...G>, another name out of the Bd Boy camp chose to step things up, and so with “Harlem World”, Mase was able to do this and show that despite the tragedy, the label wouldn’t go down. It has him on beats from the likes of Puffy, Jermaine Dupri and The Neptunes, and it features 112, DMX and Busta ... Read review
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riches, mo' money, mo' problems--it's all part of the game when you're Sean "Puffy" Combs's protégé, Mase. With his distinctive, narcoleptic vocals, Mase paints vivi...
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Advantages: A few big tunes Disadvantages: Inconsistent
In 1997, months after the death of he Notorious B.I.G>, another name out of the Bd Boy camp chose to step things up, and so with “Harlem World”, Mase was able to do this and show that despite the tragedy, the label wouldn’t go down. It has him on beats from the likes of Puffy, Jermaine Dupri and The Neptunes, and it features 112, DMX and Busta Rhymes amongst many others.
1. “Puff’s Intro”
2. “Do You Wanna Get $?” ... ...to get into the swing of things for the album as you get a track which brings you right into his world where the only really focus for him is getting to money, and if this isn’t where people want to be taking their life, then he doesn’t have a clue why they would bother with whatever they are on. It is a fun opener, and draws you in for the rest of it.
In 1997, months after the death of he Notorious B.I.G>, another name out of the Bd Boy camp chose to step things up, and so with “Harlem World”, Mase was able to do this and show that despite the tragedy, the label wouldn’t go down. It has him on beats from the likes of Puffy, Jermaine Dupri and The Neptunes, and it features 112, DMX and Busta Rhymes amongst many others.
1. “Puff’s Intro”
2. “Do You Wanna Get $?”
Here you have a fly cut form him to get into the swing of things for the album as you get a track which brings you right into his world where the only really focus for him is getting to money, and if this isn’t where people want to be taking their life, then he doesn’t have a clue why they would bother with whatever they are on. It is a fun opener, and draws you in for the rest of it.
**Four Stars**
3. “Take What’s Yours”
Taking into consideration that this features DMX, a rapper still yet to release his debut album, it was creating hype of this act and has him doing his shocking hardcore rap stuff where he inputs his Horrorcore stuff to get into your head how demented he is. I wasn’t a fan of this, and so it wasn’t really working for me as I heard it coming through to some degree in Mase’s flows.
**Three Stars**
4. “Mad Rapper” (Lude)
5. “Will They Die For You?”
On this one you find that he does a track which deals with the issue of finding out exactly who true friends are. This is done in a thought-provoking manner by giving you examples of people who would claim to be down for you, but you aren’t sure whether they would actually go that extra distance to show that they would do anything for you. It is pretty dark, and shows quite a bit of depth already form the artist.
**Three Stars**
1. “Lookin’ At Me”
Here you find that The Neptunes produce the thing, and when you take into consideration that it was dropped at a time when the futurist duo (consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) were just about to blow up and shoot to popularity R&B and Hip Hop production world. It is a pretty fly one with him rapping with Puff about how they cheat, as long as their woman doesn’t know its going on.
**Four Stars**
7. “White Girl” (Lude)
8. “Love U So”
Whilst taking on classic material from Janet Jackson, this one has thing go for the more commercial stuff as he takes things in a different direction by choosing to do one where he attempts to get the girls o his side, and show what sort of appeal he has to them. It is a nice and uplifting one, and stands out as a result (especially considering the type of thing which can earlier).
**Four Stars**
9. “The Player Way”
On this one you have Mase working with some future Bad Boy signees as the Memphis Hip Hop vets 8Ball & MJG join him and let the world know exactly how to go about life in what they consider to be “The Player Way”. It stands out with the southern twist, and it means that you have to look at it in a different way as it shows diversity from Mase.
**Four Stars**
10. “Hater” (Lude)
11. “N***az Wanna Act”
With Busta Rhymes provoking what are essentially pointless adlibs, this one get the rapper stepping up and choosing to take on all the hate which he receives by doing a track which challenges all these people whether they actually want to battle against him. In order to intimidate them he gives examples of why they shouldn’t and explains how people should act around him.
**Three Stars**
12. “Feels So Good”
Sampling Kool & The Gang’s “Hollywood Swinging”, this is a classic ct from him, and the track which I’m sure most people know him for. They really couldn’t have used a better sample to base things on as the seventies Funk groove, and with it they come up with a funky tune which was made specifically for the clubs for people to boogie down to.
**Five Stars**
13. “What You Want”
This one is one of the best singles from Mase, and it really stands out for what goes down here as the Bad Boy female R&B group step up to join him on the hook, and with the assistance of Total, you have a banger of a cut as he shows that he is able to take it to the smoother, and more commercial work to bring out the highest standards of things. It is a banger, and far above a lot of the rest of the things you get here.
**Five Stars**
14. “Phone Conversation” (Lude)
15. “Cheat On You”
On some beats from Atlanta’s JD (Jermaine Durpi,) you have him with Junior M.A.F.I.A’s Lil’ Cease and Jay-Z on another cut which has them capitalise on their ability to move into the gentler material. You have 112 singing the hook, and it finds them speaking on how people should be aware that just as they do, women can cheat to, and will if they act up.
**Four Stars**
16. “24 Hours To Live”
This is the most thought-provoking track on the album, and you simply cannot deny this. It has Puff act as the host to the tune and brings up the subject matter of what you would do if you knew you only had an hour of your life yet. With Mase joined by DMX, The L.O.X. and Black Rob, you have them mostly stick to killing haters and having sex as much as they possibly can, but you also get a few deeper things which really make you think more about them and who they really are.
**Four Stars**
17. “I Need To Be”
Here you have him slowing things down as he chooses to go for a track which has him taking it to the bedroom with his girl. It is a smooth one from the rapper, but I wouldn’t say that it is really as good as many other which you get on here, and in fact it results in it being a pretty straight-forward, decent one with no real lift to it, and this is the case from this point, onwards.
**Three Stars**
18. “Watch Your Back” (Lude)
19. “Wanna Hurt Mase?”
Just as what you got from the early stages of the album, you have the rapper return to focusing the lyrics upon his Gangsta Rap side as does one where he asks who would want to take him on, as it had been heard earlier, it wasn’t as impactful as before, and I feel that this effected the potential quality which could have come had it been placed earlier on in the track listings.
**Three Stars**
20. “Jealousy Guy”
If you know Notorious B.I.G.’s “Playa Hata”, from the “Life After Death” album, then you will know where Mase is coming from on this one as you get Mase doing one where he drops the singing as he ends it and chooses to do one where he sings. It’s not really that enjoyable, and I can’t see the point really.
**One Star**
This album varies quite a bit and it holds it back as he comes off a series of big tunes into a range of poor ones which really drag things down. It is really the production and guests who give this the boost, and not really the rapper himself, but I wouldn’t say its that weak at all.
Advantages: Unique style of rap Disadvantages: Unique style of rap
When this album was released, the world seemed to be at Bad Boy records feet after Biggie's death. So Mase's debut album "Harlem World" was released. Some have seen him as an East Coast version of Snoop Doggy Dogg. However, the album is packed with some funky hip-hop/rap. It's Mase's unique voice and style of rap that differs him from Puffy's Family. But it seems that he maybe uncabable of making a song on his own as most of the tunes on the album ...
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Mase... what can i say that he hasnt already said himself! the guy has one of the greatest flows ever heard in hip hop. his style is completely unique, his lyrics are charming, cocky, funny, and different. All of the rappers who have been released in the last two years have tried to imitate this guys flow, no one has been completely successful. Loon, Cassidy, 50cent, Lloyd Banks, J-Kwon, Chingy, and many more have taken from Mase. When you listen ...
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Product details
Title
Harlem World (Parental Advisory) [PA]
Performer
Mase
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Rap
Release Date
03/10/2005
Recomended Retail Price
13.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1997
Label / Distributor
Bad Boy/Atlantic / Cinram Logistics
Engineer
Doug Wilson; Michael Patterson; Ste
Producer
Sean Coombs; Derri Angelettie; Mash
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
786127301724
Catalogue Number
8612730172
Additional notes
Album Notes
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. 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.
Album 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+ 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..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Puff's Intro
2.
Do You Wanna Get Dollars - Mase & Puff Daddy
3.
Take What's Yours - Mase & DMX
4.
Mad Rapper (interlude)
5.
Will They Die 4 You - Mase & Puff Daddy/Lil' Kim
6.
Lookin' At Me - Mase & Puff Daddy
7.
White Girl (interlude)
8.
Love U So - Mase & Billy Lawrence
9.
Player Way - Mase & 8-Ball/MJG
10.
Hater (interlude)
11.
Niggaz Wanna Act - Mase & Busta Rhymes
12.
Feel So Good
13.
What You Want - Mase & Total
14.
Phone Conversation (interlude)
15.
Cheat On You - Mase & Lil' Cease/Jay-Z
16.
24 Hours To Live - Mase & The Lox/Black Rob/DMX
17.
I Need To Be - Mase & Monifah
18.
Watch Your Back (interlude)
19.
Wanna Hurt Mase
20.
Jealous Guy - Mase & 112
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