The Big Badass is the second solo studio album by the American rapper and record producer Ant Banks. It was released on May 10, 1994, through Dangerous Music/Jive Records. 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
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) PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 80US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 10
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