The accompanying
music video for "Mo Money Mo Problems", 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. This video is also famous for the red shiny jackets that are worn by Combs and Mase. 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. During the final verse, which the Notorious B.I.G. performed, Mase and Puffy looked on as the video screen showed archival footage of B.I.G. 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. The video features appearances from
Sheek Louch of
The LOX,
Riddick Bowe,
Stevie J, and
Nashiem Myrick. 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. This was a reaction to the newly popular success of
Tiger Woods. The music video was released in July 1997.
MuchMoreMusic ranked "Mo Money Mo Problems" number 31 on
Listeds "40 Most Memorable Videos Pt. 1 & 2" for its flashy wardrobe, and use of syncing old footage with the lyrics.
VH1 ranked the song number 58 as one of the "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years". ==Track listing==