Harlem World (Explicit Version) (1997) (Explicit Version )

Artist: Mase
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Label: Bmg/arista/bad Boy Entertainme
UPC: 00786127301724
Release Date: 10/28/1997
Buy.com Sku: 60163387
Item#: M7PPHV
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Puff's Intro ~ Mase
2. Do You Wanna Get $? - (featuring Puff Daddy) ~ Mase
3. Take What's Yours - (featuring DMX) ~ Mase
4. Mad Rapper (Interlude) ~ Mase
5. Will They Die 4 You? - (featuring Puff Daddy/Lil' Kim) ~ Mase
6. Lookin' At Me - (featuring Puff Daddy) ~ Mase
7. White Girl (Interlude) ~ Mase
8. Love U So - (featuring Billy Lawrence) ~ Mase
9. Player Way, The - (featuring Eightball/MJG) ~ Mase
10. Hater (Interlude) ~ Mase
11. Niggaz Wanna Act - (featuring Busta Rhymes) ~ Mase
12. Feel So Good ~ Mase
13. What You Want - (featuring Total) ~ Mase
14. Phone Conversation (Interlude) ~ Mase
15. Cheat On You - (featuring Lil' Cease/Jay-Z) ~ Mase
16. 24 Hrs. To Live - (featuring The Lox/Black Rob/DMX) ~ Mase
17. I Need To Be - (featuring Monifah) ~ Mase
18. Watch Your Back (Interlude) ~ Mase
19. Wanna Hurt Mase? ~ Mase
20. Jealous Guy - (featuring 112) ~ Mase



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel includes: Mase, Puff Daddy, The Lox, Total, Monifah, Billy Lawrence, Eightball & MJG, DMX, Lil' Kim, Busta Ryhmes, Lil' Cease, Jay-Z, Black Rob, 112 (rap vocals); Carlos "Six July" Broady (piano); J-Dub (programming); DJ Iroc (scratches); Kelly Price (background vocals).
Producers include: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jermaine Dupri, J-Dub, Ron Lawrence, Deric Angelettie.
Engineers include: Ben Garrison, Stephen Dent, Doug Wilson.
Principally recorded at Daddy's House Recording Studio, Chung King Studios and The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Doppler Studios and Krosswire Studios, Atlanta, Georgia.
HARLEM WORLD was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Personnel includes: Mase, Puff Daddy, The Lox, Total, Monifah, Billy Lawrence, Eightball & MJG, DMX, Lil' Kim, Busta Ryhmes, Lil' Cease, Jay-Z, Black Rob, 112 (rap vocals); Carlos "Six July" Broady (piano); J-Dub (programming); DJ Iroc (scratches); Kelly Price (background vocals).
Producers include: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jermaine Dupri, J-Dub, Ron Lawrence, Deric Angelettie.
Engineers include: Ben Garrison, Stephen Dent, Doug Wilson.
Principally recorded at Daddy's House Recording Studio, Chung King Studios and The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Doppler Studios and Krosswire Studios, Atlanta, Georgia.
HARLEM WORLD was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Personnel: Mase (rap vocals); Kelly Price (vocals); Carlos "6 July" Broady (piano); J-Dub (programming); DJ Iroc (scratches).
Audio Mixers: Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Jermaine Dupri; Lane Craven; Michael Patterson ; Phil Tan; Sean "Puffy" Combs; Tony Maserati.
Recording information: Daddy's Recording Studios, New York, NY; Doppler Studios, Atlant; Hit Factory, New York, NY; KrossWire Studios, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: Lisa Peardon.
It's a little ironic that Mase, who made his reputation as a guest rapper on records by Puff Daddy and the Notorious B.I.G., almost seems like a guest himself on his debut album, Harlem World. Like many big-budget hip-hop records, Harlem World is nearly a various-artists collection, featuring an array of different producers and guest rappers that often obscure Mase himself. Still, all that talent guarantees that the record will be well crafted, and that certainly is true. With Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jermaine Dupri behind the decks for much of the album, Harlem World has a dense, funky sound that is up-tempo party rap at its best. Like any late-'90s hip-hop record, it's a little too long for its own good, but the singles, such as the bouncy "Feel So Good," make it worthwhile. It still would have been nice to hear more of Mase on his own album, though. ~ Leo Stanley
Bad Boy recording artist Mase made his debut on Puff Daddy's "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" single, and since then it has been nothing but success for the Harlem-born rap star. His unhurried delivery and uncomplicated lyrics are the hallmarks of his unique style. On HARLEM WORLD, Mase proves that there's more to quality hip-hop than mile-a-minute rapping and hard-core beats.
The tracks on HARLEM WORLD are instantly accessible, as most of the songs use samples that listeners will be familiar with. Mase's first single "Feels So Good" reinvents Kool & The Gang's "Hollywood Swingin'," while "Love U So" samples Teena Marie's "Square Biz." With Puffy in his corner, Mase's first at-bat can't help but dominate the hip-hop arena.
Bad Boy recording artist Mase made his debut on Puff Daddy's "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" single, and since then it has been nothing but success for the Harlem-born rap star. His unhurried delivery and uncomplicated lyrics are the hallmarks of his unique style. On HARLEM WORLD, Mase proves that there's more to quality hip-hop than mile-a-minute rapping and hard-core beats.
The tracks on HARLEM WORLD are instantly accessible, as most of the songs use samples that listeners will be familiar with. Mase's first single "Feels So Good" reinvents Kool & The Gang's "Hollywood Swingin'," while "Love U So" samples Teena Marie's "Square Biz." With Puffy in his corner, Mase's first at-bat can't help but dominate the hip-hop arena.

Musical Guests
Puff Daddy
The Lox
Total
Monifah
Billy Lawrence
Busta Rhymes
Eightball
MJG
DMX
Lil' Kim
Jay-Z
Lil' Cease
Black Rob
112

 
Compilation Appearances
Life After Death (Explicit Version)
Never Say Never
112
No Way Out (Explicit Version)
Anytime
Vol. 3-Very Special Christmas
It's Dark & Hell Is Hot (Explicit Version)
It's Dark & Hell Is Hot (Clean Version)
Life After Death (Clean Version)
Vol. 4-Jock Jams
Room 112
Vol. 2-Hip Hop Hits (Explicit Version)
Vol. 1-Ryde Or Die (Explicit Version)
From There To Here 1989-2002 (Bonus Tracks)
The Hits!: Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary (Explicit Version) (Bonus DVD) (w/ Bonus DVD)
Suit (Edited)
Decade
Hip Hop Hits: vol 9 (censored)
Hip Hop Hits: vol 9 (Explicit Version)
Universal Smash Hits 3
Fidel Cashflow
Return Of The Mixtape Millionare G Un
Harlem's Finest
Best Of Brandy
Playlist Plus: A Very Special Christmas

 
Associated Artists and Works
Harlem World
Harlem World
Harlem World
Kid, DJ Whoo

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 05/03/2005
Original Release Date : 1997
Catalog ID : 73017
Label : Bad Boy Entertainment
Number of Discs : 1
Runtime : 65m : 54s
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00786127301724

 
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (11/21/97, p.136)
- "...rap's newest bad boy more than holds his own on his solo debut. Like Puff Daddy, he laces hardcore raps with pop hooks and drops Big Willie boasts....his distinctive marble-mouthed drawl, however, creates a regular-guy persona all too rare in hip-hop."

- Rating: B

Entertainment Weekly (11/21/97, p.136)
- "...rap's newest bad boy more than holds his own on his solo debut. Like Puff Daddy, he laces hardcore raps with pop hooks and drops Big Willie boasts....his distinctive marble-mouthed drawl, however, creates a regular-guy persona all too rare in hip-hop."

- Rating: B

Muzik (4/9, p.84)
- 4 stars (out of 5)
- "...Harlem on the rise? Most definitely."

Rap Pages (1/98, p.105)
- Solid Material - "...Creatively refreshing, well-crafted lyrics and a high-energy track over a hyped beat easily make this..."

Rap Pages (1/98, p.105)
- Solid Material - "...Creatively refreshing, well-crafted lyrics and a high-energy track over a hyped beat easily make this..."

  
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