"Sky's the Limit" is the third single from The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

's second album Life After Death

Life After Death

Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released March 25, 1997 on Bad Boy Records. A double album, it was released posthumously following his death on March 9, 1997 and serves as his final studio album...

. It features vocals from 112

112 (band)

112 is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and "Peaches & Cream"...

 and somber production from Clark Kent. It contains a sample from the song "My Flame" by Bobby Caldwell

Bobby Caldwell

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 and "Keep On" by D. Train

D. Train

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. In the US, it was released as a triple A-side along with "Going Back to Cali" and "Kick In the Door". The track was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1998.

Content

The song acts as a sequel to his hit "Juicy" as the lyrics deal with Notorious B.I.G.'s tough upbringing and how he made it in life. It also gives the message of following your dreams and never giving up.

About ten years later, an identical instrumental would be used for fellow Bad Boy

Bad Boy Records

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 artist Cheri Dennis

Cheri Dennis

Cheri Dennis is an American singer, signed to Bad Boy Records.Cheri Dennis was born in 1979 and raised in a housing projects of Cleveland, Ohio. She later moved to Shaker Heights, Ohio and was initially a member of a group named Spoiled...

' "Dropping Out Of Love" for her debut album In and Out of Love

In and Out of Love (Cheri Dennis album)

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.

Urban Gospel

Urban contemporary gospel

Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 group Virtue

Virtue (musical group)

Virtue is a popular Gospel music group. The group Currently consists of sisters Ebony Holland, Karima Kibble and Heather Martin.-Biography:The group was formed 1994 by Karima Trotter , Ebony Trotter , Negelle Sumter, and Shavonne Sampson...

 interpolated the chorus for their song "The Sky Is The Limit" taken from their fifth album Testimony

Testimony (Virtue album)

Testimony is the sixth album from gospel group, Virtue. It includes the single "Follow Me".-Track listing:#Follow Me#Testimony#Medley: The Sky Is The Limit/Sky's The Limit#*Contains an interpolation from Sky's the Limit by The Notorious B.I.G...

 released in 2006.

A-Side

1. "Sky's the Limit" (Radio Edit) (4:12)
2. "Kick in the Door" (Radio Edit) (3:43)
3. "Going Back to Cali" (Radio Edit) (3:57)
4. "Sky's the Limit" (Instrumental) (4:35)

B-Side

1. "Kick in the Door" (Club Mix) (3:43)
2. "Going Back to Cali" (Club Mix) (3:55)
3. "Kick in the Door" (Instrumental) (3:43)
4. "Going Back to Cali" (Instrumental) (4:13)

Chart positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	26
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	31
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	1
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	35
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	11

External links

• Music video at MTV.com (Windows Media
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