Life After Death

Life After Death
Life After Death
Studio album by the Notorious B.I.G.
Released	March 25, 1997
Recorded	1995–1997
Studio	Daddy's House Recording Studios (New York City); Caribbean Sound Basin (Trinidad, West Indies);
Genre	Gangsta rap; mafioso rap; hardcore hip hop;
Length	120:39; 59:42 (censored version);
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.); Mark Pitts (also exec.); The Notorious B.I.G.; The Hitmen; Buckwild; Clark Kent; DJ Premier; Easy Mo Bee; Havoc; Daron Jones; KayGee; RZA;
the Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Singles from Life After Death
	"Hypnotize"; Released: March 1, 1997; "Mo Money Mo Problems"; Released: July 15, 1997; "Sky's the Limit" / "Going Back to Cali"; Released: November 18, 1997;

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 and Arista Records.^[4] A double album, it was released sixteen days after his murder. 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.

Life After Death sold 690,000 copies in its first week, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release and was nominated for 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" at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. The album is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. In 2020, it was ranked at No. 179 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.^[5]^[6]