JT the Bigga Figga
Joseph Tom (born November 8, 1973), better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from the Fillmore, San Francisco, California.[1] He has produced music on over one hundred albums, for artists including Daz Dillinger, Master P, The Game, San Quinn, and Messy Marv.[2]
JT the Bigga Figga | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Tom |
| Also known as | Figg Panamera |
| Born | November 8, 1973 Fillmore, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Get Low Records |
| Website | JT the Bigga Figga on Myspace |
Music career Edit
In 1991, JT founded the independent record label Get Low Recordz.[1][3] What started as a basement enterprise and a one-man operation, would later become one of the most successful independent labels in the country.[4]
JT's rap debut came in 1992 with the self-released album Don't Stop til We Major at the age of 18. The next year he followed it up with Playaz N the Game.[4] The album's first single, "Game Recognize Game" received significant airplay, thrusting JT into the spotlight. The success of his album led to a bidding war among record labels, and he eventually signed with Priority Records in 1995.[1][4][5] Subsequent albums released through Priority Records were unsuccessful, however, and in 1996 the label elected to release JT from his contract. JT The Bigga Figga appeared on No Limit Records's May 1997 release, I'm Bout It, appearing on the song "Game Tight" with The Fast One. Both JT The Bigga Figga & The Fast One produced the song.
After the dissolution of his contract with Priority Records, JT went back to self-distributing his albums through Get Low Recordz. With the money from his deal with Priority, JT invested in a new state of the art recording studio and began rapidly producing and releasing numerous albums. In 2000, after signing a modest distribution deal with Bayside Records, Get Low began expanding, releasing nearly 20 albums a year.[4]
In 2002, JT published an E-Book called The CEO Manual.[6]
JT is credited with discovering rapper The Game, and releasing his first two albums Untold Story and QB 2 Compton before The Game signed with Dr. Dre and debuted as a member of the Aftermath Entertainment camp.[7]
In fall of 2005, JT was named A&R for the West Coast operations of the Houston, Texas-based Rap-A-Lot Records.[8]
JT the Bigga Figga's film credits include the Spike Lee movie Sucker Free City (2004),[9][10] and SKUZZ TV (2007),[11] a reality based documentary DVD released by 3MZ productions.
In 2006, JT worked with Snoop Dogg on a documentary DVD entitled Mandatory Business, which featured such names as Russell Simmons, Spike Lee, Xzibit, Young Buck and 50 Cent.[12]
As of 2015, JT founded the Netflix-like on-demand service Trapflix, which showcases urban films, documentaries, concert footage, and music. JT has heavily been involved in filming and directing, releasing over 40 films and documentaries since 2000. JT is now spreading his independent knowledge and the concept of Pan-Africanism in Burkina Faso, and posts daily on his YouTube channel, Trapflix TV. He founded the label "Fillmoelanta". He is also one of the most recognized marketing/promotion talents in hip-hop and has served many high-profile clients such as Rich Gang, G-Unit, Snoop Dogg, and many more. He has also released a series of collaboration tapes with Gucci Mane.
Discography Edit
- Solo albums
- 1992: Don't Stop til We Major
- 1993: Playaz N the Game
- 1995: Dwellin' in tha Labb
- 1996: Operation Takeover
- 1997: Game Tight
- 1999: Something Crucial
- 2000: Puttin' It on the Map
- 2002: Hustle Relentless
- 2003: Project Poetry
- 2005: Neighborhood Supastarz
- 2005: Who Grind Like Us?
- 2006: Name in Your Mouth
- 2006: Drop Your Thangs, Just Box
- 2007: Mr. Vice President
- 2008: Mandatory Business (Block Edition)
- Collaboration albums
- 2000: Beware of Those (with Mac Mall)
- 2001: Beware of Those Vol. 2 (with Mac Mall)
- 2001: Cali Thuggin (with Speedy Loc)
- 2001: Bay Area Bosses (Compilation album)
- 2001: Long Beach 2 Fillmoe (with Daz Dillinger)
- 2001: Game for Sale (with Daz Dillinger)
- 2002: Aint No Punkz (with Dem Frisco Boyz)
- 2002: Street Warz (with Young Noble)
- 2002: Know About It (with Tha Gamblaz)
- 2002: Gotta Get It (with Juvenile)
- 2003: Game Tight Vol. 2 (with C-Bo, Killa Tay, Daz Dillinger, Sean T, Master P, Steady Mobbin, Mac Mall, Marvaless, Pizzo, Gamblaz, Biaje, San Quinn, Guce, Messy Marv, Seff Tha Gaffla, Mac Dre, Coolio, Cozmo, and Luni Coleone)
- 2004: Illegal Game (with Mac Mall)
- 2005: Turf Grinders (with Wali M)
- 2009: Gang Injunction EP (with Young Buck)
- Mixtapes
- 2011: Drug Dealer Potential (with Kevin Gates)
- 2012: Conflict of Interest
- 2012: Fillmoelanta 2
- 2012: Kill The Burglar
- 2013: Bonkers
- 2013: Don't Stop Til We Major
- 2013: My Runner
- 2013: Run Ya Bandz Up (with Future & Young Scooter)
- 2014: The Independent Game
- 2014: The Independent Game 2
- 2015: Filmoelanta 3 (with Gucci Mane & Kevin Gates)
- 2015: God's Plan
- 2016: Trap Flix World (with DJ Tokars)
- 2017: Cali Boy Down South
Guest appearances Edit
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Playaz and Hustlaz" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, San Quinn & Master P) | Lil Ric | Deep n tha Game |
| "Bad Boys" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Dru Down | Explicit Game | |
| "I Got Cha Back" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Fly) | Rappin' 4-Tay | Don't Fight the Feelin' | |
| 1996 | "A Poor Man's Dream" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & San Quinn) | Messy Marv | Messy Situationz |
| "Gumbo" (featuring JT The Bigga Figga, Dangerous Dame & Coolio Da Unda Dogg) | Mac Dre | The Rompilation | |
| "Hitz I'm Makin" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | San Quinn | The Hustle Continues | |
| "The Hustle Continues" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Shock the Party" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Mob Style Musik" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| 1997 | "4 tha Bizzness" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Lunasicc | Mr. Lunasicc |
| "Trying to Get Mine" (featuring Master P & JT the Bigga Figga) | Steady Mobb'n | Pre-Meditated Drama | |
| "Scrilla, Scratch, Paper" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Cougnut) | Luniz | Bootlegs & G-Sides | |
| 1998 | "Can We All Ball" (featuring Killa Tay & JT the Bigga Figga) | C-Bo | Til My Casket Drops |
| "Professional Ballers" (featuring Marvaless, Pizzo, Mac Mall, JT the Bigga Figga & Killa Tay) | |||
| "JT's Intro" (featuring JT The Bigga Figga) | Mac Dre | Stupid Doo Doo Dumb | |
| "Black N Brown" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Louie Loc) | 17 Reasons | ||
| "Northside Soldier" (featuring Mousie & JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Still Representing" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Lil Ric | It's Like Armegeddon | |
| 1999 | "From da Filty 2 da Shady" (featuring Da Commissiona, Fleetwood, JT the Bigga Figga & Seff tha Gaffla) | Messy Marv | Death on a Bitch |
| "Ride Tonight" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Agerman | $uccess The Best Revenge | |
| 2000 | "Save the Drama" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & San Quinn) | Sean T | Heated, Held Up (soundtrack) and Can I Shine? |
| "Nothin' over My G's" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Killa Tay) | C-Bo | Enemy of the State | |
| "Strap Ya Boots" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Saves Osos & Young Lee) | Tha Gamblaz | Tha Gamblaz | |
| "Federal S**t" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Killa Tay & San Quinn) | |||
| "4 Da Luv" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| 2001 | "Fuck The Ice" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Yukmouth & Tha Gamblaz | Block Shit |
| "End of Days" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & RBX) | Sleep Dank | Murder Book Author | |
| "Held Up" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & San Quinn) | Sean T | Can I Shine? | |
| "Ghetto Ballin" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Daz Dillinger, Low & Konvict) | Speedy Loc | Cali Thuggin | |
| 2002 | "Get Low Outlawz" (featuring D-Moe, Double D, JT the Bigga Figga & Telly Mac) | Young Noble | Noble Justice |
| "Pimp Tyte" (featuring Kazy D & JT the Bigga Figga) | Big Jut | Screwed Up Fo Life | |
| "Beware of Those" (featuring E-40 & JT the Bigga Figga) | Celly Cel | Song'z U Can't Find | |
| "Turf Politics" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Levitti & Daz Dillinger) | Messy Marv | Turf Politics | |
| "Get Yo $" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Daz Dillinger | Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 2 | |
| 2004 | "S.O.Z." (featuring Snoop Dogg Production by JT the Bigga Figga) | Soz | The Initiative |
| "Puttin Up A Fight" (Production by JT the Bigga Figga) | Soz | The Initiative | |
| "Pushin Weight" (featuring Keak Da Sneak Production by JT the Bigga Figga) | Soz | The Initiative | |
| "Creepin in the Hood" (Production by JT the Bigga Figga) | Soz | The Initiative | |
| "Step Up" (featuring San Quinn Production by JT the Bigga Figga) | Soz | The Initiative | |
| "Cuz We Want To" (featuring JT The Bigga Figga) | Messy Marv | Different Slanguages | |
| "Intro" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Game | Untold Story | |
| "Neighborhood Supa Starz" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "When Shit Get Thick" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Sean T) | |||
| "Compton 2 Fillmore" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Outro" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| 2005 | "The Streetz of Compton" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | West Coast Resurrection | |
| "Blacksox" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Bluechip) | |||
| "Krush Groove" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Nina B & Get Low Playaz) | |||
| "Rookie Card" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Work Hard" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Bluechip, Nina B & Get Low Playaz) | |||
| "Fuck Wit Me" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Untold Story, Vol. 2 | ||
| "Money Over Bitches" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Eat Ya Beats Alive" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Truth Rap" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Drop Ya Thangs" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "The Game Get Live" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Thug Hatin'" (featuring JT The Bigga Figga, Killa Tay & Rappin' 4-Tay) | Guce | Pill Music: The Rico Act, Vol. 1 | |
| 2006 | "Never Personal" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Game | G.A.M.E. |
| "Get Live" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Way Beyond BAYsik" (featuring JT The Bigga Figga, Tre$Paper & Mike Mar) | Nump | The NUMP Yard | |
| 2007 | "Dangerous Minds" (featuring Juvenile, JT the Bigga Figga & Skip) | Young Buck | They Don't Bother Me |
| 2008 | "Black Wall Street/Antonio Montana" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Ray Luv) | Mac Mall | Black Wall Street |
| "What We Do" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "We Get Gutta" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Telly Mac & Ya Boy) | |||
| "Talk About It" (featuring Mistah F.A.B. & JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Why U Still Muggin'" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Lock S**t Down" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Playa P) | |||
| "What It Iz" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Keak da Sneak) | |||
| "Keep Ya Head Up" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Ray Luv) | |||
| "Interlude" (featuring jT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Party People" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Ray Luv) | |||
| 2009 | "Dem Boyz" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, Mr. Skrillz & Mr. Skruge) | Messy Marv | Slangin' at the Cornerstore |
| "Work That Thang" (featuring G-Bundle, JT the Bigga Figga & Mr. Skrillz) | |||
| "Code of the Streets" (featuring The Jacka, Husalah, Mr. Skrillz, JT the Bigga Figga, Gaf Pak, Kard 2 Trust, Scavenger Click & Reek Daddy) | |||
| "Ghetto Wishes" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Northern Cali | ||
| "Money Talk" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | |||
| "Frisco Legends" (featuring Black C, JT the Bigga Figga, Cellski, Big Mack & Main-O) | Taydatay | Out of Sight on the Grind | |
| "Still Strugglin'" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | Seff tha Gaffla | Lethal Weapon | |
| 2010 | "Yo Town" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) | E. Broussard[13] | [14] Big Game Droppin' |
| 2012 | "Wit the S***" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Cellski) | E-40 | The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 |
| 2014 | "Pocket Watching" (featuring Figg Panamera) | Migos | Single |
References Edit
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- ^ JT the Bigga Figga | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic
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- ^ a b c d "Wall Street Playaz". SF Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: JT the Bigga Figga". AMG. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "JT the Bigga Figga". Dubcnn. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ jonahm (26 April 2019). "JT The Bigga Figga on discovering The Game, founding Trapflix & making movies to push music (Part 2) (Exclusive Interview)". Thizzler on the Roof. thizzler.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "JT The Bigga Figga Named President of Rap-A-Lot West, GREAT NEWS". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "J.T. The Bigga Figga". IMDb. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (24 June 2011). "REVIEW / Spike Lee's 'Sucker Free City' shows you a San Francisco you don't usually see on film. But its future as a series is history". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Skuzz TV Vol. 1 DVD Husalah, Hoodstarz". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ The Web Developer (20 March 2015). "Snoop Dog's New Indie Movie "Mandatory Business"". Newsvine. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "E. Broussard Big Game – MusicBrainz".
- ^ "Recording "Yo Town" by E. Broussard feat. JT the Bigga Figga – MusicBrainz".