And in This Corner...

And in This Corner…
Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Released	October 31, 1989
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	56:40
Label	Jive RCA
Producer	DJ Jazzy Jeff The Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince chronology
He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988) And in This Corner… (1989) Homebase (1991)
Singles from And in This Corner...
"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" Released: 1989 "Jazzy's Groove" Released: 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Q	[3]

And in This Corner… is the third studio album released by MC/DJ duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. The album was released in October 1989, reaching no. 39 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. The album was not released on Compact Disc in the UK. However, it was available on this format in most of Europe.

For the album, the duo took influence from

. However, compared to the duo's previous work, the album was considered a letdown, only selling half as many copies.

Nevertheless, the album received two

").

Track listing

1. "Then She Bit Me" (Will Smith, Jeffrey Townes, Pete Q. Harris) – 3:35
2. "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (Smith, Townes, Harris) – 4:49
3. "Jazzy's Groove" (Smith, Townes) – 3:43
4. "Everything That Glitters (Ain't Always Gold)" (Smith, Townes, Harris) – 4:17
5. "You Got It (Donut)" (Smith, Townes, Harris) – 4:56
6. "The Girlie Had a Mustache" (Smith, Townes) – 4:32
7. "The Reverend" (Smith, Townes) – 4:31
8. "Who Stole My Car?" (Smith, Townes, Harris) – 4:57
9. "The Men of Your Dreams" (Smith, Townes, Harris) – 4:52
10. "Numero Uno" (Smith, Townes) – 4:08
11. "Too Damn Hype" (Smith, Townes) – 5:41
12. "Jeff Waz on the Beat Box" (Smith, Townes) – 5:42

Jazzy's Groove

• "The Champ" by
  the Mohawks
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "
  Nautilus" by Bob James
• "Saturday Night Style" by Mikey Dread
• "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "
  Public Enemy

Jeff Waz on the Beatbox

• "Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is" by
  the Olympic Runners
• "Sing Sing" by Gaz
• "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic

The Girlie Had a Mustache

• "Escape-Ism" by James Brown
• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
• "You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight" by Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s
• "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason and Crew

The Reverend

• "
  Sly & the Family Stone
• "Good Times" by Chic

Too Damn Hype

• "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
• "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-DMC

Who Stole My Car?

• "The Grunt" by the J.B.'s
• "
  Funky President" by James Brown

You Got It (Donut)

• "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
• "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim

Numero Uno

• "Public Enemy No. 1" by
  Public Enemy

The Men of Your Dreams

• "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by
  Fab 5 Freddy
  feat. Beeside

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	77
Canadian Albums Chart	19
U.S. Billboard 200	39
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	19

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.