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

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Born Again
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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)Life After Death1997		 Born Again
(1999)		 Duets: The Final Chapter
(2005)Duets: The Final Chapter2005
Singles from Born Again
  1. "Dead Wrong"
    Released: October 26, 1999
  2. "Notorious B.I.G."
    Released: January 4, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars link
Robert Christgau (dud) link
The A.V. Club (favorable) link
Entertainment Weekly B+ link
Rolling Stone (2000) 3/5 stars link
Rolling Stone (2004) 2/5 stars link
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars 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 very mixed reviews from music critics.

Reception

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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. Title Producer(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
  • Biggie's verse in "Notorious B.I.G." is from his unreleased song "Real niggaz" from 1995.
  • "Dead Wrong" was an unreleased song from a demo tape back in 1994. The first verse of the original version was used in this version.
  • Biggie's verse from "Hope You Niggas Sleep" comes from the second verse of the original version of "Dead Wrong".
  • Biggie's verse in "Dangerous MC's" comes from an unreleased song called "The Ugliest" which was originally going to be on Busta Rhymes' 1996 album The Coming. Because he had subliminal disses aimed towards 2Pac the track was not included on the album to avoid beef between 2Pac and Busta Rhymes. The original is produced by J. Dilla.
  • The Notorious B.I.G.'s part in "Biggie" was from "Let's Get It On" from the album Eddie F. and the Untouchables on the title track "Let's Get It On" featuring 2Pac, Heavy D and Grand Puba. The compilation featured the only known in-studio collaboration of two up-and-coming hip-hop MC's at the time, 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G..
  • "Niggas" is a remix of an original unreleased version from 1993.
  • Biggie's verses in "Big Booty Hoes" comes from the song "Bust a Nut" by Uncle Luke, produced by Frankie Cutlass.
  • "Come On" is a remix of the original unreleased song from 1993 produced by Lord Finesse.
  • Biggie's part in "Rap Phenomenon" comes from the song "Keep Your Hands High" by Tracey Lee.
  • "Tonight" has Biggie's first verse from "Long Kiss Goodnight", from Life After Death.
  • "If I Should Die Before I Wake" has Biggie's verse from a 1994 song called "Stop The Breaks" which features Raekwon, Killa Sin, O.C. and KRS-One. It was recorded without portion of lyrics, so verse is censored too.
  • "Who Shot Ya?" is a B-Side to his 1995 single "Big Poppa".
  • "Cant I Get Witcha" uses Biggie vocals from a 1993 demo.
  • "I Really Want To Show You" has Biggie's verses from "Everyday Struggle", from Ready to Die.
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

  1. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database#
  2. ↑ 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
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  6. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/418733/notorious-big/chart?f=335
  7. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – BORN AGAIN (ALBUM)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Notorious B.I.G. | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Notorious B.I.G. – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Notorious B.I.G.. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Notorious B.I.G. – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for The Notorious B.I.G.. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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