JT the Bigga Figga

Joseph David Thompson (born November 8, 1973), better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from San Francisco, California. He founded the record label Get Low Recordz in 1991, which signed fellow California-based rapper the Game in the early 2000s, prior to his mainstream breakthrough. The label has also signed Messy Marv and San Quinn. In 1991, Thompson founded the independent record label Get Low Recordz. The label started as a basement operation. Thompson's rap debut came in 1992 with the self-released album Don't Stop til We Major, at the age of 18. In the following year, he followed it up with Playaz N the Game. The album's first single, "Game Recognize Game" received significant airplay, thrusting Thompson into the spotlight. The success of his album led to a bidding war among record labels, and he signed with Priority Records in 1994. Subsequent albums released through Priority Records were unsuccessful, however. In 1996, the label elected to release Thompson from his contract. Thompson guest performed on No Limit Records's May 1997 soundtrack album, I'm Bout It, appearing on the song "Game Tight" with The Fast One. Both Thompson and The Fast One produced the song. After the dissolution of his contract with Priority Records, Thompson went back to self-distributing his albums through Get Low Recordz. With the earnings from his deal with Priority, Thompson invested in a recording studio and began producing beats for other artists. In 2000, after signing a modest distribution deal with Bayside Records, Get Low began expanding productions. In 2002, Thompson published an E-Book, The CEO Manual. Thompson is credited with discovering fellow California rapper The Game, with Get Low having released his first album, Untold Story, before his signing with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. In fall of 2005, Thompson was named A&R of West Coast operations for the Houston, Texas-based Rap-A-Lot Records. Thompson's film credits include the Spike Lee film Sucker Free City (2004), and SKUZZ TV (2007), a documentary DVD released by 3MZ Productions. In 2006, Thompson worked with Snoop Dogg on the documentary DVD Mandatory Business, which featured Russell Simmons, Spike Lee, Xzibit, Young Buck and 50 Cent. In 2015, Thompson founded the on-demand service Trapflix, which showcases urban films, documentaries, and concert footage. Thompson has since renewed focus onto filmmaking, as well as discussions of Pan-Africanism in Burkina Faso on his YouTube channel, Trapflix TV. Solo albums 1992: Don't Stop til We Major 1993: Playaz N the Game 1995: Dwellin' in tha Labb 1996: Operation Takeover 1997: Game Tight 1999: Something Crucial 2000: Puttin' It on the Map 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: Cali Thuggin (with Speedy Loc) 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 Da Unda Dogg, Cozmo, and Luni Coleone) 2004: Illegal Game (with Mac Mall) 2005: Turf Grinders (with Wali M) 2009: Gang Injunction EP (with Young Buck) Mixtapes 2011: Drug Dealer Potential (with Kevin Gates) 2012: Conflict of Interest 2012: Fillmoelanta 2 2012: Kill The Burglar 2013: Bonkers 2013: Don't Stop Til We Major 2013: My Runner 2013: Run Ya Bandz Up (with Future & Young Scooter) 2014: The Independent Game 2014: The Independent Game 2 2015: Filmoelanta 3 (with Gucci Mane & Kevin Gates) 2015: God's Plan 2016: Trap Flix World (with DJ Tokars) 2017: Cali Boy Down South https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925958/bay-area-west-coast-south-rap-hip-hop-master-p-no-limit "It's All in the Game". 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