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Life After Death is het tweede album van de Amerikaanse rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. Het album werd uitgegeven op 25 maart 1997, kort na zijn dood, door Bad Boy Records. Dit is het laatste album van Notorious B.I.G. In 2000 kreeg het album van de Recording Industry Association of America de diamanten status vanwege vijf miljoen verkochte exemplaren. Life After Death behoort tot de best verkopende rap-albums aller tijden. Het album is de opvolger van zijn debuutalbum, Ready to Die.

Life After Death is the second studio album by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. A double album, it was released sixteen days after his murder. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Mase, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too Short, Angela Winbush, Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC, R. Kelly, the Lox, and Puff Daddy. Life After Death exhibits the Notorious B.I.G. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre. The album is a sequel to his first album, Ready to Die, and picks up where the last song, "Suicidal Thoughts", ends.

Life After Death sold 690,000 copies in its first week, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release and was nominated for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for its first single "Hypnotize", and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for its second single "Mo Money Mo Problems" at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. The album is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. In 2020, it was ranked at No. 179 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.