When You Had Beef With Another Nigga

1997 studio anthology by The Notorious B.I.Chiliad.

Life After Death
Studio album by The Notorious B.I.Thousand.
Released	March 25, 1997 (1997-03-25)
Recorded	September 1995 – Jan 1997
Genre	Gangsta rap[one] mafioso rap[2] hardcore hip hop[three]
Length	120:39 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 DJ Premier Easy Mo Bee Havoc Daron Jones KayGee RZA
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Ready to Die (1994) Life After Death (1997) Born Again (1999)
Singles from Life Later Death
"Hypnotize" Released: March ane, 1997 "Mo Money Mo Bug" Released: July fifteen, 1997 "Heaven'south the Limit" / "Going Back to Cali" Released: November 18, 1997

Life Afterward Expiry is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, on Bad Boy Records and Arista Records.^[4] A double anthology, it was released xvi days after his decease. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Mase, Bone Thugs-northward-Harmony, Too $hort, Angela Winbush, D.Thousand.C. of Run-D.M.C., R. Kelly, The Lox, and Puff Daddy. Life After Expiry exhibits The Notorious B.I.One thousand. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre. The album is a sequel to his first album, Ready to Die, and picks upwards where the last song, "Suicidal Thoughts", ends.

The anthology was nominated for Best Rap Album, All-time Rap Solo Performance for its start single "Hypnotize", and Best Rap Functioning by a Duo or Group for its second unmarried "Mo Money Mo Problems" at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2020, the album was ranked at No. 179 on Rolling Stone magazine's listing of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.^{[5] [6]}

Background

Two and a half years before the anthology'southward release, the Notorious B.I.G., who had married Faith Evans, became East Declension's icon in the East Coast–West Coast rivalry and made guest appearances on albums past Jay-Z and Luther Campbell amid others. The album was supposed to be released on Halloween in 1996, only Biggie was involved in a car accident in September 1996 which delayed the finalizing of the anthology. It was pushed back to 1997.

As he explained on BET'southward Rap City, Biggie aimed to attain a wider audience with Life After Death, collaborating with a wider variety of artists than his debut. In addition to Bad Boy Records labelmates Mase, The LOX, 112, and label possessor Puff Daddy, guests include Jay-Z, Angela Winbush, Too Short, Lil Kim, & Os Thugs N Harmony. A tape with Bay Area rapper E-40 was not included on the final track listing. Production for the album was handled by DJ Premier, Piece of cake Mo Bee, Havoc, RZA, Stevie J and other members of Bad Boy's in-house production squad, The Hitmen. Q-Tip also submitted a beat for the album; Biggie enjoyed the beat when information technology was played for him, however, the album had already been completed and turned into Bad Boy.^[7] The beat was afterward used for A Tribe Called Quest'due south song "The Love", from their 1998 album The Love Movement.^[vii]

Biggie traveled to the Due west Coast in February 1997 to promote the album, and shoot the video for the lead single, "Anesthetize." Two weeks before its release, on March 9, the Notorious B.I.G. was shot 4 times in a drive-by shooting and was after pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Middle in Los Angeles.

Feud references and subliminal disses

Conflict with other rappers is a major theme throughout the album. Numerous songs comprise references to B.I.G.'due south rivals, some subtle and some obvious.

"Kick in the Door"

The track "Kicking in the Door" is directed at Nas, Jeru the Damaja, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and even the track's producer DJ Premier. The subtle messages have been speculated on by listeners and confirmed by artists on several occasions, including XXL magazine's April 2003 edition, "The Making of: Life Later Death".

In "The Making of: Life After Death", Nashiem Myrick reveals that the 2nd poetry has lines directed at Jeru the Damaja and DJ Premier:^[viii] "Nas said that record was for him, merely when Big said, 'Son, I'm surprised you run with them/I think they got cum in them, 'cause they nothin' but dicks,' he was talking near Jeru the Damaja to Premo 'cause Jeru was going at Big and Puff and all them [with the Premier-produced 'One Day' in Jeru'southward album Wrath of the Math]."

The line "Fuck that, why try, throw bleach in your eye" is a reference to Raekwon's jab on the rails "Ice Water" from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... where Raekwon raps.

That's life, to pinnacle information technology all off, beef with White
pullin bleach out tryin to throw it in my eyesight

The lines on the final poesy are directed at Nas equally a reference to Nas challenging The Notorious B.I.Thou. for the title of "King of New York"^[nine] in the song "The Message" from the album It Was Written in which Nas raps:

Yo let me let you niggaz know i thing
There's ane life, 1 love, so there tin merely be one King

Biggie struck dorsum with the lines:

Ain't no other kings in this rap matter
They siblings, nothing just my chil'ren
1 shot, they disappearin'
It's ill when MC's used to be on unsightly shit
Took domicile Ready to Die, listened, studied shit
Now they on some coin shit, successful out the blue

In "The Making of: Life Subsequently Death" article Lil' Finish explains, "Big talked most Nas a trivial chip in that shit. It was the Rex of New York part, the last verse: 'This goes out for those that chose to utilize disrespectful views on the King of NY.' That's when Nas had that freestyle out, where he was like, 'I'll have the crown off the so-called King and lock information technology down.' That's when Large had the embrace of The Source, and it said, 'The King of New York.'"^[8]

"Long Buss Goodnight"

It was speculated by many listeners that the vocal "Long Osculation Goodnight" contains cryptic insults towards 2Pac and Expiry Row Records CEO Suge Knight, although at the time it was never confirmed due to the sensitive nature of both rappers' contempo deaths.

However, Lil' Stop, Biggie'south cousin and a member of Junior Thou.A.F.I.A. claimed the post-obit in XXL mag's April 2003 issue well-nigh "Long Kiss Goodnight": "That was virtually 'Pac. He had some shit at the offset of that though, nobody heard it, on the reel. Nosotros had to change it. It was a little as well much. I tin't recollect what Large said about him, but it was terrible. It couldn't brand information technology. He didn't desire to do it. He had some burn. But he didn't want to make information technology also much. He just wanted to accost it and to let nigga know, "I know what's going on, and I could become wreck if I desire to." Like, "If I really wanted to go on ya niggas, I could.""

Sean Combs, however, denies these claims stating, "Naw, information technology was just some emcee lyrics. I know people wanna have their imagination, just it was just lyrics. You're hearing information technology from the horse'south oral fissure. I would tell the truth."^[8]

In the first verse, the lyric "Laugh Now, Cry Later" is allegedly a reference to two tattoos on 2Pac'south back.^[10] A line in the first verse is supposedly aimed at Shakur:

When my men bust you lot only move with such stamina
Slugs missed ya, I Ain't Mad at Cha (Nosotros Own't Mad at Cha)

The last two verses in particular seem to be directed towards Tupac:

I'm flaming gats, aimin' at these fuckin' maniacs
Put my name in raps, what part the game is that?
Like they hustle backwards
I smoke Backwoods and Dutchies, ya tin can't touch me
Try to blitz me, slugs become touchy-touchy
You're bleeding lovely with your spirit above me or beneath me
Your whole life you lot alive sneaky
At present yous rest eternally, sleepy, yous burn when you lot creep me
Balance where the worms and the weak be

Slugs striking your chest, tap your spine, flat line
Heard through the grapevine, you got fucked fo' times
Damn that iii to nine, fucked you up for real though
Slugs still tiresome, as for remorse, nosotros experience no

The lines seem to be making reference to Tupac frequently mentioning Biggie by proper noun in his raps, and allegations spread by Wendy Williams that he had been raped during his prison term at Rikers Isle.^[10] Although some fans accept interpreted these lines every bit references to Shakur's murder, XXL Magazine wrote that the song was nigh probable recorded earlier 2Pac's death.^[11]

Other references

In "Going Back to Cali" the 2d verse opens up with Biggie's thoughts on the inter-coastal war and his relationship with the West Coast:

If I got to choose a coast I got to choose the East
I alive out there, and then don't go there
But that don't mean a nigga can't rest in the West
Come across some dainty breasts in the Westward
Smoke some overnice sess in the Due west, y'all niggas is a mess
Thinkin' I'm gon' stop, givin' L.A. props
All I got is beefiness with those that violate me
I shall annihilate thee
Case closed

In the song "Notorious Thugs", B.I.G. clearly refers to longtime nemesis 2Pac in the line "so chosen beef with you-know-who", calling the feud betwixt him and Shakur 'bullshit', while Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (who featured 2Pac on one of their songs the same yr) throw jabs at Iii half dozen Mafia, Twista, Crucial Conflict and Do or Die.

The tracks "What'due south Beef" and "My Downfall", both of which deal with the subject area of feuding, likewise as "Last Day" and "You lot're Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You lot)" are also said to incorporate credible jabs aimed at his rivals (including Shakur), even though Biggie stated in a Spin magazine interview that the song "You're Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You lot)" was not directed at Shakur, who at the time had recently been shot.^[12]

Critical reception

Professional person ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A[14]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[fifteen]
The Guardian	[xvi]
Los Angeles Times	[17]
NME	8/10[18]
Pitchfork	ix.five/ten[19]
Rolling Rock	[twenty]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[21]
USA Today	[22]

Life Afterward Death received widespread acclaim from critics upon release. Jon Pareles of The New York Times described the album as "flaunting affluence with a leisurely swagger, midtempo grooves and calmly arrogant raps".^[23] Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone magazine chosen information technology a "conscious continuation of Ready to Dice", and stated "Life After Death captures crime'due south undeniable glamour but doesn't stint on the fear, desperation and irretrievable loss that the streets inevitably exact".^[20] Cheo Hodari Coker from the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Life After Death reflects both the dark and the heartfelt sides of the rapper'southward Gemini personality. It's non only a complex testament to who he was in his private life, but too a demonstration of his amazing rhyming ability. In cardinal moments, B.I.G. does a marvelous chore of surfing between accessible music fare tailored for the radio, and more challenging cloth that will be savored by difficult-core rap fans who accept long admired B.I.G.'s microphone skills. Rarely has a rapper attempted to please so many different audiences and washed it then brilliantly".^[17] In a five-mic review for The Source, Michael A. Gonzales felt that it would "undoubtedly get a archetype to any true hip-hop fan".^[24] Although David Browne of Amusement Weekly was unfavorable of the anthology'southward long length, and some of its trigger-happy and materialistic content, he commended Notorious B.I.G.'south "bicoastal respect" past working with other hip-hop styles and artists from other regions of the United States.^[15]

Retrospect

Since its release, Life After Death has received retrospective acclaim from critics. Rob Sheffield, writing in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), chosen it "a filler-free two-disc rush of musical bravado" and commented that the Notorious B.I.G.'s voice and lyrics were "deeper" than before.^[21] AllMusic'south Jason Birchmeier wrote, "It may have taken the Notorious B.I.G. a few years to follow up his milestone debut, Prepare to Die, with another album, merely when he did return with Life Later Death, he did then in a huge manner. The ambitious anthology, intended equally somewhat of a sequel to Set to Dice, picked up where its predecessor left off."^[13] Birchmeier farther said, "Over the course of only two albums, he achieved every success imaginable, perhaps none greater than this unabashedly over-reaching success."^[thirteen] Evan McGarvey of Stylus magazine wrote in his review, "Life Afterwards Death is a 1000 exercise in personal mythology, narrative sweep, and truly diverse, universal pop excellence. As a double album it is the very definition of cinematic; information technology essentially perfected the concept and standard in hip-hop ... Sequenced as an unpacking of sorts, the album'south progression from song to song is an essay itself."^[25] In 2013, VIBE named Life After Death the greatest Hip-Hop/R&B album since 1993.^[26]

Accolades

• The information regarding accolades is adjusted from Acclaimed Music^[27] except for lists that are sourced otherwise.
• (*) signifies unordered lists

Publication	Country	Honour	Year	Rank
Almost.com	United States	100 Greatest Hip Hop Albums [28]	2008	40
		All-time Rap Albums of 1997 [29]		1
Fond to Noise		Albums of the Yr	1997	7
Blender		The 100 Greatest American Albums of All fourth dimension	2002	25
Ego Trip		Hip Hop'south 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980–98	1999	1
The Face	United Kingdom	Albums of the Year	1997	20
Fnac	French republic	The yard Best Albums of All Time	2008	858
Hip Hop Connection	U.k.	The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995–2005	2005	14
Tom Moon	United states	1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Dice	2008	*
The New Nation	United kingdom	Top 100 Albums by Black Artists	2005	threescore
OOR Moordlijst	Netherlands	Albums of the Year	1997	87
Pure Pop	Mexico			xviii
Q	United Kingdom			*
Rolling Stone	U.s.	The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time	2003	483
			2012	476
			2020	179
		100 All-time Albums of the Nineties [xxx]	2011	66
		The Essential Recordings of the 90s	1999	*
The Source		The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time [31]	2005	viii
		The Critics Top 100 Black Music Albums of All Fourth dimension [32]		threescore
Spex	Frg	Albums of the Year	1997	19
Spin	United States	Albums of the Twelvemonth		seven
(diverse writers) [ where? ]		50 Years of Great Recordings	2005	*
Vibe		51 Albums representing a Generation, a Audio and a Move	2004
		150 Albums That Define the Vibe Era (1992–2007)	2007
Village Vox		Albums of the Twelvemonth	1997	12

Commercial performance

Life After Death was released to a significant amount of disquisitional praise and commercial success. The anthology sold 690,000 copies in its showtime week.^[33] In 2000, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Manufacture Clan of America (RIAA),^[34] denoting shipment of 5 meg copies (the threshold for double albums) and it has been credited as one of the best-selling rap albums of all time. It also fabricated the largest bound to number i on the Billboard 200 chart in history, jumping from number 176 to number one in one week. Also, it spent 4 weeks at number ane on the Elevation R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and topped the Billboard Yr-Stop chart equally a Billboard 200 for 1997.^[35]

Legacy and influence

Although released in the wake of B.I.G.'s fatal shooting, Life Subsequently Death signaled a stylistic alter in gangsta rap as it crossed over to the commercial mainstream. Later on the release of Life Later on Death, Puff Daddy'southward Bad Male child Records connected to bring pop and gangsta rap closer together: the references to violence and drug dealing remained, as did the entire "gangsta" rhetoric, but the overall production style changed from the previously darker sound to a cleaner, sample-heavy, more upbeat sound that was direct fashioned for the mainstream pop charts, equally seen in the unmarried "Mo Money Mo Problems". The Notorious B.I.G. is frequently credited with initiating this transition, as he was among the first mainstream rappers to produce albums with a calculated attempt to include both gritty and realistic gangsta narratives also as more radio-friendly productions. The majority of the album was produced by Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Carlos "July Vi" Broady, Ron Lawrence, and Nashiem Myrick. However, other notable hip-hop producers such every bit Easy Mo Bee, Havoc from Mobb Deep, DJ Premier and RZA from Wu-Tang Clan contributed beats to the anthology as well.

Diverse artists were specifically influenced by songs on Life Later Expiry. Prove's "Downwards in New York City" is essentially "Going Dorsum to Cali" from the perspective of a Due west Coast hip hop artist. Jay-Z borrows four confined from "The Globe Is Filled..." in his vocal "I Just Wanna Love U (Requite It 2 Me)", every bit well as the chorus from his song "Clasp 1st" from "Anesthetize", a line in "The Ruler'south Dorsum" from "Boot in the Door" and "You lot're Nobody ('Til Somebody Kills Y'all)" on "D.O.A. (Expiry of Auto-Melody)". Ice Cube borrows the chorus from "Kick in the Door" for his song "Kid Back up". As with B.I.G.'s "I Love The Dough" Monica's 2010 vocal "Everything to Me" samples "I Beloved You More" past René & Angela. The official remix includes a verse from B.I.Grand. that originally appeared on "I Honey The Dough". SWV sampled "X Crack Commandments" on the opening rails "Someone" featuring B.I.M.'due south former protege and friend Puff Daddy. The French rapper Rohff named his album "La Vie Avant La Mort" (Life Before Decease) (2001) as a tribute to B.I.G, Joey Badass interpolated the lines 'Kicking in the Door' on "Super Predator" from All-Amerikkkan Badass (2017). The album has sold 350,000 copies.

Track listing

Credits adjusted from Life After Death liner notes.^[36]

Disc one

No.	Title	Author(south)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Life After Death Intro"	Christopher Wallace Sean Combs Steven Jordan	Sean "Puffy" Combs Stevie J. The Notorious B.I.G.[a]	i:39
two.	"Somebody'southward Gotta Die"	Wallace Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady Combs Anthony Hester	Myrick Carlos "July Half dozen" Broady Combs	4:26
3.	"Hypnotize"	Wallace Combs Deric Angelettie Ron Lawrence Andy Armer Randy Alpert	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Ron Lawrence Combs	3:50
iv.	"Boot in the Door"	Wallace Jalacy Hawkins Christopher Martin	DJ Premier	4:47
5.	"Fuck You Tonight" (featuring R. Kelly)	Wallace Daron Jones Combs Robert Kelly	Jones Combs	5:45
6.	"Final Twenty-four hours" (featuring The LOX)	Wallace Jason Phillips David Styles Kejuan Muchita	Havoc Combs[a] Stevie J.[a]	4:xix
seven.	"I Love the Dough" (featuring Jay-Z and Angela Winbush)	Wallace Osten Harvey, Jr. Angela Winbush René Moore Shawn Carter	Like shooting fish in a barrel Mo Bee	5:11
8.	"What's Beef"	Wallace Myrick Broady	Broady Myrick Paragon[a]	5:15
9.	"B.I.G. Interlude"	Wallace Angelettie	B.I.M. Angelettie	0:48
10.	"Mo Money Mo Bug" (featuring Mase, Puff Daddy, and Kelly Price)	Wallace Combs Hashemite kingdom of jordan Mason Betha Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers	Combs	4:17
11.	"Niggas Bleed"	Wallace Myrick Combs Jordan	Myrick Broady Combs Stevie J.	4:51
12.	"I Got a Story to Tell"	Wallace Anthony Best	Buckwild Chucky Thompson[a] Combs[a]	4:42
xiii.	"Interview/Biggie Speaks" (subconscious track)			11:28
Full length:				61:18

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(south)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Notorious Thugs" (featuring Os Thugs-n-Harmony)	Wallace Steven Howse Anthony Henderson Bryon McCane Combs Jordan	Stevie J. Combs	vi:07
2.	"Miss U" (featuring 112)	Wallace Keir Gist Lionel Richie	KayGee	four:58
3.	"Some other" (featuring Lil' Kim)	Wallace Kimberly Jones Combs Jordan	Combs Stevie J.	4:xv
4.	"Going Back to Cali"	Wallace Harvey Roger Troutman	Piece of cake Mo Bee	5:07
5.	"X Crack Commandments"	Wallace Martin	DJ Premier	3:24
6.	"Playa Hater"	Wallace Combs Jordan Wilbert Hart	Combs Stevie J.	3:57
7.	"Nasty Boy"	Wallace Combs Jordan	Combs	five:34
eight.	"Heaven's the Limit" (featuring 112)	Wallace Rodolfo Franklin Bobby Caldwell Hubert Eaves 3 James Williams	Clark Kent	five:29
9.	"The World Is Filled..." (featuring Besides Short, Puff Daddy, and Carl Thomas)	Wallace Angelettie Combs Kit Walker Todd Shaw	Angelettie	four:54
10.	"My Downfall" (featuring D.Thousand.C.)	Wallace Myrick Broady Combs Darryl McDaniels	Broady	5:26
11.	"Long Kiss Goodnight"	Wallace Robert Diggs	RZA	5:xviii
12.	"You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You lot)"	Wallace Combs Hashemite kingdom of jordan Baton Preston Ephram Lopez George Johnson	Combs	iv:52
Total length:				59:21

Clean edition

No.	Championship	Length
one.	"Hypnotize"	3:57
2.	"Notorious Thugs"	6:14
3.	"I Beloved the Dough" (featuring Jay-Z and Angela Winbush)	5:40
4.	"B.I.Yard. Interlude"	0:48
5.	"Miss U"	four:05
6.	"Mo Money Mo Problems" (featuring Puff Daddy and Ma$due east)	iv:17
7.	"Playa Hater"	3:59
viii.	"Some other" (featuring Lil' Kim)	4:22
9.	"10 Commandments"	3:24
10.	"Nasty Boy"	3:51
eleven.	"Sky's the Limit" (featuring 112)	4:37
12.	"Going Back to Cali"	three:55
thirteen.	"You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)"	4:52
14.	"Lovin' You This evening" (featuring R. Kelly)	5:42
Total length:		59:42

Disc 1 notes

• ^{^[a]} – co-producer
• "Life After Death Intro" contains sample of "Suicidal Thoughts" by The Notorious B.I.One thousand., and "This Masquerade" by George Benson.
• "Somebody's Gotta Die" contains a sample of "In the Rain" by The Dramatics.
• "Hypnotize" contains a sample of "Rise" by Herb Alpert, and an interpolation of "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh.
• "Kick in the Door" contains a sample of "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "Unbelievable" The Notorious B.I.G., interpolations of "Get Money" by Junior M.A.F.I.A., "Wash Yo Ass" by Martin Lawrence, and "Robby, the Melt, and 60 Gallons of Booze" by Louis & Bebe Barron.
• "I Love the Dough" contains a sample and an interpolation of "I Love Yous More" past René & Angela, and "Da Ya Recollect I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart.
• "What's Beef" contains a sample of "I'thousand Glad You're Mine" past Al Green and "Close to Y'all" by Richard Evans.
• "B.I.Thousand. Interlude" contains a sample of "P.South.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schooly D.
• "Mo Coin Mo Problems" contains a sample of "I'one thousand Coming Out" past Diana Ross.
• "Niggas Bleed" contains a sample of "Hey, Who Really Cares" by The Whispers.
• "I Got a Story to Tell" contains a sample of "I'm Glad Yous're Mine" past Al Green.

Disc two notes

• "Notorious Thugs" contains a sample of "More than Than Love" past Ohio Players.
• "Miss U" contains an interpolation of "Missing Y'all" by Diana Ross.
• "Another" contains a sample and interpolation of "Another Human" past Barbara Mason.
• "Going Dorsum to Cali" contains a sample of "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp.
• "Ten Crack Commandments" contains samples of "Vallantra" by Les McCann, and "Close 'Em Downwardly" by Public Enemy.
• "Playa Hater" contains a sample and interpolation of "Hey Beloved" by The Delfonics.
• "Nasty Boy" contains a sample of "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid.
• "Sky'south the Limit" contains a sample of "My Flame" past Bobby Caldwell.
• "The World Is Filled..." contains a sample of "Space Talk" past Asha Puthli, and "The What" by The Notorious B.I.Yard.
• "My Downfall" contains a sample of "For the Practiced Times" by Al Green and an interpolation of "You're All I Demand to Go By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
• "Long Kiss Goodnight" contains a sample of "The Letter" by Al Green.

Personnel

Performers

• Notorious B.I.G. – writer, rap performer, additional product
• Sean "Puffy" Combs – featured rap performer
• Lil' Kim – featured rap performer
• Jay-Z – featured rap performer
• Too Short – featured rap performer
• Mase – featured rap performer
• Bizzy Bone – featured rap performer
• Krayzie Bone – featured rap performer
• Layzie Bone – featured rap performer
• Jadakiss – featured rap performer
• Styles P – featured rap performer
• Sheek Louch – featured rap performer
• 112 – featured vocals
• R. Kelly – featured vocals
• DMC – featured vocals
• Angela Winbush – featured vocals
• Kelly Price – vocals
• Pamela Long – additional vocals
• Carl Thomas – boosted vocals
• Religion Evans – background vocals
• Karen Anderson – background vocals
• Keanna Henson – background vocals
• Deborah Neeley Rolle – background vocals
• Ron Grant – background vocals
• Michael Ciro – guitar
• Butch Ingram – author/publisher

Production

• Sean "Puffy" Combs – producer, mixing
• Carlos "6 July" Broady – producer, hammond organ
• Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie – producer
• Stevie J – producer
• Nashiem Myrick – producer
• Ron Lawrence – producer
• Easy Mo Bee – producer
• DJ Premier – producer
• Clark Kent – producer
• RZA – producer
• Havoc – producer
• Buckwild – producer
• Kay Gee – editor, producer
• Chucky Thompson – producer
• DJ Enuff – producer
• Daron Jones – producer
• Paragon – producer
• Jiv Pos – producer
• Mike Pitts – banana producer, editor
• Michael Patterson – engineer, mixing
• Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander – engineer, mixing
• Lane Craven – engineer, mixing
• Manny Marroquin – engineer
• Camilo Argumedes – engineer
• Stephen Paring – engineer
• Ben Garrison – engineer
• Rasheed Goodlowe – engineer
• Steve Jones – engineer
• Rich July – engineer
• John Meredith – engineer
• Lynn Montrose – engineer
• Axel Niehaus – engineer
• Diana Pedraza – engineer
• Doug Wilson – engineer
• Tony Maserati – mixing
• Paul Logus – mixing
• Eddie Sancho – mixing
• Richard Travali – mixing
• Herb Powers – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Run into likewise

• List of best-selling albums in the U.s.a.
• List of number-i albums of 1997 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.Due south.)
• Billboard Year-End

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External links

• Life After Death at Discogs
• The Making of Life After Expiry at XXL
• Playing God: Life After Death at Stylus

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_After_Death