Homebase (album)
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| Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | ||||
| Released | July 23, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May 1990–April 1991 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 77:36 | |||
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Jive/RCA Records 1392-J | |||
| Producer | DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hula & K. Fingers | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B−)[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| Q Magazine | [4] |
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Homebase is the fourth studio album released by hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released in July 1991, reaching #12 on the Billboard 200 charts and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. The album was certified Platinum and won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album.
Track listing
- "I'm All That" - 3:44
- "Summertime" - 4:30
- "Things That U Do" - 4:56
- "This Boy Is Smooth" - 4:58
- "Ring My Bell" - 4:44
- "A Dog Is A Dog" - 4:29
- "Caught In The Middle (Love & Life)" - 4:19
- "Trapped On The Dance Floor" - 3:52
- "Who Stole The D.J." - 4:09
- "You Saw My Blinker" - 4:14
- "Dumb Dancin'" - 4:55
- "Summertime (Reprise)" - 2:05
- "Let's Party" - 3:35 (LP/Cassette Bonus Track)
- "Ring My Bell" [Mr. Lee's Radio Mix] - 4:05 (LP/Cassette Bonus Track)
Samples
A Dog Is a Dog
- "Man's Best Friend" by George Clinton
- "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
Caught in the Middle (Love & Life)
- "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
- "Drop It in the Slot" by Tower of Power
Dumb Dancin'
- "Good to Me" by Otis Redding
I'm All That
- "Richard Pryor Dialogue" by Richard Pryor
- "Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James
Ring My Bell
- "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward
Summertime
- "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
The Things That U Do
- "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To" by The Soul Children
Trapped on the Dance Floor
- "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic
- "Trapped by Colonel Abrams
- "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
You Saw My Blinker
Who Stole the D.J.
- "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
- "Hot Pants (Bonus Beats)" by Bobby Byrd
Album information
The second track on the album, "Summertime", earned the duo a second Grammy Award for Best Single in early 1992. Will Smith admitted that he tried to make his voice sound deeper than usual for this album, as many fans enjoyed the track "Then She Bit Me" from the duo's previous album, And in This Corner..., which was sung in this style. "You Saw My Blinker" is one of only two instances in which Smith uses obscenities in his music. However, the song reached #20 Billboard Hot 100 and #22 Hot R&B/Hip Hop singles. Four singles were released from the album: "Summertime", "The Things That U Do", "Ring My Bell" and "You Saw My Blinker".
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