Homebase (album)
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Homebase is the fourth studio album released by hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
. The album was released in July 1991, reaching #12 on the Billboard 200
charts and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums
chart. The album was certified Platinum and won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album.
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".
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince is a hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vocalist Will Smith met Jeff Townes while trying to make a name for himself in West Philadelphia's local hip hop scene. After joining forces with Clarence Holmes the team members became local celebrities...
. The album was released in July 1991, reaching #12 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
charts and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart. The album was certified Platinum and won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album.
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 BellRing My Bell (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song)"Ring My Bell" was the second single released from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's fourth studio album, Homebase. The song sampled and shared the same name as Anita Ward's 1979 hit, "Ring My Bell", though the original lyrics were replaced by those written by the Fresh Prince...
" (Original Version) - 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
- "Let's Party" - 3:35 (LP/Cassette Bonus Track)
- "Ring My Bell" [Mr. Lee's Radio Mix] - 4:05 (LP/Cassette Bonus Track)
Album information
The second track on the album, "Summertime", earned the duo a second Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
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...
And in this Corner...
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 April 1989, reaching #39 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart...
, 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".