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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 on July 23, 1991, reaching number 12 on the Billboard 200 charts and number 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 in 1992.

Homebase
Studio album by
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
ReleasedJuly 23, 1991
RecordedMay 1990–April 1991
StudioBattery Studios
Soundtrack Studios
(New York City, New York)
Warehouse/J.E.M Recording Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • R&B
Length53:04
Label
  • Jive
Producer
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince chronology
And in This Corner...
(1989)		 Homebase
(1991)		 Code Red
(1993)
Singles from Homebase
  1. "Summertime"
    Released: May 20, 1991
  2. "Ring My Bell"
    Released: September 13, 1991
  3. "The Things That U Do"
    Released: January 20, 1992
  4. "You Saw My Blinker"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
"Summertime"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Summertime" from Homebase
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Album information


Four singles were released from the album: "Summertime", "The Things That U Do", "Ring My Bell" and "You Saw My Blinker". The second track on and lead single from the album, "Summertime", earned the duo a second Grammy Award for Best Single in early 1992. Mr. Slappy 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, while "You Saw My Blinker" is one of only two instances in which Smith uses obscenities in his music. The single "Ring My Bell" reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart.[5][6]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm All That"
3:43
2."Summertime"
  • W. Smith
  • Townes
  • Robert Bell
  • Ronald Bell
  • George Brown
  • Robert Mickens
  • Lamar Hula Mahone
  • Craig Simpkins
  • Charles Smith
  • Alton Taylor
  • Dennis Thomas
  • Richard Westfield
4:30
3."The Things That U Do"
  • W. Smith
  • Townes
  • Craig King
4:56
4."This Boy Is Smooth"
  • Smith
  • Townes
4:58
5."Ring My Bell"
4:44
6."A Dog Is a Dog"
  • Smith
  • Townes
4:29
7."Caught in the Middle (Love & Life)"
  • W. Smith
  • Townes
  • King
4:21
8."Trapped on the Dance Floor"
  • Smith
  • Townes
5:19
9."Who Stole the D.J."
  • Smith
  • Townes
4:50
10."You Saw My Blinker"
  • Smith
  • Townes
4:14
11."Dumb Dancin'"
  • Smith
  • Townes
4:55
12."Summertime (Reprise)"
  • W. Smith
  • Townes
  • Robert Bell
  • Ronald Bell
  • Brown
  • Mickens
  • Mahone
  • Simpkins
  • C. Smith
  • Taylor
  • Thomas
  • Westfield
2:05
Total length:53:04

Charts



Weekly charts


Weekly chart performance for Homebase
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 69
US Billboard 200[10] 12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 5

Year-end charts


Year-end chart performance for Homebase
Chart (1991) Position
US Billboard 200[12] 73
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 53

Singles


Chart performance of singles from Homebase
Title Year Chart positions
US
Pop
[5]		 US
R&B
[6]
"Summertime" 1991 4 1
"Ring My Bell" 20 22
"The Things That U Do" 1992 — 43

Certifications


Certifications for Homebase
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. AllMusic review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Q review
  4. Rolling Stone review
  5. "D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  6. "D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1617". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  8. "Charts.nz – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Homebase". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  10. "D.J Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. "D.J Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  13. "1991 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-17. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  14. "Canadian album certifications – D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince – Homebase". Music Canada.
  15. "American album certifications – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Homebase". Recording Industry Association of America.

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- [en] Homebase (album)

[es] Homebase (álbum)

Homebase es el cuarto álbum por dúo de hip-hop DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Llegó # 12 en los EE.UU. El álbum fue certificado doble Platino, llegó a #5 Comienzo de la página de R&B/Hip Hop álbumes, y ganó un American Music Award para la predilección Rap/Hip Hop Álbum.


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