Big Noyd

TaJuan Akeem Perry (born August 15, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Noyd, is an American rapper. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep and is featured on all of their albums except Blood Money.

Big Noyd
Big Noyd in 2020
Background information
Birth name	TaJuan Akeem Perry
Born	(1975-08-15) August 15, 1975 (age 49)
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Infamous

Career

Big Noyd's debut was his verse on "Stomp 'Em Out" from Mobb Deep's 1993 debut Juvenile Hell, but it was not until 1995, on Mobb Deep's album The Infamous, that Big Noyd attracted wider attention. He appeared on "Right Back At You", “Party Over”, & "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)". He explained later that he received his first contract, for $300,000, from Tommy Boy because of his verse on "Give Up The Goods (Just Step)".^[1]

His debut album Episodes Of A Hustla was released in 1996 on Tommy Boy Records. Noyd was incarcerated at the time of its release. According to Prodigy, the album sold a "disappointing 30,000 copies". In 2000, Big Noyd signed to Prodigy's record label, Infamous Records, and appeared on the songs Infamous Minded and Gun Play from Prodigy's debut studio album, H.N.I.C., which was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2003, Big Noyd returned with his second album, Only The Strong. This album, just as his debut, had many Mobb Deep-related features. Noyd attributes the lackluster sales to Landspeed Records' (which became Traffic Entertainment Group) filing for bankruptcy in an unrelated lawsuit just as the album was being released. In 2004, Big Noyd released his third album, On the Grind, also featuring many guest-spots by Mobb Deep-related artists. The album was released independently through Monopolee Records, which Noyd helped to found and released under his full control, preventing issues that happened with Landspeed and Tommy Boy Records. He founded Noyd Inc. in 2007.

He got his rap name from a friend who thought he resembled Domino's Pizzas advertising character 'The Noid'.^[2]

Personal life

He is of Puerto Rican and African American descent. He has a daughter who still lives in Queensbridge, Queens.^[3]

Discography

Year	Title	Chart positions
		US R&B/HH [4]	US Indie [5]	US Heat [6]
1996	Episodes of a Hustla Released: December 10, 1996 Label: Tommy Boy Records	59	—	—
2003	Only the Strong Released: September 23, 2003 Label: Landspeed Records	45	27	36
2005	On the Grind Released: January 25, 2005 Label: Monopolee Records	—	—	—
2006	The Stick Up Kid Released: August 22, 2006 Label: Traffic Entertainment Group	—	—	—
2008	Illustrious Released: January 22, 2008 Label: Koch Records	—	44	13
	Street Kings Released: September 23, 2008 Label: Noyd Inc.	—	—	—
2010	Queens Chronicle Released: February 2, 2010 Label: Noyd Inc.	—	—	—