''Life or Death'' is the debut

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American rapper

C-Murder Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper and songwriter. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part of his brother Master P's label No Limit Records, primarily as a member of the ...

. It was released on March 17, 1998, by

No Limit Records No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...

and

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. It was produced by

Beats By the Pound The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and O'Dell. The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's ...

. Like most of No Limit's albums in the 1990s, the album was a success, peaking at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 1 on the

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; as well as number 21 on the

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. After debuting on the charts with 197,000 copies sold its first week out, ''Life or Death'' achieved platinum status moving over 2 million copies by the end of 1999. In its second week of release, the album charted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, then at number 10 in its third week.

Track listing

#"Intro" (Produced by O'Dell) — 0:50 #"A 2nd Chance" (featuring

Master P Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...

Silkk the Shocker Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker, is an American rapper and actor. He originally went under the stage name Silkk, but later adopted Silkk the Shocker after the release of his first album ...

and Mo B. Dick) (Produced by

) — 3:34 #"Akickdoe!" (featuring Master P and

UGK UGK (short for Underground Kingz) was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas, formed in 1987, by Chad "Pimp C" Butler and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman. They released their first major-label album, ''Too Hard to Swallow'', in 1992, followe ...

) (Produced by

Pimp C Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as one half of the hip-hop duo Underground Kingz (UGK). ...

) and Beats By The Pound ; 4:36 #"Constantly N Danger" (featuring

Mia X Mia Young (born January 9, 1970), better known by her stage name Mia X, is an American rapper and songwriter. She was the first female emcee to get a contract with rapper and entertainment magnate, Master P on his successful record label No L ...

) (Produced by

Craig B Craig B may refer to: *Craig B., Glaswegian musician, former member of indie rock bands Aereogramme and The Unwinding Hours The Unwinding Hours were a Scottish alternative rock band formed in 2008 by former Aereogramme members Craig B. and ...

) — 3:13 #"Don't Play No Games" (featuring

Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler (born September 22, 1970), better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper. Early life and education Tyler grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana's 12th Ward. His father, who ran a small neighborhood store, d ...

and Silkk the Shocker) (Produced by Craig B) — 3:19 #"Show Me Luv" (featuring Mac and

Mr. Serv-On Corey Smith (born September 18, 1969), better known by his stage name Mr. Serv-On, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Serv-On is best known for his time spent with No Limit Records, out of New Orleans, in the mid-to-late 19 ...

) (Produced by Mo B. Dick) — 3:34 #"Picture Me" (featuring

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) (Produced by

Carlos Stephens Carlos Stephens aka Clos, is a record producer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He found fame as a member of No Limit Records' in-house production team, Beats by the Pound. He also was the only producer of No Limit to have outside distribution for an ...

) — 3:55 #"On the Run" (featuring

Soulja Slim James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for featuring on the U.S. number one hit "Slow Motion". Early life Jam ...

and

Full Blooded Full Blooded (also known as Da Hound) is an American rapper formerly signed to Master P's No Limit Records in the late 1990s. Full Blooded made his debut in 1998 on C-Murder's debut album '' Life or Death'' on the song titled "On The Run" and ...

) (Produced by KLC) — 3:21 #"Get N Paid" (featuring Silkk the Shocker) (Produced by Craig B) — 2:00 #"Only the Strong Survive" (featuring Master P) (Produced by O'Dell and KLC) — 2:22 #"The Truest Sh..." (Produced by Craig B) — 2:39 #"Making Moves" (featuring Master P and Mo B. Dick) (Produced by Mo B. Dick) — 2:45 #"Feel My Pain" (Produced by KLC) — 3:55 #"Soldiers" (featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Fiend, Mac, Mia X, Big Ed, Kane and Abel, and Mystikal) (Produced by KLC) — 5:38 #"Cluckers" (featuring Fiend) (Produced by Craig B) — 2:42 #"Life or Death" (featuring Ms. Peaches) (Produced by Mo B. Dick) — 2:55 #"Where I'm From" (featuring

Prime Suspects Prime Suspects was an American rap group from the 3rd Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. The group was composed of Glock, New-9 & Uzi, that was signed to Master P's No Limit Records. The group appeared on many of No Limit's releases including Mas ...

) (Produced by KLC) — 3:26 #"G's & Macks" (featuring Silkk the Shocker and Soulja Slim) (Produced by Mo B. Dick) — 4:04 #"Commercial" (featuring O'Dell and QB) (Produced by O'Dell) — 1:05 #"Riders" (Produced by KLC) — 2:27 #"Watch Yo Enemies" (featuring Magic) (Produced by Carlos Stephens) — 3:26 #"Duck & Run" (featuring Fiend) (Produced by Craig B) — 2:51 #"Ghetto Ties" (featuring Soulja Slim and Full Blooded) (Produced by Carlos Stephens) — 4:21 #"Survival of the Fittest" (featuring Gotti of Gambino Family) (Produced by KLC) — 4:00 #"Dreams" (Produced by KLC) — 1:39 #"Outro" (Produced by O'Dell) — 0:26

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C-Murder albums 1998 debut albums No Limit Records albums Priority Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub

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