Not even close?
Must be a Pac dikk rider
not at all
Life After death is not a classic
- Thread starter havoc00
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not at all
Asdfhhklpiyrewss
All Star
Another and Nasty Boy are the only wack songs, rest is classic
Scotch Hall
All Star
someone up that thread where lad found that dead finger
Rapmastermind
Superstar
Sales/Impact? Check
Influence? Check
Classic Material? Check
Lyrics? Check
Flow? Check
Creativity? Check
Hit Songs? Check
Replay Value? Check
Versatility? Check
Critical Acclaim? Check
Awards? Check
"Life After Death" passes every threshold for Classic Status. At this point it's not even debatable. Big gave you an ALBUM, not just a collection of songs like a lot of rappers are doing now. It was Big's last will and testament to Hip Hop. The way the album just picked right up from "Ready To Die" made it like a sequel to a Blockbuster movie. It's 15 years later and dudes still trying to recreate their own versions of "Life After Death" and can't do it like Big did it. How did Jay do on his double? What about NaS? Neither could make a double LP as timeless as LAD. The man gave a song for every type of rap fan. He gave the Streets Tracks, He gave the Clubs Tracks, he gave Backpakers tracks, he gave The Midwest, The South and the West Tracks. He gave Females tracks, he gave storytellin fans tracks. "Life After Death" is probably the most versatile rap album of all time. Is it perfect? No but there were 24 total tracks. 1 song was an intro and 1 song was an interlude so that leaves 22 tracks. The only songs you can throw rocks at is "Another, Nasty Boy and Playa Hater". "Another" was for the chicks and ask any female you know, they will call the song a Classic. "Nasty Boy" was for the clubs and Big's bars were so sick they remixed the song 9 years later on "Nasty Girl" and it became a Platinum #1 international hit. "Playa Hater" was Big just being comedic, showing you he has a sense of humor. These tracks you cannot say are wack, they are too soild:
Somebody's got To Die
Hypnotize
Kick in the Door
F*ckin U Tonite
Last Day
I love the Dough
What's Beef
Mo Money, Mo Problems
N!ggas Bleed
I got a Story To Tell
Notorious Thugs
Miss U
Going Back To Cali
10 Crack Commandments
Sky's The Limit
The World is filled
My Downfall
Long Kiss Goodnight
Your Nobody
That's 17-18 Hot joints and it's not CLASSIC? The thing people need to understand is several factors make an album a Classic and Big again passes every threshold for Classic Status.
Influence? Check
Classic Material? Check
Lyrics? Check
Flow? Check
Creativity? Check
Hit Songs? Check
Replay Value? Check
Versatility? Check
Critical Acclaim? Check
Awards? Check
"Life After Death" passes every threshold for Classic Status. At this point it's not even debatable. Big gave you an ALBUM, not just a collection of songs like a lot of rappers are doing now. It was Big's last will and testament to Hip Hop. The way the album just picked right up from "Ready To Die" made it like a sequel to a Blockbuster movie. It's 15 years later and dudes still trying to recreate their own versions of "Life After Death" and can't do it like Big did it. How did Jay do on his double? What about NaS? Neither could make a double LP as timeless as LAD. The man gave a song for every type of rap fan. He gave the Streets Tracks, He gave the Clubs Tracks, he gave Backpakers tracks, he gave The Midwest, The South and the West Tracks. He gave Females tracks, he gave storytellin fans tracks. "Life After Death" is probably the most versatile rap album of all time. Is it perfect? No but there were 24 total tracks. 1 song was an intro and 1 song was an interlude so that leaves 22 tracks. The only songs you can throw rocks at is "Another, Nasty Boy and Playa Hater". "Another" was for the chicks and ask any female you know, they will call the song a Classic. "Nasty Boy" was for the clubs and Big's bars were so sick they remixed the song 9 years later on "Nasty Girl" and it became a Platinum #1 international hit. "Playa Hater" was Big just being comedic, showing you he has a sense of humor. These tracks you cannot say are wack, they are too soild:
Somebody's got To Die
Hypnotize
Kick in the Door
F*ckin U Tonite
Last Day
I love the Dough
What's Beef
Mo Money, Mo Problems
N!ggas Bleed
I got a Story To Tell
Notorious Thugs
Miss U
Going Back To Cali
10 Crack Commandments
Sky's The Limit
The World is filled
My Downfall
Long Kiss Goodnight
Your Nobody
That's 17-18 Hot joints and it's not CLASSIC? The thing people need to understand is several factors make an album a Classic and Big again passes every threshold for Classic Status.
Ladies/my Mercedes/hold 4 in the back/ 2 if they fat.. Nasty boy was dope breh. One of my favorite joints. Straight up playa shyt
It's a classic to me.
Black Ball
Superstar
I skip alot of songs I felt were dope when the album came out. I don't skip nothing on RTD except Juicy.
Very dope, but not classic.
Very dope, but not classic.
prophecypro
Hollywood North
Impact wise, yes its a classic and it has classic songs.
In terms of construction, it could have been better...double albums almost are always overbloated and even the ones considered classic could have been better (People were dissappointed with Wu Forever when it came out intially, some purists scoffed at All Eyez on me).
I've always said had Biggie lived, he probably faces a bit of backlash from purists in the same way that Nas did with It Was Written over Life After Death. Especially tracks were he trying different regional styles.
But having said all that, still a dope album.
In terms of construction, it could have been better...double albums almost are always overbloated and even the ones considered classic could have been better (People were dissappointed with Wu Forever when it came out intially, some purists scoffed at All Eyez on me).
I've always said had Biggie lived, he probably faces a bit of backlash from purists in the same way that Nas did with It Was Written over Life After Death. Especially tracks were he trying different regional styles.
But having said all that, still a dope album.
stealthbomber
cruising at 30,000
exactly this
is that correct ainsley 
That's that same as saying OK wack songs if you're into those type of things. Those are straight wack to me. Actually i hate Hypnotize as well...very, very generic, no display of great lyricism, weak hook...And I don't like I Love the Dough.
It goes from the Intro, Somebody Gotta Die, Hypnotize? That right there eliminates it from classic discussions.
Disc 2 has Another, Going Back to Cali, Playa Hater, Nasty Boy...With 10 Crack Commandments in the middle. That's 4/5 weak tracks, with a skit/interlude track.