Big Noyd

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Big Noyd
Background information
Birth name	TaJuan Perry
Born	May 7, 1975
Origin	Queensbridge, New York City, New York
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Years active	1993–present
Label(s)	Traffic Entertainment

Big Noyd (born TaJuan Perry on May 7, 1975) is a rapper from Queensbridge, New York City. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep, and he is featured on all of their first 7 albums. Big Noyd was first introduced with his verse on "Stomp 'Em Out" from Mobb Deep's 1993 debut Juvenile Hell, but it was first in 1995, on Mobb Deep's classic album The Infamous that Big Noyd started to open people's eyes. On Mobb Deep's song "Give Up The Goods (Just Step)" - Track #6 on The Infamous he started the second verse with the now classic line:

"Yo, it's the r-a-double-p, e-r, n-o-y-d, n***** can't f*** with me!"

He has later stated in an interview for NobodySmiling, that he received his first contract, for $300,000, because of that line.

His debut album, Episodes of a Hustla, was released in 1996, but as Big Noyd was incarcerated at the time of the release, he didn't have full control over the album, and the album turned out only to contain 11 songs. Even so, the album is counted as a classic amongst fans. In 2003, Big Noyd returned with his second album, Only The Strong (Survives). This album, just like his debut, had many Mobb Deep-related features, but it was a good introduction to people which had yet to hear Big Noyd's music. Noyd attributes the lack luster sales due to Landspeed Records filing for bankruptcy, in an unrelated lawsuit, just as the album was being released. In 2004, Big Noyd released his 3rd album, On The Grind, as his other 2 albums, also featuring many guest-spots by Mobb Deep-related artists. The album was relseaed independently through Monopolee Records which Noyd helped to found and released under his full control, preventing issues that happened with Landspeed and Tommy Boy Records.

Also in 2004, Big Noyd played the leading role in the Mobb Deep-produced Murda Muzik The Movie. Big Noyd, playing a young, upcoming rapper called "Fresh" surprised viewers with his talent in front of the camera, and even though the movie did not sell well, many felt that Big Noyd raised the overall impression.

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Album cover	Album information
	Episodes of a Hustla Released: September 16, 1996 R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Position: #59 [1] U.S. Sales: Last RIAA certification: Singles: "Recognize & Realize (remix)", "Usual Suspects"
	Only The Strong Released: September 23, 2003 R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Position: #45 [2] U.S. Sales: Last RIAA certification: Singles:
	On the Grind Released: January 25, 2005 Chart positions: U.S. Sales: Last RIAA certification: Singles: "Off The Wall", "Come Thru"
	The Stickup Kid Released: August 22, 2006 Chart positions: U.S. Sales: Last RIAA certification: Singles: