''1st Class'' is the second full-length studio album by American rapper and producer the

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. It was released on October 8, 2002, through

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. Recording sessions took place at Bang'n Studios and C Mo' Greens Studio in

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was handled by Large Professor himself, Hill, J-Love and Xplicit, with Kenneth Johnson serving as executive producer. It features

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s from Akinyele,

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and

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. The album didn't reach the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, however, it peaked at No. 52 on the

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and at No. 21 on both the Independent Albums and the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States. Its lead single, "'Bout That Time", made it to No. 38 on the

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, while the album's second single, "Radioactive", reached only No. 43 on the

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Track listing

Personnel

*William Paul "

" Mitchell – vocals, producer (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 13-16) *Nasir "

" Jones – vocals (track 5) * Akinyele Adams – vocals (track 6) *Jonathan "

" Davis – vocals (track 7) *Trevor "

" Smith – vocals (track 13) *Thomas "Xplicit" Raic – producer (track 7) *Jason "J-Love" Elias – producer (track 9), A&R *Tommie "Hill, Inc" Spearman – producer (track 12) *Pablo Puente – recording, mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4-15) *Max Vargas – recording & mixing (tracks: 3, 16) *

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– mastering *Kenneth Johnson – executive producer, A&R *Mark Ohe – art direction *

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– photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 albums Large Professor albums Matador Records albums Albums produced by Large Professor