Big Thangs

Big Thangs
Big Thangs
Compilation album by Ant Banks
Released	July 8, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Bad Ass Beat Lab (Oakland, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	49:56
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Producer	Ant Banks
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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.

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.