Brother Arab

1989 studio album by Arabian Prince

Brother Arab

Studio album by

Arabian Prince

Released

November 28, 1989

Recorded

1989

Studio

Trax Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

39:23

Label

Orpheus, EMI

Producer

Arabian Prince (also exec.)
That Guy

Arabian Prince chronology

Brother Arab
(1989)

Where's My Bytches
(1993)

Singles from Brother Arab

"She's Got a Big Posse"
Released: 1989
"Situation Critical"
Released: 1989
"Gettin' Down / Dope Thang"
Released: 1990

Brother Arab is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Arabian Prince.^[1] It was released on November 28, 1989, through Orpheus Records with distribution via EMI USA, a division of Capitol Records. The recording sessions took place at Trax Recording Studios in Hollywood. The album was produced by Tim "That Guy" Reid II and Kim "Arabian Prince" Nazel. The album spawned three singles: "She's Got a Big Posse", "Situation Critical" and "Gettin' Down"/"Dope Thang". Its lead single, "She's Got a Big Posse", peaked at number 9 on the Hot Rap Songs.

The album made it to number 193 on the Billboard 200 and at number 55 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Chicago Tribune	^[3]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "has good moments throughout, [but] suffers from the absence of the brilliant minds in the NWA troop."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sound Check"	1:24
2.	"She's Got a Big Posse"	5:12
3.	"Get On Up"	4:06
4.	"Let the Good Times Roll (Nickel Bag)"	3:44
5.	"Never Caught Slippin'"	3:48
6.	"I Got a Big Bonus Beat"	2:16
7.	"Situation Critical"	4:38
8.	"It's a Dope Thang"	3:07
9.	"It's Time to Bone"	4:04
10.	"Now You Have to Understand"	3:47
11.	"Gettin' Down"	3:36
Total length:		39:23

Personnel

Kim Nazel – main artist, vocals, scratches, producer, mixing, executive producer
Tim Reid II – scratches, producer, mixing
Disco D – scratches
Elwood "The Rock" Carrington – guitar solo (track 2)
Brian "The Punch" Carney – engineering
Chris Bellman – mastering
Henry Marquez – art direction
Mike Miller – photography

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	193
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	55

References

^ Stancell, Steven (1996). Rap Whoz Who: The World of Rap Music. Schirmer Books. p. 12.
^ Wynn, Ron. "Brother Arab The Arabian Prince". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Tanzilo, Robert (Jan 25, 1990). "Arabian Prince Brother Arab". Chicago Tribune. p. 9F.
^ "Arabian Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "Arabian Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.