Somethin' Serious

Somethin' Serious is the 1994 debut solo studio album by American rapper Big Mike of the Geto Boys. It was released in 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 #40 on the Billboard 200 chart and at #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It launched the charting single "World of Mind", which peaked at #45 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.

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]

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 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

Chart (1994)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[2]	40
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	4

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Somethin' Serious – Big Mike". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
2. "Big Mike Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
3. "Big Mike Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

External links

Somethin' Serious at Discogs (list of releases)