Life After Death

Life After Death
Studio album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released	March 25, 1997 (1997-03-25)
Recorded	September 1995 – January 1997
Genre	Gangsta rap mafioso rap hardcore hip hop dirty rap
Length	109:12
Label	Bad Boy
Producer	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Carlos "6 July" Broady Buckwild Clark Kent Sean "Puffy" Combs Stevie J DJ Enuff DJ Premier Easy Mo Bee Havoc Jiv Poss Daron Jones Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Kay Gee Nashiem Myrick Notorious B.I.G. Paragon Chucky Thompson RZA
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Ready to Die (1994) Life After Death (1997) Born Again (1999)
Singles from Life After Death
"Hypnotize" Released: March 1, 1997 "Mo Money Mo Problems" Released: July 15, 1997 "Sky's the Limit" Released: November 25, 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A
Entertainment Weekly	C+
The Guardian
Los Angeles Times
NME	8/10
Pitchfork	9.5/10
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Source	5/5
USA Today

Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, on Bad Boy Records. A double album, it was released posthumously following his death on March 9, 1997. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Mase, 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. The album is a sequel to his first album, Ready to Die, and picks up where the last song, "Suicidal Thoughts", ends.

The album was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1998 including 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".

Life After Death has been considered by music writers as one of the seminal mafioso rap albums, along with Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995) and Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt (1996). In 2003, the album was ranked number 476 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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