Episodes of a Hustla

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Episodes of a Hustla
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 10, 1996 (1996-12-10)
Recorded1995–96
Genre East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap
Length38:28
Label Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
Producer Havoc, Charlemange
Big Noyd chronology
Episodes of a Hustla
(1996)
Only the Strong
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews7/10 [2]

Episodes of a Hustla is the debut album by American rapper Big Noyd, released on December 10, 1996, by Tommy Boy Records. [1] He recorded the album after making his name as a rapper on Mobb Deep's The Infamous and Hell on Earth albums. [3] 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. [4] The album is now out of print.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "It's on You" (prod. by Charlemange)
  2. "The Precinct" (Interlude)
  3. "Recognize & Realize (Part 1)" (feat. Prodigy) (prod. by Havoc)
  4. "All Pro" (feat. Infamous Mobb and Mobb Deep) (prod. by Havoc)
  5. "Infamous Mobb" (feat. Prodigy) (prod. by Havoc)
  6. "Interrogation" (Interlude)
  7. "Usual Suspect" (feat. Prodigy) (prod. by Havoc)
  8. "Episodes of a Hustla" (feat. Prodigy) (prod. by Havoc)
  9. "Recognize & Realize (Part 2)" (feat. Mobb Deep) (prod. by Havoc)
  10. "I Don't Wanna Love Again" (After Six Entertainment Remix)(feat. Se'Kou)
  11. "Usual Suspect (Stretch Armstrong Remix)" (feat. Prodigy)

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic. [5]

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