Operation Takeover

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Operation Takeover
Operation Takeover.jpg
Studio album by JT the Bigga Figga
Released 1996
Recorded 1996
Genre Gangsta rap, hardcore rap, West Coast rap
Length50:03
Label Get Low
Producer JT the Bigga Figga
JT the Bigga Figga chronology
Puttin' It on the Map
(2000)
Operation Takeover
(1996)
Long Beach 2 Fillmoe
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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, [1] making it the third of three albums JT released in 2000.

Joseph Tom, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga, is an American rapper, record producer, film producer and record executive from the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has produced music on over one hundred albums, for artists including Rich The Factor Daz Dillinger, Master P, The Game, San Quinn, and Messy Marv.

Get Low Recordz

Get Low Recordz was a San Francisco based independent record label founded in 1991 and owned by rapper/producer JT the Bigga Figga. The first artists who released material on Get Low Recordz were JT the Bigga Figga, Get Low Playaz, San Quinn, The Game and D-Moe. In 1995 the label got a distribution deal with Priority Records for a few years. The label became involved in a beef with Memphis Bleek's record label of the same name. For some time, the label had since been dissolved.

Track listing

  1. "Intro"- 1:50
  2. "Extreme Danger"- 5:19
  3. "Northern Cali"- 4:07
  4. "Mobstyle Menu"- 3:56
  5. "Bout 2 Ball"- 4:28
  6. "Filthy Surroundings"- 4:48
  7. "Cornerstone Pimpin'"- 1:14
  8. "On the Daily"- 4:32
  9. "Checking Traps"- 6:12
  10. "State Penn"- 4:28
  11. "Fall of America"- 4:47
  12. "Hidden Secrets"- 4:22

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References

  1. 1 2 Birchmeier, Jason. "Review: Operation Takeover". Allmusic . Retrieved 8 September 2009.