Life After Death is the second and final studio album

Studio album

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 by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

, released March 25, 1997 on Bad Boy Records

Bad Boy Records

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. A double album

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, it was released posthumously following his death on March 9, 1997 and serves as his final studio album. The album is the follow-up to The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready to Die

Ready to Die

Ready to Die is the debut album of American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released September 13, 1994 on Bad Boy Records. The first release on the label, it features production by record producer and Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse,...

(1994), and it features collaborations with guest artists such as 112

112 (band)

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, Jay-Z

Jay-Z

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, Lil Kim, Mase

Mase

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, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

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, Too Short, Carl Thomas

Carl Thomas

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, Run-DMC, Total

Total

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, R. Kelly

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, The LOX

The LOX

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, Kelly Price

Kelly Price

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, and Puff Daddy.