Big Thangs

Big Thangs is the first compilation album by American West Coast hip-hop record producer Ant Banks. It was released on July 8, 1997 via Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Bad Ass Beat Lab in Oakland. Produced entirely by Ant Banks himself, it features guest appearances from J-Dubb, CJ Mac, Too $hort, 2Pac, Allfrumtha I, Audrian, Baby DC, Bad-N-Fluenz, B-Legit, Chuy Gomez, E-40, Ice Cube, Ice-T, K-Dee, King T, Mack 10, MC Ant, MC Breed, Mean Green, Rappin' 4-Tay, Slink Capone, Spice 1, WC, Otis & Shug, Stacy Hogg, and cameos from Coolio and Dr. Dre.

Big Thangs
Compilation album by Ant Banks
Released	July 8, 1997 (1997-07-08)
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Bad Ass Beat Lab (Oakland, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	49:56
Label	Priority
Producer	Ant Banks
Ant Banks chronology
Do or Die (1995) Big Thangs (1997) Derty Werk (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Anthony Banks	2:06
2.	"Big Thangs" (featuring Too $hort and Ice Cube)	Banks Todd Shaw O'Shea Jackson	3:43
3.	"Coolin in the Luff" (featuring Chuey Gomez)		0:40
4.	"Can't Stop" (featuring E-40 and Mack 10)	Banks Earl Stevens Dedrick Rolison	4:25
5.	"West Riden'" (featuring King T and Spice 1)	Banks Roger McBride Robert Green	4:57
6.	"Hard Knox" (featuring J-Dubb and WC)	Banks Leo Ramsey William Calhoun	4:07
7.	"Gamblin' wit Ice T" (featuring Ice-T)		0:56
8.	"4 tha Hustlas" (featuring Too $hort, 2Pac and MC Breed)	Banks Shaw Tupac Shakur Eric Breed	4:52
9.	"Time Is Tickin'" (featuring Bad-N-Fluenz)	Banks Anthony Nelson Carl Martin	4:15
10.	"Cutaluff" (featuring Slink Capone)	Banks Gerald Johnson	1:09
11.	"Hoo-Ride Ant Banks" (featuring B-Legit, Mean Green, MC Ant and Baby DC)		1:26
12.	"Make Money" (featuring CJ Mac and K-Dee)	Banks Bryaan Ross Darrell Johnson	4:37
13.	"Playa Paraphernalia" (featuring J-Dubb and Rappin' 4-Tay)	Banks Ramsey	4:12
14.	"Fien" (featuring AllFrumTha I)	Banks Ryan Garner Marcus Moore	4:08
15.	"You Want Me Back" (featuring Audrian, J-Dubb and CJ Mac)	Banks Jo Jo Stacy Hogg Ramsey Ross	3:54
16.	"Outro"		0:29
Total length:			49:56

Sample credits

• Track 1 contains an interpolation of "For the Love of Money" written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson.
• Track 2 contains an interpolation of "Summer Madness" written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis Thomas and Ricky Westfield.

Personnel

• Anthony "Ant" Banks – producer, recording & mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-15), arranger (track 10)
• Otis Cooper – background vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12)
• Rafael "Shugg" Howell – background vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12)
• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – lead vocals (tracks: 2, 8)
• O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – lead vocals (track 2)
• Earl "E-40" Stevens – lead vocals & vocal arranger (track 4)
• Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – lead vocals & vocal arranger (track 4)
• Roger "King Tee" McBride – lead vocals (track 5)
• Robert "Spice 1" Green – lead vocals (track 5)
• Leo "J-Dubb" Ramsey – lead vocals (tracks: 6, 13, 15)
• William "WC" Calhoun – lead vocals (track 6)
• Tupac "2Pac" Shakur – lead vocals (track 8)
• Eric Breed – lead vocals (track 8)
• Anthony "Ant Diddley Dog" Nelson – lead vocals (track 9)
• Carl "Mr. Ill" Martin – lead vocals (track 9)
• Gerald "Slink Capone" Johnson – lead vocals (track 10)
• Stacy Hogg – background vocals (track 10)
• Andre "Dr. Dre" Young – intro (track 10)
• Bryaan "CJ Mac" Ross – lead vocals (tracks: 12, 15)
• Darrell "K-Dee" Johnson – lead vocals (track 12)
• Anthony "Rappin' 4-Tay" Forté – lead vocals (track 13)
• Artis "Coolio" Ivey Jr. – intro (track 13)
• Ryan "Binky Mack" Garner – lead vocals (track 14)
• Marcus "Squeak Ru" Moore – lead vocals (track 14)
• Audrian – lead vocals (track 15)
• James "Tre" Rabb – guitar (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 12-14)
• Stuart "Shorty B" Jordan – guitar (track 8)
• Ramon "Pee-Wee" Gooden – guitar (track 15)
• Carlos Warlick – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-15)
• Mark Chalecki – mastering
• Marvin Watkins – executive producer, A&R
• Art Shoji – art direction
• William Hames – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 20 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 98