Life After Death

1997The Notorious B.I.G.Bad Boy Entertainment East vs. West Brooklyn

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Life After Death is the second album by The Notorious B.I.G., released by Bad Boy Records on March 25, 1997, sixteen days after he was killed in Los Angeles.

The story

The double album arrived in a wave of grief. “Hypnotize” and “Mo Money Mo Problems” both reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the album became one of the best-selling rap records of all time.

Sound and production

Sean Combs and the Hitmen gave it a glossy, radio-ready sheen, while DJ Premier, RZA, Havoc and others supplied harder New York beats on tracks like “Kick in the Door” and “Ten Crack Commandments.”

Legacy

It showed Biggie’s full range, from party records to storytelling, and remains a peak of the Bad Boy era.

Tracklist & credits

Produced by The Notorious B.I.G., Sean 'Puffy' Combs, Stevie J

A1
Life After Death IntroProd. Notorious B.I.G., Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J
A2
Somebody's Gotta DieProd. Carlos "July Six" Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Sean "Puffy" Combs
A3
HypnotizeProd. Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Sean "Puffy" Combs
A4
Kick In The DoorProd. DJ Premier
B1
#!*@ You TonightProd. Daron Jones, Sean "Puffy" Combs
B2
Last DayProd. Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J, Havoc
B3
I Love The DoughProd. Easy Mo Bee
B4
What's Beef?Prod. Paragon, Carlos "July Six" Broady, Nashiem Myrick
C1
B.I.G. InterludeProd. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Notorious B.I.G.
C2
Mo Money Mo ProblemsProd. Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J
C3
Niggas BleedProd. Carlos "July Six" Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J
C4
I Gotta Story To TellProd. Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Buckwild
D1
Notorious ThugsProd. Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J
D2
Miss UProd. Kay-Gee
D3
AnotherProd. Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J
D4
Going Back To CaliProd. Easy Mo Bee
E1
Ten Crack CommandmentsProd. DJ Premier
E2
Playa HaterProd. Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J
E3
Nasty BoyProd. Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J
E4
Sky's The LimitProd. Clark Kent
F1
The World Is Filled...Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Sean "Puffy" Combs
F2
My DownfallProd. Carlos "Six July" Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Sean "Puffy" Combs
F3
Long Kiss GoodnightProd. RZA
F4
You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)Prod. DJ Enuff, Jiv Poss, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J

Tracklist and producer credits: Discogs. Gear credits: Breakbeat Archive, sourced on each credit.

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Released March 25, 1997. More from hip hop in 1997.

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