Brian Anthony Bailey (born September 14, 1974), best known under his stage name Hittman (acronym for ''Highly Intense Tongue Talents Make All Nervous''), is an American West Coast

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, songwriter and

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originating from

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Career

Hittman was signed into

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label in 1998. He received various guest appearances, rapping on 9 tracks off Dr. Dre's '' 2001'' album, making him the most featured artist. Under Dr. Dre's label, he failed to release his own album, and soon faded into obscurity and left the label. In 2000, he released his most popular single, "Last Dayz", featured on the B-side of the Dr. Dre single, "

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". In the music video for "Forgot About Dre", "Last Dayz" got its own one-minute segment at the end. After leaving Aftermath, he released his own solo album in 2005, ''Hittmanic Verses'' under Sick Bay Records. Though he rarely continues to provide guest verses for artists, he has produced tracks, such as "Progression" from

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's '' The Golden Age''.

Discography

Albums

*''Hittmanic Verses'' (2005)

EPs

*''Big Hitt Rising'' (2008)

Charted songs

*"Let's Get High" (1999) *"Ackrite" (1999) *"Housewife" (1999) *"

Xxplosive "Xxplosive" is a song by Dr. Dre from his album ''2001''. It features Kurupt, Hittman, and Six-Two on the verses and Nate Dogg singing the chorus. The track is based upon the song "Bumpy's Lament" by Soul Mann & the Brothers. The original ti ...

" (1999) *"Some L.A. Niggaz" (1999) *"Last Dayz" (2000) *"Light Speed" (2000) *"Big Ego's(feat Hittman) *" Housewife (feat Hittman & kurupt)

References

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