Big Tyme | ||||
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Studio album by Heavy D & the Boyz | ||||
Released | June 12, 1989 | |||
Genre | New jack swing | |||
Length | 53:53 | |||
Label | Uptown Records | |||
Producer |
DJ Eddie F Teddy Riley Marley Marl Pete Rock |
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Heavy D & the Boyz chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Robert Christgau | B– |
Big Tyme is the second album by American hip hop group Heavy D & the Boyz. Big Tyme is also the final album to feature bandmate Trouble T Roy(Troy Dixon), who died of a fall in 1990.
The album was released in 1989 for Uptown Records and was produced by DJ Eddie F, Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, 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 chart. Three hit singles were released: "We Got Our Own Thang", "Somebody for Me", and "Gyrlz, They Love Me".