Born Again | ||||
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Released | December 7, 1999 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 75:19 | |||
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Singles from Born Again | ||||
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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.
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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ Born Again |
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]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Born Again" (Intro) | Christopher Wallace |
| 1:28 |
2. | "Notorious B.I.G." (featuring Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy) | 3:11 | ||
3. | "Dead Wrong" (featuring Eminem) |
| 4:57 | |
4. | "Hope You Niggas Sleep" (featuring Hot Boys and Big Tymers) |
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| 4:10 |
5. | "Dangerous MC's" (featuring Mark Curry, Snoop Dogg, and Busta Rhymes) |
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| 5:15 |
6. | "Biggie" (featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A.) |
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| 5:22 |
7. | "Niggas" |
| 3:48 | |
8. | "Big Booty Hoes" (featuring Too Short) |
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| 3:27 |
9. | "Would You Die for Me" (featuring Lil’ Kim and Puff Daddy) |
| 3:38 | |
10. | "Come On" (with Sadat X) | 4:35 | ||
11. | "Rap Phenomenon" (featuring Method Man & Redman) |
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| 4:02 |
12. | "Let Me Get Down" (featuring G-Dep, Craig Mack, and Missy Elliott) | 4:33 | ||
13. | "Tonight" (featuring Mobb Deep, Joe Hooker, and Puff Daddy) |
| 6:08 | |
14. | "If I Should Die Before I Wake" (featuring Black Rob, Ice Cube, and Beanie Sigel) |
| 4:51 | |
15. | "Who Shot Ya?" (Radio Edit) |
| Myrick | 3:48 |
16. | "Can I Get Witcha" (with Lil' Cease) |
| Thompson | 3:36 |
17. | "I Really Want to Show You" (featuring Nas and K-Ci & JoJo) |
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| 5:09 |
18. | "Ms. Wallace" (Outro) | Voletta Wallace |
| 3:21 |
Notes
Sample credits[8]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[17] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |