Life After Death
Life after Death is the final album by East Coast rapper
Notorious B.I.G (Biggie Smalls), released on
March 25,
1997 (see
1997 in music). A double album that acts as a sequel of sorts to
Ready to Die (
1994, see
1994 in music),
Life After Death is widely regarded as Biggie's best album in his short career, cut short by his murder soon after the release of
Life After Death. Featuring collaborations with
Jay-Z,
Lil Kym,
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony,
Mase and
Puff Daddy, among others, the album made Biggie one of the biggest stars in mid-
1990s hip hop and is remembered as a classic of
gangsta rap.
Track listing
- Life After Death Intro
- Somebody's Gotta Die (Broady/Combs/Hester/Myrick/Notorious BIG)
- Hypnotize (Alpert/Angelettie/Armer/Combs/Lawrence/Notorious BIG)
- Kick in the Door
- ! *@ You Tonight (Combs/Jones/Kelly/Notorious BIG)
- Last Day
- I Love the Dough
- What's Beef?
- B.I.G. Interlude
- Mo Money Mo Problems (Betha/Combs/Edwards/Jordan/Notorious BIG/Rodgers)
- Niggas Bleed
- I Got a Story to Tell
- Notorious Thugs (Combs/Henderson/Howse/Jordan/McCane/Wallace)
- Miss U
- Another
- Going Back to Cali (Harvey/Notorious BIG/Troutman)
- Ten Crack Commandments
- Playa Hater (Combs/Hart/Jordan/Notorious BIG)
- Nasty Boy
- Sky's the Limit (Caldwell/Eaves/Kent/Notorious BIG/Williams)
- The World Is Filled...
- My Downfall
- Long Kiss Goodnight (Diggs/Notorious BIG)
- You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) (Combs/Johnson/Jordan/Lopez/Notorious BIG/Preston)
Personnel
- Barry White - Hair Stylist
- Kit Walker - Sampled Keyboards
- The Notorious B.I.G. - Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Liner Notes
- Karen Anderson - Vocals (bckgr)
- Easy Mo Bee - Producer
- Michael Ciro - Guitar
- Sean "Puffy" Combs - Producer, Mixing
- DJ Premier - Producer
- Ben Garrison - Engineer
- Rich July - Engineer
- Michael Keith - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Clark Kent - Producer
- Paul Logus - Mixing
- Manny Marroquin - Engineer
- Tony Maserati - Mixing
- Axel Niehaus - Engineer
- Michael Patterson - Engineer, Mixing
- Herb Powers - Mastering
- RZA - Producer
- Eddie Sancho - Mixing
- Richard Travali - Mixing
- Doug Wilson - Engineer
- DJ Enuf - Producer
- Faith Evans - Vocals (bckgr)
- Carl Thomas - Vocals
- Rasheed Goodlowe - Engineer
- Nasheim Myrick - Producer
- Michael Lavine - Photography
- Camilo Argumedes - Engineer
- Deric Angelettie - Producer
- Stevie J. - Producer
- Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander - Engineer, Mixing
- Carlos Broady - Organ (Hammond), Producer
- Lane Craven - Engineer, Mixing
- Krayzie Bone - Vocals
- Deborah "Portia" Neeley Rolle - Vocals (bckgr)
- Quinnes Parker - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Jiv Pos - Producer
- Marvin Scandrick - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Daron Jones - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Stephen Dent - Engineer
- Lynn Montrose - Engineer
- Steve Jones - Engineer
- Bizzy Bone - Vocals
- John Meredith - Engineer
- Layzie Bone - Vocals
- Diana Pedraza - Engineer
- Mike Pitts - Assistant Producer
- Kay Gee - Producer
- Groovey Lew - Stylist
- Ron Grant - Guest Appearance
- Keanna Henson - Vocals (bckgr)
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1997 The Billboard 200 No. 1
1997 Top Canadian Albums No. 3
1997 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 1
Billboard (North America) - singles
1997 Mo Money Mo Problems Hot Rap Singles No. 1
1997 Mo Money Mo Problems Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 2
1997 Hypnotize Canadian Singles Chart No. 3
1997 Mo Money Mo Problems Canadian Singles Chart No. 2
1997 Mo Money Mo Problems Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 1
1997 Hypnotize Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 1
1997 Hypnotize Hot Rap Singles No. 1
1997 Hypnotize Rhythmic Top 40 No. 3
1997 Mo Money Mo Problems Rhythmic Top 40 No. 2
1997 Mo Money Mo Problems Top 40 Mainstream No. 22
1997 Hypnotize The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
1997 Mo Money Mo Problems The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
1998 Mo Money Mo Problems Canadian Singles Chart No. 13
1998 Sky's The Limit Canadian Singles Chart No. 11
1998 Going Back To Cali Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 31
1998 Going Back To Cali Hot Rap Singles No. 3
1998 Going Back To Cali The Billboard Hot 100 No. 26