Flamboyant (Big L song) explained

Flamboyant
Cover:	Flamboyant - Big L (cover).jpg
Type:	single
B-Side:	On the Mic
Artist:	Big L
Album:	The Big Picture
Released:	May 30, 2000
Recorded:	1998–1999
Studio:	C Mo' Greens Studio (Queens, New York)^[1] ^[2]
Genre:	Hip hop^[3]
Length:	3:07 (album version) 3:11 (single version)
Label:	Rawkus, Flamboyant, Priority
Producer:	Mike Heron
Prev Title:	Holdin' it Down
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Deadly Combination
Next Year:	2002

"Flamboyant" is a song by American rapper and songwriter Big L. It appears as the tenth track on his second studio album The Big Picture, posthumously released. It was his fifth released and first posthumous single. It topped the US Rap charts, while it peaked at number 39 on the US R&B charts.

Release

The single topped the US Rap charts on June 24, 2000 and stayed there for three weeks, then spending 28 weeks on the charts.^[4] It also spent fourteen weeks on the US R&B charts.

Track listings

• 12" single

1. "Flamboyant" (Clean) – 3:11
2. "Flamboyant" (Dirty) – 3:11
3. "Flamboyant" (Instrumental) – 3:11
4. "Flamboyant" (Acapella) – 3:11
5. "On the Mic" (Clean) – 3:26
6. "On the Mic" (Dirty) – 3:26
7. "On the Mic" (Instrumental) – 3:26
8. "On the Mic" (Acapella) – 3:26

• CD and cassette single

1. "Flamboyant" – 3:11
2. "Flamboyant" (Instrumental) – 3:11
3. "On the Mic" – 3:26
4. "On the Mic" (Instrumental) – 3:26

Personnel

• Big L - vocals, songwriter
• Dee Ervin - songwriter
• Mike Heron - songwriter, producer
• Wes Farrell - songwriter
• Max Vargas - recorder
• DJ Sebb - scratcher
• Louis Alfred III - mixer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flamboyant (2000, Vinyl). discogs.com.
2. Web site: C Mo' Greens Studio. discogs.com.
3. Web site: Flamboyant (2000, Vinyl). discogs.com.
4. Web site: Hot Rap Songs Chart. Billboard. June 24, 2000. billboard.com.