Somethin' Serious

Somethin' Serious
Studio album by Big Mike
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Length	52:38
Label	Rap-a-Lot/Priority/EMI Records 0499 2 53907 2 8 P2-53907 (first pressing) Rap-a-Lot/Noo Trybe/Virgin/EMI Records 7243 8 40448 2 4 V2-40448 (second pressing)
Producer	Michael Banks, Mike Barnett, John Bido, Troy Clark, Simon Cullins, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Pimp C, James H. Smith
Big Mike chronology
Somethin' Serious (1994) Still Serious (1997)Still Serious1997

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Somethin' Serious is the 1994 debut album by rapper Big Mike. The album reached #40 on Billboard's Billboard 200 chart and #4 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It launched the charting single "World of Mind (Produced by N.O. Joe), which peaked at #45 on Hot Rap Tracks.

Track listing

1. Comin' from the Swamp - 3:45
2. World of Mind - 4:25
3. Ghetto Love - 3:00
4. Creepin’—Rollin’ - 4:21
5. Smoke ’Em & Choke ’Em - 4:08
6. Havin’ Thangs (featuring Pimp C) - 4:49
7. On da Real - 3:37
8. Playa, Playa (featuring N.O. Joe) - 4:48
9. Southern Thang - 1:41
10. Somethin’ Serious - 3:46
11. Get over That - 4:33
12. Fire - 4:05
13. Daddy’s Gone (featuring Scarface) - 4:33
14. On da 1 (featuring Bun B, Tre'mendous) - 3:07

Samples

Fire

• "Fire" by Ohio Players

Havin' Thangs

• "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic

Playa Playa

• "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is" by Al Green

Smoke 'Em & Choke 'Em

• "Goodbye, So Long" by Funk, Inc.

Somethin' Serious

• "Outstanding" by The Gap Band

Get Over That

• "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne

Southern Thang

• "People Say" by The Meters

Personnel

• Michael Banks – producer
• Mike Barnett – producer, production coordination, mastering, assistant engineer, mixing
• John Bido – producer, mixing
• Big Mike – vocals
• Troy Clark – producer, mixing
• Billy Cook
• Simon Cullins – producer
• Mike Dean – producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
• DJ Domination – scratching, cut
• John Moran – mastering
• N.O. Joe – producer, mixing
• Patrick Nixon – art direction
• Pimp C – producer
• Sheila Pree – photography
• R.A.W.
• Scarface – rap
• James H. Smith – executive producer
• Lester Tone
• Tre'mendous - rapper
• UGK