The Big Badass Explained

The Big Badass
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ant Banks
Cover:	Ant_Banks_The_Big_Badass.jpg
Recorded:	1993–1994
Studio:	Dangerous Music Studio
Producer:	Ant Banks
Prev Title:	Sittin' on Somethin' Phat
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Do or Die
Next Year:	1995

The Big Badass is the second solo studio album by the American rapper and record producer Ant Banks.^[1] It was released on May 10, 1994 through Dangerous Music/Jive Records.^[2] 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)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	80
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]]. Melissa Ursula Dawn. Goldsmith. Anthony J.. Fonseca. December 1, 2018. ABC-CLIO. Google Books.
2. Web site: Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Dave. Thompson. April 2, 2019. Penguin. Google Books.
3. July 2, 1994 . The Billboard 200 . . . 106 . 27 . 112 . 0006-2510 . January 24, 2024.
4. July 2, 1994 . Top R&B Albums . . . 106 . 27 . 23 . 0006-2510 . January 24, 2024.