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Life After Death
Participated by The Notorious B.I.G.
Studio : Bad Boy
by Bad Boy
Release Date : 1997-03-25
Publisher : Bad Boy
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0786127301120
UPC : 786127301120
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 294 reviews)
List Price : $24.98
Our Price : $8.49
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Americancivilwar.com essential recording |
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The King of Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls, busted through with an instant hip-hop classic on his first album, Ready to Die, but he outdid even his standard on Life After Death, an audible, posthumous autobiography about the life of the former dope dealer. The 2 CD set revels in death, especially on "Niggaz Bleed," "Somebody's Gotta Die," and "You're Nobody ('Til Somebody Kills You)," but it's painfully clear that this chestnut-cheeked, fun-loving father of two wanted to see his kids grow up on "Sky Is the Limit" and "Miss U," both of which point to the future. The album also serves as a testament to Biggie's flexibility: he adopts Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rapid rhyme flow and Midwestern beats when they guest on "Notorious Thugs," he positively bounces on both "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali" (guesting Eazy Mo Bee), and even kicks it Wu-Tang style when RZA shows up for "Long Kiss Goodnight." --Asondra R. Hunter |
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The King of Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls, busted through with an instant hip-hop classic on his first album, Ready to Die, but he outdid even his standard on Life After Death, an audible, posthumous autobiography about the life of the former dope dealer. The 2 CD set revels in death, especially on "Niggaz Bleed," "Somebody's Gotta Die," and "You're Nobody ('Til Somebody Kills You)," but it's painfully clear that this chestnut-cheeked, fun-loving father of two wanted to see his kids grow up on "Sky Is the Limit" and "Miss U," both of which point to the future. The album also serves as a testament to Biggie's flexibility: he adopts Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rapid rhyme flow and Midwestern beats when they guest on "Notorious Thugs," he positively bounces on both "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali" (guesting Eazy Mo Bee), and even kicks it Wu-Tang style when RZA shows up for "Long Kiss Goodnight." --Asondra R. Hunter |
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this album is a classic like his first one. |
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Go out and buy this album. You will not be diss appointed with this album. There will be no hip hop without this album. Go out and buy this album. |
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outstanding |
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I REALLLY appreciate the prompt service. the CD was in great condition. Who cares about a little crack on the cover? That's not what i'm listening to! |
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very good |
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another one of my favorite's in my cd collection. no skipping tracks on this one. |
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Three and Half Stars |
Ok, I'm not going to get into the whole Tupac vs. Biggie debate that has inexplicably found its way into dozens of reviews on here. I'm also not going to give this a track by track review, it's a double disc and it would be too much. So here are the positives and negatives:
Positives: Biggie's flow is undeniable and his ability to paint a picture through his lyrics went unmatched until The Slim Shady LP, but hasn't been touched since. "Kick in the Door", "What's Beef", "Going Back to Cali", his incredible and perhaps most famous verse on "Mo Money" (regardless of how cheesy/poppy the song is) make this album a classic before you even get to mention "Notorious Thugs" and "I Got a Story to Tell". I could go on, but the bottom line is there are countless classic tracks on this chilling album.
Negatives: Honestly, after listening to this album you will want to strangle Puffy. His voice overs were annoying but acceptable at the time Ready To Die came out, but by this point they were potentially song ruining. He seems to pop up on nearly every song without ever bringing anything to any of them, including his utterly ridiculous and laughable attempt at actually rapping on "Mo Money Mo Problems" (especially when compared with the Biggie portion of the song that follows his verses). In addition to this annoyance, you will have to deal with the generic 90's interludes and skits, which apparently weren't bad enough when they were placed between songs, on this album we get them at the beginning and end of the actual songs (why does it take a minute for songs like "Miss You" to start?). Thankfully the days of cassette tapes were nearly done by the time this was released.
One last negative, if you were looking for the Biggie/Jay Z track to stand up to "Brooklyn's Finest" than you will surely be disappointed.
Bottom Line: This is one of those albums you have to have as a hip hop fan, but that doesn't mean it's not without it's flaws. Still, this is a classic album that will forever be listed as one of the best of all time. |
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the notorious awesome |
the notorious biggie is a rapper from new york. he is aparently known for a great flow. i found out his real name is Christopher George Latore Wallace! did u know his favorite movie is the lion king? his first album was called a classic by many so lets see how his second album LIFE AFTER DEATH measure up.
this CD was released by world famous raper PUFF DADDY. it was about the same time as somethign called COAST BEEF. if u dont know what that was, it was EAST coast rap VS wEST coast rap. (it turns out the DIRTY SOUTH won LOL). PUFFY also produced the beats while BIGGIE is on the mic. the beats are a bit stale for my likings.
BIGGIEs favorite things to rap about are crime and money. yep that right, he has been to jail too! unfortunately he cant rap about much else and it gets a bit old after a while. maybe next time try rapping about other things. my suggestions: drugs, BBQ, knives, gunfights, money...the list goes on. his flow can also be annoying sometimes he stops and starts a lot. BIGGIE is also acused of dumbing down his lyrics and being a jiggy rapper. i think he is ok but not as good as the rap we have today.
his flow is pretty good but was done way better by tupac. i almost fell asleep.
btw its a double cd so its like 2 albums for teh price of 1.
its only a matter of time before notorious B.I.G (BIGGIE) blows up for the west coast. this guy has paid his dues and he gonna be the next big thing so get onboard now!. stay up, braaaa. i recomend you buy this right away! |
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