West Coast rivalry and made guest appearances on albums by Jay-Z and Luke amongst others. had married Faith Evans, became East Coast's icon in the East Coast vs. Two and a half years prior to the album's release, The Notorious B.I.G.
The album is the follow-up to The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready to Die (1994), and it features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil Kim, Mase, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Too Short, Carl Thomas, Run-DMC, Total, R.
A double album, it was released posthumously following his death on Maand serves as his final studio album. Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released Maon Bad Boy Records. Sean "Puffy" Combs ( exec.), The Hitmen, Buckwild, Clark Kent, Easy Mo Bee, Havoc, Daron Jones, Kay Gee, DJ Premier, RZA For other uses, see Life After Death (disambiguation).