Big Thangs

Big Thangs is the first compilation album by American West Coast hip-hop rapper and record producer Ant Banks. It was released on July 8, 1997, via Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Bad Ass Beat Lab in Oakland. Produced entirely by Ant Banks himself, it features guest appearances from J-Dubb, CJ Mac, Too $hort, 2Pac, Allfrumtha I, Audrian, Baby DC, Bad-N-Fluenz, B-Legit, Chuy Gomez, E-40, Ice Cube, Ice-T, K-Dee, King T, Mack 10, MC Ant, MC Breed, Mean Green, Rappin' 4-Tay, Slink Capone, Spice 1, WC, Otis & Shug, Stacy Hogg, and cameos from Coolio and Dr. Dre.

The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

• Track 1 contains an interpolation of "For the Love of Money" written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson.
• Track 2 contains an interpolation of "Summer Madness" written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis Thomas and Ricky Westfield.

Personnel

• Anthony "Ant" Banks – producer, recording & mixing <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 4–6, 8–10, 12–15)</small>, arranger <small>(track 10)</small>
• Otis Cooper – background vocals <small>(tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12)</small>
• Rafael "Shugg" Howell – background vocals <small>(tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12)</small>
• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – lead vocals <small>(tracks: 2, 8)</small>
• O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – lead vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
• Earl "E-40" Stevens – lead vocals & vocal arranger <small>(track 4)</small>
• Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – lead vocals & vocal arranger <small>(track 4)</small>
• Roger "King Tee" McBride – lead vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
• Robert "Spice 1" Green – lead vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
• Leo "J-Dubb" Ramsey – lead vocals <small>(tracks: 6, 13, 15)</small>
• William "WC" Calhoun – lead vocals <small>(track 6)</small>
• Tupac "2Pac" Shakur – lead vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
• Eric Breed – lead vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
• Anthony "Ant Diddley Dog" Nelson – lead vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
• Carl "Mr. Ill" Martin – lead vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
• Gerald "Slink Capone" Johnson – lead vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
• Stacy Hogg – background vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
• Andre "Dr. Dre" Young – intro <small>(track 10)</small>
• Bryaan "CJ Mac" Ross – lead vocals <small>(tracks: 12, 15)</small>
• Darrell "K-Dee" Johnson – lead vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
• Anthony "Rappin' 4-Tay" Forté – lead vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
• Artis "Coolio" Ivey Jr. – intro <small>(track 13)</small>
• Ryan "Binky Mack" Garner – lead vocals <small>(track 14)</small>
• Marcus "Squeak Ru" Moore – lead vocals <small>(track 14)</small>
• Audrian – lead vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
• James "Tre" Rabb – guitar <small>(tracks: 2, 3, 5, 12–14)</small>
• Stuart "Shorty B" Jordan – guitar <small>(track 8)</small>
• Ramon "Pee-Wee" Gooden – guitar <small>(track 15)</small>
• Carlos Warlick – mixing <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 4–6, 8–10, 12–15)</small>
• Mark Chalecki – mastering
• Marvin Watkins – executive producer, A&R
• Art Shoji – art direction
• William Hames – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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