JT the Bigga Figga

JT The Bigga Figga
Born	November 8, 1971 (1971-11-08)
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, Producer
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Get Low Recordz, Doggystyle Records
Associated acts	Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Xzibit, E-40, Game, Young Buck, Nas, Yukmouth, 50 Cent, San Quinn, Messy Marv, Master P
Website	JT the Bigga Figga on Myspace

Joseph Tom (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga, is an American producer and rapper from the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has produced music on over one hundred albums, for artists including Daz Dillinger, Master P, The Game, San Quinn, and Messy Marv.

Music Career

In 1992, JT founded the independent record label Get Low Recordz. What started as a basement enterprise and a one-man operation, would later become one of the most successful independent labels in the country.

JT's rap debut came in 1993 with the self-released album Playaz N the Game. The album's first single, "Game Recognize Game" received significant airplay, thrusting JT into the spotlight. The success of his album led to a bidding war among record labels, and he eventually signed with Priority Records in 1995. Subsequent albums released through Priority Records were unsuccessful, however, and in 1996 the label elected to release JT from his contract.

After the dissolution of his contract with Priority Records, JT went back to self-distributing his albums through Get Low Recordz. With the money from his deal with Priority, JT invested in a new state of the art recording studio and began rapidly producing and releasing numerous albums. In 2000, after signing a modest distribution deal with Bayside Records, Get Low began expanding, releasing nearly 20 albums a year.

In 2002, JT published an E-Book called The CEO Manual.

In fall of 2005, JT was named A&R for the West Coast operations of the Houston, TX based Rap-A-Lot Records.

Film and television career

JT the Bigga Figga's film credits include the Spike Lee movie Sucker Free City (2004), and SKUZZ TV (2007), a reality based documentary DVD released by 3MZ productions.

In 2006, JT worked with Snoop Dogg on a documentary DVD entitled Mandatory Business, which featured such names as Russell Simmons, Spike Lee, Xzibit, Young Buck and 50 Cent.

Discography

Solo albums

• 1993: Playaz N the Game
• 1995: Dwellin' in tha Labb
• 1996: Don't Stop til We Major
• 1997: Game Tight
• 2000: Something Crucial
• 2000: Puttin' It on the Map
• 2000: Operation Takeover
• 2002: Hustle Relentless
• 2003: Project Poetry
• 2005: Neighborhood Supastarz
• 2005: Who Grind Like Us?
• 2006: Name in Your Mouth
• 2006: Drop Your Thangs, Just Box
• 2007: Mr. Vice President
• 2008: Mandatory Business (Block Edition)

Collaboration albums

• 2000: Beware of Those (with Mac Mall)
• 2001: Beware of Those Vol. 2 (with Mac Mall)
• 2001: Bay Area Bosses (Compilation album)
• 2001: Long Beach 2 Fillmoe (with Daz Dillinger)
• 2001: Game for Sale (with Daz Dillinger)
• 2002: Aint No Punkz (with Dem Frisco Boyz)
• 2002: Street Warz (with Young Noble)
• 2002: Know About It (with Tha Gamblaz)
• 2002: Gotta Get It (with Juvenile)
• 2003: Game Tight Vol. 2 (with C-Bo, Killa Tay, Daz Dillinger, Sean T, Master P, Steady Mobbin, Mac Mall, Marvaless, Pizzo, Gamblaz, Biaje, San Quinn, Guce, Messy Marv, Seff Tha Gaffla, Mac Dre, Coolio, Cozmo, and Luni Coleone)
• 2004: Illegal Game (with Mac Mall)
• 2005: Turf Grinders (with Wali M)

External links

• JT the Bigga Figga discography at Discogs
• JT the Bigga Figga on Myspace