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Released
  
October 31, 1989

Label
  
Jive/RCA 1188-J

Release date
  
31 October 1989

Length
  
56:40

And in This Corner… (1989)
  
Homebase (1991)

Producers
  
DJ Jazzy Jeff, Will Smith

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Artist
  
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Old-school hip hop

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

Similar
  
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince albums, Hip hop music albums

And in This Corner… is the third studio album released by MC/DJ duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released in October 1989, reaching #39 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. The album was not released on Compact Disc in the UK. However, it was available on this format in most of Europe.

Contents

For the album, the duo took influence from jazz and funk alongside their typical repertoire. They utilized trumpets, saxes, and flutes. Lyrical concepts are fully developed, and set between the comical and crowd concepts. Upon its release, the album was a commercial success as it sold over half a million copies, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. However, compared to the duo's previous work, the album was considered a letdown, only selling half as many copies.

Nevertheless, the album received two Grammy Awards nominations including Best Rap Performance for their first single "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" in 1990 (which lost to Young MC's "Bust a Move") and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the album itself in 1991 (which lost to Quincy Jones, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel & Quincy Jones III's "Back on the Block").

Dj jazzy jeff the fresh prince then she bit me


Track listing

  1. "Then She Bit Me" - 3:35
  2. "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" - 4:49
  3. "Jazzy's Groove" - 3:43
  4. "Everything That Glitters (Ain't Always Gold)" - 4:17
  5. "You Got It (Donut)" - 4:56
  6. "The Girlie Had A Mustache" - 4:32
  7. "The Reverend" - 4:31
  8. "Who Stole My Car?" - 4:57
  9. "The Men of Your Dreams" - 4:52
  10. "Numero Uno" - 4:08
  11. "Too Damn Hype" - 5:41
  12. "Jeff Waz on the Beat Box" - 5:42

Samples

Jazzy's Groove

  • "The Champ" by The Mohawks
  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
  • "Nautilus" by Bob James
  • "Saturday Night Style" by Mikey Dread
  • "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
  • "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy

    • Jeff Waz on the Beatbox

  • "Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is" by The Olympic Runners
  • "Sing Sing" by Gaz
  • "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic

    • The Girlie Had a Mustache

  • "Escape-Ism" by James Brown
  • "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
  • "You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s
  • "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason and Crew

    • The Reverend

  • "Dance to the Music" by Sly & the Family Stone
  • "Good Times" by Chic

    • Too Damn Hype

  • "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
  • "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-DMC

    • Who Stole My Car?

  • "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s
  • "Funky President" by James Brown

    • You Got It (Donut)

  • "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
  • "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim

    • Numero Uno

  • "Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy

    • The Men of Your Dreams

  • "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Fab 5 Freddy feat. Beeside

    • Songs

    1Then She Bit Me3:35
    2I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson4:49
    3Jazzy’s Groove3:46

    References

    And in This Corner... Wikipedia
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