Home Field Advantage (album)

Home Field Advantage is the debut studio album by American hip hop group The High & Mighty. It was released on August 24, 1999 via Rawkus Records. Recording sessions took place at the Muthafuckin' Spot on Lexington. Production was produced mostly by member DJ Mighty Mi, but also featured production from Alchemist and Reef. It features guest appearances from Bobbito García, Cage, Defari, Eminem, Evidence, Kool Keith, Mad Skillz, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Thirstin Howl III, What? What? and Wordsworth. The album peaked at number 193 on the Billboard 200, number 45 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 11 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. The single "B-Boy Document '99" reached number 63 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 7 on the Hot Rap Songs, and was later appeared on the soundtrack of 2000 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. The single "Dick Starbuck "Porno Detective"" made it to number 37 on the Hot Rap Songs.

Home Field Advantage
Studio album by
The High & Mighty
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
Recorded1997—99
StudioThe Muthafuckin' Spot On Lexington
GenreHip hop
Length62:15
LabelRawkus
Producer
The High & Mighty chronology
Home Field Advantage
(1999)		 Porn Again
(2001)
Singles from Home Field Advantage
  1. "Open Mic Night/The Meaning"
    Released: December 22, 1997
  2. "B-Boy Document 1999"
    Released: July 27, 1999
  3. "Dirty Decibels"
    Released: November 22, 1999
  4. "The Dick Starbuck"
    Released: July 24, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews8.5/10[2]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Spin7/10[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tip Off Time" (Intro)
DJ Mighty Mi1:30
2."Dirty Decibels" (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
DJ Mighty Mi3:53
3."Top Prospects" (featuring Evidence and Defari)
The Alchemist3:45
4."Dick Starbuck "Porno Detective""
DJ Mighty Mi3:44
5."B-Boy Document '99" (featuring Mos Def and Mad Skillz)
DJ Mighty Mi3:54
6."The Last Hit" (featuring Eminem)
DJ Mighty Mi4:19
7."Ay Yo (skit)" (featuring Lord Sear and Paul Rosenberg)  0:26
8."Hot Spittable"
  • Meltzer
  • Berger
DJ Mighty Mi4:05
9."The Meaning"
  • Meltzer
  • Berger
DJ Mighty Mi4:07
10."In-Outs" (featuring Cage)
DJ Mighty Mi3:41
11."Papers Please (skit)" (skit)  0:45
12."Shaquan & Eon" (featuring Mad Skillz)
  • Meltzer
  • Lewis
  • Berger
DJ Mighty Mi3:58
13."The Half"
  • Meltzer
  • Robert F. Tewlow
Reef3:56
14."Hands On Experience, Pt. II" (featuring Kool Keith, What? What? and Bobbito García)
DJ Mighty Mi5:01
15."Weed"
  • Meltzer
  • Tewlow
  • Andrew Marks
  • London McDaniels
Reef3:30
16."Newman (skit)"  1:12
17."Open Mic Night (Remix)" (featuring Wordsworth and Thirstin Howl III)
The Alchemist3:41
18."Mind, Soul & Body"
  • Meltzer
  • Berger
DJ Mighty Mi3:40
19."Friendly Game of Football"
  • Meltzer
  • Berger
DJ Mighty Mi3:08
Total length:1:02:15
Notes
  • Track 4 contains a sample of "Get This Thing Down" written by Michael Vernon, DeLisle Harper, Glen LeFleur, Joe Jammer and Pete Wingfield and performed by Olympic Runners, and a sample of "No Delayin'" written by Gregory Mays and Darryl Barnes and performed by Nice & Smooth.
  • Track 5 contains a sample of "Polarizer" written by Brad Baker, Lance Quinn and Joe Thomas and performed by Joe Thomas.
  • Track 15 contains a sample of "Chanting" written by Andrew Marks and London McDaniels and performed by Rasa.
  • Track 17 contains a sample of "Been A Long Time" written by Eric Barrier, William Griffin, Charles Bobbit, James Brown and Bobby Byrd and performed by Rakim.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes,[5] AllMusic, ASCAP and Discogs.

  • Eric "Mr. Eon" Meltzer — vocals, executive producer, sleeve notes
  • Milo "DJ Mighty Mi" Berger — scratches (track 18), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12, 14, 18, 19), recording, mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 18, 19), executive producer, sleeve notes
  • Troy "Pharoahe Monch" Jamerson — vocals (track 2)
  • Michael "Evidence" Perretta — vocals (track 3)
  • Duane "Defari" Johnson — vocals (track 3)
  • Rashida Jones — additional vocals (track 4)
  • She Speaks — additional vocals (tracks: 4, 8)
  • Dante "Mos Def" Smith — vocals (track 5)
  • Donnie "Mad Skillz" Lewis — vocals (tracks: 5, 12)
  • Marshall "Eminem" Mathers — vocals (track 6)
  • Steve "Lord Sear" Watson — vocals (track 7), beatboxing (track 19)
  • Paul Rosenberg — vocals (track 7)
  • Chris "Cage" Palko — vocals (track 10)
  • Keith Matthew "Kool Keith" Thornton — vocals (track 14)
  • Tsidi "Jean Grae" Ibrahim — vocals (track 14)
  • Bobbito Garcia — vocals (track 14)
  • Vinson "Wordsworth" Johnson — vocals (track 17)
  • Victor "Thirstin Howl III" DeJesus — vocals (track 17)
  • Jonathan Miles "Shecky Green" Shecter — voice (track 19)
  • Evan "DJ EV" Hitch — scratches (track 4)
  • Rob "Reef" Tewlow — additional programming (track 4), drum programming (track 14), producer & mixing (tracks: 13, 15)
  • Mark Ronson — additional programming (track 4)
  • Vere Isaacs — bass (tracks: 5, 6)
  • Sébastien "DJ Sebb" Vuignier — scratches (track 5)
  • DJ Daze — scratches (tracks: 6, 9, 12, 13, 18)
  • Daniel Alan "The Alchemist" Maman — producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 17)
  • Kieran Walsh — engineering (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
  • Miles "DJ Nastee" Balochian — engineering (tracks: 4, 14)
  • Ken "Duro" Ifill — mixing (track 5)
  • Bob Brown — engineering (track 8)
  • Elliott Thomas — engineering (tracks: 9, 13, 17-19)
  • Chris Theis — engineering (track 15)
  • Tim Ronan — art direction, graphic design
  • Arnold Steiner — graphic design
  • Franck Khalfoun — photography

Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 193
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[7] 45
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 11

References
  1. Gizzi, Dan. "Home Field Advantage - The High & Mighty". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  2. Noixe (July 12, 2001). "The High & Mighty :: Home Field Advantage :: Eastern Conference/Rawkus". RapReviews. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1449". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. Caramanica, Jon (October 1999). "Reviews". SPIN. Vol. 15, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. The High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage (CD liner notes). Rawkus Records. P2-50121
  6. "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 37. September 11, 1999. p. 107. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  7. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 38. September 18, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  8. "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 37. September 11, 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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