Big Noyd
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Big Noyd | |
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 Big Noyd in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | TaJuan Akeem Perry |
| Born | August 15, 1975 |
| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | |
TaJuan Akeem Perry (born August 15, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Noyd, is an American rapper. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep and is featured on all of their albums except Blood Money.
Career
[edit]Big Noyd's debut was his verse on "Stomp 'Em Out" from Mobb Deep's 1993 debut Juvenile Hell, but it was not until 1995, on Mobb Deep's album The Infamous, that Big Noyd attracted wider attention. He appeared on "Right Back At You", “Party Over”, & "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)". He explained later that he received his first contract, for $300,000, from Tommy Boy because of his verse on "Give Up The Goods (Just Step)".[1]
His debut album Episodes Of A Hustla was released in 1996 on Tommy Boy Records. Noyd was incarcerated at the time of its release. According to Prodigy, the album sold a "disappointing 30,000 copies". In 2003, Big Noyd returned with his second album, Only The Strong. This album, just as his debut, had many Mobb Deep-related features. Noyd attributes the lackluster sales to Landspeed Records' (which became Traffic Entertainment Group) filing for bankruptcy in an unrelated lawsuit just as the album was being released. In 2004, Big Noyd released his third album, On the Grind, also featuring many guest-spots by Mobb Deep-related artists. The album was released independently through Monopolee Records, which Noyd helped to found and released under his full control, preventing issues that happened with Landspeed and Tommy Boy Records. He founded Noyd Inc. in 2007.
He got his rap name from a friend who thought he looked like Domino's Pizzas advertising character 'The Noid'.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He is of Puerto Rican and African American descent. He has a daughter who still lives in Queensbridge, Queens.[3]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
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| US R&B/HH [4] |
US Indie [5] |
US Heat [6] | ||
| 1996 | Episodes of a Hustla
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59 | — | — |
| 2003 | Only the Strong
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45 | 27 | 36 |
| 2005 | On the Grind
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| 2006 | The Stick Up Kid
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— | — | — |
| 2008 | Illustrious
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— | 44 | 13 |
Street Kings
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— | — | — | |
| 2010 | Queens Chronicle
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— | — | — |
Appearances
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Stomp Em Out | Mobb Deep | Juvenile Hell[7] |
| 1995 | Give Up the Goods (Just Step); Right Back at You; Party's Over | The Infamous[8] | |
| 1996 | Man Down; Give It Up Fast | Hell on Earth[9] | |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Mobb Deep, Rakim | Hoodlum (soundtrack)[10] |
| Streets Raised Me; Can't Fuck Wit | Mobb Deep | Murda Muzik[11] | |
| 1998 | Deadly Zone | Mobb Deep, Bounty Killer | Blade (soundtrack) |
| The Professional | DJ Clue, Mobb Deep | The Professional[12] | |
| 1999 | Shit That He Said | — | Violator: The Album[13] |
| 2000 | The Grimy Way | Prodigy | Lyricist Lounge 2[14] |
| Infamous Minded; Gun Play | H.N.I.C.[15] | ||
| We Live This | Havoc, Roxanne Shante | QB's Finest[16] | |
| 2001 | Pain | A. Dog | Lake Ent. Presents: 41st Side[17] |
| The Learning (Burn); Hurt Niggas (Hurt) | Mobb Deep | Infamy[18] | |
| U Feel Me/Options | Fat Joe, Capone, Havoc, Remi Martin | Violator: The Album, V2.0[19] | |
| 2002 | Killa Queens | Infamous Mobb, Prodigy | Special Edition[20] |
| 2003 | Get Shot the Fuck UP | DJ Kay Slay, Mobb Deep | The Streetsweeper Vol. 1 |
| 2004 | D-Block to QB | The Alchemist, Havoc, Styles P, J-Hood | 1st Infantry[21] |
| Do It Man | Masta Ace | A Long Hot Summer[22] | |
| Get Me | Mobb Deep, Littles | Amerikaz Nightmare | |
| 2008 | Night in My Ps | Joell Ortiz | The Brick: Bodega Chronicles[23] |
| RuDopeDap-n-Noyd Pt. 3 | Large Professor | Large Pro | |
| It's Nothing | Prodigy | H.N.I.C 2[24] | |
| 2009 | This Is Where It's At | Havoc | Hidden Files[25] |
| 2022 | Flirting with Death | Prodigy, Chinky | The Hegelian Dialectic 2 (The Book of Heroine)[26] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Noyd: Infamous Minded Interview - Interview". Nobodysmiling.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Havoc | Drink Champs (Full Episode)". YouTube. 21 February 2018.
- ^ "The Original Hip-Hop (Rap) Lyrics Archive". Ohhla.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Big Noyd". Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Big Noyd". Billboard Independent Albums. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Big Noyd". Billboard Heatseekers Albums. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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External links
[edit]- Big Noyd: Infamous minded Interview NobodySmiling.com
- Big Noyd: Illustrious Interview ArtOfRhyme.com
- Big Noyd: Illustrious Interview SmokingSection.net
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1975 births
- Living people
- African-American male rappers
- 20th-century American male rappers
- American musicians of Puerto Rican descent
- Hispanic and Latino American rappers
- Five percenters
- Tommy Boy Records artists
- People from Long Island City, Queens
- Rappers from Queens, New York
- Gangsta rappers
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians