''Brothas Doobie'' is the second studio album by

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-based hip hop group

Funkdoobiest Funkdoobiest was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, United States, composed of rappers Jason "Son Doobie" Vasquez, Tyrone "Tomahawk Funk" Pacheco and DJ Ralph "Tha Phunky Mexican" Medrano. They are members of the Soul Assass ...

. 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 ''

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'', starring

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. 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

;Sample credits *"This Is It (Interlude)" sampled "Is It Him of Me" by

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, "Winter's Child" by

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and "This Is It" from

Style Wars ''Style Wars'' is an American 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant. The film has an emphasis on graffiti, although bboying and rapping are covered to a lesser exten ...

. *"Rock On" sampled "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by

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and "Put That Record Back On" by

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. *"What the Deal" sampled "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Grover Washington, Jr. *"Lost in Thought" sampled "Como Quisiera Decirte" by

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, "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith and "School Boy Crush" by

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. *"Dedicated" sampled "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by

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. *"Ka Sera Sera" sampled "Malcolm X" by

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and "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by

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. *"Pussy Ain't Shit" sampled "The Soil I Tilled for You" by

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and "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" by

. *"XXX Funk" sampled "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith and "School Boy Crush" by

. *"It Ain't Going Down" sampled "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" by

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and "Jimbrowski" by

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. *"Tomahawk Bang" sampled "The Adventures of the Lone Ranger - He Saves the Booneville Gold (Part 1)" by George W. Trendie, "M.P.E." by

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and "So We Will Smoke the Pipe, and There Will Be No Lies Between Us" from

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. *"Superhoes" sampled "

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" by

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and "Super Hoe" by

Boogie Down Productions Boogie Down Productions (BDP) was an American hip hop group originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, five months after the release of BDP's debut album, '' Criminal Minde ...

. *"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 Leor Dimant ( lv, Leors Dimants, russian: Леор Григорьевич Димант, ; born December 18, 1972), better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups House of P ...

– 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

References

External links

{{Authority control 1995 albums Funkdoobiest albums Epic Records albums Immortal Records albums Albums produced by DJ Muggs Albums produced by DJ Lethal