MuchMoreMusic ranked "Mo Money Mo Problems" number 31 on Listed 's "40 Most Memorable Videos Pt. This was a reaction to the newly popular success of Tiger Woods. The video also has a short story, which is about how Combs was competing in a golf tournament and gained help from the spirit of The Notorious B.I.G, who helps him win the tournament. The video features appearances from Sheek Louch of The LOX, Riddick Bowe, Stevie J, and Nashiem Myrick. performing, it ran at a speed so that the footage seemed to sync with B.I.G.'s vocals since the rapper had died just prior to the release of Life After Death, and well before the filming of the video, this was the only way to have him appear in the video. performed, Mase and Puffy looked on as the video screen showed archival footage of B.I.G. During the final verse, which the Notorious B.I.G. The "air chamber" also had a video screen showing, at first, images of Kelly Price lip-synching to the sample of Diana Ross' voice and singing the song's chorus. This video is also famous for the red shiny jackets that are worn by Combs and Mase. The video directed by Hype Williams featured Mase and Combs in futuristic locations designed by Ron Norsworthy, including a tunnel lined with fluorescent lamps and a stark white chamber with pressurized air blowing out of the floor, allowing the two to float in midair. "Mo Money Mo Problems" also reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. It was preceded by " I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy featuring 112 and Faith Evans (meaning that Puff Daddy spent 13 weeks in a row at the top of the Hot 100) and was succeeded by " Honey" by Mariah Carey, which was also co-produced by Puff Daddy. The song hit number one after he had died. "Mo Money Mo Problems" was able to top the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, giving Biggie his second number one hit in the US. Based on airplay and chart success the song is considered one of the most popular singles in hip hop history. 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. Altra musica di The Notorious B.I.G." 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).
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