My Homies

My Homies is the fifth studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released March 3, 1998, by Rap-A-Lot Records and Virgin Records. The album features production by Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, N.O. Joe, Scarface and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on April 6, 1998. The album features guest performances by 2Pac, Master P, Ice Cube, Devin the Dude, B-Legit, UGK, Too Short, Do or Die and Willie D. Scarface appears solo on two of thirty songs, performs with others on thirteen (track 11 only having him talk over the beat) and does not contribute vocals on fifteen (Scarface is not on tracks 2,3,9,10,13,14,15,16,17,19,21,25,27,28,30). A sequel to the album, My Homies Part 2, was released on March 7, 2006. As of 2005, the album has sold 2,134,000 copies in the U.S.

My Homies
Studio album by Scarface
Released	March 3, 1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	136:33
Label	Rap-A-Lot Virgin
Producer	88 Keys, Domo, Joe Bythewood, John Bido, Jo Jo, J. Prince (exec.), Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, N.O. Joe, Precise, Rag Tag, Scarface (exec.), Tone Capone, Tony Randle (exec.)
Scarface chronology
The Untouchable (1997) My Homies (1998) The Last of a Dying Breed (2000)
Singles from My Homies
"Homies & Thuggs" Released: January 20, 1998 "Sex Faces" Released: February 17, 1998 "Win Lose Or Draw" Released: April 6, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
RapReviews	(7/10)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
The Source	[5]

Along with singles, music videos were produced for the songs: "Homies & Thuggs", featuring 2Pac and Master P and "Sex Faces", featuring Too Short, Tela and Devin the Dude. In the original of "Homies & Thuggs", 2Pac's verse was later added. The song, "Sleepin' In My Nikes", was originally released on the Seagram album, Souls on Ice. The solo track, "Boo Boo'n", was later re-released on the Devin the Dude album, The Dude.

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ma Homiez"		Scarface, Mike Dean, Domo	5:49
2.	"Hustler" (featuring Hoodlumz and F.L.A.J.)	B. Ware, T. McCollum	Mr. Lee	3:56
3.	"Do What You Do" (featuring Bushwick Bill, K.B. and B-Legit)	A. Gilmour, B. Jones, K. Brown	Tone Capone	3:08
4.	"Southside: Houston, Texas" (featuring Devin the Dude and Tela)	B. Jordan, D. Copeland, J. Bido	Scarface, John Bido	4:35
5.	"Don't Testify" (featuring Facemob and Hoodlumz)	B. Jordan, H. Armstrong, J. Dorcy	Scarface, Mr. Lee	3:51
6.	"Homies & Thuggs" (The Remix) (featuring Master P, Doracell and 2Pac)	B. Jordan, J. Hutchins, L. Smith, P. Miller, T. Shakur	N.O. Joe	5:39
7.	"The Geto" (featuring Willie D, Ice Cube and K.B.)	B. Jordan, K. Brown, O. Jackson, W. Dennis	N.O. Joe	5:20
8.	"Fuck Faces" (featuring Too Short, Tela and Devin the Dude)	B. Jordan, D. Copeland, T. Shaw, W. Rogers	Scarface, Mike Dean	6:17
9.	"What's Goin' On" (featuring A-G-2-A-Ke)	B. Jordan, G. Talley, K. Kinlow	88 Keys	4:28
10.	"2 Real" (featuring Mr. 3-2, UGK and F.L.A.J.)	B. Jordan, B. Freeman, C. Butler, C. Barriere	Scarface, Mr. Lee	4:43
11.	"Rules 4 the Real Niggas" (featuring Hoodlumz)	B. Jordan, B. Ware, T. McCollum	Scarface, Mr. Lee	3:56
12.	"Win Lose or Draw" (featuring Johnny P., DMG and Lo-Ke)	B. Jordan, H. Armstrong, T. McCollum	Scarface, Mike Dean, Mr. Lee	5:16
13.	"Overnight" (featuring Do or Die, Rock Roc and Snypaz)	B. Jordan, D. Warren, R. Flynn, C. Paxton, D. Round, J. Bythewood	Joe Bythewood	4:09
14.	"Small Time" (featuring Ghetto Twiinz)	B. Jordan, L. Edwards, T. Jupiter	Mike Dean, Precise	3:57
15.	"Krunch Time" (featuring K.B.)	B. Jordan, K. Brown	Mike Dean	3:59

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"City Under Siege" (featuring Facemob)	B. Jordan, H. Armstrong, J. Dorcy, K. Brown	Mr. Lee	3:25
2.	"Do What You Want" (featuring Devin the Dude)	B. Jordan, D. Copeland, J. Hearne	N.O. Joe, Jo Jo	4:27
3.	"Dog These Ho's" (featuring E-Rock and C-Note)	B. Jordan, C. Smith, E. Taylor	Scarface, Mr. Lee	3:45
4.	"Boo Boo'n" (featuring Devin the Dude)	B. Jordan, D. Copeland, M. Poye	Domo	4:35
5.	"You Owe Me" (featuring Facemob)	B. Jordan, D. Copeland, H. Armstrong, J. Dorcy, K. Brown	Mr. Lee	3:16
6.	"In My Blood" (featuring Big Mike, DMG and Yukmouth)	B. Jordan, H. Armstrong, J. Ellis, M. Barnett	Mike Dean	5:00
7.	"Sleepin' In My Nikes" (featuring Seagram)	B. Jordan, S. Miller	Mike Dean	4:24
8.	"Greed"	B. Jordan, J. Hearne	N.O. Joe, Jo Jo	4:15
9.	"Who Run This" (featuring 007)	B. Jordan, A. Barnes	Scarface, Mike Dean	4:46
10.	"Cocaine" (featuring A-G-2-A-Ke)	B. Jordan, G. Talley, K. Kinlow	88 Keys	3:59
11.	"All Night Long" (featuring F.L.A.J.)	B. Jordan, D. Hunter, D. Porter, G. Hunter, R. Buttrill	Scarface	4:36
12.	"Use These Ho's" (featuring Devin the Dude and K.B.)	B. Jordan, D. Copeland, K. Brown, M. Poye	Domo	4:35
13.	"Menace Niggas Never Die" (featuring Menace Clan and Caine)	B. Jordan, D. Miller, W. Adams	Mr. Lee	3:43
14.	"Homies & Thuggs" (The Original) (featuring Master P and 2Pac)	B. Jordan, P. Miller, T. Shakur	N.O. Joe, Mike Dean	5:34
15.	"Warriors" (featuring Rag Tag)	B. Jordan, B. Coronado, C. Stevens, M. Weatherly, P. Martinez, T. Henderson	Rag Tag	7:10

Chart positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "My Homies - Scarface - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
2. Soren Baker (1998-03-27). "Scarface My Homies (Rap-A-Lot) (star) (star) (star... - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
3. "Scarface :: My Homies :: Rap-A-Lot/Virgin". Rapreviews.com. 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
4. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 329. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone geto boys album guide.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070112155015/http://www.duckdown.com/magz/BCCSourceReview.jpg
6. "Scarface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
7. "Scarface Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
8. "American album certifications – Scarface – Yo-Yo". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.