It received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1998. It was the sixth song to hit number one posthumously for a credited artist. The song is Notorious B.I.G.'s second posthumous number-one single, following " Hypnotize", making him the only artist in Hot 100 history to have two number-one singles posthumously. Released posthumously, "Mo Money Mo Problems" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1997, replacing " I'll Be Missing You" at the top of the chart, Puff Daddy's own tribute to the rapper. The song features guest vocals from Mase and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, and the hook was sung by Kelly Price. Backing vocals of "I'm Coming Out" are also used in the song, which repeat the title of that song. Its instrumental contains an interpolation of " I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross, for thus Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers are also credited as songwriters. It was written by the Notorious B.I.G., Steven Jordan, Mason Betha, and Sean Combs, while the latter also produced the song. But try as they might, no one can dethrone the king." Mo Money Mo Problems" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released through Bad Boy Records and Arista Records, which impacted on US mainstream radio stations on July 15, 1997, as the second single from his second and final studio album, Life After Death (1997). Since, Bad Boy has released posthumous projects while new generations of East Coast rappers have worked to live up to his legacy. The ominously titled Life After Death-released weeks after Biggie's demise in March 1997-showed further refinement of his already elite skills, with mafioso raps and taunts aimed at other regions. rapper 2Pac that culminated in both stars' murders six months apart, crippling the culture as it reeled from the luminaries’ absence. Sadly, his meteoric rise came with a media-exacerbated beef with L.A. crew, godfathered an empire of hitmakers and became one of the biggest rap stars in the world.
The "ashy-to-classy" aspirations of Biggie's hit "Juicy" became a reality: he elevated his Junior M.A.F.I.A. 1 Mom pendant," he demands on "Gimme the Loot"), made digestible by his distinctive flow and recognisable '80s R&B samples courtesy of The Hitmen. His vivid stories featured unflinching details ("I wouldn't give a f*ck if you're pregnant / Give me the baby rings and the No. B.I.G.'s explosive 1994 debut album, Ready to Die, chronicled his survivalism and sexploits with charm, menace and urgency. After dropping out of school and serving prison time for drug charges, he recorded a demo tape that eventually landed him at Bad Boy Records, founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs. was raised by a Jamaican immigrant mother, writing raps and freestyling on street corners as a preteen. The title was fitting and limiting: his swagger was unmistakably Brooklyn, but his talent and charisma made him a world-renowned superstar. dubbed himself the King of New York after the Christopher Walken-portrayed antihero from the film of the same name. At the height of his success, The Notorious B.I.G.