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1994 studio album by Ant Banks

The Big Badass

Released

May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)

Recorded

1993–1994

Studio

Dangerous Music Studio

Length

55:00

Ant Banks chronology

Sittin' on Somethin' Phat
(1993)

The Big Badass
(1994)

Do or Die
(1995)

Singles from The Big Badass

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Big Badass"	Anthony Banks Ramon Gooden	5:30
2.	"2 Kill a G" (featuring Spice 1 & Too $hort)	Banks Robert Lee Greene Jr. Todd Shaw Stuart Jordan Gooden	5:19
3.	"Streets of Oakland" (featuring Boots)	Banks Raymond Riley Gooden	4:39
4.	"The Drunken Fool"	Banks Gooden	4:12
5.	"Parlayin'" (featuring Goldy)	Banks Mhisani Miller Ron Ford Rick Evans George Clinton William Collins	4:12
6.	"Clownin' Wit da Crew" (featuring The Dangerous Crew)	Banks Damani M. Khaleel R. Royster Anthony Nelson Shaw Gooden Clinton	3:41
7.	"Fuckin' Wit Banks" (featuring Too $hort & Goldy)	Banks Shaw Miller Gooden	4:53
8.	"Straight Hustlin'"	Banks Gooden Clinton Collins Bernie Worrell	4:28
9.	"Pimp Style Gangstas" (featuring Rappin' Ron & Ant Diddley Dog)	Banks Royster Nelson Donnie Sterling Ron Dunbar Jim Vitti	3:47
10.	"The Loot" (featuring Too $hort)	Banks Shaw Clinton Worrell Collins	3:27
11.	"Packin' a Gat"	Banks Jordan Gooden	5:19
12.	"Hard as Hell"	Banks Jeffrey Spencer McCormick Walter Becker Donald Fagen	5:33
Total length:			55:00

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.

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

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	80
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	10

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v t e Ant Banks
Studio albums	Sittin' on Somethin' Phat The Big Badass Do or Die
Collaborations	Don't Try This at Home (with the Dangerous Crew) Derty Werk (with T.W.D.Y.) Lead the Way (with T.W.D.Y.)
Compilations	Big Thangs
Related articles	The Dangerous Crew

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