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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

arabian prince - brother arab


the 6th man on n.w.a.'s album cover released this classic west coast album in 1989 on orpheus/capitol records but had been producing since the mid 80's for the likes of bobby jimmy & the critters and working with the wrecking crew & the egyptian lover, I have yet to understand why brother arab did not push more units than it did?, the album features that classic west coast feel but not as gangsta as say...nwa,king tee, ice t....(gangsta light comes to mind) being that arabian prince was a "electro" beat maker this album has a wide variety of tracks some about partying some about sex some about and of course gangsta (sans all the killing), overall a good album for it's time (although at times the beats are better than the lyrics) worth checking out.

  1. Sound Check
  2. She's Got a Big Posse
  3. Get on Up
  4. Let the Good Times Roll (Nickel Bag)
  5. Never Caught Slippin'
  6. I Got a Big Situation Critical
  7. Bonus Beat
  8. It's a Dope Thang
  9. It's Time to Bone
  10. Now You Have to Understand
  11. Gettin' Down
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