Life After Death

Life After Death
Studio album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released	25 March 1997
Recorded	September 1995 - January 1997
Genre	Hip hop, mafioso rap, East Coast hip hop, G-Funk
Length	109:12
Label	Bad Boy
Producer	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Carlos "July Six" Broady, Buckwild, Clark Kent, Sean "Puffy" Combs (also exec.), DJ Enuff, DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, Havoc, Jiv Poss, Daron Jones, Kay Gee, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Nashiem Myrick, The Notorious B.I.G., Paragon, RZA, Stevie J., Chucky Thompson

The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Previous	"Ready to Die" (1994)
Next	"Born Again" (1999)

Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released in 1997 on Bad Boy Records. A double album, it was released posthumously following his death on 9 March 1997. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Ma$e, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Angela Winbush, D.M.C. of Run-D.M.C., R. Kelly, The LOX, and Puff Daddy. Life After Death exhibits The Notorious B.I.G. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre, which was predominant in East Coast hip hop at the time.

The album was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1998, including Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for its single "Hypnotize", and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for its second single "Mo Money Mo Problems". Along with Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., AZ's Doe or Die, Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, and Nas' It Was Written, Life After Death has been considered by music writers as one of the seminal mafioso rap albums, as well as a landmark in hip hop music. As of 2019, the album has sold over 11,500,000 copies.

Legacy

Rolling Stone ranked Life After Death at #179 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2020.

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"Life After Death Intro)"	-	Combs, Jordan, Wallace	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J., The Notorious B.I.G. (co.)	1:39
2.	"Somebody's Gotta Die"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Broady, Combs, Myrick, Wallace	Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "July Six" Broady, Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:26
3.	"Hypnotize"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Angelettie, Combs, Lawrence, Wallace	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Sean "Puffy" Combs	3:50
4.	"Kick In the Door"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Martin, Wallace	DJ Premier	4:47
5.	"Fuck You Tonight"	The Notorious B.I.G., R. Kelly	Combs, Jones, Kelly, Wallace	Daron Jones, Sean "Puffy" Combs	5:45
6.	"Last Day"	The Notorious B.I.G., The LOX	Muchita, Phillips, Styles, Wallace	Havoc, Sean "Puffy" Combs (co.), Stevie J. (co.)	4:19
7.	"I Love the Dough"	The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Angela Winbush	Carter, Harvey, Wallace, Winbush	Easy Mo Bee	5:11
8.	"What's Beef?"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Broady, Myrick, Wallace	Carlos "July Six" Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Paragon (co.)	5:15
9.	"B.I.G. Interlude"	-	Angelettie, Wallace	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie	0:48
10.	"Mo Money Mo Problems"	The Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e, Puff Daddy	Betha, Combs, Jordan, Wallace	Stevie J., Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:17
11.	"N*!#*s Bleed"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Combs, Jordan, Myrick, Wallace	Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "July Six" Broady, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J.	4:51
12.	"I Got a Story to Tell"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Best, Wallace	Buckwild, Chucky Thompson (co.), Sean "Puffy" Combs (co.)	4:42

Disc two

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"Notorious Thugs"	The Notorious B.I.G., Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	Combs, Henderson, Howse, Jordan, McCane, Wallace	Stevie J., Sean "Puffy" Combs	6:07
2.	"Miss U"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Gist, Wallace	Kay Gee	4:58
3.	"Another"	The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim	Combs, Jones, Jordan, Wallace	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J.	4:15
4.	"Going Back to Cali"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Harvey, Wallace	Easy Mo Bee	5:07
5.	"Ten Crack Commandments"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Martin, Wallace	DJ Premier	3:24
6.	"Playa Hater"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Combs, Jordan, Wallace	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J.	3:57
7.	"Nasty Boy"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Combs, Jordan, Wallace	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J.	5:26
8.	"Sky's the Limit"	The Notorious B.I.G., 112	Kent, Wallace	Clark Kent	5:29
9.	"The World Is Filled..."	The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Too $hort	Angelettie, Combs, Shaw, Wallace	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:54
10.	"My Downfall"	The Notorious B.I.G., D.M.C.	Broady, Combs, McDaniels, Myrick, Wallace	Carlos "July Six" Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Sean "Puffy" Combs	5:26
11.	"Long Kiss Goodnight"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Diggs, Wallace	RZA	5:18
12.	"You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)"	The Notorious B.I.G.	Combs, Jordan, Wallace	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J., DJ Enuff (co.), Jiv Poss (co.)	4:52