JT the Bigga Figga
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JT the Bigga Figga born Joseph Tom is a hip hop producer
/rapper from San Francisco, California
's Fillmore neighborhood. The popularity of his self-released Playaz n' the Game led to his signing with Priority Records
in 1995.
He has produced music for such rappers as Daz Dillinger
, Master P
, The Game
, San Quinn
, and Messy Marv
, altogether more than one hundred albums, which include 12 solos.
In fall of 2005 he became the A&R
for the West Coast operations of the Houston, TX based Rap-A-Lot Records
.
He has had a role in the 2004 Spike Lee
movie, Sucker Free City
. He played Killa Ski, a fictional rapper who had a minor role in the film.
JT the Bigga Figga also appears in SKUZZ TV, a reality based documentary DVD released by 3MZ productions.
Currently JT is working with Snoop Dogg
on a documentary DVD entitled Mandatory Business, which will feature the likes of Russell Simmons
, Spike Lee
, Xzibit
, Young Buck
and 50 Cent
. There will also be a soundtrack released for the documentary.
Collaboration albums
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/rapper from San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
's Fillmore neighborhood. The popularity of his self-released Playaz n' the Game led to his signing with Priority Records
Priority Records
Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world...
in 1995.
He has produced music for such rappers as Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger
Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...
, Master P
Master P
Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...
, The Game
The Game (rapper)
Jayceon Terrell Taylor , better known by his stage name Game, formerly The Game, is an American rapper and actor. As a member of G-Unit, he rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, which earned him two Grammy Award nominations...
, San Quinn
San Quinn
Quincy Brooks IV better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California.-Career:Born in Oakland, California, Quincy moved to the Fillmore district of San Francisco at the age of three...
, and Messy Marv
Messy Marv
Marvin Watson, better known by his stage name Messy Marv, is an American rapper from Pittsburg, CA, but represents the Fillmore Area of San Francisco, CA.Messy Marv is affiliated with the blood gang...
, altogether more than one hundred albums, which include 12 solos.
In fall of 2005 he became the A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
for the West Coast operations of the Houston, TX based Rap-A-Lot Records
Rap-A-Lot Records
Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...
.
He has had a role in the 2004 Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
movie, Sucker Free City
Sucker Free City
Sucker Free City is a 2004 film directed by Spike Lee. The film examines white, black, and Chinese characters in San Francisco and the conflicts they encounter with each other. The film was intended to be the pilot for a Showtime television series. Showtime declined to pick up the series...
. He played Killa Ski, a fictional rapper who had a minor role in the film.
JT the Bigga Figga also appears in SKUZZ TV, a reality based documentary DVD released by 3MZ productions.
Currently JT is working with Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
on a documentary DVD entitled Mandatory Business, which will feature the likes of Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
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, Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
, Xzibit
Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
, Young Buck
Young Buck
David Darnell Brown , also known as Young Buck, is an American Southern rapper. Buck is a former member of the New York City Hip-Hop group G-Unit, also a former artist of G-Unit Records as of Nov 26, 2011...
and 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
. There will also be a soundtrack released for the documentary.
Discography
Solo albums- 1992: Dank or Dope
- 1992: Don't stop til we Major
- 1993: Playaz 'N the Game
- 1995: Dwellin' in tha LabbDwellin' in tha LabbDwellin' in tha Labb is the second album by rapper, JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released on October 10, 1995 for Get Low Recordz, Priority Records and Straight Out Tha Labb Entertainment and was entirely produced by JT the Bigga Figga. The album was a critical success, gaining mostly...
- 1996: Operation TakeoverOperation TakeoverOperation Takeover is the seventh album by rapper, JT the Bigga Figga. The album was initially released on a small scale in 1996 for Get Low Recordz and was produced by JT the Bigga Figga...
- 1998: Game Tight
- 2000: Something CrucialSomething CrucialSomething Crucial is the fifth album by rapper, JT the Bigga Figga, his first of several released in 1999. The album was released on September 28, 1999 for Get Low Recordz and was produced by JT the Bigga Figga.-Track listing:#"Mob Wit' This"- 3:00...
- 2000: Puttin' It on the MapPuttin' It on the MapPuttin' It on the Map is the sixth album by rapper, JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released on June 27, 2000 for Get Low Recordz and was produced by JT the Bigga Figga...
- 2001: Bay Area BossesBay Area BossesBay Area Bosses is a hip hop compilation album presented by JT the Bigga Figga. It was released on July 10, 2002 by Get Low Recordz.-Track listing:#"Hustle Relentless"- 3:27 #"Get You Lit"- 4:35...
- 2002: Hustle RelentlessHustle RelentlessHustle Relentless is the 14th album by rapper, JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released on October 1, 2002 for Get Low Recordz and was produced by JT the Bigga Figga and Sean T.-Track listing:#"Intro" – 1:42...
- 2003: Game Tight Vol. 2
- 2003: Project Poetry
- 2005: Neighborhood SupastarzNeighborhood SupastarzNeighborhood Supastarz is the 17th album by rapper, JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released on August 9, 2005 for Get Low Recordz and was produced by JT the Bigga Figga. The album featured many of JT the Bigga Figga's discoveries and associates such as The Game, Juvenile, Young Buck, E-40 and...
- 2005: Turf Grinders
- 2006: Who Grind Like Us?
- 2006: Name in Your Mouth
- 2006: Drop Your Thangs, Just Box
- 2007: Mr. Vice President
- 2008: Mandatory Business (Block Edition)
Collaboration albums
- 2000: Beware of ThoseBeware of ThoseBeware of Those is the fifth album released by Mac Mall and the eighth album released by JT the Bigga Figga. It was released on June 27, 2000, by Get Low Recordz and featured production from Mac Mall and JT the Bigga Figga.-Track listing:...
(with Mac MallMac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
) - 2001: Beware of Those Vol. 2 (with Mac MallMac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
) - 2001: Long Beach 2 Fillmoe (with Daz DillingerDaz DillingerDelmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...
) - 2001: Game for SaleGame for SaleGame for Sale is the second collaboration album by Daz Dillinger & JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released March 6, 2001 on Get Low Recordz and was produced by both Daz and JT.-Track listing:#"Independent Bubble" feat. E-40, San Quinn- 3:01...
(with Daz DillingerDaz DillingerDelmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...
) - 2002: Aint No Punkz (with Dem Frisco Boyz)
- 2002: Street WarzStreet WarzStreet Warz is a compilation album by rappers Young Noble & JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released on October 22, 2002, for Outlaw Recordz and Get Low Recordz and was produced by the likes of Cozmo, DJ Premier, E.D.I., JT The Bigga Figga, Mike Dean, Quimmy Quim, Reefologist, Sean T and Track...
(with Young NobleYoung NobleRufus Cooper III , also known by his stage name Young Noble, is an American rapper who worked with the group Outlawz in 1996....
) - 2002: Know About It (with Tha Gamblaz)
- 2002: Gotta Get ItGotta Get ItGotta Get It is a collaboration album by rappers, Juvenile and JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released on October 2, 2002 from Get Low Recordz/UTP Records and was produced by Juvenile and JT the Bigga Figga.-Track listing:...
(with JuvenileJuvenile (rapper)Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995...
) - 2004: Illegal Game (with Mac MallMac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
)