That's life, to top it all off, beef with 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 and 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 subtle messages have been speculated on 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. Numerous songs contain references to B.I.G.'s rivals, some subtle and some obvious. Feud references and subliminal disses Ĭonflict with other rappers is a major theme throughout the album. was shot four times in a drive-by shooting and was later pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Two weeks before its release, on March 9, the Notorious B.I.G. The album was supposed to be released on Halloween in 1996, but was pushed back to 1997. who had married Faith Evans, became East Coast's icon in the East Coast–West Coast rivalry and made guest appearances on albums by Jay-Z and Luther Campbell amongst others. Two and a half years before the album's release, the Notorious B.I.G. 2 Feud references and subliminal disses.476 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'. The album was nominated for 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' at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. The album is a sequel to his first album, Ready to Die, and picks up where the last song, 'Suicidal Thoughts', ends. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre. Life After Death exhibits The Notorious B.I.G. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Mase, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Angela Winbush, D.M.C. A double album, it was released posthumously following his death sixteen days earlier. Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, on Bad Boy Records and Arista Records.
Obviously, if there were no bootlegs, Illmatic would have sold much more. “Regional demand was so high,” writes music critic Jeff Weiss, “that Serch claimed he discovered a garage with 60,000 bootlegged copies.” The album also suffered from extensive bootlegging prior to its release. This probably explains why Illmatic didn’t go gold until almost two years later (January 17, 1996) after it’s release, unlike RTD which went gold and platinum rather quick after the singles started going big. The album’s five radio singles failed to obtain considerable Billboard success, as each single did not gain significant charting on the Billboard Hot 100. I also wonder how much Illmatic would have done if there weren’t any bootlegs. But I guess it sold much more later on because of the smash hit singles (Juicy, Big Poppa, One More Chance ), and also because of Biggie’s later untimely death in ‘97. Ready to Die was then certified triple platinum on Augand was later certified 4x platinum by the RIAA on October 19, 1999. However, it was then certified gold by the RIAA only two months after its release on November 16, 1994, and was certified double platinum on October 16, 1995, only a year and one month after its release. The album shipped 57,000 units in its first week of release.
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