Born Again

by The Notorious B.I.G.

Overview

Considering it was released almost three years after his death, it'd be easy to dismiss the Notorious B.I.G.'s third album as a cash-in or merely a tribute album, similar to Puff Daddy's No Way Out. Fact is, Born Again includes a lot of previously unheard material from Biggie, and guest spots from Busta Rhymes, Redman and Method Man, Missy Elliott, Ice Cube, and Snoop Dogg work better than could be expected. It's difficult to say where all this material came from, but it's probable that the productions were simply arranged around old rhymes from Biggie himself. On most tracks, he takes a spotlight and then the guest rapper comes in. Thanks to executive producer Puff Daddy, it'd be easy to fool those not into hip-hop that Notorious B.I.G. was still alive. The outro, a spoken-word reminiscence by Voletta Wallace (his mother) is a bit touching but also a bit ghoulish. For B.I.G. fans, this is another must-have, but for anyone who thinks the rap industry routinely goes too far in pursuit of the almighty dollar, Born Again is yet further proof. ~ Keith Farley

Product Details

Release Date:	12/07/1999
Label:	Bad Boy Entertainment
UPC:	0786127302325
Rank:	31490

Tracks

1. Born Again (Intro)
2. Notorious B.I.G.
3. Dead Wrong
4. Hope You Niggas Sleep
5. Dangerous MC's
6. Biggie
7. Niggas
8. Big Booty Hoes
9. Would You Die for Me
10. Come On
11. Rap Phenomenon
12. Let Me Get Down
13. Tonight
14. If I Should Die Before I Wake
15. Who Shot Ya
16. Can I Get Witcha
17. I Really Want to Show You
18. Ms. Wallace (Outro)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Notorious B.I.G.   Primary Artist
Craig Mack   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Beanie Sigel   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mobb Deep   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Busta Rhymes   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Redman   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Method Man   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Diddy   Primary Artist
Nas   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
K-Ci & JoJo   Primary Artist
Junior M.A.F.I.A.   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Lil' Kim   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Lil' Cease   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
The Hot Boys   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mark Curry   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Sadat X   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Eminem   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Joe Hooker   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Black Rob   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ice Cube   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Too $hort   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
DMX   Guest Artist
Missy Elliott   Featured Artist
Puff Daddy   Featured Artist
Lauryn Hill   Guest Artist
Big Timer   Featured Artist
Jo-Jo   Featured Artist
Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey   Featured Artist
G. Dep   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Chucky Thompson   Producer
Calvin Broadus   Composer
DJ Premier   Producer
Tom Cassel   Mixing,Recording
Snoop Dogg   Composer
Simon LeBon   Composer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Lauryn Hill   Producer
Luther Campbell   Composer
Mark Curry   Composer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie   Producer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Mario Winans   Producer
Sean Combs   Composer,Executive Producer
Diddy   Producer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Harve Pierre   A&R,Composer,Producer,Associate Executive Producer
Tony Dofat   Composer
Steven Jordan   Composer
Kejuan Muchita   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
The Notorious B.I.G.   Composer
Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Christopher Wallace   Composer
Mark Pitts   Associate Executive Producer
T Lee   Composer
Clifford Smith   Composer
Chris Wallace   Composer
Dominick Lamb   Composer
Trevor Smith   Composer
Kimberly Jones   Composer