Born Again is the first posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G., by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. It was on released on December 7, 1999. It was going to be his third studio album, releasing sometime in 1998, but he died in early 1997. It debuted #1 on The Billboard 200 during it's first week. Then certified Double-platinum on January 14, 2000. 