Released July 23, 1991 Length 77:36 Release date 23 July 1991 | Recorded May 1990–April 1991 Homebase(1991) Code Red(1993) | |
![]() | ||
Studio Battery StudiosSoundtrack Studios(New York City, New York)Warehouse/J.E.M Recording Studios(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Artist DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Awards American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Similar DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince albums, Hip hop music albums |
Homebase is the fourth studio album released by hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released on July 23, 1991, reaching #12 on the Billboard 200 charts and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. The album was certified Platinum and won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album.
Contents
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".
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
- "Ring My Bell" [Mr. Lee's Radio Mix] - 4:05 (LP/Cassette Bonus Track)
Samples
A Dog Is a Dog
Caught in the Middle (Love & Life)
Dumb Dancin'
I'm All That
Ring My Bell
Summertime
The Things That U Do
Trapped on the Dance Floor
You Saw My Blinker
Who Stole the D.J.
Songs
1I'm All That
2Summertime4:30
3The Things That U Do4:56