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

Born Again
Compilation album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released December 7, 1999 (1999-12-07)
Recorded 1993–1996
(The Notorious B.I.G.'s vocals)
1998–1999
(Production, guest vocals, and mixing)
Genre
Length 75:16
Label
Producer
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 3, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau link
The A.V. Club(favorable) link
Entertainment WeeklyB+ link
Pitchfork6.0/10[2]
Rolling Stone link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Los Angeles Times link

Born Again is the first posthumous compilation album by late American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records 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.[4][5] Born Again received generally mixed reviews from music critics.

Critical reception

The album generally received mixed reviews from critics. In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone, Touré wrote that the "album won't damage his legacy. But Born Again won't improve that legacy much, either."[6] Rob Sheffield later wrote in The Rolling Stone Album Guide, "the posthumous Born Again proved Biggie was still dead, but his place in the MCs Hall of Fame remains untouchable."[7] 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."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Born Again" (Intro)Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre, J Dub1:28
2."Notorious B.I.G." (featuring Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy)Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool3:11
3."Dead Wrong" (featuring Eminem)Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans4:57
4."Hope You Niggas Sleep" (featuring Cash Money Millionaires)Mannie Fresh4:10
5."Dangerous MC's" (featuring Mark Curry, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes)Nottz5:15
6."Biggie" (performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.)Nashiem Myrick5:22
7."Niggas"Mario Winans, Clemont Mack, Ramahn Herbert3:48
8."Big Booty Hoes" (featuring Too $hort)Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool3:27
9."Would You Die for Me" (featuring Lil’ Kim and Puff Daddy)Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool3:36
10."Come On" (featuring Sadat X)DJ Clark Kent4:37
11."Rap Phenomenon" (featuring Method Man & Redman)DJ Premier4:02
12."Let Me Get Down" (featuring G-Dep, Craig Mack and Missy Elliott)D-Dot4:33
13."Tonight" (featuring Mobb Deep and Joe Hooker)Cornbread6:08
14."If I Should Die Before I Wake" (featuring Black Rob, Ice Cube and Beanie Sigel)Henri Charlemagne, Coptic, D-Dot4:51
15."Who Shot Ya?"Nashiem Myrick3:48
16."Can I Get Witcha" (featuring Lil' Cease)Chucky Thompson3:36
17."I Really Want to Show You" (featuring Nas and K-Ci & JoJo)Andreao "Fanatic" Heard"5:09
18."Ms. Wallace" (Outro)Harve Pierre, Voletta Wallace3:18

Sample credits

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 47
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 82
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 70
US Billboard 200[13] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Farley, Keith. "Born Again- The Notorious B.I.G." AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Trammell, Matthew (March 9, 2017). "The Notorious B.I.G.: Born Again". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Notorious B.I.G.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 592. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database#
  5. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=born+again+double+platinum&source=bl&ots=7Whz4IKhE5&sig=MM_MXMNadJpC4a2a9a-M48ToQZw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lz7CVO7NJYXVggS1koD4Bg&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=born%20again%20double%20platinum&f=false
  6. ↑ "Notorious B.I.G.: Born Again : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 20 January 2000. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Bracket, Nathan with Christian Hoard, ed. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Fireside. p. 592. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Nas: Consumer Guide Reviews: The Lost Tapes". The Consumer Guide. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/418733/notorious-big/chart?f=335
  10. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – BORN AGAIN (ALBUM)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Notorious B.I.G. | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ "The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  14. ↑ "The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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