March 25, 2023
The Notorious B.I.G. Drops Life After Death – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 25, 1997: A few weeks after the death of The Notorious B.I.G., on March 9, 1997, fans rushed to the stores to cop the late Brooklyn rapper's double-disc project, Life After Death, which was released on this day via Bad Boy Records.Picking up right where his debut album Ready to Die left off, Life After Death was Biggie's final studio album. The 24-song collection boasted hit singles such as "Hypnotize," "Mo Money, Mo Problems" and "Sky's the Limit."Much like the title track suggests, B.I.G. took his creativity to new heights with his LP. Among the themes on the album include a hardcore...