Real Brothas


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" 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.

Track listing

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Personnel

  • Andre "Gangsta Dresta" Wicker – vocals
  • Arlandis "B.G. Knocc Out" Hinton – vocals
  • La Tee – backing vocals
  • Larry "LV" Sanders – backing vocals
  • Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – guitar & bass
  • DJ Nut – scratches
  • Henrik "Dr. Jam" Milling – producer
  • Lasse Bavngaard – producer
  • Jesper Dahl – producer
  • Peter Nicholas Secher Kvaran – producer
  • Rasmus Ødum Berg – producer
  • Victor "Vic C" Concepcion – producer
  • Charlie B. – producer
  • David "Rhythm D" Weldon – producer
  • Christian West – recording
  • Sean Freehill – recording
  • Tulio Torrinello – recording
  • Donovan "The Dirt Biker Sound" Smith – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Anthony "Anti" Lewis – executive producer
  • Greedy Greg – executive producer
  • The Drawing Boardart direction
  • Brian Cross – photography