – producer
Havoc – producer
Buckwild – producer
Kay Gee – editor, producer
Chucky Thompson – producer
DJ Enuff – producer
Daron Jones – producer
Paragon – producer
Jiv Pos – producer
Mike Pitts – assistant producer, editor
Michael Patterson – engineer, mixing
Charles `Prince Charles` Alexander – engineer, mixing
Lane Craven – engineer, mixing
Manny Marroquin – engineer
Camilo Argumedes – engineer
Stephen Dent – engineer
Ben Garrison – engineer
Rasheed Goodlowe – engineer
Steve Jones – engineer
Rich July – engineer
John Meredith – engineer
Lynn Montrose – engineer
Axel Niehaus – engineer
Diana Pedraza – engineer
Doug Wilson – engineer
Tony Maserati – mixing
Paul Logus – mixing
Eddie Sancho – mixing
Richard Travali – mixing
Herb Powers – mastering