Hood Rich Explained

Hood Rich
Type:	Album
Artist:	Big Tymers
Cover:	Big Tymers.jpg
Released:	April 30, 2002
Recorded:	2001–2002
Genre:	Southern hip hop
Length:	64:23
Producer:	Mannie Fresh, Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.), Jazze Pha
Prev Title:	I Got That Work
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Big Money Heavyweight
Next Year:	2003

Hood Rich is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Big Tymers. The album was released on April 30, 2002, by Cash Money Records and Universal Records. It features the single "Still Fly". It marks the first Big Tymers' album that doesn't feature exclusive production by Mannie Fresh.

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 168,000 copies, becoming the first and only album by the group that reached the top spot on the chart. Hood Rich was certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Mannie Fresh, except where noted.

Personnel

• Al Amporo – assistant engineer (1)
• Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (1, 4, 9, 10, 15, 18, 19)
• Kevin Crouse – engineer (2, 8, 10, 14, 16), mixing (2, 8, 14, 16)
• Eric Flettrich – engineer (3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19), mixing (3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17)
• Mannie Fresh – engineer (3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19), mixing (3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17)
• Mark "DJ Exit" Goodchild – engineer (4, 9, 10, 15)
• Steve Hardy – engineer (1)
• Steve Fisher – assistant engineer (2, 8, 10), assistant mix engineer (14, 16)
• Ismel "Nino" Ramos – engineer (9, 10, 15), assistant engineer (4), assistant mix engineer (4, 9, 10, 15, 18, 19)
• Dole "Rambro" Ramsey – engineer (4)
• Greg Street – engineer (18)
• Dave Swope – assistant engineer (7)
• Irving Taylor – assistant engineer (10)
• Chris Tice – engineer and mixing (7)
• Bryan Williams – executive producer
• Ronald Williams – executive producer
• Mike Wilson – engineer (10, 14)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"

Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[2]	143
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	73
US Billboard 200^[4]	60
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	17

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tymers Score Big With No. 1 Debut . Billboard . May 9, 2002 . April 10, 2016.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184204/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html. September 6, 2004. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. March 25, 2022.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html. October 12, 2003. Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. September 3, 2020.
5. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. September 3, 2020.