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The Notorious B.I.G.|Life After Death  (2014 Remaster)

Life After Death (2014 Remaster)

The Notorious B.I.G.

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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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1
Hypnotize (2014 Remaster)
00:03:57

Deric Angelettie, Writer - Ricky Walters, Writer - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Andy Armer, Writer - Randy Alpert, Writer - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Producer - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Producer - Ronald Lawrence, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - 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

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

2
Notorious Thugs (2014 Remaster)
00:06:12

Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, MixingEngineer - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Additional Vocals - Anthony Henderson, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Bryon McCane, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - MANNY MARROQUIN, RecordingEngineer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - John "JM" Meredith, SecondEngineer - STEVIE J., Producer, Writer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - Steve Howse, Writer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

3
I Love the Dough (feat. Jay-Z & Angela Winbush) (2014 Remaster)
00:05:40

Shawn Carter, Writer - Sean "Puffy" Combs, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Rene Moore, Writer - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Osten Harvey, Writer - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - John "JM" Meredith, SecondEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer - ANGELA WINBUSH, FeaturedArtist - Angela Lisa Winbush, Writer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

4
B.I.G. (Interlude; 2014 Remaster)
00:00:48

Deric Angelettie, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Producer - Notorious B.I.G., Producer, Vocals, Writer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, RecordingEngineer - John "JM" Meredith, RecordingEngineer - Joe Perrera, MixingEngineer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

5
Miss U (2014 Remaster)
00:04:05

Sean "Puffy" Combs, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Quinnes Parker, Background Vocals - Marvin Scandrick, Background Vocals - Daron Jones, Background Vocals - 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

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

6
Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) (2014 Remaster)
00:04:17

Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, MixingEngineer - Mase, FeaturedArtist - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Mason Betha, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Writer - NILE RODGERS, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, RecordingEngineer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - John "JM" Meredith, SecondEngineer - STEVIE J., Producer - Puff Daddy, FeaturedArtist - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Kelly Price, Background Vocals - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

7
Playa Hater (2014 Remaster)
00:03:59

Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Wilbert Hart, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - STEVIE J., Producer - Keanna Henson, Background Vocals

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

8
Another (feat. Lil' Kim) (2014 Remaster)
00:04:22

Barbara Mason, Writer - Kimberly Jones, Writer - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Additional Programmer - Stanley Jay Gelber, Writer - Lil' Kim, FeaturedArtist - STEVE JORDAN, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, RecordingEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - STEVIE J., Producer - Rich Travali, MixingEngineer - Butch Ingram, Writer - Norman Ingram, Writer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

9
Ten Crack Commandments (2014 Remaster)
00:03:24

The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Chris Martin, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Diana Pedraza, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Sancho, MixingEngineer - Michael Patterson, RecordingEngineer - Rich July, RecordingEngineer - DJ Premier, Producer - Khary Turner, Writer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

10
Nasty Boy (2014 Remaster)
00:03:51

Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - STEVE JORDAN, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Rasheed Goodlowe, SecondEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - STEVIE J., Producer - Lorrenn Argumedes, SecondEngineer - Louis Alfred, RecordingEngineer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

11
Sky's the Limit (feat. 112) (2014 Remaster)
00:04:37

Hubert Eaves III, Writer - Sean "Puffy" Combs, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - 112, FeaturedArtist - Sean Combs, Writer - 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

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

12
Going Back to Cali (2014 Remaster)
00:03:55

Sean "Puffy" Combs, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Osten Harvey, Writer - 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 - John "JM" Meredith, SecondEngineer - Stephen Dent, RecordingEngineer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

13
You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) (2014 Remaster)
00:04:52

Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - George Johnson, Writer - STEVE JORDAN, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - Billy Preston, Writer - FAITH EVANS, Background Vocals - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - John "JM" Meredith, SecondEngineer - STEVIE J., Producer, All Instruments - Paul Logus, MixingEngineer - D.J. Enuff, Co- Producer - Jiv Poss, Co- Producer - Ephrem Lopez, Writer - Jean Louhisdon, Writer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic Records

14
Fuck You Tonight (feat. R. Kelly) (2014 Remaster)
00:05:42

Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, MixingEngineer - The Notorious B.I.G., MainArtist - Prince Charles Alexander, RecordingEngineer - Daron Jones, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - Sean Combs, Writer - Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, Writer - AXEL NIEHAUS, MixingEngineer - Doug Wilson, SecondEngineer - Lane Craven, RecordingEngineer - Steve Jones, SecondEngineer - STEVIE J., All Instruments - R. Kelly, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Joe Perrera, RecordingEngineer

© 1997 Atlantic Records ℗ 1997 Atlantic 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

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