Young Black Brotha (EP)

This article is about the Mac Dre EP. For other uses, see Young Black Brotha.

Young Black Brotha
EP by Mac Dre
Released	1990
Recorded	1988-9, Remix Studios, Oakland, California
Genre	West Coast Hip Hop
Length	25:33 (LP) 20:37 (MC) 20:16 (2020 double 45) 24:24 (2020 12")
Label	Strictly Business Records
Producer	Khayree
Mac Dre chronology
Young Black Brotha (1990) California Livin' (1991)

Young Black Brotha is the Californian rapper Mac Dre's debut release. It was issued in 1990 on vinyl and cassette.

Tracks 1 and 3 would later appear on the compilation of the same name in 1993.

Track list

Side G
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Young Black Brotha" (Runs 5:13 on 2020 reissue)	5:37
2.	"Livin' a Mac's Life"	4:54
3.	"Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio" (Radio edit, only on 1990 12" version)	4:40
Total length:		15:17

Side Q
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio" (Presented on the vinyl as "Too Hard for da Fuckin' Radio")	4:54
5.	"Mac Dre's the Name"	5:10
6.	"Young Black Brotha (instrumental)" (Listed on the original release, but unavailable until the 2020 12" version)	4:06
Total length:		10:06

As well as the four songs listed above, the LP jackets and cassette J-cards also mentioned a radio edit of "Mac Dre's the Name" at the end of side G and the instrumental track for "Young Black Brotha" at the end of side Q, although they were not present on the LP or MC.

When tracks 1 and 3 were included on the Young Black Brotha album in 1993, track 1 was shortened by 15 seconds and track 3 was retitled to "2 Hard 4 the Fuckin' Radio".

A completely different track named "Mac Dre's the Name" was used as the title track for the album of the same name in 2001.

In November 2020, a reissue of the EP was announced, on double 7" and 12" vinyl, with the 12" featuring the unreleased instrumental version of "Young Black Brotha". The title track also appears in the shortened version used on the album.

External links

• Young Black Brotha at Discogs (list of versions)