Young Black Brotha (EP) explained

Young Black Brotha
Type:ep
Artist:Mac Dre
Cover:Young Black Brotha (EP).jpg
Released:1989
Recorded:1988, Remix Studios, Oakland, California
Genre:West Coast hip hop
Length:25:30 (LP)
20:52 (MC)
Label:Strictly Business Records
Producer:Khayree
Next Title:California Livin'
Next Year:1991

Young Black Brotha is Californian rapper Mac Dre's debut release. It was issued in 1989 on vinyl and cassette. Tracks 1 and 3 would later appear on the compilation of the same name in 1993.[1]

Track list

As well as the four songs listed above, the LP jackets and cassette J-cards also mentioned a radio edit of "Mac Dre's the Name" at the end of side G and the instrumental track for "Young Black Brotha" at the end of side Q, although they were not present on the LP or MC.

When tracks 1 and 3 were included on the Young Black Brotha album in 1993, track 1 was shortened by 15 seconds and track 3 was retitled to "2 Hard 4 the Fuckin' Radio".

A completely different track named "Mac Dre's the Name" was used as the title track for the album of the same name in 2001.

References

  1. Web site: Happy Birthday Mac Dre! Tribute To The Founder Of Thizz Music . Infinite Wiz . 2015-07-05 . The Source . 2022-07-25 . On November 1, 2004, rapper Mac Dre, 34, was shot and killed by Mitchel Hermiston after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri. Today would of made his 45th birthday. Before his untimely demise, Dre built his legacy on being the originator of Thizz Music and one of the founders of the "hyphy" movement. His debut release, Young Black Brotha, was issued in 1989 on vinyl and cassette and the rest is archived in Hip Hop history..

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