Real Brothas

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Real Brothas | type = studio | artist = B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta | cover = Real Brothas.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1995|8|15}} | recorded = 1995 | studio = {{hlist|Kitchen Sync (Hollywood, CA)|Skip Saylor Recording (Hollywood, CA)|Solid Studios (Studio City, CA)}} | genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|gangsta rap|g-funk}} | length = {{Duration|h=1|m=5|s=50}} | label = *Outburst *Def Jam | producer = {{hlist|Anthony "Anti" Lewis (exec.)|Greedy Greg (exec.)|Charlie B.|Dr. Jam|Madness 4 Real|Rhythm D|Vic C}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Real Brothas | type = studio | single1 = 50/50 Luv | single1date = July 25, 1995 | single2 = Jealousy | single2date = October 17, 1995 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=B.G. Knocc out & Dresta - Real Brothas Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/real-brothas-mw0000173204 |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> | noprose = yes }}

'''''Real Brothas''''' is the debut studio album by American rappers B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta. It was released on August 15, 1995, through Outburst Records and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Kitchen Sync Studio and Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, and at Solid Studios in Studio City, California. Production was handled by Rhythm D, Doctor Jam, Madness 4 Real, Charlie B and Vic C, with Anthony "Anti" Lewis and Greedy Greg serving as executive producers. The album debuted at number 128 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 15 on the Top R&B Albums and number five on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

The album featured two singles: "50/50 Luv", dedicated to Eazy-E, and "Jealousy". The promotional single "D.P.G./K" (stands for Dogg Pound Killas) is a diss song towards Death Row Records artists Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt and Nate Dogg. Music videos were made for "D.P.G./K", "50/50", and "Jealousy". A music video for "Compton Swangin'" was made but never released.

In 2015, two songs that were initially recorded for the album, "I Represent the CPT" and "No Respect", were released on November 15th and December 12th respectively as singles.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Everyday All Day | writer1 = {{hlist|Andre DeSean Wicker|Henrik Rasmussen|Lasse Bavngaard|Jesper Dahl|Nicholas Kvaran|Rasmus Berg}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Doctor Jam|Madness 4 Real}} | length1 = 3:15 | title2 = Jealousy | writer2 = {{hlist|Wicker|Arlandis Hinton|Rasmussen|Bavngaard|Dahl|Kvaran|Berg}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Doctor Jam|Madness 4 Real}} | length2 = 4:30 | title3 = Whose the "G" | writer3 = {{hlist|Hinton|Victor Concepcion}} | extra3 = Vic C | length3 = 4:09 | title4 = Compton Swangin' | writer4 = {{hlist|Hinton|Wicker|Charles Bryant|Robert Bell|Ronald Bell|George M. Brown|Robert Mickens|Claydes Smith|Dennis Thomas|Rick Westfield}} | extra4 = Charlie B. | length4 = 3:47 | title5 = Life's a Puzzle | writer5 = {{hlist|Wicker|Hinton|Bryant}} | extra5 = Charlie B. | length5 = 4:22 | title6 = B.G. Knocc Out | writer6 = {{hlist|Wicker|Hinton|Bryant}} | extra6 = Charlie B. | length6 = 5:35 | title7 = Compton Hoe | writer7 = {{hlist|Wicker|David Weldon|Don Blackman}} | extra7 = Rhythm D | length7 = 4:58 | title8 = Micc Checc | writer8 = {{hlist|Wicker|Hinton|Rasmussen|Bavngaard|Dahl|Kvaran|Berg}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Doctor Jam|Madness 4 Real}} | length8 = 4:20 | title9 = Compton & Watts | writer9 = {{hlist|Wicker|Hinton|Weldon}} | extra9 = Rhythm D | length9 = 4:21 | title10 = 50/50 Luv | writer10 = {{hlist|Wicker|Weldon|Kenneth Gamble|Leon Huff}} | extra10 = Rhythm D | length10 = 4:31 | title11 = Real Brothas | writer11 = {{hlist|Wicker|Hinton|Weldon|K. McCarl|A. Husband}} | extra11 = Rhythm D | length11 = 4:31 | title12 = Do or Die | writer12 = {{hlist|Hinton|Bryant}} | extra12 = Charlie B. | length12 = 4:57 | title13 = Take a Ride | writer13 = {{hlist|Wicker|Weldon|Vaughan Mason|Gregory Bufford|Jerome Bell}} | extra13 = Rhythm D | length13 = 4:24 | title14 = Down Goes Another Nigga | writer14 = {{hlist|Wicker|Hinton|Weldon}} | extra14 = Rhythm D | length14 = 4:15 | title15 = D.P.G./K | writer15 = {{hlist|Wicker|Hinton|Rasmussen|Bavngaard|Dahl|Kvaran|Berg|O'Shea Jackson}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Doctor Jam|Madness 4 Real}} | length15 = 3:55 | total_length = 1:05:50 }}

;Sample credits *Track 4 contains an interpolation of "Hollywood Swinging" written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Rick A. Westfield, Dennis R. Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, George M. Brown, Ronald Bell and Claydes Charles Smith. *Track 10 contains an interpolation of "When Somebody Loves You Back" written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff. *Track 13 contains an interpolation of "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" written by Vaughan Mason, Gregory Bufford and Jerome Bell. *Track 15 contains a sample of "Better Off Dead" written and performed by Ice Cube, an interpolation of "Real Muthaphuckkin G's", a sample from "Way 2 Fonky" written and recorded by DJ Quik.

==Personnel== {{div col}} *Andre "Gangsta Dresta" Wicker – vocals *Arlandis "B.G. Knocc Out" Hinton – vocals *La Tee – backing vocals (tracks: 4. 5, 12) *Larry "LV" Sanders – backing vocals (track 5) *Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – guitar & bass (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) *DJ Nut – scratches (track 15) *Henrik "Dr. Jam" Milling – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) *Lasse Bavngaard – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) *Jesper Dahl – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) *Peter Nicholas Secher Kvaran – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) *Rasmus Ødum Berg – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) *Victor "Vic C" Concepcion – producer (track 3) *Charlie B. – producer (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 12) *David "Rhythm D" Weldon – producer (tracks: 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14) *Christian West – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) *Sean Freehill – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5–7, 9–14) *Tulio Torrinello – recording (track 4) *Donovan "The Dirt Biker Sound" Smith – mixing *Brian Gardner – mastering *Anthony "Anti" Lewis – executive producer *Greedy Greg – executive producer *The Drawing Board – art direction *Brian Cross – photography {{div col end}}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Real Brothas'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1995) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- ! scope="row" |US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 2, 1995 |title=The Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1995-09-02/?rank=128 |website=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=107 |issue=35 |page=113 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> | 128 |- ! scope="row" |US Top R&B Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 2, 1995 |title=Top R&B Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1995-09-02/?rank=15 |website=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=107 |issue=35 |page=28 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> | 15 |- ! scope="row" |US Heatseekers Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 2, 1995 |title=Heatseekers Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/1995-09-02/?rank=5 |website=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=107 |issue=35 |page=21 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> | 5 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|118506|Real Brothas}}

Category:G-funk albums Category:1995 debut albums Category:West Coast hip-hop albums Category:Albums produced by Rhythum D Category:Def Jam Recordings albums