Big Bad Mamma

"Big Bad Mamma" is a single by American rapper Foxy Brown and American R&B group Dru Hill from the soundtrack to the 1997 film, How to Be a Player. The song also appeared on the European re-issue of Foxy Brown's debut album, Ill Na Na.

"Big Bad Mamma"
Single by Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill
from the album Ill Na Na and Def Jam's How to Be a Player soundtrack
B-side	"Never Seen Before" by EPMD
Released	July 28, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:53
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Shawn Carter, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Leon Haywood[1]
Producer(s)	Trackmasters
Foxy Brown singles chronology
"I'll Be" (1997) "Big Bad Mamma" (1997) "Firm Biz" (1997)

The song, which was produced by the Trackmasters and based on an interpolation of Carl Carlton's "She's a Bad Mama Jama", became a semi-successful hit, peaking at 53 on the Billboard Hot 100, Foxy's second highest charting single as a solo artist. The single was released with the recently reunited EPMD's "Never Seen Before" as the B-side.

Single track listing

A-Side

1. "Big Bad Mamma" (LP version)
2. "Big Bad Mamma" (instrumental)
3. "Big Bad Mamma" (Samms Sammich Remix)

B-Side

1. "Never Seen Before" (LP version)
2. "Never Seen Before" (LP instrumental)
3. "Never Seen Before" (remix)

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[2]	45
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]	30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4]	33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	8
Scotland (OCC)[7]	48
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	23
UK R&B (OCC)[10]	3
UK Dance (OCC)[11]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	12
US Billboard Hot 100[13]	53
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14]	10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[15]	9
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16]	20

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/song/big-bad-mamma-mt0001980441/lyrics
2. "Euro Chart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 1997-10-18. p. 13. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – FOXY BROWN FEAT. DRU HILL – BIG BAD MAMMA". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 25, 2018.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – FOXY BROWN FEAT. DRU HILL – BIG BAD MAMMA" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
6. "Charts.nz – FOXY BROWN FEAT. DRU HILL – BIG BAD MAMMA". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – FOXY BROWN FEAT. DRU HILL – BIG BAD MAMMA". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
9. "Swisscharts.com – FOXY BROWN FEAT. DRU HILL – BIG BAD MAMMA". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
10. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
11. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
12. "Foxy Brown: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
13. "Foxy-Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
14. "Foxy-Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
15. "Foxy-Brown Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
16. "Foxy-Brown Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2018.