'Born Again' was originally released in December 1999 and has been out of print since the early 2000s. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts and solve over 485k albums in the first week of release.
Guest artists include Busta Rhymes, Redman and Method Man, Missy Elliott, Ice Cube, and Snoop Dogg.
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.
2LP black vinyl pressing
Tracklisting
Side A:
1. Born Again (Intro)
2. Notorious B.I.G.
3. Dead Wrong
4. Hope You Niggas Sleep
Side B:
5. Dangerous MC's
6. Biggie
7. Niggas
8. Big Booty Hoes
9. Would You Die For Me
Side C:
10. Come On
11. Rap Phenomenon
12. Let Me Get Down
13. Tonight
14. If I Should Die Before I Wake
Side D:
15. Who Shot Ya
16. Can I Get Witcha
17. I Really Want To Show You
18. Ms. Wallace (Outro)
