Do or Die (Ant Banks album)

Do or Die is the third studio album by American rapper and producer Ant Banks. It was released on October 24, 1995, via Jive Records. Production was handled by Banks himself and Terry T. It features guest appearances from 187 Fac, Gangsta P, Jock, MC Breed, Mr. Ill, Rappin' Ron and Spice 1. The album debuted at number 36 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the United States.

Do or Die
Studio album by Ant Banks
Released	October 24, 1995 (1995-10-24)
Studio	Badass Beat Lab
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	46:03
Label	Jive
Producer	Ant Banks Terry T
Ant Banks chronology
The Big Badass (1994) Do or Die (1995) Big Thangs (1997)
Singles from Do or Die
"I Think I Wanna Die (Losin' It)" Released: September 19, 1995

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Do or Die"	Anthony Banks Carl Martin	Ant Banks	4:06
2.	"Keep 'Em Guessin'"	Banks Anthony Nelson Ronald Royster	Ant Banks	4:45
3.	"It Ain't No Thang"	Banks Terrence Butler	Terry T Ant Banks (co.)	4:53
4.	"Sound of Lead" (featuring Spice 1 and 187 Fac)	Banks Robert L. Green Jr. Gregory Brown Dennis Thomas	Ant Banks	4:28
5.	"I Think I Wanna Die (Losin' It)"	Banks Martin	Ant Banks	5:26
6.	"Money Don't Make a Man" (featuring MC Breed)	Banks Eric Breed	Ant Banks	4:15
7.	"You Ain't Knowin'"	Banks Butler	Terry T Ant Banks (co.)	4:30
8.	"Hi Speed Anthem"	Banks	Ant Banks	4:11
9.	"No Time Fa BS"	Banks Anthony Thomas Butler	Terry T Ant Banks (co.)	3:42
10.	"Gafflin' Season"	Banks	Ant Banks	4:24
11.	"Bay Area Massacre" (featuring Mr. Ill, Rappin' Ron, Gangsta P and Jock)	Banks Martin Royster Anton Barrett Sr. Jock Butler	Terry T Ant Banks (co.)	5:18
12.	"Smokestrumental"	Banks Elijah Baker	Ant Banks	5:13
Total length:				46:03

Personnel

• Anthony "Ant" Banks – primary artist, vocals, keyboards, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10, 12), co-producer (tracks: 3, 7, 9, 11), mixing
• Anton "Gangsta P" Barrett Sr. – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 1, 11)
• R. "Rappin' Ron" Royster – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 2, 11)
• Robert Lee "Spice 1" Greene Jr. – featured artist, vocals (track 4)
• Alvin Dennis "Den Fen" Thomas Jr. – featured artist, vocals (track 4)
• Gregory "G-Nut" Brown – featured artist, vocals (track 4)
• Eric "MC Breed" Breed – featured artist, backing vocals (track 6)
• Carl "Mr. Ill" Martin – featured artist, vocals (track 11)
• Jock – featured artist, vocals (track 11)
• Glenn "G-Stack" Jones – vocals (track 1)
• Vidal "V-White" Prevost – vocals (track 1)
• Anthony "Ant Diddley Dog" Nelson – vocals (track 2)
• Anthony Jerel "MC Ant" Thomas – vocals (track 9)
• Vickia Brinkley – backing vocals (track 1)
• Robert Toliver – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 10)
• Stacy Hogg – backing vocals (track 7)
• Tempest – backing vocals (track 9)
• John "Jubu" Smith – guitar (track 1)
• Elijah Baker – guitar (tracks: 4, 12)
• Terrence "Terry T" Butler – producer (tracks: 3, 7, 9, 11)
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[1]	36

References

1. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 45. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 11, 1995. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

External links

• Do or Die at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
• Ant Banks – Do Or Die at Discogs (list of releases)