Homebase (album)

Homebase
Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Released	July 9, 1991
Recorded	May 1990–April 1991
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	77:36
Label	Jive/RCA 1392-J
Producer	DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hula & K. Fingers, Will Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince chronology
And in This Corner... (1989)And in This Corner...1989 Homebase (1991) Code Red (1993)Code Red1993
Singles from Homebase
"Summertime" Released: June 20, 1991 "Ring My Bell" Released: September 13, 1991 "The Things That U Do" Released: 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(B−)
Rolling Stone
Q Magazine

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. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. The album was certified Platinum and won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album.

Track listing

1. "I'm All That" - 3:44
2. "Summertime" - 4:30
3. "Things That U Do" - 4:56
4. "This Boy Is Smooth" - 4:58
5. "Ring My Bell" - 4:44
6. "A Dog Is a Dog" - 4:29
7. "Caught in the Middle (Love & Life)" - 4:19
8. "Trapped on the Dance Floor" - 3:52
9. "Who Stole the D.J." - 4:09
10. "You Saw My Blinker" - 4:14
11. "Dumb Dancin'" - 4:55
12. "Summertime (Reprise)" - 2:05
13. "Let's Party" - 3:35 (LP/Cassette Bonus Track)
14. "Ring My Bell" [Mr. Lee's Radio Mix] - 4:05 (LP/Cassette Bonus Track)

Samples

A Dog Is a Dog

• "Man's Best Friend" by George Clinton
• "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Caught in the Middle (Love & Life)

• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
• "Drop It in the Slot" by Tower of Power

Dumb Dancin'

• "Good to Me" by Otis Redding

I'm All That

• "Richard Pryor Dialogue" by Richard Pryor
• "Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James

Ring My Bell

• "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward
• "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) by The Beatles

Summertime

• "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang

The Things That U Do

• "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To" by The Soul Children

Trapped on the Dance Floor

• "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic
• "Trapped" by Colonel Abrams
• "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown

You Saw My Blinker

• "Slide" by Slave
• "Bring It Here" by Wild Sugar

Who Stole the D.J.

• "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
• "Hot Pants (Bonus Beats)" by Bobby Byrd

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".

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US Pop	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
1991	Summertime	4	1
	Ring My Bell	20	22
1992	The Things That U Do	—	43