''Somethin' Serious'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper

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of the

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. It was released on June 28, 1994 via

Rap-A-Lot Records Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget in 1986. Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary. Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut ''The Vigilante''. The lab ...

. Production of the album was handled by

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, Troy Clark,

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, John Bido, Mike Dean, Crazy C and Mike B. It also features guest appearances from

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and

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. The album peaked at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and at number 4 on the

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chart. It launched the charting single "World of Mind", which peaked at number 45 on the

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chart. ''Somethin' Serious'' was certified Gold four months after release, the LP remains Big Mike's only RIAA certification. It was distributed through Rap-A-Lot Records and recorded In Dallas, Tx, Kitchen Studios. It was engineered by Jason Reed, Michael L Gipson and Jp Munchi.

Track listing

Sample credits

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Havin' Thangs *"Good Old Music" by

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Playa Playa *"What a Wonderful Thing Love Is" by

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Smoke 'Em & Choke 'Em *"Goodbye, So Long" by

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Somethin' Serious *"Outstanding" by

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Get Over That *"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne Southern Thang *"People Say" by The Meters

Personnel

* Michael Barnett – main artist, producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 12, 14), mixing, assistant engineering * Chad Lamont Butler – featured artist & producer (tracks: 6, 14) * Christopher Juel Barriere – featured artist (track 12) * Brad Terrence Jordan – featured artist (track 13) * Bernard Freeman – featured artist (track 14) * Michael "DJ Domination" Poye – scratches *

Joseph Johnson Joseph Johnson may refer to: Entertainment * Joseph McMillan Johnson (1912–1990), American film art director *Smokey Johnson (1936–2015), New Orleans jazz musician * N.O. Joe (Joseph Johnson, born 1975), American musician, producer and songwri ...

– producer (tracks: 1-3, 8, 11, 13), mixing * Troy Clark – producer (tracks: 9, 12), mixing * Michael George Dean – producer (track 4), mixing, engineering, mastering * John Okuribido – producer (track 7), mixing * Simon Cullins – producer (track 5) * Michael Banks – producer (track 10) * James A. Smith – executive producer * John Moran – mastering * Patrick Nixon – art direction * Sheila Pree – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Big Mike albums 1994 debut albums Rap-A-Lot Records albums Albums produced by N.O. Joe Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer) {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub