Which Doobie U B? Explained
| Which Doobie U B? |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Funkdoobiest |
| Cover: | Which Doobie U B.jpg |
| Released: | May 4, 1993 |
| Recorded: | 1991–1992 |
| Length: | 39:37 |
| Next Title: | Brothas Doobie |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
Which Doobie U B? is the debut studio album by Los Angeles–based hip hop group Funkdoobiest.[1] [2] It was released on May 4, 1993, via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
The album title comes from a line in an episode of the 1970s sitcom, What's Happening!!, when the main character, Raj, is introduced to special guests the Doobie Brothers.
Critical reception
The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Despite some inviting musical tracks, Funkdoobiest's drone of dissin' and tireless display of bravado dampens its debut."[3] Minya Oh of The Source thought the group lacked originality, "sound[ing] just like House of Pain [...] and Cypress Hill". She concluded: "With pop culture references and cliches thrown together their style really makes no kinda sense most of the time".
Personnel
- Jason Vasquez – main artist
- Ralph Medrano – main artist
- Tyrone Pacheco – main artist
- Louis Freese – featured artist (track 8)
- Richard Todd Ray – producer (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Lawrence Muggerud – producer (tracks: 1, 2)
- Leor Dimant – producer (tracks: 1, 2)
- Jason Roberts – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12), recording (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12)
- Rich July – mixing (tracks: 5, 7)
- Mike Calderon – mixing (tracks: 9, 10), recording (track 9)
- Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo – mixing (track 2)
- Chris Shaw – mixing and recording (track 4)
- Mike Wallach – mixing and recording (track 11)
- Anton Pukshansky – recording (tracks: 5, 7, 8)
- Mike Green – recording (tracks: 3, 10)
- Dante Ariola – art direction and design
- Glenn Barr – illustration
- Annalisa – photography
- Pawn Shop Press – art direction and design
Notes and References
- Book: Wright-McLeod . Brian . The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet . 2018 . University of Arizona Press . 102.
- Book: Hess . Mickey . Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide . 2009 . ABC-CLIO . 1 . xix.
- News: Hunt . Dennis . Record Rack . Los Angeles Times . July 4, 1993 . Calendar . 56.
