The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Life After Death': All the Essential Samples
Digging in the crates for the songs that made Biggie's last album a hit.
1997
The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Life After Death' to Get Deluxe Reissue
Available as an 8LP box set in June.
"Mo Money, Mo Problems" Continued Bad Boy's Hot Streak
The label replaced itself at No. 1 twice in one year.
When Puff Daddy Paid Tribute to a "Missing" Friend
The song became one of the year's biggest.
When The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize" Ruled the Charts
Biggie Biggie Biggie, can't you see?
The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Life After Death': Five Tracks to Know
Classic cuts from Biggie's posthumous 1997 album.
March 1997: Puff Daddy Begins Bad Boy's Good Year
Puff produced five No. 1s that year.
Lil Kim's "Not Tonight" is a Ladies' Hip-Hop Anthem Two Ways
A remix of the track became one of her biggest hits.
February 1997: Puff Daddy and Snoop Dogg Bury the Hatchet on 'The Steve Harvey Show'
In the winter of 1997, a comedian from the Midwest helped broker peace in the East Coast/West Coast hip-hop rivalry, with the help of two of its biggest stars.
The Steve Harvey Show featured comedian Steve Harvey playing a former funk musician-turned-schoolteacher on the West Side of Chicago. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002 and propelled both Harvey and co-star Cedric The Entertainer to greater acclaim.
Adina Howard's "Lost" Second Album Finally Released
It took nearly 25 years, but Adina Howard can finally say Welcome to Fantasy Island.
The hip-hop/R&B singer's second album, slated for release back in 1997, is now available to download or stream from Rhino Records as part of their Black History Month celebrations. (It was previously leaked to DatPiff in 2013.)