Life After Death

Life After Death
Life After Death
Álbum de estúdio de The Notorious B.I.G.
Lançamento	25 de Março de 1997
Gravação	Setembro de 1995-Janeiro de 1997
Gênero	Rap
Duração	109:12
Gravadora	Bad Boy Entertainment
Produção	Sean Combs, The Hitmen, Buckwild, Clark Kent, Easy Mo Bee, Havoc, Daron Jones, Kay Gee, DJ Premier, RZA
Cronologia de The Notorious B.I.G.
Singles de Life After Death
	"Hypnotize"; Lançamento: 21 de abril de 1997; "Mo Money Mo Problems"; Lançamento: 21 de julho de 1997; "Sky's the Limit"; Lançamento: 25 de novembro de 1997;

Life After Death é o segundo e último álbum do rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (também conhecido como Biggie Smalls) e foi realizado postumamente em 25 de Março de 1997 pela Bad Boy Records. Um álbum duplo, foi lançado pouco tempo depois de sua morte em 9 de março de 1997 e tem participações especiais dos músicos 112, Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, R. Kelly, The LOX, Kelly Price e Puff Daddy.

Life After Death foi um sucesso tanto criticamente quanto comercialmente. Na primeira semana de venda como número um o álbum vendeu 690.000 cópias e no ano de 2000, o álbum ganhou da RIAA certificação de diamante (mais de 10 milhões de cópias vendias), se tornando num dos únicos seis álbuns de hip hop a conseguir tal proeza (os outros três são Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em de MC Hammer, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below de OutKast, The Eminem Show, The Marshall Mathers LP de Eminem e Greatest Hits de 2Pac). Em setembro de 1997 o álbum já tinha vendido mais de seis milhões de cópias e já era certificação de platina sextupla. Também fez o maior pulo da história das paradas musicais, passando do número 176 para o número 1 em apenas uma semana. O álbum foi nomeado para três Grammys em 1998, incluindo Melhor Álbum de Rap, Melhor Performance Solo de Rap e Melhor Performance de Rap Por Uma Dupla ou Grupo.

Este álbum está na lista dos 200 álbuns definitivos no Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Em 2003, o álbum foi colocado na 483ª posição da lista dos melhores álbum de todos os tempos da Rolling Stone.

Juntamente com Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... de Raekwon, Doe Or Die de AZ, Reasonable Doubt de Jay-Z e It Was Written de Nas, Life After Death é considerado um álbum seminal do mafioso rap, e também é considerado uma obra-prima do hip hop.

Faixas

Disco um

#	Título	Duração	Compositores	Produtores	Outros Performistas	Samples
1	"Life After Death (Intro)"*	1:39	C. Wallace, S. Jordan, Sean Combs	Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen, co-produced by The Notorious B.I.G.		Contains a sample of "Suicidal Thoughts" by The Notorious B.I.G. Contains a sample of "This Masquerade" by George Benson
2	"Somebody's Gotta Die"*	4:26	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, A. Hester, Nasheim Myrick, Carlos Broady	Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen		Contains a sample of "In the Rain" by The Dramatics
3	"Hypnotize"	3:50	C. Wallace, R. Alpert, D. Angelettie, Andy Armer, Sean Combs, Ron Lawrence	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	Pamela Long	Contains a sample of "Rise" by Herb Alpert Contains a sample of "Young Lust" by Pink Floyd Interpolates "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
4	"Kick in the Door"*	4:47	C. Wallace, J. Hawkins, Chris E. Martin	DJ Premier for Works of Mart Productions,Inc.		Contains a sample of "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins Contains a sample of "Unbelievable" by The Notorious B.I.G. Contains a sample of "Get Money" by Junior M.A.F.I.A. Contains a sample of "Wash Yo' Ass" by Martin Lawrence Contains a sample of "Robby, The Cook, And 60 Gallons Of Booze" by Louis & Bebe Barron
5	"Fuck You Tonight"	5:45	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, D. Jones, R. Kelly	Daron Jones & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	R. Kelly
6	"Last Day"*	4:19	C. Wallace, Kejuan Muchita, J. Phillips, Dorothy Stiles	Havoc, co-produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs & Stevie J for The Hitmen	Jadakiss, Styles P & Sheek Louch
7	"I Love the Dough"*	5:11	C. Wallace, S. Carter, O. Harvey, R. Moore, Angela Winbush	Easy Mo Bee for Bee Mo Easy Productions,Inc.	Jay-Z	Contains a sample of *"I Love You More" by Rene & Angela Synth lead based on "Do You Think I'm Sexy" by Rod Stewart
8	"What's Beef?"*	5:15	C. Wallace, Carlos Broady, Nasheim Myrick	Nashiem Myrick & Carlos "6 July" Broady for the Hitmen, co-produced by Paragon		Contains a sample of I'm Glad You're Mine by Al Green Contains a sample of Can You Rock It Like This by Run DMC
9	"B.I.G. Interlude"	0:48	C. Wallace, D. Angelettie	The Notorious B.I.G. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen		Contains a sample of *"P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schooly D
10	"Mo Money Mo Problems"	4:17	C. Wallace, M. Betha, Sean Combs, B.H. Edwards, S. Jordan, Nile Rodgers	Steven "Stevie J" Jordan & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	Puff Daddy, Mase & Kelly Price	Contains a sample of *"I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross
11	"Niggas Bleed"*	4:51	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, S. Jordan, Nasheim Myrick	Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen		Contains a sample of "Hey Who Really Cares" by The Whispers
12	"I Got a Story to Tell"*	4:42	C. Wallace, A. Best	Buckwild for Kurrup Money Entertainment, co-produced by Chucky Thompson & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen		Contains a sample of *"I'm Glad You're Mine" by Al Green

Disco dois

#	Título	Duração	Compositor(es)	Produtor(es)	Outros Performistas	Sample(s)
1	"Notorious Thugs"	6:07	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, A. Henderson, S. Howse, S. Jordan, Bryon McCane	Steven "Stevie J" Jordan & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	Contains a sample of "More Than Love" by Ohio Players
2	"Miss You"	4:58	C. Wallace, Kaygee Gist, Lionel Richie	Kay Gee	112	Contains a sample of "Missing You" by Diana Ross
3	"Another"	4:15	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, N. Ingram, K. Jones, S. Jordan	Steven "Stevie J" Jordan & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	Lil' Kim	Contains a sample and interpolation of "Another Man" by Barbara Mason
4	"Going Back to Cali"	5:07	C. Wallace, O. Harvey, Roger Troutman	Easy Mo Bee for Bee Mo Easy Productions,Inc.		Contains a sample of "More Bounce To The Ounce" by Zapp
5	"Ten Crack Commandments"*	3:24	C. Wallace, Chris E. Martin	DJ Premier for Works of Mart Productions,Inc.		Contains a sample of "Vallantra" by Les McCann Contains a sample of "Shut 'Em Down" by Public Enemy
6	"Playa Hater"	3:57	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, W. Hart, S. Jordan	Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen		Contains a sample of "Hey! Love" by The Delfonics Contains a sample of "Basketball Jones" by Cheech and Chong
7	"Nasty Boy"	5:26	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, S. Jordan	Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen		Contains a sample of "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid
8	"Sky's the Limit"	5:29	C. Wallace, Bobby Caldwell, Hubert Eaves, Clark Kent, J. Williams	Clark Kent	112	Contains a sample of "Keep On" by D. Train Contains a sample of "My Flame" by Bobby Caldwell
9	"The World Is Filled..."*	4:54	C. Wallace, D. Angelette, Sean Combs, T. Shaw, K. Walker	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	Carl Thomas, Puff Daddy & Too Short	Contains a sample of "Space Talk" by Asha Puthli Contains a sample of "The What" by The Notorious B.I.G.
10	"My Downfall"*	5:26	C. Wallace, Carlos Broady, Sean Combs, Darryl McDaniels, Nasheim Myrick	Carlos "6 July" Broady, Nashiem Myrick & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	DMC	Contains a sample of "You're All I Need To Get By" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Contains a sample of "For The Good Times" by Al Green
11	"Long Kiss Goodnight"*	5:18	C. Wallace, Robert Diggs	RZA for Wu-Tang Productions		Contains a sample of "The Letter" by Al Green Contains a sample of "The Letter" by Grant Green
12	"You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)"	4:52	C. Wallace, Sean Combs, Gary Johnson, S. Jordan, E. Lopez, B. Preston	Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen, co-produced by DJ Enuff & Jiv Poss	Faith Evans

Histórico nas paradas

Críticas profissionais
Avaliações da crítica
Fonte	Avaliação
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	(A)
Entertainment Weekly	(C+)
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times	(favorable)
Rolling Stone	1997
Rolling Stone	2004
The Source
Stylus Magazine	(favorable)
USA Today

Álbum

Parada (1997)	Posição topo
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	1
Canadian Albums chart	3
UK Albums chart	20
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	59

End of decade charts

Chart (1990-1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200	96

Singles

Song	Chart (1997)	Peak position
"Hypnotize"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1
	U.S. Hot Rap Tracks	1
	Canadian Singles Chart	3
"Mo Money Mo Problems"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	2
	U.S. Hot Rap Tracks	1
	Canadian Singles Chart	2
"Going Back to Cali"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	26
	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	31
	U.S. Hot Rap Tracks	3
Song	Chart (1998)	Peak position
"Sky's the Limit"	Canadian Singles Chart	11

Billboard 200

Precedido por
Nine Lives de Aerosmith

Álbuns número um da Billboard 200
12 de abril - 9 de maio de 1997

Sucedido por
Share My World de Mary J. Blige

Notas e referências

↑ The Notorious B.I.G. Search the-breaks.com.
↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Review: Life After Death. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
↑ Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide: Life After Death. The Village Voice: July 22, 1997. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Note: Christgau revised the original rating of (A-) to (A).
↑ Browne, David. Review: Life After Death. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
↑ Coker, Cheo Hodari. Review: Life After Death. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
↑ Pareles, Jon. Review: Life After Death. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
↑ DeCurtis, Anthony. Review: Life After Death. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27.
↑ Hoard, Christian. Review: Life After Death. Rolling Stone: November 2, 2004.
↑ Columnist. Review: Life After Death Arquivado em 29 de junho de 2011, no Wayback Machine.. The Source: 79. May 1997.
↑ McGarvey, Evan. Review: Life After Death. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
↑ Jones, Steve. Review: Life After Death. USA Today: 01.D. March 26, 1997. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
↑ «Cópia arquivada». Consultado em 10 de dezembro de 2010. Arquivado do original em 2 de junho de 2011
↑ Geoff Mayfield (25 de dezembro de 1999). «1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s». Billboard. Consultado em 15 de outubro de 2010

Controle de autoridade

[1] The Notorious B.I.G. Search the-breaks.com.

[Birchmeier-2] Birchmeier, Jason. Review: Life After Death. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.

[Christgau-3] Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide: Life After Death. The Village Voice: July 22, 1997. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Note: Christgau revised the original rating of (A-) to (A).

[Browne-4] Browne, David. Review: Life After Death. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.

[Coker-5] Coker, Cheo Hodari. Review: Life After Death. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.

[Pareles-6] Pareles, Jon. Review: Life After Death. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.

[DeCurtis-7] DeCurtis, Anthony. Review: Life After Death. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27.

[Hoard-8] Hoard, Christian. Review: Life After Death. Rolling Stone: November 2, 2004.

[The_Source-9] Columnist. Review: Life After Death Arquivado em 29 de junho de 2011, no Wayback Machine.. The Source: 79. May 1997.

[McGarvey-10] McGarvey, Evan. Review: Life After Death. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.

[Jones-11] Jones, Steve. Review: Life After Death. USA Today: 01.D. March 26, 1997. (Transcription of original review at talk page)

[12] «Cópia arquivada». Consultado em 10 de dezembro de 2010. Arquivado do original em 2 de junho de 2011

[1990sbb-13] Geoff Mayfield (25 de dezembro de 1999). «1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s». Billboard. Consultado em 15 de outubro de 2010

v d e The Notorious B.I.G.
Álbuns de estúdio	Ready to Die · Life After Death
Álbuns póstumos	Born Again · Duets: The Final Chapter
Álbuns de compilação	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Party and Bullshit" · "Juicy" · "Big Poppa" · "Who Shot Ya?" · "One More Chance" · "Hypnotize" · "Mo Money Mo Problems" · "Sky's the Limit" · "Notorious B.I.G." · "Dead Wrong" · "Nasty Girl" · "Spit Your Game"
Artigos relacionados	Diddy · 2Pac · Junior M.A.F.I.A. · Faith Evans · Lil' Kim · Rivalidade Oeste x Leste · I'll Be Missing You · Biggie & Tupac · Notorious · Assassinato de The Notorious B.I.G.