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Born Again is the first posthumous compilation album by 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.

Born Again
Compilation album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released	December 7, 1999 (1999-12-07)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	75:19
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Producer	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool Timbaland DJ Clark Kent DJ Premier Nottz Mannie Fresh Nashiem Myrick Deric Angelettie Clemont Mack Andreao "Fanatic" Heard Frankie Cutlass
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Life After Death (1997) Born Again (1999) Duets: The Final Chapter (2005)
Singles from Born Again
"Dead Wrong" Released: October 26, 1999 "Notorious B.I.G." Released: December 11, 1999

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 485,000 albums sold in the first week, and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on January 14, 2000 and has sold over 2,350,000 copies in the United States.[1] Born Again received generally mixed reviews from music critics.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	link
Entertainment Weekly	B+ link
Pitchfork	6.0/10[3]
Rolling Stone	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Los Angeles Times	link

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."[5] 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."[6] 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."[7]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^[d]} signifies the original producer

Sample credits[8]

• "Notorious B.I.G." contains samples of "Notorious", written by John Taylor, Nicholas Bates, and Simon LeBon; performed by Duran Duran.
• "Biggie" contains samples of "Hang Your Head in Shame", written by Wes Farrell and John Bahler, performed by New York City.
• "Big Booty Hoes" contains samples of "Crab Apple" written by David Mathews, performed by Idris Muhammad. It also contains samples of "Bust a Nut", written by Luther Campbell, Christopher Wallace, |Frankie Cutlass and Allen Toussaint; performed by Luke.
• "Come On" contains samples of "For Mama", written by Charles Aznavour, Don Black, and Robert Gall; performed by Doc Severinsen. It also contains re-sung elements of "Theme from Mahogany", written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser.
• "Rap Phenomenon" contains samples of "Keep Your Hands High", written by Thom Bell, Roland Chambers, Kenneth Gamble, Ike Lee, Tracey Lee, and Christopher Wallace; performed by Tracey Lee.
• "Let Me Get Down" contains samples of "Love Serenade", written and performed by Barry White.
• "Tonight" contains samples of "Just Say Just Say", written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, performed by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
• "Who Shot Ya" contains samples of "I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over", written by Allie Wrubel and Herbert Magidson, performed by David Porter.
• "Can I Get Witcha" contains samples of "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)", written and performed by Bell and James.
• "I Really Want to Show You" contains samples of "Charisma", written by Ed Fox and Alan Scott, performed by Tom Browne.

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1999 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)

References

На других языках

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[de] Born Again (The-Notorious-B.I.G.-Album)

Born Again (engl. für: Wieder geboren) ist das dritte Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Rappers The Notorious B.I.G. Es wurde postum am 7. Dezember 1999, mehr als zwei Jahre nach dem Tod des Künstlers, über das Label Bad Boy Records veröffentlicht. Im Gegensatz zu seinen ersten beiden Studioalben entstand der Tonträger ohne die Mitwirkung des Rappers selbst. In den USA wurde das Album für mehr als zwei Millionen verkaufte Exemplare mit Doppel-Platin ausgezeichnet.[1]

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- [en] Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)

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[es] Born Again (álbum de Notorious B.I.G.)

Born Again es el tercer álbum (segundo póstumo) del rapero estadounidense The Notorious B.I.G., lanzado a finales de 1999.[1]

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[ru] Born Again (альбом The Notorious B.I.G.)

Born Again (рус. Рождённый заново) — второй посмертный альбом американского рэпера The Notorious B.I.G., выпущенный 7 декабря 1999 года на лейбле Bad Boy Records[2].

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