Biggie Smalls Born Again Song List

1999 compilation album by The Notorious B.I.G.

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	Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.) 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 Once again (1999) Duets: The Concluding Chapter (2005)
Singles from Built-in Once more
"Dead Wrong" Released: Oct 26, 1999 "Notorious B.I.G." Released: December 11, 1999

Born Again is the first posthumous compilation album past American rapper the Notorious B.I.G., released past Bad Boy Records and Arista Records on December 7, 1999. It is composed primarily of early on 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 2x Platinum past 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 [edit]

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	link
The A.V. Club	(favorable) link
Amusement Weekly	B+ link
Pitchfork	6.0/10[3]
Rolling Stone	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[four]
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 meliorate that legacy much, either."^[five] Rob Sheffield later on wrote in The Rolling Stone Anthology Guide, "the posthumous Born Again proved Biggie was all the same expressionless, only his identify in the MCs Hall of Fame remains untouchable."^[half-dozen] Robert Christgau, who gave the release a "dud" rating, later wrote, "Remember that posthumous outtakes CD Bad Boy attributed to Biggie? No? Adept then—it was foul, not just sick shit but stupid ill shit."^[7]

Runway listing [edit]

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

No.	Championship	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Born Again" (Intro)	Christopher Wallace	J-Dub Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre	1:28
2.	"Notorious B.I.Thou." (featuring Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy)	Wallace Daven Vanderpool John Taylor Nicholas Bates Simon LeBon	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool P. Diddy	three:11
3.	"Dead Incorrect" (featuring Eminem)	Osten Harvey Jr. Wallace	Chucky Thompson P. Diddy Mario "Yellow Human being" Winans Pierre[c] Easy Mo Bee[d]	4:57
4.	"Hope You Niggas Slumber" (featuring Hot Boys and Large Timer)	Harvey Jr. Wallace	Mannie Fresh Easy Mo Bee[d]	iv:10
v.	"Dangerous MC's" (featuring Mark Curry, Snoop Dogg, and Busta Rhymes)	Wallace Trevor Smith Mark Back-scratch Dominick Lamb Calvin Broadus	Dominick "Nottz" Lamb Pierre[c]	5:15
six.	"Biggie" (featuring Inferior M.A.F.I.A.)	Nashiem Myrick Wallace Kimberly Jones James Lloyd Jamel Fisher Antoine Espana Wes Farrell John Bahler	Nashiem Myrick Pierre[c]	five:22
7.	"Niggas"	Wallace Tony Dofat	P. Diddy Ramahn "Jer-Z" Herbert Clemont "Cash Us Clay" Mack Winans[a] Tony Dofat[d]	3:48
8.	"Big Booty Hoes" (featuring Too Brusque)	Wallace Vanderpool David Mathews Luther Campbell Allen Toussaint	Vanderpool Pierre[c]	three:27
9.	"Would Y'all Dice for Me" (featuring Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy)	Vanderpool Wallace Jones Sean Combs Steven Hashemite kingdom of jordan	P. Diddy Vanderpool Stevie J[d]	three:38
ten.	"Come On" (with Sadat Ten)	Robert Hall Wallace Charles Aznavour Don Black Robert Gall Gerry Goffin Michael Masser	DJ Clark Kent Lord Finesse[d]	4:35
11.	"Rap Miracle" (featuring Method Man & Redman)	Wallace Christopher Martin Clifford Smith Reggie Noble Thom Bong Roland Chambers Kenneth Gamble Ike Lee Tracey Lee	DJ Premier Pierre[c]	4:02
12.	"Let Me Get Downwardly" (featuring G-Dep, Craig Mack, and Missy Elliott)	Deric Angelettie Trevell Coleman Craig Mack Barry White	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Pierre[c]	iv:33
13.	"Tonight" (featuring Mobb Deep, Joe Hooker, and Puff Daddy)	Wallace Robert Diggs Kejuan Muchita Albert Johnson Harve Pierre Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson	P. Diddy Chris "Cornbread" Cresco Pierre[c] RZA[d]	half-dozen:08
14.	"If I Should Dice Before I Wake" (featuring Black Rob, Water ice Cube, and Beanie Sigel)	Angelettie Eric Matlock Henri Charlemagne Robert Ross O'Shea Jackson Dwight Grant	Angelettie Eric "Coptic" Matlock Henri Charlemagne Garrette "Blake" Smith[b] Pierre[c]	4:51
15.	"Who Shot Ya?" (Radio Edit)	Combs Wallace Myrick Allie Wrubel Herbert Magidson	Myrick	iii:48
16.	"Can I Go Witcha" (with Lil' Cease)	Carl Thompson Wallace Lloyd LeRoy Bell Casey James	Thompson	3:36
17.	"I Really Want to Bear witness Y'all" (featuring Nas and K-Ci & JoJo)	Wallace Ed Fox Alan Scott	Andreao "Fanatic" Heard P. Diddy The Bluez Brothers[d]	5:09
18.	"Ms. Wallace" (Outro)	Voletta Wallace	Pierre Voletta Wallace	3:21

Notes

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

Sample credits ^[viii]

• "Notorious B.I.Chiliad." 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 past Wes Farrell and John Bahler, performed by New York Urban center.
• "Big Booty Hoes" contains samples of "Crab Apple" written by David Mathews, performed past Idris Muhammad. It also contains samples of "Bust a Nut", written past Luther Campbell, Christopher Wallace, 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 past Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser.
• "Rap Phenomenon" contains samples of "Keep Your Easily High", written by Thom Bell, Roland Chambers, Kenneth Chance, Ike Lee, Tracey Lee, and Christopher Wallace; performed by Tracey Lee.
• "Let Me Go Down" contains samples of "Love Serenade", written and performed by Barry White.
• "Tonight" contains samples of "Simply Say Just Say", written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, performed by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
• "Who Shot Ya" contains samples of "I'thou Agape the Masquerade is Over", written by Allie Wrubel and Herbert Magidson, performed by David Porter.
• "Can I Become Witcha" contains samples of "Livin' Information technology Up (Friday Nighttime)", written and performed by Bong and James.
• "I Actually Want to Show You" contains samples of "Charisma", written by Ed Fox and Alan Scott, performed past Tom Browne.

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Meet also [edit]

• List of number-1 albums of 1999 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.Due south.)

References [edit]

1. ^ "American certifications – Mack, Craig – Funk Da Globe". Recording Industry Association of America.
2. ^ Farley, Keith. "Born Once again- The Notorious B.I.G." AllMusic . Retrieved 16 September 2018.
3. ^ Greene, Jayson (March ix, 2017). "The Notorious B.I.One thousand.: Born Again". Pitchfork . Retrieved March ix, 2017.
4. ^ Cantankerous, Charles R. (2004). "Notorious B.I.G.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 592. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
5. ^ "Notorious B.I.G.: Born Once again : Music Reviews : Rolling Rock". Rolling Stone. twenty January 2000. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
6. ^ Subclass, Nathan with Christian Hoard, ed. (2004). The New Rolling Rock Album Guide. New York: Fireside. p. 592. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
7. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Nas: Consumer Guide Reviews: The Lost Tapes". The Consumer Guide . Retrieved 15 February 2014.
8. ^ ^{a b} Born Again (booklet). Bad Boy, Arista. 1999.
9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2013-10-11 . {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October eleven, 2013.
11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – Built-in AGAIN (Anthology)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved Oct 11, 2013.
12. ^ "Notorious B.I.Thou. | Artist | Official Charts". United kingdom Albums Chart. Retrieved October eleven, 2013.
13. ^ "The Notorious B.I.Grand. Nautical chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved Oct 11, 2013.
14. ^ "The Notorious B.I.M. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved Oct 11, 2013.
15. ^ "Meridian Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard . Retrieved August nineteen, 2020.
16. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard . Retrieved Baronial xix, 2020.
17. ^ "American album certifications – Notorious B.I.K. – Built-in Again". Recording Industry Association of America.

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