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The Notorious B.I.G. Album: “Born Again”
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Release Date:2005-10-04
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, East Coast Rap, Mainstream Rap
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Label:Bad Boy
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:786127302363
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| 1 |
Born Again (Intro) Video |
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Notorious B.I.G. - Featuring Lil' Kim/Puff Daddy |
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Dead Wrong (Featuring Eminem) |
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Hope You N*gg*s Sleep (Featuring Hot Boys & Big Tmer) |
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Dangerous MC's - Featuring Mark Curry/Snoop Dogg/Busta Rhymes |
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Biggie (Featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A.) |
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N*gg*s |
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Big Booty Hoes (Featuring Too $hort) |
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Would You Die For Me (Featuring Lil' Kim & Puff Daddy) |
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Come On (Featuring Sadat X) |
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Rap Phenomenon (Featuring Redman & Methodman) |
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Let Me Get Down (Featuring G-Dep, Craig Mack & Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) |
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Tonight (Featuring Mobb Deep & Joe Hooker) |
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If I Should Die Before I Wake (Featuring Black Rob, Ice Cube, & Beanie Sigel) |
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Who Shot Ya Video |
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Can I Get Witcha (Featuring Lil' Cease) |
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I Really Want To Show You (Featuring K-CI & Jo-Jo & Nas) |
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Ms. Wallace (Outro) Video |
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Review - AMG :
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, All Music GuideReview - Yahoo! Music - Alphonse McCullough :
Neither a tribute album nor a best-of project, Born Again amasses several cuts, verses, outtakes, and guest appearances themselves necessary to flesh-out tracks: one Francis M. White didn't leave too many unfinished masterpieces behind for the vultures to prey upon. Guest stars on Born include some help from a who's who of today's hot hip-hoppers: Meth and Red, Hot Boys and Big Tymers, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes, Nas, Mobb Deep, Too $hort and Eminem. Sticking out like areola on a cold day teased to attention by a brisk breeze are the Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim tracks "Notorious" and the ironic "Would You Die for Me." Lil' Cease navigates the verses on "Can I Get Witcha" and Junior M.A.F.I.A. checks in on the thoroughly satisfying title cut. The album's centerpiece, however, is "If I Should Die Before I Wake," featuring the storytelling tactics of Black Rob, (the underrated, for now) Beanie Sigel, and a reinvigorated Ice Cube, sounding more refreshed--and retro--than he has in some time, unifying and reverent in one tight verse. Born Again is not the album that Big was conceptualizing when he passed. Nor is it some hodgepodge or mishmash of crudely thrown together demos or a "best of" collection--that's probably comin' soon. It is a reminder of the considerable talent and personality the young Christopher Wallace was able to focus and reveal in his short life. He died for what he lived, and that was his music; this music. What a price to pay. Review - :
Considering it was released almost three years after his death, it'd be easy to dismiss {$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, All Music Guide
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