| Bay Area Bosses | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta rap Hardcore rap West Coast hip hop | |||
| Label | Get Low | |||
| Producer | JT the Bigga Figga, Tha Gamblaz, Guce | |||
| JT the Bigga Figga chronology | ||||
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Bay 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.
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Joseph David Thompson, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from San Francisco, California. He founded the record label Get Low Recordz in 1991, which signed fellow California-based rapper the Game in the early 2000s, prior to the latter's mainstream breakthrough. The label has also signed Messy Marv and San Quinn.
Gangsta Advisory Records is the independent record label headed by Daz Dillinger. Some sources state the hierarchy of Daz's labels were flipped 2003 by ordering D.P.G. Recordz under G.A.R. to become its subsidiary and endorsing all license rights of D.P.G.
Get Low Recordz is a San Francisco based independent record label founded in 1991 by rapper and record producer JT the Bigga Figga. Artists who released material on Get Low Recordz included JT himself, Get Low Playaz, San Quinn, The Game and D-Moe. In 1995, the label entered a distribution deal with Priority Records, which lasted for one year.
Quincy Adams Brooks, known professionally as San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He is the cousin of Messy Marv, Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy.
"Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" is the third single by Snoop Dogg from his 2006 album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, produced by Rick Rock. It features E-40, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc and Tha Dogg Pound (Daz Dillinger and Kurupt), and Ladybug on the chorus. The song title and sample come from Ladybug Mecca's vocals on Digable Planets's "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)". "Candy" refers to a high gloss paint finish applied to automobiles. In the song it is also used as a euphemism for marijuana, cocaine and sex.
"Boss' Life" is the fourth and final single from Snoop Dogg's 8th studio album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. The song originally featured Akon, but due to label issues the original vocals were replaced by Nate Dogg's for the single version. The lyrics of Snoop Dogg were co-written by The D.O.C. It samples "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by The Controllers. This is the last single that Nate Dogg was featured on before his death in 2011.
Street Warz is a compilation album by rappers Young Noble and JT the Bigga Figga, released October 22, 2002 on Outlaw Recordz and Get Low Recordz. The album 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 Addict.
Dwellin' in tha Labb is the third solo full-length album by American rapper and producer JT the Bigga Figga from San Francisco. It was released on October 10, 1995 through Get Low Recordz and Straight Out Tha Labb Entertainment with distribution by Priority Records. The album features guest appearances from 11/5, Andre "Herm" Lewis, Black C, Celly Cel, Cougnut, E-40, Get Low Playaz, Mac Mall, Master P, Pizzo, San Quinn, Seff tha Gaffla, The Delinquents, The Link Crew and Trev-G.
Don't Stop 'Til We Major is the debut solo full-length album by American rapper and producer JT the Bigga Figga from San Francisco. It was released on September 10, 1992, through Lil Daddy Records, re-released three years later via Get Low Recordz with distribution by Priority Records, and reissued in 2000 via Get Low Records with distribution by ILG/Bayside Ent. Distribution and on July 20, 2006, via SMC Recordings with distribution by Fontana Distribution.
Something 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.
Puttin' It on the Map is the sixth album by the rapper JT the Bigga Figga. The album was released on June 27, 2000, for Get Low Recordz, and re-released in 2006 for SMC Recordings. It was produced by JT the Bigga Figga. It was the second of his four albums released in the year 2000.
Operation 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. It was re-released commercially on June 27, 2000, making it the third of three albums JT released in 2000.
Game for Sale is the second collaborative album by American rappers Daz Dillinger and JT the Bigga Figga. It was released on March 6, 2001, via Get Low Recordz.
Gotta 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.
Hustle Relentless is the fourteenth studio album by American 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.
Neighborhood 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 Daz Dillinger.
Stupid Doo Doo Dumb is the second album by Bay Area rapper Mac Dre. Marking a comeback for Dre following his prison sentence, it is one of his most popular albums to date. It was Mac Dre's first album to include no production by earlier main collaborator Khayree beyond the compilation "Mac Dre Presents... The Rompalation Vol. 1."
Don't Fight the Feelin' is the second studio album by American rapper Rappin' 4-Tay from San Francisco, California. It was released on July 26, 1994 via Chrysalis Records and Rag Top Records. Recording session took place at Graffiti Tunez in West Oakland, at Buck Fifty Records, at Bay View Productions, at Sucka Free City and at JT's in the Mo. Production was handled by Ant Banks, Black C of RBL Posse, Cyrus Esteban, Gigolo G, J-Mack, JT the Bigga Figga, Lil' Fly, T.C., and Franky J, who also served as executive producer. The album features guest appearances from fellow San Francisco-based rappers JT the Bigga Figga, Lil' Fly and Seff tha Gaffla.
Ronald Fields, better known by his stage name Cougnut, was an American rapper from the Lakeview neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
Block Shit is a collaborative album by Bay-Area rappers Yukmouth and Tha Gamblaz, released on November 13, 2001.