The Big Badass

1994 studio album by Ant Banks
The Big Badass
Studio album by
Ant Banks
ReleasedMay 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioDangerous Music Studio
Genre
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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Big Badass"
5:30
2."2 Kill a G" (featuring Spice 1 & Too $hort)5:19
3."Streets of Oakland" (featuring Boots)
4:39
4."The Drunken Fool"
  • Banks
  • Gooden
4:12
5."Parlayin'" (featuring Goldy)
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'"
4:28
9."Pimp Style Gangstas" (featuring Rappin' Ron & Ant Diddley Dog)
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"
5:33
Total length:55:00
Sample credits
  • Track 4 contains a sample of "House Full Of Girls" written by Isaac Hayes.
  • Track 5 contains a sample of "F-Encounter" written by Ron Ford, Rick Evans, George Clinton Jr. and William Collins and performed by Bootsy Collins.
  • Track 6 contains a sample of "Go Fer Yer Funk" written by George Clinton Jr. and performed by Parliament.
  • Track 8 contains a portion of the composition "Children of Production" written by George Clinton Jr., William Collins and Bernie Worrell.
  • Track 9 contains a portion of the composition "No Rump To Bump" written by Donnie Sterling, Ron Dunbar and Jim Vitti.
  • Track 10 contains a portion of the composition "Chocolate City" written by George Clinton Jr., Bernie Worrell and William Collins.
  • Track 12 contains a portion of the composition "Home At Last" written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

Personnel

  • Anthony "Ant" Banks – vocals, keyboards, guitar, drum programming, producer, engineering
  • Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10), executive producer
  • Robert Lee "Spice 1" Greene Jr. – vocals (track 2)
  • Raymond "Boots" Riley – vocals (track 3)
  • Mhisani "Goldy" Miller – vocals (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Anthony "Ant Diddley Dog" Nelson – vocals (tracks: 6, 9)
  • R. "Rappin' Ron" Royster – vocals (tracks: 6, 9)
  • Damani "Father Dom" Khaleel – vocals (track 6)
  • Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden – vocals (track 6), keyboards, guitar, engineering
  • Stacy Hogg – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9)
  • Clyde Thompson – backing vocals (track 1)
  • Otis Cooper – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Sugar Ray Howell – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Kiki Hitsville – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Roniece Levias – backing vocals (track 11)
  • Tony Edwards – backing vocals (track 11)
  • Jeffrey Spencer McCormick – saxophone (track 12)
  • Kirk Felton – digital editing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Randy Austin – executive producer
  • Izumi Inoue – design

Charts

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

References

  1. ^ Jehnzen, Daevid. "Ant Banks - The Big Badass Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (December 1, 2018). "Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave (April 2, 2019). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 2, 1994. p. 112. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "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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