Brothas Doobie

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Brothas Doobie
Brothas Doobie.jpg
Studio album by
Funkdoobiest
ReleasedJuly 4, 1995
Recorded1994–early 1995
Studio
  • Image Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
  • Amerycan Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre
Length47:09
Label
Producer
Funkdoobiest chronology
Which Doobie U B?
(1993) 		Brothas Doobie
(1995) 		The Troubleshooters
(1997)
Singles from Brothas Doobie
  1. "Rock On"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Dedicated"
    Released: 1995
  3. "XXX Funk"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Source3.5/5 stars[2]

Brothas Doobie is the second studio album by Los Angeles-based hip hop group Funkdoobiest. It was released on July 4, 1995 via Epic Records. This was the final album featuring back-up MC and hypeman Tomahawk Funk, who left the group after this release. The album contains the famous and controversial track "Superhoes", which also appeared in the soundtrack to the film Friday, starring N.W.A's Ice Cube. The album has been falsely shown with a blue cover, several times. It has a green color instead.

An edited version of the album, which removed most of its explicit language and sexual content, was also released. It completely censored the track "Superhoes", due to references to masturbation and rape, and the track "Pussy Ain't Shit" due to its main graphic theme: the female reproductive organs.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."This Is It" (Interlude)L. MuggerudDJ Muggs1:25
2."Rock On"
  • J. Vasquez
  • L. Muggerud
  • B. Bouldin
DJ Muggs3:54
3."What the Deal"
  • J. Vasquez
  • L. Muggerud
  • B. Bouldin
  • M. Gaye
DJ Muggs4:00
4."Lost in Thought"
  • J. Vasquez
  • L. Muggerud
  • R. Roll
  • DJ Muggs
  • Ray Roll
3:39
5."Dedicated"
  • J. Vasquez
  • L. Muggerud
  • B. Bouldin
DJ Muggs3:34
6."Ka Sera Sera"
  • J. Vasquez
  • R. Medrano
  • B. Bouldin
DJ Ralph M2:58
7."Pussy Ain't Shit"
  • J. Vasquez
  • L. Muggerud
  • B. Bouldin
DJ Muggs4:25
8."XXX Funk"
  • J. Vasquez
  • R. Medrano
  • L. Muggerud
  • B. Bouldin
  • DJ Muggs
  • DJ Ralph M
3:55
9."It Ain't Going Down"
DJ Lethal3:15
10."You're Dummin'"
  • J. Vasquez
  • R. Medrano
  • L. Muggerud
DJ Ralph M4:23
11."Tomahawk Bang"
  • R. Medrano
  • T. Pacheco
  • S. Rosset
  • B. Bouldin
DJ Ralph M3:57
12."Superhoes"
  • J. Vasquez
  • R. Medrano
  • L. Muggerud
  • DJ Ralph M
  • DJ Muggs
3:51
13."Who Ra Ra"
  • J. Vasquez
  • L. Muggerud
  • B. Bouldin
  • DJ Ralph M
  • DJ Muggs
2:56
Total length:47:09
Sample credits[3]
  • "This Is It (Interlude)" sampled "Is It Him of Me" by Jackie Jackson, "Winter's Child" by Charles Kynard and "This Is It" from Style Wars.
  • "Rock On" sampled "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts and "Put That Record Back On" by Just-Ice.
  • "What the Deal" sampled "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Grover Washington, Jr..
  • "Lost in Thought" sampled "Como Quisiera Decirte" by Los Angeles Negros, "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith and "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band.
  • "Dedicated" sampled "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers.
  • "Ka Sera Sera" sampled "Malcolm X" by Hal Singer and "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by Doris Day.
  • "Pussy Ain't Shit" sampled "The Soil I Tilled for You" by Shades of Brown and "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" by Ice Cube.
  • "XXX Funk" sampled "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith and "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band.
  • "It Ain't Going Down" sampled "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" by Sly & the Family Stone and "Jimbrowski" by Jungle Brothers.
  • "Tomahawk Bang" sampled "The Adventures of the Lone Ranger - He Saves the Booneville Gold (Part 1)" by , "M.P.E." by Public Enemy and "So We Will Smoke the Pipe, and There Will Be No Lies Between Us" from Thunderheart.
  • "Superhoes" sampled "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by The Mad Lads and "Super Hoe" by Boogie Down Productions.
  • "Who Ra Ra" sampled "Matrix" by Dizzy Gillespie.

Personnel[]

  • Jason Vasquez – main artist
  • Ralph Medrano – main artist
  • Tyrone Pacheco – main artist
  • Sebastian Rosset – additional vocals (track 11)
  • Brett Anthony Bouldin – additional vocals (track 13)
  • Reggie Stewart – instruments
  • Lawrence Muggerud – producer (tracks: 1-5, 7-8, 12-13), executive producer
  • Leor Dimant – producer & mixing (track 9)
  • Ray Cortez – producer (track 4)
  • Ross Donaldson – engineering (track 9)
  • Jason Roberts – mixing & recording
  • Ben Wallach – additional engineering
  • Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo – mastering
  • Dante Ariola – art direction & design
  • Jay Papke – art direction & design
  • Kalynn Campbell – illustration
  • Stephen Stickler – photography
  • David Walters – management
  • Buzztone Entertainment – management

Charts[]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 115
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 35

References[]

  1. ^ Bush, John. "Brothas Doobie – Funkdoobiest". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Poluhoff, Nicholas (June 1995). "Record Report: Funkdoobiest – Brothas Doobie". The Source. p. 73.
  3. ^ "Funkdoobiest". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Funkdoobiest Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Funkdoobiest Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

External links[]

Brothas Doobie at Discogs (list of releases)

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