Sittin' on Somethin' Phat explained

Sittin' on Somethin' Phat
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ant Banks
Cover:	Sittin-On-Something-Phat.jpg
Studio:	Dangerous Music Studios
Next Title:	The Big Badass
Next Year:	1994

Sittin' on Somethin' Phat is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Ant Banks. It was released on March 9, 1993, via Dangerous Music/Jive Records. It was produced by Ant Banks and Too $hort. It features guest appearances from Goldy, Pooh-Man, Spice 1 and Too $hort. The album peaked at number 123 on the Billboard 200, number 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 5 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains a sample from "Genius of Love" written by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Adrian Belew and Steven Stanley and performed by Tom Tom Club.
• Track 5 contains a sample of "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" written by Barry White.
• Track 6 contains a sample of "Let's Play House" written by William Collins, George Clinton and Walter Morrison and performed by Parliament.^[1]
• Track 10 contains samples of "Nappy Dugout" written by George Clinton, Garry Shider and Cordell Mosson, and "Hit It and Quit It" written by Clinton and William Nelson both performed by Funkadelic.

Personnel

• Anthony "Ant" Banks – vocals, keyboards, producer (tracks: 1-9, 11), engineering, mixing
• Mhisani "Goldy" Miller – vocals (tracks: 7, 9), engineering
• Robert Lee "Spice 1" Greene Jr. – vocals (track 8)
• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals (track 9), producer (track 10)
• Lawrence "M.C. Pooh-Man" Thomas – vocals (track 9)
• De Anthony Max – background vocals
• Stacy Hogg – background vocals
• Michael Hampton – guitar
• Derreck Hall – keyboards
• Sean-G – live drums (track 3)
• R. Austin – engineering
• L. Kenny – engineering
• T. Edwards – engineering
• D. "D-Wiz" Evelingham – engineering
• Victor Hall – photography

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	123
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	22
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	5

Notes and References

1. Book: Thompson . Dave . Funk . 2001 . Backbeat Books . 102.
2. April 17, 1993 . The Billboard 200 . . . 0006-2510 . January 23, 2024.
3. April 17, 1993 . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . . . 0006-2510 . January 23, 2024.
4. April 10, 1993. Top Heatseekers Albums . . . 0006-2510 . January 23, 2024.