Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)

Born Again
Studio album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released December 7, 1999 (1999-12-07) United States
Recorded 1993–1996
(The Notorious B.I.G.'s vocals)

1998–1999
(Production, guest vocals, and mixing)
Genre Hip hop
Label Bad Boy Records
Producer Sean "Puffy" Combs (Exec.), Faith Evans (Exec.), Voletta Wallace (Exec.), Mark Pitts (Exec.), Harve Pierre (Exec.), Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, DJ Clark Kent, DJ Premier, Nottz, Mannie Fresh, Nashiem Myrick, Deric Angelettie, Clemont Mack, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard"
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Life After Death
(1997)
Born Again
(1999)
Duets: The Final Chapter
(2005)
Singles from Born Again
  1. "Dead Wrong"
    Released: October 26, 1999
  2. "Notorious B.I.G."
    Released: January 4, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Robert Christgau link
The A.V. Club(favorable) link
Entertainment WeeklyB+ link
Rolling Stone (2000) link
Rolling Stone (2004) link
Los Angeles Times link

Born Again is a posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G. It was released on December 7, 1999. It is composed primarily of early recorded verses with newer beats and guest rappers.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 485,000 albums sold in the first week, and was later certified Double-platinum on January 14, 2000.[1][2] Born Again received generally mixed reviews from music critics.

Reception

The album received generally very mixed reviews from critics. Upon its release, Rolling Stone wrote that the "album won't damage his legacy. But Born Again won't improve that legacy much, either."[3] In a retrospective review of his output in 2004, the magazine wrote "The posthumous Born Again proved Biggie was still dead, but his place in the MCs Hall of Fame remains untouchable."[4] Robert Christgau, who gave the release a "dud" rating, later wrote, "Remember that posthumous outtakes CD Bad Boy attributed to Biggie? No? Good then—it was foul, not just ill shit but stupid ill shit."[5]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Born Again" (Intro)Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre, J Dub 1:28
2. "Notorious B.I.G." (featuring Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy)Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool 3:11
3. "Dead Wrong" (featuring Eminem)Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans 4:57
4. "Hope You Niggas Sleep" (featuring Cash Money Millionaires)Mannie Fresh 4:10
5. "Dangerous MC's" (featuring Mark Curry, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes)Nottz 5:15
6. "Biggie" (performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.)Nashiem Myrick 5:22
7. "Niggas"  Mario Winans, Clemont Mack, Ramahn Herbert 3:48
8. "Big Booty Hoes" (featuring Too $hort)Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool 3:27
9. "Would You Die for Me?" (featuring Lil’ Kim and Puff Daddy)Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool 3:36
10. "Come On" (featuring Sadat X)DJ Clark Kent 4:37
11. "Rap Phenomenon" (featuring Method Man & Redman)DJ Premier 4:02
12. "Let Me Get Down" (featuring G-Dep, Craig Mack and Missy Elliott)D-Dot 4:33
13. "Tonight" (featuring Mobb Deep and Joe Hooker)Cornbread 6:08
14. "If I Should Die Before I Wake" (featuring Black Rob, Ice Cube and Beanie Sigel)Henri Charlemagne, Coptic, D-Dot 4:51
15. "Who Shot Ya?"  Nashiem Myrick 3:48
16. "Can I Get Witcha" (featuring Lil' Cease)Chucky Thompson 3:43
17. "I Really Want to Show You" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo and Nas)Andreao "Fanatic" Heard" 5:09
18. "Ms. Wallace" (Outro)Harve Pierre, Voletta Wallace 3:18
Notes
Sample credits

Unused tracks

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 47
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] 82
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 70
US Billboard 200[10] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

See also

References

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