''Big Tyme'' is the second album by American hip hop group

Heavy D & the Boyz Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. ''Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heav ...

. ''Big Tyme'' is also the final album to feature bandmate

Trouble T Roy Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967July 15, 1990), better known as Trouble T Roy, was a hip-hop dancer with the group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until his death in 1990. Death On July 14, 1990, while on tour in Indianapolis, Dixon and others were ho ...

(Troy Dixon), who died from a fall in 1990.

Reception

The album was released in 1989 for

Uptown Records Uptown Records is an American record label, based in New York City, founded in 1986 by onetime rapper Andre Harrell. From the late 1980s into the early 1990s, it was a leader in R&B and hip hop. During the 1990s, aided by its A&R worker Sean ...

and was produced by DJ Eddie F,

Teddy Riley Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer credited with the creation of the New Jack Swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.Hogan, Paul. "Tedd ...

Marley Marl Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...

, and Pete Rock. The album was considerably more successful than the group's last album, making it to #19 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #1 on the

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated ...

chart. Three hit singles were released: "We Got Our Own Thang", "Somebody for Me", and "Gyrlz, They Love Me".

Track listing

#"We Got Our Own Thang" Produced by Teddy Riley - 3:50 #"You Ain't Heard Nuttin Yet" Produced by DJ Eddie F. For the Untouchable Productions - 4:28 #"Somebody for Me" Produced by DJ Eddie F. and Nevelle For the Untouchable Productions 5:03 #"Mood for Love" Produced by DJ Eddie F. For the Untouchable Productions - 5:27 #"Ez Duz It Do It Ez" Produced by Marley Marl - 3:59 #"A Better Land" Produced by Heavy D - 4:55 #"Gyrlz, They Love Me" Produced by Marley Marl and Heavy D - 4:52 #"More Bounce"Produced by DJ Eddie F. For the Untouchable Productions - 4:53 #"Big Tyme" Produced by DJ Eddie F. For the Untouchable Productions - 4:56 #"Flexin" Produced by DJ Eddie F. For the Untouchable Productions - 3:51 #"Here We Go Again, Y'all" Produced by Marley Marl - 4:05 #"Let It Flow" Produced by DJ Eddie F. For the Untouchable Productions - 3:45

Charts

Weekly charts

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* {{Authority control 1989 albums Heavy D albums Albums produced by Pete Rock Albums produced by Teddy Riley Albums produced by Marley Marl Uptown Records albums MCA Records albums