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Black Mafia Life is the second studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released on February 2, 1993, via Ruthless Records. This album is what would be considered the blueprint of the G-Funk sound similar to Dr Dre's The Chronic. The album was recorded in 1991 into 1992 but was held back due to legal issues with Epic and Dr. Dre's departure from Ruthless Records. As on the group's previous works, Livin' Like Hustlers and Vocally Pimpin', this album's audio production was mostly handled by A.T.L. themselves, but this one excluded any contributions from Lay Law. It featured guest appearances from Kokane, Eazy-E, 2Pac, MC Ren, and Money-B. Above the Law member Go Mack left the group after the release of this album due to a confrontation and financial disputes with Eazy-E. Black Mafia Life peaked at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 37 on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single "V.S.O.P." peaked at number nine on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. In 2022, Rolling Stone placed it at number 167 on their list of the 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_M...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
