
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.

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.
