25th Anniversary Super Deluxe 8-Disc Vinyl Box Set!
Original 1997 Album on 3LP!
12" Mixes/Versions Available on Vinyl for the First Time in 25 Years!
Commemorative Booklet with Rare Photos, Liner Notes & More!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 179/500!
The Life After Death 25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set consists of 8-LPs and a commemorative booklet featuring rare photos from the album cover shoot, liner notes by Sheldon Pearce, and exclusive reflections from members of the team who worked on the original album release. In addition to the original album, it includes the Hypnotize 12", Mo Money Mo Problems 12", Sky's The Limit 12", and Nasty Boy 12".
Upon its 1997 release, Life After Death debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. It was the first album to feature two back-to-back posthumous #1 singles: "Hypnotize" and "Mo Money Mo Problems." The album received a GRAMMY® nomination in the category of "Best Rap Album." "Hypnotize" earned a GRAMMY® nomination for "Best Rap Solo Performance," and "Mo Money Mo Problems" was nominated for "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group." Among dozens of lists and retrospectives, Rolling Stone touted Life After Death among its coveted "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time." The RIAA has awarded the album a Diamond Certification for more than 5 million copies sold of the double-LP.
Biggie's second album was a victory lap following the immense, earth-shaking success of his 1994 debut, Ready to Die, and was prophetically and tragically released less than a month after the 24-year-old was shot and killed. The rubber-grooved 'Hypnotize' was already on its way to becoming a smash when he died, and his lyrical genius and gift for narrative were on display all over this two-CD set, as he grapples with rap-game politics and delivers thinly veiled knocks at the West Coasters he long beefed with over clean, lush-sounding production. He was just getting started.
Features
- 25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set
- Original Album on 3LP
- Hypnotized 12" Vinyl Single
- Mo Money Mo Problems 12" Vinyl Single
- Sky's the Limit - 2 x 12" Vinyl
- Nasty Boy 12" Vinyl Single
- Commemorative Booklet
- Rare Photos from the Album Cover Shoot
- Liner Notes by Sheldon Pearce
- Exclusive Reflections from the Team Who Worked on the Original Album
- Box with Flip-Top Lid
- Made in USA
- Explicit Content
Selections
Life After Death
Side A:
- Life After Death
- Somebody's Gotta Die
- Hypnotize
- Kick In The Door
Side B:
- #!*@ You Tonight (Feat. R. Kelly)
- Last Day (Feat. The Lox)
- I Love The Dough (Feat. Jay-Z & Angela Winbush)
- What's Beef?
Side C:
- B.I.G. Interlude
- Mo Money Mo Problems (Feat. Mase & Puff Daddy)
- Niggas Bleed
- I Got A Story To Tell
Side D:
- Notorious Thugs
- Miss U
- Another (Feat. Lil' Kim)
- Going Back To Cali
Side E:
- Ten Crack Commandments
- Playa Hater
- Nasty Boy
- Sky's The Limit (Feat. 112)
Side F:
- The World Is Filled... (Feat. Too Short & Puff Daddy)
- My Downfall (Feat. DMC)
- Long Kiss Goodnight
- You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)
Hypnotize
Side A:
- Hypnotize (Radio Mix)
- Hypnotize (Instrumental)
Side B:
- Hypnotize (Club Mix)
Mo Money Mo Problems
Side A:
- Mo Money Mo Problems (Feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [Radio Mix]
- Mo Money Mo Problems (Feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [Instrumental]
Side B:
- Mo Money Mo Problems (Feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [Album Version]
- #!*@ You Tonight (Feat. R. Kelly)
Sky's The Limit
Side A:
- Sky's The Limit (Feat. 112) [Radio Edit]
- Kick In The Door (Radio Edit)
Side B:
- Going Back To Cali (Radio Edit)
- Sky's The Limit (Instrumental)
Side C:
- Kick In The Door (Club Mix)
- Going Back To Cali (Club Mix)
Side D:
- Kick In The Door (Instrumental)
- Going Back To Cali (Instrumental)
Nasty Boy
Side A:
- Nasty Boy (Radio Edit)
- Nasty Boy (Instrumental)
Side B:
- Nasty Boy (Album Version)