Home Field Advantage the High & Mighty . It was released on August 24, 1999, via Rawkus Records . The recording sessions took place at the Muthafuckin' Spot on Lexington. The album 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 200Top 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 . The single "Dick Starbuck "Porno Detective"" made it to number 37 on the Hot Rap Songs.
Home Field Advantage Released August 24, 1999 Recorded 1997–1999 Studio The Muthafuckin' Spot on Lexington Genre Hip hop Length 62 :15 Label Rawkus Producer
"Open Mic Night/The Meaning" "B-Boy Document 1999" "Dirty Decibels" "The Dick Starbuck"
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Tip Off Time" (Intro) DJ Mighty Mi 1:30 2. "Dirty Decibels" (featuring Pharoahe Monch ) DJ Mighty Mi 3:53 3. "Top Prospects" (featuring Evidence and Defari) The Alchemist 3:45 4. "Dick Starbuck "Porno Detective"" DJ Mighty Mi 3:44 5. "B-Boy Document '99" (featuring Mos Def and Mad Skillz ) DJ Mighty Mi 3:54 6. "The Last Hit" (featuring Eminem ) DJ Mighty Mi 4:19 7. "Ay Yo (skit)" (featuring Lord Sear and Paul Rosenberg ) 0:26 8. "Hot Spittable" DJ Mighty Mi 4:05 9. "The Meaning" DJ Mighty Mi 4:07 10. "In-Outs" (featuring Cage ) DJ Mighty Mi 3:41 11. "Papers Please (skit)" (skit) 0:45 12. "Shaquan & Eon" (featuring Mad Skillz) DJ Mighty Mi 3:58 13. "The Half" Reef 3:56 14. "Hands On Experience, Pt. II" (featuring Kool Keith , What? What? and Bobbito García ) DJ Mighty Mi 5:01 15. "Weed" Meltzer Tewlow Andrew Marks London McDaniels Reef 3:30 16. "Newman (skit)" 1:12 17. "Open Mic Night (Remix)" (featuring Wordsworth and Thirstin Howl III ) The Alchemist 3:41 18. "Mind, Soul & Body" DJ Mighty Mi 3:40 19. "Friendly Game of Football" DJ Mighty Mi 3:08 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 .
Credits adapted from liner notes,[ 7] 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
^ Gizzi, Dan. "Home Field Advantage - The High & Mighty" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 14, 2017 . ^ Christgau, Robert . "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1449" . www.robertchristgau.com . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .^ Ashon, Will (September 1999). "Trainspotting: The High & Mighty – Home Field Advantage" (PDF) . Muzik IPC Media . p. 97. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2024 .^ Noixe (July 12, 2001). "The High & Mighty :: Home Field Advantage :: Eastern Conference/Rawkus" . RapReviews . Retrieved December 14, 2017 . ^ Crowley, David (October 1999). "Record Report: The High and Mighty – Home Field Advantage" . The Source the original on January 26, 2000. Retrieved July 30, 2024 . ^ Caramanica, Jon (October 1999). "Reviews" . SPIN SPIN Media LLC . ISSN 0886-3032 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .^ The High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage (CD liner notes). Rawkus Records. P2-50121
^ "Billboard 200" . Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .^ "Top R&B Albums" . Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .^ "Heatseekers Albums" . Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
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