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1996 studio album by Big Noyd
Episodes of a Hustla is the
debut album by American rapper
Big Noyd, released in 1996 by
Tommy Boy Records.
[1]
[4] He recorded the album after making his name as a rapper on
Mobb Deep's
The Infamous and
Hell on Earth albums.
[5] Most of the album was produced by Mobb Deep's
Havoc and features guest appearances by
Prodigy.
[1] Big Noyd's lyrics use violent, disturbing imagery to boast his rapping skills.
[1] Episodes of a Hustla charted at number 59 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
[6]
Track listing
- "It's on You" (prod. by Charlemange)
- "The Precinct" (Interlude)
- "Recognize & Realize (Part 1)" (feat.
Prodigy) (prod. by
Havoc)
- "All Pro" (feat.
Infamous Mobb and
Mobb Deep) (prod. by
Havoc)
- "Infamous Mobb" (feat.
Prodigy) (prod. by
Havoc)
- "Interrogation" (Interlude)
- "Usual Suspect" (feat.
Prodigy) (prod. by
Havoc)
- "Episodes of a Hustla" (feat.
Prodigy) (prod. by
Havoc)
- "Recognize & Realize (Part 2)" (feat.
Mobb Deep) (prod. by
Havoc)
- "I Don't Wanna Love Again" (After Six Entertainment Remix) (feat. Se'Kou)
- "Usual Suspect (
Stretch Armstrong Remix)" (feat.
Prodigy)
Personnel
- Ben Arrindell – Engineer, Mixing
- Carlos Bess – Engineer, Mixing
- Big Noyd – Primary Artist
- Charlemagne – Producer
- Havoc – Producer
- Isaac Hayes – Composer
- Kejuan Muchita – Composer
- Ty Nitty – Vocals (Background)
- Prodigy – Vocals (Background)
- Mario Rodriguez – Engineer
- Se'kou – Featured Artist
- G. Smith – Composer
- Twin – Vocals (Background)
- Michelle Willems – Art Direction
- Isaac Young – Composer
References
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b
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d Henderson, Alex.
"Episodes of a Hustla (CD - Tommy Boy #TBCD 1156)".
AllMusic.
Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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Ashon, Will (March 1997).
"Big Noyd: Episodes Of A Hustla" (PDF).
Muzik. No. 22. p. 121. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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^ Juon, Steve.
"Big Noyd Episodes of a Hustla Tommy Boy". RapReviews. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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^ Reece, Doug (Jan 25, 1997). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 4. p. 27.
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^ Bush, John.
"Big Noyd - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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"Episodes of a Hustla - Big Noyd : Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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