Life After Death (25th Anniversary Super Deluxe 8LP Boxed Set)
2022 is a momentous year for the legacy of Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. – celebrating his 50th birthday, as well as the 25th anniversary of his iconic posthumous release, Life After Death, available as a limited edition 8LP boxset.
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: 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 US 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.
Life After Death
A1. life after death (Intro)
A2. somebody’s gotta die
A3. hypnotize
A4. kick in the door
B1. fuck you tonight
B2. last day
B3. i love the dough
B4. what’s beef?
C1. b.i.g. interlude
C2. mo money mo problems
C3. niggas bleed
C4. i gotta story to tell
D1. notorious thugs
D2. miss u
D3. another
D4. going back to cali
E1. ten crack commandments
E2. playa hater
E3. nasty boy
E4. sky’s the limit
F1. the world is filled…
F2. my downfall
F3. long kiss goodnight
F4. you’re nobody (til somebody kills you)
Hypnotized 12”
A1. hypnotize (radio mix)
A2. HYPNOTIZE (instrumental)
B1. hypnotize (club mix)
Mo Money Mo Problems 12”
A1. mo money mo problems (radio mix)
A2. mo money mo problems (instrumental)
B1. mo money mo problems (album version)
B2. fuck you tonight
Sky’s The Limit (2x12”)
A1. sky’s the limit (radio edit)
A2. kick in the door (radio edit)
B1. going back to cali (Radio edit)
B2. sky’s the limit (Instrumental)
C1. kick in the door (club mix)
C2. going back to cali (Club mix)
D1. kick in the door (instrumental)
D2. going back to cali (instrumental)
Nasty Boy
A1. nasty boy (radio edit)
A2. nasty boy (instrumental)
B1. nasty boy (album version)