Life After Death

Life After Death is the second and last studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. It was released on March 25, 1997. It is a sequel to his first album, Ready to Die. Life After Death was going to be released sometime in October 1996. It was pushed back because of a car crash.

Life After Death
Studio album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released	March 25, 1997
Recorded	September 1995 – January 1997
Genre	Mafioso rap[1] gangsta rap[2] hardcore hip hop, R&B[3]
Length	120:39 (full version) 59:42 (single-disc version)
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.) Mark Pitts (also exec.) The Notorious B.I.G. The Hitmen Buckwild Clark Kent Easy Mo Bee Havoc Daron Jones KayGee DJ Premier RZA
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Ready to Die (1994) Life After Death 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 18, 1997

The album was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1998, including Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for the 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 serves as his last studio album. It was released posthumously due to: The Notorious B.I.G. being murdered in a drive-by shooting prior to its release. Life After Death was released as a double album. Allmusic gave the album 4.5/5 stars.^[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Life After Death liner notes.^[5]

Disc one
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Life After Death Intro"	Sean "Puffy" Combs Stevie J. The Notorious B.I.G.[a]	1:39
2.	"Somebody's Gotta Die"	Myrick Carlos "July Six" Broady Combs	4:26
3.	"Hypnotize"	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Ron Lawrence Combs	3:50
4.	"Kick in the Door"	DJ Premier	4:47
5.	"Fuck You Tonight" (featuring R. Kelly)	Jones Combs	5:45
6.	"Last Day" (featuring The LOX)	Havoc Combs[a] Stevie J.[a]	4:19
7.	"I Love the Dough" (featuring Jay-Z and Angela Winbush)	Easy Mo Bee	5:11
8.	"What's Beef"	Broady Myrick Paragon[a]	5:15
9.	"B.I.G. Interlude"	B.I.G. Angelettie	0:48
10.	"Mo Money Mo Problems" (featuring Mase, Puff Daddy, and Kelly Price)	Combs	4:17
11.	"Niggas Bleed"	Myrick Broady Combs Stevie J.	4:51
12.	"I Got a Story to Tell"	Buckwild Chucky Thompson[a] Combs[a]	4:42
13.	"Interview/Biggie Speaks" (hidden track)		11:28
Total length:			61:18

Disc two

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Notorious Thugs" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)	Stevie J. Combs	6:07
2.	"Miss U" (featuring 112)	KayGee	4:58
3.	"Another" (featuring Lil' Kim)	Combs Stevie J.	4:15
4.	"Going Back to Cali"	Easy Mo Bee	5:07
5.	"Ten Crack Commandments"	DJ Premier	3:24
6.	"Playa Hater"	Combs Stevie J.	3:57
7.	"Nasty Boy"	Combs	5:34
8.	"Sky's the Limit" (featuring 112)	Clark Kent	5:29
9.	"The World Is Filled..." (featuring Too Short, Puff Daddy, and Carl Thomas)	Angelettie	4:54
10.	"My Downfall" (featuring D.M.C.)	Broady	5:26
11.	"Long Kiss Goodnight"	RZA	5:18
12.	"You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)"	Combs	4:52
Total length:			59:21

Clean edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hypnotize"	3:57
2.	"Notorious Thugs"	6:14
3.	"I Love the Dough" (featuring Jay-Z and Angela Winbush)	5:40
4.	"B.I.G. Interlude"	0:48
5.	"Miss U"	4:05
6.	"Mo Money Mo Problems" (featuring Puff Daddy and Ma$e)	4:17
7.	"Playa Hater"	3:59
8.	"Another" (featuring Lil' Kim)	4:22
9.	"Ten Commandments"	3:24
10.	"Nasty Boy"	3:51
11.	"Sky's the Limit" (featuring 112)	4:37
12.	"Going Back to Cali"	3:55
13.	"You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)"	4:52
14.	"Lovin' You Tonight" (featuring R. Kelly)	5:42
Total length:		59:42