1st Class (album)

June 2025 1st Class studio Large Professor 1st_Class_cover.jpg October 8, 2002 Bang'n Studios (Queens, N.Y.) C Mo' Greens Studio (Queens, N.Y.) Hip hop 56 21 MatadorOLE 509 Hill, Inc. J-Love Large Professor Xplicit The LP 2002 Main Source 2008 1st Class Studio Bout That Time August 29, 2000 Radio Active September 24, 2002 AllMusic 2 5Bush John Large Professor - 1st Class Album Reviews, Songs & More https://www.allmusic.com/album/1st-class-mw0000662553 September 16, 2023 AllMusic en Pitchfork 7.5/10 November 5, 2002 Large Professor: 1st Class https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4691-1st-class/ September 16, 2023 Pitchfork en-US RapReviews 5.5/10Juon Steve 'Flash' November 12, 2002 Large Professor :: 1st Class – RapReviews https://www.rapreviews.com/2002/11/large-professor-1st-class/ September 16, 2023 www.rapreviews.com en-US 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 Producer(s) Intro William Paul Mitchell Large Professor 1:36 'Bout That Time Mitchell Large Professor 3:30 Ultimate Mitchell Large Professor 2:55 Brand New Mitchell Large Professor 3:28 Stay Chisel featuring Nas Mitchell Nasir Jones Large Professor 2:32 Akinyele (Live at the BBQ, Pt. 2) featuring Akinyele Mitchell Akinyele Adams Large Professor 2:22 In the Sun featuring Q-Tip Mitchell Jonathan Davis Thomas Raic Xplicit 4:28 Born to Ball Mitchell Large Professor 3:48 Kool Mitchell Jason Elias J-Love 3:47 The Man Mitchell Large Professor 4:23 Large Pro Mitchell Large Professor 3:23 Alive in Stereo Mitchell Tommie Spearman Hill, Inc 4:06 Blaze Rhymez II Mitchell Large Professor 3:44 On Mitchell Trevor Smith Large Professor featuring Busta Rhymes 2:49 Hip Hop Mitchell Large Professor 4:25 Radioactive Mitchell Large Professor 5:05 56:21 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 positionUKR&B 39 20021027 true September 5, 2025UKIndependent 43 20021027 true September 5, 2025BillboardRandBHipHop 52 Large Professor true September 16, 2023BillboardIndependent 21 Large Professor true September 16, 2023 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/large-professor/chart-history/tln/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211117164739/https://www.billboard.com/artist/large-professor/chart-history/tln/ Large Professor Chart History (Heatseekers Albums) Billboard November 17, 2021 September 5, 2025 21 References External links 74096 Large Professor – 1st Class Category:2002 albums Category:Large Professor albums Category:Matador Records albums Category:Albums produced by Large Professor