Notorious BIG Life After Death

Posted on 03.25.1997

Notorious B.I.G.
Album: Life After Death
Release Date: March 25, 1997
Label: Bad Boy

Review:
The King of Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls, busted through with an instant hip-hop classic on his first album, Ready to Die, but he outdid even his standard on Life After Death, an audible, posthumous autobiography about the life of the former dope dealer. The 2 CD set revels in death, especially on "Niggaz Bleed," "Somebody’s Gotta Die," and "You’re Nobody (’Til Somebody Kills You)," but it’s painfully clear that this chestnut-cheeked, fun-loving father of two wanted to see his kids grow up on "Sky Is the Limit" and "Miss U," both of which point to the future. The album also serves as a testament to Biggie’s flexibility: he adopts Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s rapid rhyme flow and Midwestern beats when they guest on "Notorious Thugs," he positively bounces on both "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali" (guesting Eazy Mo Bee), and even kicks it Wu-Tang style when RZA shows up for "Long Kiss Goodnight."

Track Listing :
disc 1:
1. Life After Death Intro
2. Somebody’s Gotta Die
3. Hypnotize
4. Kick in the Door
5. #! *@ You Tonight
6. Last Day
7. I Love the Dough
8. What’s Beef?
9. B.I.G. Interlude
10. Mo Money Mo Problems
11. Niggas Bleed
12. I Got a Story to Tell
disc 2:
1. Notorious Thugs
2. Miss U
3. Another
4. Going Back to Cali
5. Ten Crack Commandments
6. Playa Hater
7. Nasty Boy
8. Sky’s the Limit
9. World Is Filled...
10. My Downfall
11. Long Kiss Goodnight
12. You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)