Brothas Doobie

Brothas Doobie
Brothas Doobie
Studio album by Funkdoobiest
Released	July 4, 1995
Recorded	1994–early 1995
Studio	Image Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Amerycan Studios (North Hollywood, CA);
Genre	West Coast hip hop; alternative hip hop;
Length	47:09
Label	Epic; Immortal;
Producer	DJ Muggs (also exec.); DJ Ralph M; DJ Lethal; Ray Roll;
Funkdoobiest chronology
Singles from Brothas Doobie
	"Rock On"; Released: 1994; "Dedicated"; Released: 1995; "XXX Funk"; Released: 1995;

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Muzik	^[2]
The Source	^[3]

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 edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"This Is It" (Interlude)	L. Muggerud	DJ Muggs	1:25
2.	"Rock On"	J. Vasquez L. Muggerud B. Bouldin	DJ Muggs	3:54
3.	"What the Deal"	J. Vasquez L. Muggerud B. Bouldin M. Gaye	DJ Muggs	4:00
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 Muggs	3:34
6.	"Ka Sera Sera"	J. Vasquez R. Medrano B. Bouldin	DJ Ralph M	2:58
7.	"Pussy Ain't Shit"	J. Vasquez L. Muggerud B. Bouldin	DJ Muggs	4:25
8.	"XXX Funk"	J. Vasquez R. Medrano L. Muggerud B. Bouldin	DJ Muggs DJ Ralph M	3:55
9.	"It Ain't Going Down"	J. Vasquez L. Dimant	DJ Lethal	3:15
10.	"You're Dummin'"	J. Vasquez R. Medrano L. Muggerud	DJ Ralph M	4:23
11.	"Tomahawk Bang"	R. Medrano T. Pacheco S. Rosset B. Bouldin	DJ Ralph M	3:57
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^[4]

"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 George W. Trendie, "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 edit

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 edit

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	115
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	35

References edit

^ Bush, John. "Brothas Doobie – Funkdoobiest". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ Barnes, Jake (July 1995). "Funkdoobiest" (PDF). Muzik. No. 2. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.
^ Poluhoff, Nicholas (June 1995). "Record Report: Funkdoobiest – Brothas Doobie". The Source. p. 73.
^ "Funkdoobiest". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "Funkdoobiest Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "Funkdoobiest Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

External links edit

Brothas Doobie at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Bush, John. "Brothas Doobie – Funkdoobiest". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[2] Barnes, Jake (July 1995). "Funkdoobiest" (PDF). Muzik. No. 2. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.

[3] Poluhoff, Nicholas (June 1995). "Record Report: Funkdoobiest – Brothas Doobie". The Source. p. 73.

[4] "Funkdoobiest". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Funkdoobiest-5] "Funkdoobiest Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Funkdoobiest-6] "Funkdoobiest Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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