On the second half of the album, we see Biggie introduce another element to his game of contrasting tracks: adopting styles from other regions. Recording Industry Association of America.It’s every bit as recognizable and even more unchanged than the Diana Ross source material that follows, but the end result is a sharp contrast that moves the story along. ^ "American album certifications – Notorious B.I.G.^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000".^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000".^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German).: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) "Nas: Consumer Guide Reviews: The Lost Tapes". ^ Bracket, Nathan with Christian Hoard, ed.^ "Notorious B.I.G.: Born Again : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone".The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). In Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (eds.). "Born Again- The Notorious B.I.G." AllMusic. Recording Industry Association of America. ^ "American certifications – Mack, Craig – Funk Da World"."I Really Want to Show You" contains samples of "Charisma", written by Ed Fox and Alan Scott, performed by Tom Browne."Can I Get Witcha" contains samples of "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)", written and performed by Bell and James."Who Shot Ya" contains samples of "I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over", written by Allie Wrubel and Herbert Magidson, performed by David Porter."Tonight" contains samples of "Just Say Just Say", written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, performed by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
"Let Me Get Down" contains samples of "Love Serenade", written and performed by Barry White."Rap Phenomenon" contains samples of "Keep Your Hands High", written by Thom Bell, Roland Chambers, Kenneth Gamble, Ike Lee, Tracey Lee, and Christopher Wallace performed by Tracey Lee.It also contains re-sung elements of " Theme from Mahogany", written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. "Come On" contains samples of "For Mama", written by Charles Aznavour, Don Black, and Robert Gall performed by Doc Severinsen.It also contains samples of "Bust a Nut", written by Luther Campbell, Christopher Wallace, and Allen Toussaint performed by Luke. "Big Booty Hoes" contains samples of "Crab Apple" written by David Mathews, performed by Idris Muhammad."Biggie" contains samples of "Hang Your Head in Shame", written by Wes Farrell and John Bahler, performed by New York City."Notorious B.I.G." contains samples of " Notorious", written by John Taylor, Nicholas Bates, and Simon LeBon performed by Duran Duran.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." Track listing Ĭredits adapted from the album's liner notes. In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone, Touré wrote that the "album won't damage his legacy. The album generally received mixed reviews from critics.
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