Bigger & Blacker

Bigger & Blacker is a television special that premiered on HBO on July 10, 1999, starring comedian Chris Rock. This is Rock's third special for HBO and was recorded at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

Bigger & Blacker
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Written by	Chris Rock
Directed by	Keith Truesdell
Starring	Chris Rock
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Chris Rock Michael Rotenberg Sandy Chanley
Producer	Tom Bull
Editor	Grady Cooper
Running time	65 minutes
Production companies	CR Enterprises Production Partners 3 Arts Entertainment
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	July 10, 1999 (1999-07-10)

CD version

Bigger & Blacker
Live album by Chris Rock
Released	July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13)
Recorded	May 1999
Venue	Apollo Theater, Harlem
Genre	Comedy
Length	67:53
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Prince Paul & Don Newkirk
Chris Rock chronology
Roll with the New (1997) Bigger & Blacker (1999) Never Scared (2005)

The CD version was released on July 13, 1999, on the DreamWorks label. The album features the same live stand-up comedy material from the HBO special, but it also includes studio-recorded comic sketches, featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Biz Markie, Gerald Levert, Ali LeRoi, Wanda Sykes, Kaz Silver, Horatio Sanz, Ice Cube, Robin Montague, Kali Londono, Don Newkirk, Kate Wright, and Nneka Kai Morton.

Track listing

1. Clermont Lounge #1 – 0:55
2. "Black Mall" – 3:47
3. ODB Words of Wisdom #1 – 0:15
4. "Crazy White Kids" – 8:26
5. Monica Interview – 1:58
6. "Porno PSA" – 1:32
7. "No Sex" – 4:22
8. "Taxes" – 1:57
9. ODB Words of Wisdom #2 – 0:17
10. Savion Glover – 1:02
11. "Insurance" – 8:17
12. Clermont Lounge #2 – 0:58
13. Nerd & Fly Girl – 2:58
14. "Race" – 4:17
15. NYPD – 1:29
16. ODB Words of Wisdom #3 – 0:19
17. Roger & Zapp – 0:29
18. "Two Women" – 4:07
19. Table Dance – 2:29
20. Snow Flake – 3:10
21. "Women" – 7:54
22. Me & ODB – 7:09

Reviews

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Bigger & Blacker won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.

Personnel

• Pen & Pixel - Cover art^[1]

Sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States	—	404,000[2]

References

1. "Red Bull Music Academy Daily". Red Bull Music Academy Daily. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
2. Cohen, Jonathan (4 February 2004). "Billboard Bits: Chris Rock, Ben Folds, Badly Drawn Boy". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

External links

• Bigger & Blacker at IMDb