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1999 studio album by the High & Mighty
Home Field Advantage
Released August 24, 1999 Recorded 1997–99 Studio The Muthafuckin' Spot on Lexington
Genre
Hip hop Length 62 :15
Label
Rawkus
Producer
"Open Mic Night/The Meaning" Released: December 22, 1997
"B-Boy Document 1999" Released: July 27, 1999
"Dirty Decibels" Released: November 22, 1999
"The Dick Starbuck" Released: July 24, 2000
Home Field Advantage is the debut studio album by American hip hop group
the High & Mighty . It was released on August 24, 1999, via
Rawkus Records . The recording sessions took place at the Muthafuckin' Spot on Lexington. The album was produced mostly by member
DJ Mighty Mi , but also featured production from
Alchemist and Reef. It features guest appearances from
Bobbito García ,
Cage , Defari,
Eminem ,
Evidence ,
Kool Keith ,
Mad Skillz ,
Mos Def ,
Pharoahe Monch ,
Thirstin Howl III ,
What? What? and
Wordsworth . The album peaked at number 193 on the
Billboard 200 , number 45 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , and number 11 on the
Heatseekers Albums in the United States. The single "B-Boy Document '99" reached number 63 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs , number 7 on the
Hot Rap Songs . The single "Dick Starbuck "Porno Detective"" made it to number 37 on the Hot Rap Songs.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Tip Off Time" (Intro)
DJ Mighty Mi 1:30 2. "Dirty Decibels" (featuring
Pharoahe Monch ) DJ Mighty Mi 3:53 3. "Top Prospects" (featuring
Evidence and Defari)
The Alchemist 3:45 4. "Dick Starbuck "Porno Detective"" DJ Mighty Mi 3:44 5. "B-Boy Document '99" (featuring
Mos Def and
Mad Skillz ) DJ Mighty Mi 3:54 6. "The Last Hit" (featuring
Eminem ) DJ Mighty Mi 4:19 7. "Ay Yo (skit)" (featuring Lord Sear and
Paul Rosenberg ) 0:26 8. "Hot Spittable" DJ Mighty Mi 4:05 9. "The Meaning" DJ Mighty Mi 4:07 10. "In-Outs" (featuring
Cage ) DJ Mighty Mi 3:41 11. "Papers Please (skit)" (skit) 0:45 12. "Shaquan & Eon" (featuring Mad Skillz) DJ Mighty Mi 3:58 13. "The Half" Reef 3:56 14. "Hands On Experience, Pt. II" (featuring
Kool Keith ,
What? What? and
Bobbito García ) DJ Mighty Mi 5:01 15. "Weed" Meltzer Tewlow Andrew Marks London McDaniels Reef 3:30 16. "Newman (skit)" 1:12 17. "Open Mic Night (Remix)" (featuring
Wordsworth and
Thirstin Howl III ) The Alchemist 3:41 18. "Mind, Soul & Body" DJ Mighty Mi 3:40 19. "Friendly Game of Football" DJ Mighty Mi 3:08 Total length: 1:02:15
Notes
Track 4 contains a sample of "Get This Thing Down" written by
Michael Vernon , DeLisle Harper, Glen LeFleur, Joe Jammer and
Pete Wingfield and performed by
Olympic Runners , and a sample of "No Delayin'" written by
Gregory Mays and Darryl Barnes and performed by
Nice & Smooth .
Track 5 contains a sample of "Polarizer" written by Brad Baker, Lance Quinn and Joe Thomas and performed by Joe Thomas.
Track 15 contains a sample of "Chanting" written by Andrew Marks and London McDaniels and performed by Rasa.
Track 17 contains a sample of "Been A Long Time" written by
Eric Barrier ,
William Griffin , Charles Bobbit,
James Brown and
Bobby Byrd and performed by
Rakim .
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes,
[5]
AllMusic ,
ASCAP and
Discogs .
Eric "
Mr. Eon " Meltzer — vocals, executive producer, sleeve notes
Milo "
DJ Mighty Mi " Berger — scratches (track 18) , producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12, 14, 18, 19) , recording, mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 18, 19) , executive producer, sleeve notes
Troy "
Pharoahe Monch " Jamerson — vocals (track 2)
Michael "
Evidence " Perretta — vocals (track 3)
Duane "Defari" Johnson — vocals (track 3)
Rashida Jones — additional vocals (track 4)
She Speaks — additional vocals (tracks: 4, 8)
Dante "
Mos Def " Smith — vocals (track 5)
Donnie "
Mad Skillz " Lewis — vocals (tracks: 5, 12)
Marshall "
Eminem " Mathers — vocals (track 6)
Steve "Lord Sear" Watson — vocals (track 7) , beatboxing (track 19)
Paul Rosenberg — vocals (track 7)
Chris "
Cage " Palko — vocals (track 10)
Keith Matthew "
Kool Keith " Thornton — vocals (track 14)
Tsidi "
Jean Grae " Ibrahim — vocals (track 14)
Bobbito Garcia — vocals (track 14)
Vinson "
Wordsworth " Johnson — vocals (track 17)
Victor "
Thirstin Howl III " DeJesus — vocals (track 17)
Jonathan Miles "Shecky Green" Shecter — voice (track 19)
Evan "DJ EV" Hitch — scratches (track 4)
Rob "Reef" Tewlow — additional programming (track 4) , drum programming (track 14) , producer & mixing (tracks: 13, 15)
Mark Ronson — additional programming (track 4)
Vere Isaacs — bass (tracks: 5, 6)
Sébastien "DJ Sebb" Vuignier — scratches (track 5)
DJ Daze — scratches (tracks: 6, 9, 12, 13, 18)
Daniel Alan "
The Alchemist " Maman — producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 17)
Kieran Walsh — engineering (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
Miles "DJ Nastee" Balochian — engineering (tracks: 4, 14)
Ken "Duro" Ifill — mixing (track 5)
Bob Brown — engineering (track 8)
Elliott Thomas — engineering (tracks: 9, 13, 17-19)
Chris Theis — engineering (track 15)
Tim Ronan — art direction, graphic design
Arnold Steiner — graphic design
Franck Khalfoun — photography
Charts
References
^ Gizzi, Dan.
"Home Field Advantage - The High & Mighty" .
AllMusic . Retrieved December 14, 2017 .
^
Christgau, Robert .
"Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1449" . www.robertchristgau.com . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^ Noixe (July 12, 2001).
"The High & Mighty :: Home Field Advantage :: Eastern Conference/Rawkus" . RapReviews . Retrieved December 14, 2017 .
^
Caramanica, Jon (October 1999).
"Reviews" .
SPIN . Vol. 15, no. 10.
SPIN Media LLC .
ISSN
0886-3032 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^ The High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage (CD liner notes). Rawkus Records. P2-50121
^
"Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 37. September 11, 1999. p. 107.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^
"Top R&B Albums" .
Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 38. September 18, 1999.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^
"Heatseekers Albums" .
Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 37. September 11, 1999. p. 28.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
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