Big F

### Genres

Hip Hop∙ Hardcore Hip Hop ∙ Gangsta Rap ∙ Pop Rap ∙ Electronic ∙ East Coast Hip Hop ∙ Comedy Rap ∙ Jazz Rap ∙ Conscious Hip Hop ∙ Political Hip Hop ∙ Folk

### Associated Acts

Frank Martin , Big Pump , MC Scoobert , Floss Perot, Z

**Forrest DeShawn Tanner** (born September 23, 1999) is a Washington D.C. rapper. He is one of the most popular artists in Mundistry, having held the title of most popular artist in Mundistry several times, and has been an artist since the game's beginning. Growing up in the U.S. capital, Big F grew up listening to artists like 2Pac, Jay-Z, and Biggie, eventually incorporating elements of these artists into his early music. His musical style is defined by sharp lyricism and storytelling, social commentary, and descriptions of life in the hood. He was known to have an old school style, focusing more on verses than hooks, before branching out to different styles of hip hop and even genres like folk. Although originally more aggressive, his music also eventually became more emotional and vulnerable than most hip hop. He was the first artist to gross over a quadrillion dollars from a single album, the first to pass a quintillion fans, and formerly held the top 3 spots on the highest grossing albums chart simultaneously.

## Early Life

Forrest "Big F" DeShawn Tanner was born September 23, 1999 in Washington D.C. to a poor family. His dad left him at a young age, with his mother raising him. Tanner was brought up in an impoverished D.C. ghetto. Tanner began writing his own raps at age 13, to express his struggles. As a young man, Tanner got involved in gangs as well as drug dealing, which is a recurring theme in his music. Tanner dropped out of high school aged 16 to pursue making rap music, but this was postponed after he got shot in a gang shootout. In order to make money, Tanner was forced to resort to crime until he earned enough to begin a career in music.

## Musical Career

### Early Career

Tanner released his debut single, titled "My First Single!" on October 14, 2019. The track was not well received, just like every other song on Mundistry at the time, but established Big F's style. Big F continued to release singles in anticipation of his debut album. Some of the most succesful and critically acclaimed songs were "D.C. State of Mind", "Real Recognize Real", and "Bruh". Unlike other artists on Mundistry at the time, Big F took time to release good tracks and build up a fanbase, opting for the philosophy of quality over quantity.

### Straight 2 Tha Pros and Growth in Popularity

Big F released his highly anticipated debut album, "Straight 2 Tha Pros" on October 16, 2019. It was the first album in new Mundistry history to have a quality of over 1/100, receiving a score of 5/100, with popular jazz artist Frank Martin calling it "the best album to be released on this platform", before humorously insulting it. Straight 2 Tha Pros was a double album consisting of 20 tracks total, split up into 2 sides of 10. All tracks were previously released as singles, with some singles having quality as high as 8/100. The album included features from Death Grips and 2Pac, as well as production from Kanye West. The record also included a skit and an interlude. One of these interludes, "My vocals are shit", was notable for being Big F's first foray into electronic music. The album itself made no revenue and Big F ended up losing a number of fans, but it established his style nonetheless.

Shortly after the album's release, Big F announced plans to release a B Sides for Straight 2 Tha Pros, as well as an EP to be called "Seven Sins EP". He released 5 singles for the latter, with 2 more tracks to be EP exclusives. However, Big F scrapped the project, considering it to be too low quality. Big F then released a number of throwaway tracks, and released the B Sides to his debut album, consisting of loosies from Straight 2 Tha Pros. Shortly before the release of the album, Big F joined and left Patrician Records, angered at the 100% revenue cut for the label, opting instead to join Frank Martin's Columbia Records. On 20 October 2019, Big F officially released the B-Sides for Straight 2 Tha Pros, with a quality of 11/100.

### Cloud 9

On 22 October, 2019, Big F officially released his second studio album, entitled "Cloud 9". No singles were released for the project, and it was Big F's first studio album under the Columbia Records Label. The album had 13 tracks and 1 feature, from Kanye West. Cloud 9 was significantly more pop influenced than anything Big F had done before, and felt like a pop rap celebration of Big F's newfound success.The record also had cloud rap production and many tracks embraced this style, pushing the boundaries of Big F's music. Before the album's release, Tanner claimed it would be influenced by Kanye West's *Graduation.* The album was met with immense critical and commercial success. At the time of its release, it was the 2nd highest grossing album in Mundistry, bringing in over $500,000. It was also the highest rated album on Mundistry, having a quality of 90/100, becoming the first album in new Mundistry history to have a quality of 90 or higher, and was Big F's first #1 album. The album was a major leap in quality from Big F's previous work, and some tracks on the record had quality of as high as 97/100.

### Fusion

Shortly after the release of his magnum opus Cloud 9, Big F decided to focus on creating a smaller scale project. He chose to record a collaborative album with longtime friend and labelmate, swing artist Frank Martin. Although it seemed like an unlikely combination at first, Big F adapted to Frank's style by performing mostly jazz rap on the record, rapping about topics such as love and struggling in life over jazz instrumentals. The record also had a special song dedicated to both artists, with them performing solo. Although the album had a more lukewarm critical reception than its predecessor with a rating of 78/100, the deadly combination of 2 of Mundistry's biggest stars blew commercial expectations out of the water. The record grossed over 4 billion dollars, nearly quadrupling the record set by Frank Martin's Mad About You. For the album, Big F continued his habit of releasing only teaser and throwaway tracks as singles, while retired rock artist Floss Perot and Z made guest appearances on Fusion. Shortly after the album's release, Big F was catapulted back to Mundistry's most popular artist, a position he had held after releasing Cloud 9, when he became the first to surpass 3 million fans. Big F also announced he would begin work on his 3rd solo album, and his most ambitious and lyrical yet, to be titled "Eyes Wide Open".

### Eyes Wide Open

After keeping fans waiting, Big F finally released his 3rd solo album "Eyes Wide Open" on 30 October, 2019. Not much was known about the album prior to its release, but Big F called the album his "passion project", and featured big names collaborating with the rapper. Big F also claimed that the reason the album's tracklist is 13 tracks long is a reference to the 13th Amendment, playing into the album's message. The main theme of the album is the struggles and discrimination African-Americans face in America, with key themes including how trapped black people are in ghettoes, the ways the government persecutes minorities via the justice system, police brutality, the view that the white upper class hold of African Americans, and the impact this has had on black communities. Big F focuses on thought provoking lyricism as well as production that draws from soul, jazz and traditional hip hop beats. Tracks like "Red Shackles" and "BOD" don't fully fit into the album's narrative however, with the former being a critique of communism and the latter questioning how the U.S. government spend its money (BOD stands for "Budget Of Defense) disguised as a trap banger. The feature list on the record is also Big F's most star studded yet. It included appearances from Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Killer Mike. The album once again proved to be a smash hit for Big F, becoming the first album in new Mundistry to gross over a quadrillion dollars (bringing in $6.2 quadrillion), and it was also the 2nd highest rated album on Mundistry at the time, with a whopping score of 95/100, as well as the 2nd Big F album to gain a rating of 90 or higher, and the 3rd on Mundistry overall. Like The Big Pumps and Frank Martin before him, however, Big F lost his over 200 quadrillion-strong fanbase and fell to 1, due to exceeding the apparent max number of fans on Mundistry. The album spent a record 10 weeks on top of the album charts. Eyes Wide Open held the position of highest grossing album of all time for 166 days, from October 30, 2019 to April 13, 2019, when it was finally usurped by Floss Perot's album Brushing At The Speed Of Light.

### SPAM and Street Tales

For the follow up to his wildly succesful Eyes Wide Open, Big F went into a completely new direction. Released shortly after new Mundistry's first reset, SPAM achieved a modest rating of 84. The record was surprising to many fans, as the beginning of the intro track, MEMORIEZ, was leaked prior to the album's release, and contained mellow and melodic elements. The final product, however, turned from a pleasant track to a loud industrial by the song's end. This set the theme for the rest of the album, which can be classified as noise rap. Though the lyrics of most of the songs were very braggadocious, these themes are used to hide Big F's vulnerabilities and insecurities. As the album progresses, these feelings become more apparent, concluding with the track "fit in", which is also the only song on the album that doesn't have an all caps title. The album was released almost immediately after Mundistry reset. However, SPAM was divisive, and grossed next to nothing, meaning that Big F would have to take lots of time to gain more fans.

After the Mundistry reset, Big F and all other artists had to focus on earning money and rebuilding their fanbases. Due to this, the wait for Big F's 5th studio album was very long. It took the rapper 14 days to complete it. The finished product, however, was surprisingly strong. The album, titled Street Tales, had a rating of 97, making it Big F's best rated album at the time of release and the 2nd highest rated album on Mundistry. The music on the album saw Big F revisiting the old school, gangsta rap style that first gained him attention. The record also featured Big F giving more focus to his lyrics than ever and basing many tracks on his storytelling about the highs and lows of living in the ghetto. Despite the high album rating, many tracks on it had lower ratings, making the final quality somewhat unexpected, but Big F had nonetheless reached a new peak as an artist and got his third 90+ rated album. The sole feature on Street Tales came from Big F's labelmate and frequent collaborator, Frank Martin. It spent 7 weeks at #1.

### Chasing Rainbows

On November 29 of 2019, Big F released his long anticipated album Chasing Rainbows. Prior to its release, he said that this would be his final album, and that he would retire from music following its release. The album was a huge success, making over a $1.6 trillion, although it lost Big F all his fans, becoming his second album to do so after Eyes Wide Open. Most importantly, Chasing Rainbows became the first album on Mundistry to achieve the maximum quality rating of 100/100. Big F collaborator and swing musician Frank Martin praised the record in his review, calling it "the best album of all time". Chasing Rainbows was Big F's second album to spend 10 weeks at #1. Harry Styles and Chance the Rapper had features. On the album, Big F once again surprised many with the musical and thematic direction he took. It was Big F's most emotional album, talking about heartbreak and melancholy with the production reflecting such feelings. Nonetheless, tracks such as Sunshine Together showed optimism. The album also featured a cover of the classic song Mr. Blue Sky. The album also bended genres, with Big F singing more often. Elements of folk and pop music were woven into the hip hop genre of the album, creating an amazing experience. Big F followed through on his promise of retirement, and quit music after the release of Chasing Rainbows for the most part.

### Retirement

After Chasing Rainbows, Big F announced the end of his recording career. Nonetheless, there were rumors that Big F would join Floss Perot's rock band named The Oatband. The Oatband had just released the succesful concept album "The Cows", and Big F was in talks to become a member of the band, replacing Billy Joel, and participate in their next album, which was set to continue the concept from The Cows. However, talks stalled and eventually The Oatband went into hiatus. Big F went mostly silent, apart from releasing a few throwaway tracks as singles to restore his fanbase. However, Big F released his first album in nearly a month on December 16, 2020. It was titled Big F Presents: It's That Time!, and it was a Christmas album featuring covers as well as original Christmas songs from Big F. The album had modest commercial success, and achieved a solid rating of 91/100, spending 10 weeks at #1, Big F's third record to do so. To this day, it is the highest rated and highest grossing holiday album on mundistry. Despite the album, Big F claimed he had no plans to return to music, and that It's That Time wasn't a comeback album, but rather a project celebrating what Christmas means to the rapper. Big F went silent for months following this project, but recently resurfaced with a number of leftovers and "bonus tracks" off of his album Chasing Rainbows. Could Big F finally make his comeback to the music industry?

### Return to Music and Fusion II

Big F finally released his long anticipated comeback album on April 4, 2020, 30 minutes before midnight. Fusion II was a sequel to Big F's popular collaboration album with swing artist Frank Martin, Fusion, which was released in October of 2019. Fusion II was an instant success, grossing over a quadrillion dollars and catapulting to the position of being the second highest grossing album of all time, as well as debuting at #1 and overcoming competition from The Oatband to stay on top in its second week. Fusion II continued the combination of jazz and hip hop on Fusion, but managed to change up the style. The tracks of Fusion II were more upbeat and celebratory, getting more introspective and hopeful near the end of the album. In comparison to the first Fusion's modest quality rating of 78, Fusion II garnered a quality of 93/100, becoming Big F's 4th highest rated album of all time and his highest rated non-solo album of all time. It also easily became the most acclaimed and succesful collaboration album in Mundistry history, with critic and musician Floss Perot calling it "an instant classic".

### Reset and Label Disputes

After succesfully participating in Operation Columbia along with the rest of his label, Columbia Records, in which multiple artists from the label coordinated and released their albums before the game reset and to maximize profits, developers reset Mundistry due to the large amounts of fans and money being earned by the label. Big F supported this move, putting him at odds with label boss Frank Martin, who was becoming more greedy and bitter that his previous album, Teach Me Tonight, didn't debut at #1, blaming the reset as well as Floss Perot. On April 5, 2020, Mundistry officially reset player and label fan and money counts for the first time since November 2019. Frank Martin managed to exponentially grow, amassing hundreds of thousands of fans while other players in Columbia Records were left with a pittance. Although Big F was still releasing music and amassing small amounts of fans, he was still angry with Frank Martin for refusing to share most of his profits, which would benefit both Columbia Records members and the label itself. Martin was also growing more erratic in behaviour in addition to his greediness, suffering psychotic fits and praising conservative capitalistic politics. Due to what they deemed stupid and unfair, Big F and fellow Columbia artist Floss Perot formed a union within Columbia Records to support artists. The union angered Frank Martin greatly and demanded at leastt 1% of profits from Frank Martin singles so they could purchase upgrades and enter exponential fan growth. Frank Martin refused the demand and called profit sharing communist. Nonetheless, he eventually made a generous charitable donation to both artists which helped them grow, although not as fast or as much as they could have. Despite this, Big F remained unsatisfied with Frank Martin's management of the label, calling it "a cold business", and with the 100% profit cut of Columbia Records, with Frank Martin repeatedly being late to provide Big F with money and fans that he had earned. Big F released a number of singles voicing his discontent, such as "Burn Columbia Burn" and "Frank Martin is a greedy capitalist". For the time being, Big F chose to remain at Columbia Records as he continued to grow rapidly.

### POW! and Greatest Hits

After settling disputes with his label over censorship and payment, Big F released his comeback solo album, POW!, on April 12, 2020. The album exceeded commercial expectations, becoming the 2nd highest grossing album in Mundistry. At the time, Big F held the top 3 spots for highest grossing albums of all time, as well as being the only artist to gross over a quadrillion on an album, doing the feat three times. POW! debuted at #1 on the sales charts, making Big F the second artist to hold the top 2 spots on the sales charts simultaneously, and the first solo artist. The album also had a high quality rating of 94/100. POW! featured a more upbeat tone than most of Big F's solo work. The cover was heavily inspired by comic books, and Big F claims this influenced the music as well, with songs dealing with more simple and humorous topics, and drawing influence from 2000's hip hop, particularly albums such as *Madvillainy* and *The College Dropout*.

Following the release of POW!, Big F announced he would release a compilation of his greatest hits soon. While working on this compilation, Big F gained an unprecedented amount of fans, going into the quintillions. As a result of this, the release of his greatest hits was made rather difficult. After finishing the album, Big F was unable to release it at a normal price due to the massive amount of fans he had. Ultimately, Big F released Greatest Hits at a price of $150. This pricing and Big F's popularity resulted in the compilation being underwhelming, failing to chart on its debut, although still grossing over a billion dollars. The compilation featured songs from each one of Big F's albums, including collaborative albums, in chronological order. The compilation itself was mostly well received, attaining a quality rating of 84/100.

## Chart Performance

### Compilation Albums

 Big F Presents: It's That Time!
 Greatest Hits