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It may have taken the Notorious B.I.G. a few years to follow up his milestone debut, Ready to Die (1994), with another album, but when he did return with Life After Death in 1997, he did so in a huge way. The ambitious album, intended as somewhat of a sequel to Ready to Die, picking up where its predecessor left off, sprawled across the span of two discs, each filled with music, 24 songs in all. You'd expect any album this sprawling to include some lackluster filler. That's not really the case with Life After Death, however. Like 2Pac's All Eyez on Me from a year before, an obvious influence, Biggie's album made extensive use of various producers -- DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, Clark Kent, RZA, and more of New York's finest -- resulting in a diverse, eclectic array of songs. Plus, Biggie similarly brought in various guest rappers -- Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Bone Thugs, Too $hort, L.O.X., Mase -- a few vocalists -- R. Kelly, Angela Winbush, 112 -- and, of course, Puff Daddy, who is much more omnipresent here than on Ready to Die, where he mostly remained on the sidelines. It's perhaps Puffy himself to thank for this album's biggest hits: "Mo Money Mo Problems," "Hypnotize," "Sky's the Limit," three songs that definitely owe much to his pop touch. There's still plenty of the gangsta tales on Life After Death that won Biggie so much admiration on the streets, but it's the pop-laced songs that stand out as highlights. In hindsight, Biggie couldn't have ended his career with a more fitting album than Life After Death. Over the course of only two albums, he achieved every success imaginable, perhaps none greater than this unabashedly over-reaching success. Ready to Die is a milestone album, for sure, but it's nowhere near as extravagant or epic as Life After Death.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Stevie Jordan, Producer - STEVE JORDAN, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer - MANNY MARROQUIN, RecordingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer, CoProducer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Carlos Broady, Producer, Writer - Nashiem Myrick, Producer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Anthony Hester, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Strings - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, RecordingEngineer, SecondEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - Nasheim Myrick, Writer - Cornbread, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Deric Angelettie, Producer, Writer - Ricky Walters, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Andy Armer, Writer - Randy Alpert, Writer - Ronald Lawrence, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Chris Martin, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Diana Pedraza, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Sancho, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - DJ Premier, Producer - Jalacy Hawkins, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - Daron Jones, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - STEVE JORDAN, All Instruments - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, MixingEngineer - Doug Wilson, SecondEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - R. Kelly, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Joe Perrera, RecordingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Deric Angelettie, Producer - Kejuan Muchita, Writer - David Styles, Writer - Jason Phillips, Writer - Sean Jacobs, Writer - The Lox, FeaturedArtist - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Havoc, Producer - STEVE JORDAN, CoProducer - Sean Combs, MixingEngineer, CoProducer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Shawn Carter, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Rene Moore, Writer - Osten Harvey, Writer - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - Sean Combs, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - ANGELA WINBUSH, FeaturedArtist - John Meredith, SecondEngineer - Osten Harvey Jr., Producer - Angela Lisa Winbush, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Carlos Broady, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - Nashiem Myrick, Producer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Paragon, All Instruments, CoProducer - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Nasheim Myrick, Writer - Al Machera, RecordingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Deric Angelettie, Producer, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Notorious B.I.G., Producer, Vocals, Writer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, RecordingEngineer - John Meredith, RecordingEngineer - Joe Perrera, MixingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Mason Betha, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - NILE RODGERS, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Writer - P. Diddy, FeaturedArtist - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Kelly Price, Background Vocals - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer - Ma$e, FeaturedArtist
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Carlos Broady, Producer, Harpsichord, Writer - Nashiem Myrick, Producer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - Stevie Jordan, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, RecordingEngineer, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - Nasheim Myrick, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Chucky Thompson, Writer, CoProducer - Anthony Best, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Sean Combs, Writer, MixingEngineer, CoProducer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, RecordingEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - BUCKWILD, Producer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer - Al Machera, RecordingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Anthony Henderson, Additional Vocals, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Bryon McCane, Additional Vocals, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - MANNY MARROQUIN, RecordingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - STEVIE J., Writer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer - Steve Howse, Additional Vocals, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Quinnes Parker, Background Vocals - Marvin Scandrick, Background Vocals - Daron Jones, Background Vocals - Sean Combs, MixingEngineer - Kay Gee, Producer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Diana Pedraza, RecordingEngineer - Michael Patterson, RecordingEngineer - Lionel Richie, Writer - Keir Lamont Gist, Writer - Michael Keith, Background Vocals - Darren F Lighty, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Barbara Mason, Writer - Kimberly Jones, Writer - Deric Angelettie, Additional Programmer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Stanley Jay Gelber, Writer - Lil' Kim, FeaturedArtist - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, RecordingEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Rich Travali, MixingEngineer - Butch Ingram, Writer - Norman Ingram, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Osten Harvey, Writer - Sean Combs, MixingEngineer - ROGER TROUTMAN, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer - Osten Harvey Jr., Producer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Chris Martin, Producer, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Diana Pedraza, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Sancho, MixingEngineer - Michael Patterson, RecordingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - Khary Turner, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Wilbert Hart, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Keanna Henson, Background Vocals
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - Louis Alfred, RecordingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Hubert Eaves III, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - 112, FeaturedArtist - Sean Combs, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - CLARK KENT, Producer, Writer - James Williams, Writer - Robert Caldwell, Writer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Todd Shaw, Writer - Deric Angelettie, Producer, Writer - Too Short, FeaturedArtist - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Mason Betha, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - BEN GARRISON, RecordingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Puff Daddy, FeaturedArtist - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Carl Thomas, Additional Vocals - John Meredith, SecondEngineer - Kitt Walker, Writer - Asha Goldschmidt, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Karen Anderson, Background Vocals - Carlos Broady, Producer, Hammond Organ, Writer - Nashiem Myrick, Producer - Darryl McDaniels, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - Nasheim Myrick, Writer - DMC, FeaturedArtist - Deborah Rolle, Background Vocals
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Robert Diggs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - George Johnson, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Billy Preston, Writer - FAITH EVANS, Background Vocals - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Paul Logus, MixingEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer - Jiv Poss, CoProducer - Ephrem Lopez, Writer - Jean Louhisdon, Writer - Ephram Lopez, CoProducer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Deric Angelettie, Producer, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Andy Armer, Writer - Randy Alpert, Writer - Ronald Lawrence, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records
Deric Angelettie, Producer, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Andy Armer, Writer - Randy Alpert, Writer - Ronald Lawrence, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records
Deric Angelettie, Producer, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Andy Armer, Writer - Randy Alpert, Writer - Ronald Lawrence, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records
Mase, FeaturedArtist - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Mason Betha, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - NILE RODGERS, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Puff Daddy, FeaturedArtist - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
Mase, FeaturedArtist - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Mason Betha, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - NILE RODGERS, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Puff Daddy, FeaturedArtist - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Kelly Price, Background Vocals - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
Hubert Eaves III, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - 112, FeaturedArtist - Sean Combs, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - CLARK KENT, Producer, Writer - James Williams, Writer - Robert Caldwell, Writer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Chris Martin, Producer, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Diana Pedraza, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Sancho, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - Jalacy Hawkins, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Osten Harvey, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, MixingEngineer - ROGER TROUTMAN, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
Hubert Eaves III, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - Sean Combs, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Writer, Performance - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - CLARK KENT, Producer, Writer - James Williams, Writer - Robert Caldwell, Writer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Chris Martin, Producer, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Diana Pedraza, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Sancho, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - Jalacy Hawkins, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Osten Harvey, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, MixingEngineer - ROGER TROUTMAN, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Chris Martin, Producer, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Diana Pedraza, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Sancho, MixingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - Jalacy Hawkins, Writer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Osten Harvey, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, MixingEngineer - ROGER TROUTMAN, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Writer, Performance - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - John Meredith, SecondEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - Louis Alfred, RecordingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - STEVE JORDAN, Producer, Writer - Sean Combs, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Writer, Performance - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - Louis Alfred, RecordingEngineer
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. ℗ 1997 Bad Boy Records
Album review
It may have taken the Notorious B.I.G. a few years to follow up his milestone debut, Ready to Die (1994), with another album, but when he did return with Life After Death in 1997, he did so in a huge way. The ambitious album, intended as somewhat of a sequel to Ready to Die, picking up where its predecessor left off, sprawled across the span of two discs, each filled with music, 24 songs in all. You'd expect any album this sprawling to include some lackluster filler. That's not really the case with Life After Death, however. Like 2Pac's All Eyez on Me from a year before, an obvious influence, Biggie's album made extensive use of various producers -- DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, Clark Kent, RZA, and more of New York's finest -- resulting in a diverse, eclectic array of songs. Plus, Biggie similarly brought in various guest rappers -- Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Bone Thugs, Too $hort, L.O.X., Mase -- a few vocalists -- R. Kelly, Angela Winbush, 112 -- and, of course, Puff Daddy, who is much more omnipresent here than on Ready to Die, where he mostly remained on the sidelines. It's perhaps Puffy himself to thank for this album's biggest hits: "Mo Money Mo Problems," "Hypnotize," "Sky's the Limit," three songs that definitely owe much to his pop touch. There's still plenty of the gangsta tales on Life After Death that won Biggie so much admiration on the streets, but it's the pop-laced songs that stand out as highlights. In hindsight, Biggie couldn't have ended his career with a more fitting album than Life After Death. Over the course of only two albums, he achieved every success imaginable, perhaps none greater than this unabashedly over-reaching success. Ready to Die is a milestone album, for sure, but it's nowhere near as extravagant or epic as Life After Death.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 39 track(s)
- Total length: 02:49:53
- Main artists: The Notorious B.I.G.
- Label: Bad Boy Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment. Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., ℗ 2022 Bad Boy Entertainment.
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