Life After Death is the debut album of Natas

Natas (group)

Natas is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan.-History:Esham met Mastamind as a student at Osborne High School, who gave him a three-song demo tape of his music, leading the two to form the group with Esham's longtime friend, T-N-T, deciding on the name Natas, an acronym for "Nation...

, released in 1992.

Controversy

Following the release of this album, Esham

Esham

Rashaam Attica Smith, better known by his stage name Esham , is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan known for his hallucinogenic style of hip hop which he refers to as "acid rap", which fuses rock-based beats and lyrics involving subjects such as death, drug use, evil, paranoia and...

, Natas and Reel Life Productions were the subject of much controversy when a 17-year-old fan killed himself while smoking cannabis

Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...

 and playing Russian roulette

Russian roulette

Russian roulette is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger...

 while listening to Life After Death.

Reception

Allrovi reviewer Jason Birchmeier wrote that "The trio's attempt to be as hardcore as possible pushes their efforts from shocking to clichéd satire. Furthermore, in addition to the clichéd subject matter, the accompanying music isn't nearly as evocative as that found on Esham

Esham

Rashaam Attica Smith, better known by his stage name Esham , is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan known for his hallucinogenic style of hip hop which he refers to as "acid rap", which fuses rock-based beats and lyrics involving subjects such as death, drug use, evil, paranoia and...

's solo albums. The group's later albums would eventually integrate a further sense of sincerity and less theatrics as well as a stronger musical soundtrack; this debut finds them simply trying to make a splash by being as insane as possible."

Track listing

1. Life After Death
2. Did It Like That
3. Dance
4. Toss-up
5. Bitch Stop Lyin'
6. Bad Guys Never Lose
7. 1 Time 4 Yo Mind
8. Get My Head Together
9. Hellraiser
10. Bitches On My Mind
11. Mysterious Ways
12. Rock It Deadly
13. Who Am I
14. Spent My Last On A Hoe
15. Bitch You Can't Have Me
16. Home Of The Brave
17. Dirty Mind
18. I Ain't Got Shit 2 Lose
19. In The Name Of RLP
20. Dancin' On Ya Grave