Name: Born Again
Brand: The Notorious BIG

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081227940966

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Double Black Vinyl.

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Limited edition

Release date

2017-08-18

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Warner Music Group

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2017-06-19

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The Notorious BIG

Genre GB

Hip Hop

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Bad Boy Entertainment

[a=Sean Combs] founded Bad Boy Entertainment in 1991, and began working with [a=Clive Davis] and [l=Arista] ([l=BMG]) in 1993. The two companies formed Bad Boy Records as a 50/50 joint venture. 

In 2002 Combs acquired Arista's 50% of their Bad Boy Records joint venture and walks with its complete roster and catalog. Diddy celebrated a new distribution partnership with Universal by releasing an overview of his label, [r=262890], in March of 2004. Universal acquired a 50% stake in Bad Boy Entertainment for $30 million in Feb. 2005.

In 2006, Bad Boy worked out a deal with Warner Music Group, which owned about a 50% share of the label.

In 2009, Bad Boy left Warner Music Group, and signed a new deal with UMG's Interscope Records.

In 2015, Bad Boy signed an another deal with Epic Records, which is currently distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.

Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 - February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, author, and musician. He began his musical career in 1984 as the frontman of the psychedelic grunge band Screaming Trees. After the band disbanded, Lanegan collaborated with various artists including Kurt Cobain, Isobel Campbell, Moby, Unkle, Soulsavers and Not Waving.
Lanegan's unique style and powerful vocals made him a prominent figure in the music industry. His collaborations showcased his versatility and ability to work across different genres. Throughout his career, he worked with notable artists such as *Kurt Cobain*, *Isobel Campbell*, *Moby*, *Unkle*, *Soulsavers* and *Not Waving*.
If you enjoy Lanegan's music, you may also appreciate similar artists like The Gutter Twins, Desert Sessions, The Afghan Whigs and Tindersticks among others.

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.

Born Again

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