Album

Life After Death

The Notorious B.I.G.

1997 · Hip Hop

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Life After Death by The Notorious B.I.G.

Life After Death is a Hip-Hop album by The Notorious B.I.G., originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 82 pressings tracked, owned by 47 collectors.

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How to top a debut that single-handedly reinvigorated East Coast gangsta rap? Pick up right where it left off, but make everything way bigger. Christopher Wallace’s sprawling second album ramps up the drama and the pop sheen: "Mo Money Mo Problems" turns a sparkling Diana Ross sample into a "triple beam lyrical dream," and the smooth, rolling "Hypnotize" is as spellbinding as its title promises. Still, Big never sacrificed any of the narrative grit—look no further than “Ten Crack Commandments” or his much-imitated, never-duplicated flow.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Life After Death Intro
  2. A2Somebody's Gotta Die
  3. A3Hypnotize
  4. A4Kick In The Door

Side B

  1. B1#!*@ You Tonight
  2. B2Last Day
  3. B3I Love The Dough
  4. B4What's Beef?

Side C

  1. C1B.I.G. Interlude
  2. C2Mo Money Mo Problems
  3. C3Niggas Bleed
  4. C4I Gotta Story To Tell

Side D

  1. D1Notorious Thugs
  2. D2Miss U
  3. D3Another
  4. D4Going Back To Cali

Side E

  1. E1Ten Crack Commandments
  2. E2Playa Hater
  3. E3Nasty Boy
  4. E4Sky's The Limit

Side F

  1. F1The World Is Filled...
  2. F2My Downfall
  3. F3Long Kiss Goodnight
  4. F4You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • East Coast
  • polished
  • swaggering
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Executive Producer: Sean "Puffy" Combs for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
Associate Executive Producer: Mark Pitts for Bystorm Entertainment.
All interludes produced for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
Double Hyper Sticker on front:
- Round and yellow on sleeve with "Parental Advisory" and "Limited Edition - Three LP's!"
- Black and squared on shrink with "...Recorded and manufactured prior to March 9,1997"
Released with a graphic insert sheet of the tracklist, additional credits, thank you's, and related information.
"Somebody's Gotta Die" contains samples from "The Rain" (The Dramatics)
"Hypnotize" contains interpolation from the composition "La Di Da Di" (Ricky Walters & Douglas E. Davis)
"Kick In The Door" contains samples from "I Put A Spell On You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
"I Love The Dough" contains samples from "I Love You More" (René & Angela)
"B.I.G. Interlude" contains samples from "PSK (What Does It Mean)" (Schoolly D)
"Mo Money Mo Problems" contains samples from "I'm Coming Out" (Diana Ross)
"Playa Hater" contains interpolation of "Hey Love" (Wilbert Hart)
"Sky's The Limit" contains samples from "My Flame" (Bobby Caldwell)
"The World Is Filled..." contains samples from "Spacewalk" (Kit Walker)
Some copies have a "Lent for Promotional Use Only" gold stamp on the back cover.

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47 collectors on Gatefold own this · 82 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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