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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born Again (Intro)Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 01:28 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 2 | Notorious B.I.G.Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Dead WrongChris Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Hope You Niggas SleepChristopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Dangerous MC'sMark Curry, Snoop Dogg, Trevor Smith, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | BiggieChristopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 41 MB |
| 7 | NiggasTony Dofat, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Big Booty HoesAllen Toussaint, Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Would You Die for MeSean Combs, Kimberly Jones, Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Come OnGerry Goffin, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Rap PhenomenonKenny Gamble, Clifford Smith, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Let Me Get Down | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 13 | TonightKejuan Muchita, Harve Pierre, Christopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 14 | If I Should Die Before I Wake | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 15 | Who Shot YaThe Notorious B.I.G., Sean Combs | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 16 | Can I Get WitchaChristopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 17 | I Really Want to Show YouChristopher Wallace | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 18 | Ms. Wallace (Outro) | The Notorious B.I.G. | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 75 mins | 173 MB | |||||
| 75 mins | 512 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | Producer |
| 2 | Big Timer | Featured Artist |
| 3 | Black Rob | Featured Artist |
| 4 | Busta Rhymes | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 5 | Tom Cassel | Mixing, Recording |
| 6 | Sean Combs | Composer, Executive Producer |
| 7 | Mark Curry | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 8 | Diddy | Producer |
| 9 | DJ Premier | Producer |
| 10 | DMX | Guest Artist |
| 11 | Tony Dofat | Composer |
| 12 | Missy Elliott | Featured Artist |
| 13 | Eminem | Featured Artist |
| 14 | G. Dep | Featured Artist |
| 15 | Kenny Gamble | Composer |
| 16 | Gerry Goffin | Composer |
| 17 | Cedric Hailey | Featured Artist |
| 18 | Lauryn Hill | Guest Artist, Producer |
| 19 | Joe Hooker | Featured Artist |
| 20 | The Hot Boys | Featured Artist |
| 21 | Ice Cube | Featured Artist |
| 22 | Jo-Jo | Featured Artist |
| 23 | Kimberly Jones | Composer |
| 24 | Junior M.A.F.I.A. | Featured Artist |
| 25 | Lil' Cease | Featured Artist |
| 26 | Lil' Kim | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 27 | Craig Mack | Featured Artist |
| 28 | Method Man | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 29 | Mobb Deep | Featured Artist |
| 30 | Kejuan Muchita | Composer |
| 31 | Nas | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 32 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 33 | Harve Pierre | A&R, Associate Executive Producer, Composer, Producer |
| 34 | Mark Pitts | Associate Executive Producer |
| 35 | Puff Daddy | Featured Artist |
| 36 | Redman | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 37 | Sadat X | Featured Artist |
| 38 | Beanie Sigel | Featured Artist |
| 39 | Clifford Smith | Composer |
| 40 | Trevor Smith | Composer |
| 41 | Snoop Dogg | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 42 | Chucky Thompson | Producer |
| 43 | Too $hort | Featured Artist |
| 44 | Allen Toussaint | Composer |
| 45 | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | Composer |
| 46 | Chris Wallace | Composer |
| 47 | Christopher Wallace | Composer |
| 48 | Mario Winans | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |