This day in Hip-Hop history 25 years ago, The Notorious B.I.G. released his second album, Life After Death. The double LP was released posthumously by Bad Boy Records. It was nominated for three Grammy’s for this project: Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for “Hypnotize” and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Mo Money Mo Problems.”
Featuring artists like 112, Jay-Z, Lil’ Kim, Ma$e, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Too $hort, along with tracks like “Kick In The Door,” “What’s Beef,” “Notorious Thugs,” “Ten Crack Commandments” and “Sky’s The Limit,” it can be said that Life After Death is one of the greatest rap albums of all time.
The album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the US Top R&B/Hip Hop chart. It went diamond in the U.S. alone, double platinum in Canada, and platinum in the UK. Life After Death has also made appearances on top music charts across the globe. The album has been ranked by countless publications as one of the top rap and Hip-Hop albums of all time (The Source ranked it as #8 in 2005). In 2013, VIBE named Life After Death the greatest Hip-Hop/R&B album since 1993.
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
LP1 Side A
1. Life After Death (Intro) [2005 Remaster]
2. Somebody's Gotta Die (2005 Remaster)
3. Hypnotize (2005 Remaster)
4. Kick in the Door (2005 Remaster)
LP1 Side B
5. Fuck You Tonight (feat. R. Kelly) [2005 Remaster]
6. Last Day (feat. The Lox) [2005 Remaster]
7. I Love The Dough (feat. Jay-Z & Angela Winbush) [2005 Remaster]
8. What's Beef? (2005 Remaster)
LP 2 Side A
1. B.I.G. (Interlude) [2005 Remaster]
2. Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy, Mase) [2005 Remaster]
3. Niggas Bleed (2005 Remaster)
4. I Got a Story to Tell (2005 Remaster)
LP2 Side B
1. Notorious Thugs (2005 Remaster)
2. Miss U (2005 Remaster)
3. Another (feat. Lil' Kim) [2005 Remaster]
4. Going Back to Cali (2005 Remaster)
LP 3 Side A
1. Ten Crack Commandments (2005 Remaster)
2. Playa Hater (2005 Remaster)
3. Nasty Boy (2005 Remaster)
4. Sky's the Limit (feat. 112) [2005 Remaster]
LP 3 Side B
1. The World Is Filled... (feat. Too Short, Puff Daddy) [2005 Remaster]
2. My Downfall (feat. DMC) [2005 Remaster]
3. Long Kiss Goodnight (2005 Remaster)
4. You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) [2005 Remaster]