Overview
"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 Entertainment and Arista Records. It features guest performances from fellow American rappers Mase and Puff Daddy; all three rappers co-wrote the song with Stevie J, who also co-produced it with Puff Daddy. "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.