My Homies is the fifth
studio album by an American rapper
Scarface. It was released March 3, 1998, by
Rap-A-Lot and
Virgin Records. The album features production by
Mike Dean, Mr. Lee,
N.O. Joe, Scarface, and Tone Capone. Upon its release, My Homies peaked at number 4 on the US
Billboard 200, becoming a certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as of April 6, 1998. The album features guest performances from
2Pac,
Master P,
Ice Cube,
Devin the Dude,
B-Legit,
UGK,
Too Short,
Do or Die, and
Willie D. Scarface appeared solo onto two out of thirty songs, while performing 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). The sequel to the album, My Homies Part 2, was released on March 7, 2006.
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.
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