Life After Death
by The Notorious B.I.G.
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 March 1997
- Label: Bad Boy
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:49:20
- Community rating: 4.05/5 from 10 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released mere days after his tragic murder, 'Life After Death' is a colossal double album that cemented Biggie Smalls' legacy in gangsta and mafioso rap. The record balances incredibly dark, violent street narratives with glossy, sample-heavy pop-rap hits, reflecting an unparalleled urban storytelling mastery.
Genres
Descriptors: death, sampling, crime, violence, conceptual, rap, gangsta, commercial, classic, storytelling
Tracklist
- Life After Death (Intro) (1:39)
- Somebody's Gotta Die (4:26)
- Hypnotize (3:49)
- Kick in the Door (4:46)
- Fuck You Tonight (feat. R. Kelly) (5:45)
- Last Day (feat. The Lox) (4:19)
- I Love The Dough (feat. Jay-Z & Angela Winbush) (5:11)
- What's Beef? (5:15)
- B.I.G. (Interlude) (0:48)
- Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) (4:17)
- Niggas Bleed (4:51)
- I Got a Story to Tell (4:43)
- Notorious Thugs (6:06)
- Miss U (4:59)
- Another (feat. Lil' Kim) (4:15)
- Going Back to Cali (5:07)
- Ten Crack Commandments (3:24)
- Playa Hater (3:57)
- Nasty Boy (5:33)
- Sky's the Limit (feat. 112) (5:29)
- The World Is Filled... (feat. Too Short & Puff Daddy) (4:54)
- My Downfall (feat. DMC) (5:26)
- Long Kiss Goodnight (5:18)
- You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) (4:52)
Credits
- Notorious B.I.G. - primary artist, co-producer [all interludes], backing vocals
- Dan Evans - a&r [direction]
- Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie - a&r [direction], producer, written-by, programmed by [additional]
- (((Stereotype))) - art direction, design
- 5001 Flavors - costume designer [wardrobe]
- Sean Combs - executive-producer, producer [all interludes], written-by, mixed by, co-producer
- Mark Pitts - executive-producer [associate]
- Brad Johnson - lacquer cut by
- Bystorm Entertainment - management
- Mark Pitts Management - management
- Herb Powers Jr. - mastered by
- Michael Lavine - photography by
- Stevie J - producer [all interludes], arranged by [strings], instruments, co-producer
- Barry White - stylist [grooming]
- Zoli Illusions - stylist [grooming]
- Groovey Lew - stylist [styling]
- Groovey Styles - stylist [styling]
- Lane Craven - mixed by, recorded by, recorded by [additional]
- Manny Marroquin - recorded by
- Christopher Wallace - written-by
- Steven Jordan - written-by
- Cornbread - engineer [2nd engineer]
- Lorrenn Argumedes - engineer [2nd engineer]
- Rasheed Goodlowe - engineer [2nd engineer], recorded by
- Steve Jones - engineer [2nd engineer], recorded by
- Prince Charles Alexander - mixed by, recorded by
- Carlos "Six July" Broady - producer, written-by, instruments, harpsichord, organ [hammond]
- Nashiem Myrick - producer, written-by
- Doug Wilson - recorded by, engineer [2nd engineer]
- Rich July - recorded by
- Tony Hester - written-by
- Pamela Long - backing vocals
- Lynn Montrose - engineer [2nd engineer]
- Richard Frierson - post production [additional], edited by
- Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence - producer, written-by
- Puff Daddy - rap [additional], featuring
- Axel Niehaus - recorded by, mixed by
- Andy Armer - written-by
- Randy Alpert - written-by
- Eddie Sancho - mixed by
- DJ Premier - producer
- Diana Pedraza - recorded by
- Chris Martin - written-by
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins - written-by
- R. Kelly - featuring
- Daron Jones - instruments, producer, written-by, backing vocals, vocals [addtional]
- Joe Perrera - recorded by, mixed by
- Robert Kelly - written-by
- John "JM" Meredith - engineer [2nd engineer], recorded by
- The Lox - featuring
- Michael Patterson - mixed by, recorded by, recorded by, mixed by, recorded by [additional]
- Havoc - producer
- Stephen Dent - recorded by
- David Styles - written-by
- Jason Phillips - written-by
- Kejuan Muchita - written-by
- Angela Winbush - featuring, written-by
- Jay-Z - featuring
- Easy Mo Bee - producer
- Osten Harvey - written-by