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Mo Money Mo Problems
| "Mo Money Mo Problems" | ||||
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| Single by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase | ||||
| from the album Life After Death | ||||
| B-side | "Lovin' You Tonight" | |||
| Released | July 15, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
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| "Mo Money Mo Problems" on YouTube | ||||
"Mo Money Mo Problems" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released as the second single from his second studio album, Life After Death (1997) on July 15, 1997 by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. It features guest performances from labelmate Mase and label boss Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs; all three performers co-wrote the song with Stevie J, who also co-produced it with Combs. "Mo Money Mo Problems" contains a sample and an interpolation of "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross, hence Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers are credited as songwriters; the sampled portions are heard in the production, while the hook is interpolative and performed by Kelly Price in an uncredited appearance.
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 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. It was the sixth song to hit number one posthumously for a credited artist.[2] It received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1998.
Based on airplay and chart success, the song is considered one of the most popular singles in hip hop history. In 2021, Samoan Australian hip hop group No Money Enterprise covered the song on Australian youth broadcaster Triple J's Like a Version segment.
- ^ Muhammad, Ismail. "Songs of the Summer — 1997 | Mo Money Mo Problems by Notorious B.I.G." American Experience. PBS. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Zellner, Xander (June 27, 2018). "Artists Who Hit No. 1 On The Hot 100 Posthumously: XXXTentacion & More". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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