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Two and a half years prior to the album's release, The Notorious B.I.G. 2 Feud references and subliminal disses.Along with Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995), AZ's Doe Or Die (1995), Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt (1996), and Nas' It Was Written (1996) Life After Death has been considered by music writers as one of the seminal mafioso rap albums, as well as a milestone in hip hop music. The album was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1998, including Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for its first single " Hypnotize", and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for its second single " Mo Money Mo Problems". Also, it spent four weeks at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and topped the Billboard Year-End chart as an R&B/Hip-Hop Album for 1997. It also made the largest jump to number one on the Billboard 200 chart in history, jumping from number 176 to number one in one week. In 2000, the album was certified diamond in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and it has been credited as one of the best-selling rap albums of all time.


Life After Death was released to a significant amount of critical praise and commercial success. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre. Life After Death exhibits The Notorious B.I.G. Kelly, The LOX, Kelly Price, and Puff Daddy. The album is the follow-up to The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready to Die (1994), and it features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil Kim, Mase, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Too Short, Carl Thomas, Run-DMC, Total, R. A double album, it was released posthumously following his death on Maand serves as his final studio album. Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released Maon Bad Boy Records. Sean "Puffy" Combs ( exec.), The Hitmen, Buckwild, Clark Kent, Easy Mo Bee, Havoc, Daron Jones, Kay Gee, DJ Premier, RZA For other uses, see Life After Death (disambiguation).
