Somethin' Serious

1994 studio album by Big Mike

Somethin' Serious

Studio album by

Big Mike

Released

June 28, 1994

Recorded

1993–1994

Studio

Digital Services (Houston, TX)
Jungle Style Studios (Houston, TX)

Genre

Southern hip hop
gangsta rap

Length

54:35

Label

Rap-A-Lot Records
Priority Records

Producer

J. Prince (exec.)
N.O. Joe
Big Mike
Troy "Pee Wee" Clark
Pimp C
Mike Dean
Mike B.
John Bido
Crazy C

Big Mike chronology

Till Death Do Us Part
(1993)

Somethin' Serious
(1994)

Still Serious
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Somethin' Serious is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Big Mike of the Geto Boys. It was released on June 28, 1994 via Rap-A-Lot Records. Production of the album was handled by N.O. Joe, Troy Clark, Pimp C, John Bido, Mike Dean, Crazy C and Mike B. It also features guest appearances from UGK, Scarface and Mr. 3-2. The album peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It launched the charting single "World of Mind", which peaked at number 45 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Somethin' Serious was certified Gold four months after release, the LP remains Big Mike's only RIAA certification. It was distributed through Rap-A-Lot Records and recorded In Dallas, Tx, Kitchen Studios. It was engineered by Jason Reed, Michael L Gipson and Jp Munchi.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Comin from the Swamp"	N.O. Joe Big Mike	3:44
2.	"World of Mind"	N.O. Joe	4:26
3.	"Ghetto Love"	N.O. Joe Big Mike	2:59
4.	"Creepin — Rollin"	Mike Dean Big Mike	4:21
5.	"Smoke Em & Choke Em"	Crazy C	4:08
6.	"Havin Thangs" (featuring Pimp C)	Pimp C	4:48
7.	"On da Real"	John Bido	3:37
8.	"Playa Playa"	N.O. Joe	4:48
9.	"Southern Thang"	Troy "Pee Wee" Clark	1:41
10.	"Somethin Serious"	Mike B.	3:45
11.	"Get Over That"	N.O. Joe	4:33
12.	"Fire" (featuring Mr. 3-2)	Troy "Pee Wee" Clark Big Mike	4:05
13.	"Daddy's Gone" (featuring Scarface)	N.O. Joe	4:32
14.	"On da 1" (featuring Tre'Mendous & UGK)	Big Mike Pimp C	3:08
Total length:			54:35

Sample credits

Fire

"Fire" by Ohio Players

Havin' Thangs

"Good Old Music" by Funkadelic

Playa Playa

"What a Wonderful Thing Love Is" by Al Green

Smoke 'Em & Choke 'Em

"Goodbye, So Long" by Funk, Inc.

Somethin' Serious

"Outstanding" by The Gap Band

Get Over That

"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne

Southern Thang

"People Say" by The Meters

Personnel

Michael Barnett – main artist, producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 12, 14), mixing, assistant engineering
Chad Lamont Butler – featured artist & producer (tracks: 6, 14)
Christopher Juel Barriere – featured artist (track 12)
Brad Terrence Jordan – featured artist (track 13)
Bernard Freeman – featured artist (track 14)
Michael "DJ Domination" Poye – scratches
Joseph Johnson – producer (tracks: 1-3, 8, 11, 13), mixing
Troy Clark – producer (tracks: 9, 12), mixing
Michael George Dean – producer (track 4), mixing, engineering, mastering
John Okuribido – producer (track 7), mixing
Simon Cullins – producer (track 5)
Michael Banks – producer (track 10)
James A. Smith – executive producer
John Moran – mastering
Patrick Nixon – art direction
Sheila Pree – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	29

References

^ Jeffries, David. "Somethin' Serious – Big Mike". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Big Mike Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Big Mike Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2021.