Life After Death [PA] - Notorious B.I.G. (The)

Unfortunately, the relevance of the title to The Notorious B.I.G.’s second album wasn’t realised until it was competed, and her was killed just two weeks before it was planned to be released. The record came out regardless of the tragedy which surrounded it with the artist in question murdered, but this seems to have boosted it as an even bigger-selling one with it reaching Diamond sales and topping the charts. It is a double-album and the final ...
...“Life After Death” (Intro) 2. “Somebody’s Gotta Die” To start this one off you find him blazing through with some hardcore lyrics to show exactly what he wants to do on this one. It is powerful work and it takes from the introduction, which explained where things were left off on his debut album where he ‘died’. He seems to take on the sort of style he adopted then as this one begins, but then you quickly see a much more sinister side of him emerge ...

XICripZ 06.04.2009 (15.02.2009) · Read full review
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...is the track listing for Life After Death 1. Intro 2. Somebody's Gonna Die 3. Hypnotize* 4. Kick In The Door* 5. F***in' You Tonight* 6. Last Day 7. I Love The Dough 8. Whats Beef? 9. B.I.G Interlude 10. Mo' Money Mo' Problems* 11. N***** Bleed 12. I Got A Story To Tell 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. The World Is Filled... ...
...(Til Somebody Kills You)* As you will know if you read my opinions a star beside the song means that its one of my favourite songs on the album. Then I normally tell you why I like that song, so I better not disappoint Hypnotize ========= The beat on this song is just amazing and its one of the songs which biggie does all himself without the help of any of the bad boy crew. The beat on this song would get any club started and his rapping abilities ...

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Before I heard this album I did not have high expectations. Biggie’s recent cameos had been all Versace/ player type rhymes and there were rumours he spent the entire album dissing Tupac. Well I was very pleasantly surprised, Tupac isn’t mentioned once and Biggie shows why he will go down in history as one of the nicest MCs ever. His debut was incredibly but with this album Biggie shows how he has elevated his rhyming skills, his powerful delivery ...
...“I Got a Story to Tell” Biggie showcases his rhyming talents. He also comes through with lots of raw rhymes on tracks like “Kick in the Door” and breaks down the dope game on “Ten Crack Commandments”. There are some more radio friendly (but still slamming) tracks like Hypnotise and “Going Back to Cali”. He continues to rip it on “Somebody’s Got to Die” and shows his darkside on tracks like “My Downfall” and (in retrospect) the highly ironic “You’re ...

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Bought this album after hearing what Trvor Nelson called the R&B party tune of the whole decade of the 90s, Mo' Money Mo' Problems. To me that song alone is worth the price of the album 10 times over. It's guaranteed to get any dancefloor filled. As much as I love that song that isn'tmy favourite track as the quality of the rest of the songs at least matches that. If you thought Ready to Die was good then you've gotto hear this. BIG's flow is so ...

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...it. The trouble is that Life After Death was originally a 2 CD version, which is no longer produced and has been replaced by a single CD. The double CD edition is getting scarce now, and it's not suprising to find it selling for around £30 in some HMV's in UK. Get the double CD online before it's too late. The album itself is excellent. It contains many of the somewhat pop (but never the less good) songs like hypnotise and mo money which many people ...
...gotta die, the 10 crack commandment, you're nobody (till somebody kills you) and many more. This albums soon going forgotten - so get it before it's not available anywhere. If you don't have any BIG albums then go for this, although ready to die and born again are also excellent. One thing worth noting is that a lot of the songs in this album use old BIG rhymes which are a bit overused, but if you can get past that then it's excellent. ...

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...later a masterpiece known as Life After Death would be released. The King of Brooklyn puts every last drop of sweat in every track and this can be easily seen throughout the album... 1. Life After Death Intro-Nice intro, pretty much telling you that most of the albums gonna be based on death. 3/5 2. Somebody's Gotta Die-A great lyracist story with meaning. 4.5/5 3. Hypnotize -Classic Biggie track with an excellent beat. Nice lyrics to go with ...
...in the Door-Another classic with Gangstar's DJ premier offering the beat as Biggie provides excellent lyrics. 4.5/5 5. Fuckin you tonight-Kinda romance track but Biggie does a good job and flows other the track well. 3.5/5 6. Last Day-Nice baseline as Biggie drops some deep lyrics with assistant from the LOX. 4/5 7. I love the dough-Another great track telling us about how much rappers love the dough. 4/5 8. What's Beef?-Biggie gives the definition ...

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I ain't gonna front on on this, Biggie's second album is good, but that is as far as i would rate it. If you have heard Biggie's first album and underground stuff you would agree with me. Biggie is still rapping about his trade mark rymes, Money, Power & B***hes but with pop chart back beats which don't really suit his style. After i gave Puffy credit for his production in my review of "Ready To Die" i can't say that puffy helped Biggie much with ...
...you want some party/hype tunes on an album, but there are far to many of these on "Life after Death". I agree with many of the other reviews that there are to many collaborations with other rappers/singers, but it must be said that all these guest appreances are top class rappers/singers and not some unknown small time rappers like on some of 2pacs later albums. Biggie was such a phenominal rapper that his talent would only go so far before he had ...

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...couldn't be more wrong. Life After Death was originally released on 25th March 1997, sixteen days after Notorious B.I.G. was murdered in Los Angeles. The album peaked at number one on the US billboard 100 chart and received mass acclaim. Being a double album, there are alot of track on there. Curiously though, there seems to be a lack of any 'filler' songs, each and every track could be a single. They are all that great. Some have mass appeal and ...
...are obvious choices) but I also feel that 'I Love The Dough' and 'You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) could also have been released successfully. Biggie doesn't just aim for the mainstream with this album though, there are lots of underground anthems; 'Kick In The Door' and 'What's Beef' are cases in point. This has been voted as one of the best hip hop albums of all time. I whole-heartedly agree. ...

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He is a great rapper and his album reflects this, it was sad that he was killed. His album features many great songs such as mo monet mo problems, this song I like as it is quite a summer sort of song and makes you feel good. That song can make you dance or can be listened to casually I think it is a great song. He was enemies with tupac and there were gang wars with both of these two men. I like his song called hypnotise, I use to listen to that ...

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Where do I start? This post-humous release has something for everyone - 'Hypnotise' for the club heads, 'Mo Money Mo Problems' for the ladies. '10 Crack Commandments' for the thinkers; 'Whats Beef' for those looking to learn; 'Kick In The Door to hit back subliminally at Pac & Nas'. I could go on. Biggie was taken away from us too early, unfortunately it was at the night of the release of his 'Hypnotise' single. He built on the raw talent he displayed ...
...attitude that still maintained contact with the street appeal. The flow is untouchable and showed why Biggie is still the King Of New York. People still bump this in the ride or the crib to this dead. Flawless classic with something for everyone. He wasn't just rapping for himself, certain groups, money, fame, women, etc. He was rapping fort everything and everyone. We miss you BIG Poppa. ...

Karl_Fletcher 07.01.2004 · Read full review
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...two weeks after he died, LIFE AFTER DEATH is the critically acclaimed second album of Brooklyn's own Notorious B.I.G., one of the greatest hip hop artists of all time. A double disc set that debuted at #1 when it was released in March 1997, it is highly recommended for anyone who appreciates the magic that happens when infectious beats meet a virtuoso's lyrics. Packed with 24 tracks, LIFE AFTER DEATH best fits into rap's gansta rap genre, though ...
...to any serious music collection, LIFE AFTER DEATH features collaborations with a variety of other artists, including Jay-Z, Ma$e, Lil' Kim and R. Kelly. Some of my favorite tracks include * Hypnotize - an infectiously bouncy anthem to hip hop machismo; * I Love The Dough - an exuberant testament to professional success that features the Jay-Z; * Mo Money Mo Problems - Biggie's biggest hit ever which samples Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out" * Going Back ...

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