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Brother Arab
Studio album by
Arabian Prince
ReleasedNovember 28, 1989
Recorded1989
StudioTrax Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
GenreHip hop
Length39:23
LabelOrpheus, EMI
Producer
  • Arabian Prince (also exec.)
  • That Guy
Arabian Prince chronology
Brother Arab
(1989) 		Where's My Bytches
(1993)
Singles from Brother Arab
  1. "She's Got a Big Posse"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Situation Critical"
    Released: 1989
  3. "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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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No.TitleLength
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

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Charts

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

References

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