The diamond-certified, Grammy-nominated, double-disc opus debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart upon release with the back to back number one singles Hypnotize and Mo Money Mo Problems, which remain classics to this day. Life After Death, but on this version the Disc One graphics are printed with white color, as on the other version printed with black color. Sadly, the artwork and music on the Notorius B.I.G. ESPN analyst Bomani Jones took some time to answer questions from fans during an episode of The Evening Jones. Pre-order here.īiggie would have celebrated his 50th birthday this year (May 21st) and to mark the occasion, his former label Bad Boy, Rhino and Atlantic Records have announced a year-long celebration of the rap icon – The Sky’s The Limit: A Year Celebrating The Legacy of the Notorious B.I.G.Īs part of the festivities, an extensive 25th anniversary reissue of his epic second album Life After Death, which was released on March 25th 1997, just two weeks after Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting. Biggies 'Life After Death' Most Overrated Rap Album, ESPNs Bomani Jones Says.
has announced, an absolutely massive 8-LP Super Deluxe Box Set, celebrating both the life of the beloved late rapper and the 25th anniversary of his landmark 1997 LP Life After Death, will be arriving on June 10th. Photo by David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images. 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.