| Homebase | ||||
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| Released | July 23, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May 1990–April 1991 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York) Warehouse/J.E.M Recording Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
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| Length | 53:04 | |||
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| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Homebase | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Calgary Herald | B[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | (favorable)[4] |
| NME | 4/10[5] |
| Q |  [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
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 Albumin1992.
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. 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, 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.[8][9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm All That" |
| 3:43 |
| 2. | "Summertime" |
| 4:30 |
| 3. | "The 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)" |
| 4:21 |
| 8. | "Trapped on the Dance Floor" |
| 5:19 |
| 9. | "Who Stole the D.J." |
| 4:50 |
| 10. | "You Saw My Blinker" |
| 4:14 |
| 11. | "Dumb Dancin'" |
| 4:55 |
| 12. | "Summertime (Reprise)" |
| 2:05 |
| Total length: | 53:04 | ||
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 110 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] | 33 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 43 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 69 |
| USBillboard 200[14] | 12 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] | 5 |
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard 200[16] | 73 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] | 53 |
| Title | Year | Chart positions | |
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| US Pop [8] |
US R&B [9] | ||
| "Summertime" | 1991 | 4 | 1 |
| "Ring My Bell" | 20 | 22 | |
| "The Things That U Do" | 1992 | — | 43 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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