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

Born Again
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Posthumous 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 Gangsta rap, hardcore 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" Frankie Cutlass
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
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars link
Robert Christgau (dud) link
The A.V. Club (favorable) link
Entertainment Weekly B+ link
Pitchfork 6.0/10
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2/5 stars link
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars link

Born Again is the first 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.Born Again received generally mixed reviews from music critics.

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."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."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."


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