Young Black Brotha (EP)

Young Black Brotha
EP by Mac Dre
Released	1989
Recorded	1988, Remix Studios, Oakland, California
Genre	West Coast Hip Hop
Length	25:33 (LP); 20:37 (MC)
Label	Strictly Business Records
Producer	Khayree
Mac Dre chronology

Young Black Brotha is the 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.

Track list

Side G
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Young Black Brotha"	5:37
2.	"Livin' a Mac's Life"	4:54
3.	"Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio (Radio Version)" (Only on LP version)	4:56
Total length:		15:37

Side Q
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio" (Presented on the vinyl as "Too Hard for da Fuckin' Radio")	4:54
4.	"Mac Dre's the Name"	5:10
Total length:		10:06

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.

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External links

Young Black Brotha at Discogs (list of versions)

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