''My Homies'' is the fifth

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by the American rapper Scarface. The album was released March 3, 1998, by

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and

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. The album features production by Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, N.O. Joe, Scarface and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on April 6, 1998. The album features guest performances by

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, Do or Die and

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. Scarface appears solo on two of thirty songs, performs with others on thirteen (track 11 only having him talk over the beat) and does not contribute vocals on fifteen (Scarface is not on tracks 2, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28, 30). A sequel to the album, ''

My Homies Part 2 ''My Homies Part 2'' is the eighth studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on March 7, 2006, by Rap-A-Lot Records, Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. It is the sequel to his 1998 collaborative album, ''My Homies '' ...

'', was released on March 7, 2006. Along with singles,

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s were produced for the songs: "Homies & Thuggs", featuring 2Pac and

and "Sex Faces", featuring Too Short,

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and Devin the Dude. In the original of "Homies & Thuggs", 2Pac's verse was later added. The song, "Sleepin' In My Nikes", was originally released on the Seagram album, ''

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''. The solo track, "Boo Boo'n", was later re-released on the Devin the Dude album, '' The Dude''.

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