Homebase

Homebase
File:Homebase.jpg Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Released	July 23, 1991
Recorded	May 1990 - April 1991
Studio	Battery Studios (New York City, New York) Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York) The Warehouse / J.E.M. Recording Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Golden age hip hop, Alternative hip hop
Length	53:04
Label	Jive Records / MCA Records
Producer	DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hula & Fingers

Homebase is the fourth studio album by American Hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. It was released in July 23, 1991 through Jive Records and MCA Records. Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios and Soundtrack Studios in New York City and at The Warehouse/J.E.M. Recording Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 1990 to April 1991. Production was entirely handled by DJ Jazzy Jeff, with additional production from Hula & K. Fingers. It includes guest appearances by El-Sid, Jazz Fresh and LaVette.

The album debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Homebase spawned the three hit singles: "Summertime" (which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and on the Hot Rap Songs chart), "Ring My Bell" (which peaked at #22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #20 on the Hot 100, On November 22, 1991, the song received a gold certification from the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies) and "The Things That U Do" (which reached #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in the US). Homebase was certified platinum and won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album in 1992. The album met with generally favorable reviews from music critics.

Track listing

1. "I'm All That" - 3:43
2. "Summertime" (feat. LaVette) - 4:30
3. "The Things That U Do" - 4:56
4. "The Boy Is Smooth" - 4:58
5. "Ring My Bell" - 4:44
6. "A Dog Is A Dog" - 4:29
7. "Caught In The Middle (Love & Life)" - 4:21
8. "Trapped On the Dance Floor" (feat. El-Sid and Jazz Fresh) - 5:19
9. "Who Stole the D.J.?" - 4:50
10. "You Saw My Blinker" - 4:14
11. "Dumb Dancin'" - 4:55
12. "Summertime (Reprise)" - 2:05

Samples

I'm All That

• "Long Red" by Mountain
• "Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James
• "Celebrate the Good Things" by Pleasure
• "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy
• "Feel the Heartbeat" by Treacherous Three

Summertime

• "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
• "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown

The Things That U Do

• "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To" by The Soul Children feat. Jesse Jackson

The Boy Is Smooth

• "Microphone Fiend" by Eric B. & Rakim

Ring My Bell

• "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward
• "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
• "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" by The Beatles

A Dog Is A Dog

• "Man's Best Friend" and "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Caught In The Middle (Love & Life)

• "Drop It in the Slot" by Tower of Power
• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins

Trapped On the Dance Floor

• "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
• "Trapped" by Colonel Abrams
• "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic
• "Comic Strip" by Mikey Dread

Who Stole the D.J.?

• "Hot Pants (Bonus Beats)" by Bobby Byrd
• "A Shot in the Dark" by Henry Mancini
• "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson

You Saw My Blinker

• "Theme From the Planets" by Dexter Wansel
• "Bring It Here" by Wild Sugar
• "Slide" by Slave
• "Theme From the Black Hole" by Parliament

Dumb Dancin'

• "Greedy G" by Brentford All Stars
• "Shoot That Laserbeam! (The Atomic Meltdown Robbery Mix)" by Army of Lovers
• "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown
• "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow