Brick House is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by Canadian rapper

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 Saukrates

Saukrates

Karl Amani Wailoo , better known by his stage name Saukrates , is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer of Guyanese descent. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of hip-hop/R&B group Big Black Lincoln...

, released February 5, 1997 in the United States. It was released independently on Serious Entertainment and Capitol Hill Music

Capitol Hill Music

Capitol Hill Music is a Canadian independent record label, specializing in hip-hop and R&B music.The Toronto-based label was founded in the late 1990s by rapper Saukrates, and his manager Chase Parsons. In 1997, the label released Kardinal Offishall's debut album, Eye & I. Two years later, the...

. The EP was popular among underground hip hop

Underground hip hop

Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....

 fans, with 20,000 copies sold. It features appearances by American rappers Common, Masta Ace

Masta Ace

Duval Clear , known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is a rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut "The Symphony"...

, and O.C.

O.C. (rapper)

Omar Credle , known by his stage name, O.C., is an American rapper who has been involved with several renowned underground hip-hop groups and also released many solo albums.-Recording career:...

 It also includes "Father Time" which was released as a 12" single

12-inch single

The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...

 in 1995.

12" EP

A-side

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)
1.	"Play Dis"	Saukrates	Common
2.	"Play Dis" (Instrumental)	Saukrates
3.	"Rollin"	Saukrates	Masta Ace Masta Ace Duval Clear , known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is a rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut "The Symphony"...  and O.C. O.C. (rapper) Omar Credle , known by his stage name, O.C., is an American rapper who has been involved with several renowned underground hip-hop groups and also released many solo albums.-Recording career:...
4.	"Rollin" (Remix)	Saukrates	Masta Ace and O.C.

B-side

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)
1.	"P's & Q's"	Saukrates
2.	"Play Dis" (Remix)	No I.D. No I.D. No I.D., officially known as Immenslope and also known as Ernest Wilson , is a hip hop and R&B record producer, also the vice-president of Def Jam Recordings, best known for his early work with Chicago rapper Common and is known as "The Godfather of Chicago hip hop".. The nickname No I.D...	Common
3.	"Father Time" (Remix)	Day (co-produced by Saukrates)
4.	"Father Time"	Day (co-produced by Saukrates)