1st Class (album)
2002 studio album by Large Professor
1st Class Released October 8, 2002 Studio Bang'n Studios (Queens , N.Y.) C Mo' Greens Studio (Queens, N.Y.) Genre Hip hop Length 56 :21 Label Matador OLE 509 Producer
"Bout That Time" Released: August 29, 2000
"Radio Active" Released: September 24, 2002
1st Class is the second full-length studio album by American rapper and producer the Large Professor . It was released on October 8, 2002, through Matador Records . Recording sessions took place at Bang'n Studios and C Mo' Greens Studio in Queens . Production was handled by Large Professor himself, Hill, J-Love and Xplicit, with Kenneth Johnson serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Akinyele , Busta Rhymes , Nas and Q-Tip .
The album didn't reach the Billboard 200 chart, however, it peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 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 Hot Rap Songs , while the album's second single, "Radioactive", reached only No. 43 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" William Paul Mitchell Large Professor 1:36 2. "'Bout That Time" Mitchell Large Professor 3:30 3. "Ultimate" Mitchell Large Professor 2:55 4. "Brand New" Mitchell Large Professor 3:28 5. "Stay Chisel" (featuring Nas ) Large Professor 2:32 6. "Akinyele (Live at the BBQ, Pt. 2)" (featuring Akinyele ) Large Professor 2:22 7. "In the Sun" (featuring Q-Tip ) Xplicit 4:28 8. "Born to Ball" Mitchell Large Professor 3:48 9. "Kool" J-Love 3:47 10. "The Man" Mitchell Large Professor 4:23 11. "Large Pro" Mitchell Large Professor 3:23 12. "Alive in Stereo" Hill, Inc 4:06 13. "Blaze Rhymez II" (featuring Busta Rhymes ) Large Professor 3:44 14. "On" Mitchell Large Professor 2:49 15. "Hip Hop" Mitchell Large Professor 4:25 16. "Radioactive" Mitchell Large Professor 5:05 Total length: 56:21
Personnel
William Paul "Large Professor " Mitchell – vocals, producer (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 13-16)
Nasir "Nas " Jones – vocals (track 5)
Akinyele Adams – vocals (track 6)
Jonathan "Q-Tip " Davis – vocals (track 7)
Trevor "Busta Rhymes " 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)
James Cruz – mastering
Kenneth Johnson – executive producer, A&R
Mark Ohe – art direction
Matthew Salacuse – photography
Charts
References
^ Bush, John. "Large Professor - 1st Class Album Reviews, Songs & More" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2023 .
^ "Large Professor: 1st Class" . Pitchfork . November 5, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2023 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 12, 2002). "Large Professor :: 1st Class – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved September 16, 2023 .
^ "Large Professor Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
^ "Large Professor Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
^ "Large Professor Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
External links
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