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1st Class (album)

Field	Value
name	1st Class
type	studio
artist	Large Professor
cover	1st_Class_cover.jpg
released	October 8, 2002
studio
genre	Hip hop
length
label	Matador
OLE 509
producer
prev_title	The LP
prev_year	2002
next_title	Main Source
next_year	2008
misc	{{Singles
name	1st Class
type	Studio
single1	Bout That Time
single1date	August 29, 2000
single2	Radio Active
single2date	September 24, 2002

OLE 509 1st Class is the second full-length studio album by American rapper and producer the Large Professor. It was released on October 8, 2002, through Matador Records. Recording sessions took place at Bang'n Studios and C Mo' Greens Studio in Queens. Production was handled by Large Professor himself, Hill, J-Love and Xplicit, with Kenneth Johnson serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Akinyele, Busta Rhymes, Nas and Q-Tip.

The album didn't reach the Billboard 200 chart, however, it peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at No. 21 on both the Independent Albums and the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States. Its lead single, "'Bout That Time", made it to No. 38 on the Hot Rap Songs, while the album's second single, "Radioactive", reached only No. 43 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales.

Track listing

Personnel

William Paul "Large Professor" Mitchell – vocals, producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 10, 11, 13–16)
Nasir "Nas" Jones – vocals (track 5)
Akinyele Adams – vocals (track 6)
Jonathan "Q-Tip" Davis – vocals (track 7)
Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – vocals (track 13)
Thomas "Xplicit" Raic – producer (track 7)
Jason "J-Love" Elias – producer (track 9), A&R
Tommie "Hill, Inc" Spearman – producer (track 12)
Pablo Puente – recording, mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4–15)
Max Vargas – recording & mixing (tracks: 3, 16)
James Cruz – mastering
Kenneth Johnson – executive producer, A&R
Mark Ohe – art direction
Matthew Salacuse – photography

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak
position	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)
21

References

Bush, John. "Large Professor - 1st Class Album Reviews, Songs & More".
(November 5, 2002). "Large Professor: 1st Class".
Juon, Steve 'Flash'. (November 12, 2002). "Large Professor :: 1st Class – RapReviews".
"Large Professor Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)".

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