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The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit) Spotify streams & play count

Styles P, Pharoahe MonchA Gangster And A Gentleman20023:09Explicit

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Spotify streams

13,770,224

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 5 Nov 2026, 09:20 UTC.

Last day
+2,314
since 4 Nov 2026
Popularity
46 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

3 readings from 3 Nov 2026 to 5 Nov 2026: +4,395 plays over 2 days. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

4 Nov 2026: +2,081 plays5 Nov 2026: +2,314 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
13,770,224+2,314
13,767,910+2,081
13,765,829First reading

Track details

Released
Track number
24
Duration
3:09
Explicit
Yes
Tempo
173.9 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Hip Hop
  • Rap
  • Pop Rap
  • Gangster Rap

Moods

  • Nostalgia

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Styles P, Pharoahe Monch
Producer
Ayotollah, Ayatollah
Composer
D-Styles, Troy Donald Jamerson, L. Dorell, S. Glenn
Lyricist
D-Styles, Troy Donald Jamerson, L. Dorell, S. Glenn

More by Styles P

  1. A Gangster And A Gentleman2,291,737 plays

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Get The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit)'s play count from the API

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit) have on Spotify?

The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit) by Styles P and Pharoahe Monch had 13,770,224 streams on Spotify as of 5 Nov 2026 (UTC), 2,314 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit) released?

1 Jan 2002, on the album A Gangster And A Gentleman.

Who wrote and produced The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit)?

Producers: Ayotollah and Ayatollah. Composers: D-Styles, Troy Donald Jamerson, L. Dorell and S. Glenn. Lyricists: D-Styles, Troy Donald Jamerson, L. Dorell and S. Glenn.

What genre is The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit)?

The API's track insights tag it Hip Hop, Rap and Pop Rap, strongest first.

What is the tempo of The Life - Album Version Edit (Explicit)?

173.9 BPM, from the API's track insights.