Somethin' Serious

Somethin' Serious
Somethin' Serious
Studio album by Big Mike
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Digital Services (Houston, TX); Jungle Style Studios (Houston, TX);
Genre	Southern hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	54:35
Label	Rap-A-Lot Records; Priority Records;
Producer	J. Prince (exec.); N.O. Joe; Big Mike; Troy "Pee Wee" Clark; Pimp C; Mike Dean; Mike B.; John Bido; Crazy C;
Big Mike chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Somethin' Serious is the 1994 debut solo studio album by American rapper Big Mike of the Geto Boys. It was released in 1994 via Rap-A-Lot Records. Production of the album was handled by N.O. Joe, Troy Clark, Pimp C, John Bido, Mike Dean, Crazy C and Mike B. It also features guest appearances from UGK, Scarface and Mr. 3-2. The album peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It launched the charting single "World of Mind", which peaked at number 45 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Somethin' Serious was certified Gold four months after release, and remains Big Mike's only RIAA certification.^[2]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Comin from the Swamp"	N.O. Joe Big Mike	3:44
2.	"World of Mind"	N.O. Joe	4:26
3.	"Ghetto Love"	N.O. Joe Big Mike	2:59
4.	"Creepin — Rollin"	Mike Dean Big Mike	4:21
5.	"Smoke Em & Choke Em"	Crazy C	4:08
6.	"Havin Thangs" (featuring Pimp C)	Pimp C	4:48
7.	"On da Real"	John Bido	3:37
8.	"Playa Playa"	N.O. Joe	4:48
9.	"Southern Thang"	Troy "Pee Wee" Clark	1:41
10.	"Somethin Serious"	Mike B.	3:45
11.	"Get Over That"	N.O. Joe	4:33
12.	"Fire" (featuring 3-2)	Troy "Pee Wee" Clark Big Mike	4:05
13.	"Daddy's Gone" (featuring Scarface)	N.O. Joe	4:32
14.	"On da 1" (featuring Tre'Mendous & UGK)	Big Mike Pimp C	3:08
Total length:			54:35

Sample credits[]

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 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 – 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[]

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	4

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1994)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	29

References[]

^ Jeffries, David. "Somethin' Serious – Big Mike". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Big+Mike#search_section
^ "Big Mike Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Big Mike Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

External links[]

Somethin' Serious at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Jeffries, David. "Somethin' Serious – Big Mike". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[2] ttps://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Big+Mike#search_section

[ac_Billboard200_Big_Mike-3] "Big Mike Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Big_Mike-4] "Big Mike Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[5] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

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