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The Big Badass
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioDangerous Music Studio
Genre
  • gangsta rap
  • Length55:00
    Label
    • Dangerous Music
  • Jive
  • ProducerAnt Banks
    Ant Banks chronology
    Sittin' on Somethin' Phat
    (1993)
    The Big Badass
    (1994)
    Do or Die
    (1995)
    Singles from The Big Badass

    1. "Parlayin'"
      Released: 1994

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]

    The Big Badass is the second solo studio album by the American rapper and record producer Ant Banks.[2] It was released on May 10, 1994 through Dangerous Music/Jive Records.[3] Produced entirely by Banks himself, it features guest appearances from Ant Diddley Dog, Boots Riley, Goldy, Rappin' Ron, Spice 1, Too $hort and the rest of The Dangerous Crew. The album peaked at number 80 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

    Track listing

    [edit]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."The Big Badass"
  • Ramon Gooden
  • 5:30
    2."2 Kill a G" (featuring Spice 1 & Too $hort)
    • Banks
  • Robert Lee Greene Jr.
  • Todd Shaw
  • Stuart Jordan
  • Gooden
  • 5:19
    3."Streets of Oakland" (featuring Boots)
    • Banks
  • Raymond Riley
  • Gooden
  • 4:39
    4."The Drunken Fool"
    • Banks
  • Gooden
  • 4:12
    5."Parlayin'" (featuring Goldy)
    • Banks
  • Mhisani Miller
  • Ron Ford
  • Rick Evans
  • George Clinton
  • William Collins
  • 4:12
    6."Clownin' Wit da Crew" (featuring The Dangerous Crew)
    • Banks
  • Damani M. Khaleel
  • R. Royster
  • Anthony Nelson
  • Shaw
  • Gooden
  • Clinton
  • 3:41
    7."Fuckin' Wit Banks" (featuring Too $hort & Goldy)
    • Banks
  • Shaw
  • Miller
  • Gooden
  • 4:53
    8."Straight Hustlin'"
    • Banks
  • Gooden
  • Clinton
  • Collins
  • Bernie Worrell
  • 4:28
    9."Pimp Style Gangstas" (featuring Rappin' Ron & Ant Diddley Dog)
    • Banks
  • Royster
  • Nelson
  • Donnie Sterling
  • Ron Dunbar
  • Jim Vitti
  • 3:47
    10."The Loot" (featuring Too $hort)
    • Banks
  • Shaw
  • Clinton
  • Worrell
  • Collins
  • 3:27
    11."Packin' a Gat"
    • Banks
  • Jordan
  • Gooden
  • 5:19
    12."Hard as Hell"
    • Banks
  • Jeffrey Spencer McCormick
  • Walter Becker
  • Donald Fagen
  • 5:33
    Total length:55:00
    Sample credits

    Personnel

    [edit]

    Charts

    [edit]
    Chart (1994) Peak
    position
    USBillboard 200[4] 80
    USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 10

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Jehnzen, Daevid. "Ant Banks - The Big Badass Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  • ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (December 1, 2018). "Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  • ^ Thompson, Dave (April 2, 2019). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  • ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 2, 1994. p. 112. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  • ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 2, 1994. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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