Big Noyd

Biography

TaJuan Akeem Perry (born August 15, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Noyd, is an American rapper. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep and is featured on all of their albums except Blood Money.

Career

Big Noyd's debut was his verse on "Stomp 'Em Out" from Mobb Deep's 1993 debut Juvenile Hell, but it was not until 1995, on Mobb Deep's album The Infamous, that Big Noyd attracted wider attention. He appeared on "Right Back At You", “Party Over”, & "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)". He explained later that he received his first contract, for $300,000, from Tommy Boy because of his verse on "Give Up The Goods (Just Step)".
His debut album Episodes Of A Hustla×Episodes of a Hustla1996 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1It's on You1:312The Precinct1:373Recognize & Realize, Part 14:104All Pro3:505Infamous Mobb3:156Interrogation1:177Usual Suspect4:208Episodes of a Hustla4:029Recognize & Realize, Part 25:0210I Don't Wanna Love Again4:4011Usual Suspect (Stretch Armstrong remix)5:01 was released in 1996 on Tommy Boy Records. Noyd was incarcerated at the time of its release. According to Prodigy, the album sold a "disappointing 30,000 copies". In 2000, Big Noyd signed to Prodigy's record label, Infamous Records, and appeared on the songs Infamous Minded and Gun Play from Prodigy's debut studio album, H.N.I.C., which was certified Gold by the RIAA.
In 2003, Big Noyd returned with his second album, Only The Strong×Only the Strong23 September 2003 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Only the Strong Intro0:312Watch Out3:393Shoot 'em Up (Bang Bang), Part 13:334Something for All That2:575We Gangsta3:396Being on Point (Prelude)0:507All 4 the Luv of the Dough3:048Invincible5:219Wildin' on the Tour Bus Skit1:0610Noyd Holdin' It Down2:5611Shoot 'em Up (Bang Bang), Part 23:4712Air It Out3:2713Higher3:1014Going Right at 'em3:1815That Fire3:4716The Kid Is Nice3:2917N.O.Y.D4:14. This album, just as his debut, had many Mobb Deep-related features. Noyd attributes the lackluster sales to Landspeed Records' (which became Traffic Entertainment Group) filing for bankruptcy in an unrelated lawsuit just as the album was being released. In 2004, Big Noyd released his third album, On the Grind×On the Grind25 January 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Intro0:242Hu, What3:333Most Famous2:444Come Thru2:305Hoody Like That3:246Louder3:257Rush2:508Get Doe Skit0:239Kill Dat There2:3910All My Peoples4:0511Off the Wall3:5612Ain’t Too Much2:4413On the Grind Skit0:1714Young and Thuggin’3:3015Infinite Team4:0016Money Rolls3:2517Trust ’em4:04, also featuring many guest-spots by Mobb Deep-related artists. The album was released 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. He founded Noyd Inc. in 2007.
He got his rap name from a friend who thought he resembled Domino's Pizzas advertising character 'The Noid'.

Personal life

He is of Puerto Rican and African American descent. He has a daughter who still lives in Queensbridge, Queens.