For Life is the second studio album by Soul for Real, released on September 24, 1996.

During that time, Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell left the label to become the president at Motown Records.

[2] MCA Music Entertainment Group CEO Doug Morris promoted Heavy D. as the new president of Uptown several months before the release of For Life.

[3] As a result, Uptown was moved from its parent company MCA Records to the newly launched Doug Morris label Universal Records.

Despite getting good reviews, the album was met with the sophomore jinx.