''Ant Banks Presents T.W.D.Y.: Derty Werk'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop

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T.W.D.Y. (The Whole Damn Yay). It was released on April 20, 1999 via Thump Street Records.

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was handled entirely by member

Ant Banks Anthony Banks (born March 4, 1966) is an American record producer and rapper from Oakland, California. Biography As a child, he took part in a band at school and then learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only le ...

, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from

Otis & Shug Otis & Shugg are an American singing duo from Oakland, California, with two members: Otis Cooper and Rafael "Shugg" Howell.Gripsta Brandi Younger, professionally known by her stage name Gripsta, is an Oakland-born female rapper. Discovered by Ice-T at the age of 13, she was featured on song titled "Funky Gripsta" off of his 1993 album ''Home Invasion'' and later signed to ...

, Playa Metro,

Too $hort Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

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B-Legit Brandt Jones (born January 13, 1968), better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. Early life Brandt "B-Legit" Jones graduated from General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Senior High School on June 17, 19 ...

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, Dolla Will, J-Dubb,

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Mac Mall Jamal Rocker (born June 14, 1975), professionally known by his stage name Mac Mall, is an American rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall signed with the record ...

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, MC Ant,

Pooh-Man Lawrence Lee Thomas (born January 25, 1969), also known as Pooh-Man, MC Pooh and MC Pooh-Man, is an American rap artist who has released several albums on various labels, including Jive Records. His lyrics focused on the topics of sex, money an ...

and

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. The album debuted at number 135 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 41 on the

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in the United States. Its lead single, "Players Holiday", peaked at number 90 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and become the group's most successful single, with music video starring all the three T.W.D.Y. members Ant Banks,

Rappin' 4-Tay Anthony H. Forté (born March 2, 1968), better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. Early life Anthony Forte was born March 2, 1968 and grew up in San Francisco's Fillmore District. He has ...

and Captain Save 'Em, as well as Mac Mall, Too $hort, Otis & Shug, E-40 and

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. The album's second single, "Drinks on Me", made it to number 18 on the

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chart. Banks settled his rivalry with MC Pooh-Man when they appeared together on the song "Ride Wit Me". The album is dedicated to Anthony "M.C. Ant" Thomas, who was killed in early 1999 and made his posthumous appearance on the song "Shook Niggas".

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 11 contains an interpolation of "

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" by

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;Notes *Tracks 11, 14 and 16 feature backing vocals from Otis Cooper *Tracks 11 and 16 feature backing vocals from Rafael "Shugg" Howell *Track 15 features backing vocals from Stacy Hogg

Chart history

Singles chart positions

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1999 albums Ant Banks albums Rappin' 4-Tay albums Albums produced by Ant Banks