In "The Making of: Life After Death" article Lil’ Cease explains: "Big talked about Nas a little bit in that shit. Now they on some money shit, successful out the blue Took home, Ready to Die, listened, studied shit It's ill when, MC's used to be on cruddy shit There's one life, one love, so there can only be one King Yo let me let y'all niggaz know one thing in the song " The Message" from the album It Was Written in which Nas raps:
The lines on the final verse are directed at Nas as a reference to Nas challenging The Notorious B.I.G. Pullin bleach out tryin to throw it in my eyesight That's life, to top it all off, beef for white The line "Fuck that, why try, throw bleach in your eye" is a reference to Raekwon's jab on the track "Ice Water" from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. In "The Making of: Life After Death" Nashiem Myrick reveals that the second verse has lines directed at Jeru the Damaja & DJ Premier : "Nas said that record was for him, but 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 about Jeru the Damaja to Premo ’cause Jeru was going at Big and Puff and all them. The subliminal messages had been speculated by listeners and confirmed by artists on several occasions, including XXL Magazine's April 2003 edition "The Making of: Life After Death". The track "Kick In The Door" is directed at Nas, Jeru the Damaja, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and even the track's producer DJ Premier. Many songs on both discs contain subtle references to B.I.G.'s rivals. Feud references and subliminal dissesĬonflict with other rappers is a major theme shown throughout the album. The album sold 690,000 copies in its first week and was certified Diamond two years later. was shot four times in a drive-by shooting and pronounced dead at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Two weeks prior to the album's release, The Notorious B.I.G. The album was originally supposed to be released on Halloween of 1996, but was pushed back to 1997. West Coast rivalry and made guest appearances on albums by Jay-Z and Luke amongst others. had married Faith Evans, became East Coast's icon in the East Coast vs. 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).
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