Homebase (album)
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| Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | ||||
| Released | July 23, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May 1990–April 1991 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York) Warehouse/J.E.M Recording Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
| Length | 77:36 | |||
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Jive/RCA 1392-J |
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| Producer | DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hula & K. Fingers, Will Smith | |||
| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B−) |
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| Q Magazine | |
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.
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".
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.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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