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{{about|the album by Mase|the group|Harlem World (group)|the 1995 song by Ol' Dirty Bastard|Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version}}
'''''Harlem World''''' is the debut [[album (music)|album]] by pop-[[rapper]] [[Ma$e|Mase]], released [[October 28]], [[1997]].
{{refimprove|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Harlem World
| type = studio
| artist = [[Mase]]
| cover = HarlemWorld.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 28, 1997
| recorded =
| studio = Daddy's House Recording Studio, New York
| genre = [[East Coast hip hop]]
| length = 66:04
| label = {{hlist|[[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]}}
| producer = * [[Sean "Puffy" Combs]]
* [[D-Dot]]
* [[The Hitmen (production team)|The Hitmen]]
* [[Jermaine Dupri]]
* [[The Neptunes]]
* [[Dame Grease]]
* Mo-Suave-A
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Double Up (Mase album)|Double Up]]
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Harlem World
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Feel So Good]]
| single1date = October 14, 1997
| single2 = [[What You Want (Mase song)|What You Want]]
| single2date = December 3, 1997
| single3 = [[24 Hrs. to Live]]
| single3date = February 20, 1998
| single4 = [[Lookin' at Me]]
| single4date = July 7, 1998
}}
}}

'''''Harlem World''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Mase]]. It was released on October 28, 1997, by [[Bad Boy Records]] and [[Arista Records]]. The album was nominated at the [[41st Annual Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]]. It went on to sell 4.9 million copies and going quadruple platinum in the United States.

It debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart on November 15, 1997, selling nearly 273,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-06-ca-50603-story.html|title=Mase's 'World' Makes Its Way Straight to Top|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 6, 1997|accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r317759|pure_url=yes}} link]</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = A−<ref>[http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=mase link]</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B+<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1997/11/21/harlem-world/ link]</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-09-ca-51896-story.html link]</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Muzik]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.tower.com/harlem-world-mase-cd/wapi/105872819 link]</ref>
| rev6 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev6Score = 8.1/10<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mase-harlem-world/ link]</ref>
| rev7 = RapReviews
| rev7Score = 7/10<ref>[https://www.rapreviews.com/2006/12/mase-harlem-world/ link]</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide/t9eocwUfoSoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Sean%20Combs]</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Williamson |first=Nigel |author-link=Nigel Williamson |date=March 1998 |title=Mase: ''Harlem World'' |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |pages=77-78 |issue=10}}</ref>
}}
''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said of the album: "...creatively refreshing, well-crafted lyrics... rap's newest bad boy more than holds his own on his solo debut... his distinctive marble-mouthed drawl... creates a regular-guy persona all too rare in hip-hop."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..."

In 2008, the single "Feel So Good" was ranked number 67 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"Puff's Intro" - 1:40
| extra_column = Producer(s)
#"Do You Wanna Get $?" performed by Mase / Puff Daddy - 3:49

#"Take What's Yours" performed by Mase / DMX - 3:45
| title1 = Puff's Intro
#"Mad Rapper (Interlude)" - 1:13
| extra1 = [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]
#"Will They Die 4 You?" performed by Mase / Puff Daddy / Lil Kim - 4:04
| length1 = 1:40
#"Lookin' at Me" performed by Mase / Puff Daddy - 4:15

#"White Girl (Interlude)" - :52
| title2 = Do You Wanna Get $?
#"Love U So" performed by Mase / Billy Lawrence - 3:12
| note2 = featuring Puff Daddy
#"The Player Way" performed by Mase / Eightball & MJG - 4:13
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Mase|Mason Betha]]|[[Deric Angelettie]]|[[Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence|Ron Lawrence]]|[[Sean Combs]]|[[Peter Brown (singer)|Peter Brown]]|Robert Rans}}
#"Hater (Interlude)" - 1:00
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie]]|[[Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence]]}}
#"Niggaz Wanna Act" performed by Mase / Busta Rhymes - 4:09
| length2 = 3:49
#"Feel So Good" (Bell/Bell/Brown/Dermer/Galdo/Mickens/Smith/Thomas/Vigil/Westfield) - 3:24

#"What You Want" performed by Mase / Total - 4:02
| title3 = Take What's Yours
#"Phone Conversation (Interlude)" - 1:49
| note3 = featuring [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]]
#"Cheat on You" performed by Mase / Lil' Cease / Jay Z - 3:15
| writer3 = {{hlist|Betha|[[DMX (rapper)|Earl Simmons]]|Nashiem Myrick|Carlos Broady|Combs}}
#"24 Hours to Live" performed by Mase / Lox / Black Rob / DMX - 4:16
| extra3 = {{hlist||Nashiem Myrick|Carlos "Six July" Broady|Combs}}
#"I Need to Be" performed by Mase / Monifah - 5:12
| length3 = 3:45
#"Watch Your Back (Interlude)" - :56

#"Wanna Hurt Mase?" (Betha/Combs/Craig/Hay/Lawrence/Moss/O'Dowd) - 4:23
| title4 = Mad Rapper (Interlude)
#"Jealous Guy" performed by Mase / One Twelve - 6:25
| extra4 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length4 = 1:13

| title5 = Will They Die 4 U?
| note5 = featuring Puff Daddy and [[Lil' Kim]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Betha|Lawrence|Combs|[[Lil' Kim|Kimberly Jones]]|[[Sam Taylor (blues musician)|Sam Taylor]]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Combs|Lawrence}}
| length5 = 4:04

| title6 = [[Lookin' at Me]]
| note6 = featuring Puff Daddy
| writer6 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Chad Hugo]]|[[Pharrell Williams]]|Combs}}
| extra6 = [[The Neptunes]]
| length6 = 4:15

| title7 = White Girl (Interlude)
| extra7 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length7 = 0:52

| title8 = Love U So
| note8 = featuring [[Billy Lawrence]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Stevie J|Steven Jordan]]|Combs|Allen McGrier|[[Teena Marie|Teena Marie Brockett]]|[[Norman Whitfield]]}}
| extra8 = [[Stevie J]].
| length8 = 3:12

| title9 = The Player Way
| note9 = featuring [[8Ball & MJG|Eightball & MJG]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Betha|Triston Jones|[[8Ball & MJG|Premro Smith]]|[[8Ball & MJG|Marlon Goodwin]]|Combs}}
| extra9 = Mo-Suave-A Productions
| length9 = 4:13

| title10 = Hater (Interlude)
| extra10 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length10 = 1:00

| title11 = Niggaz Wanna Act
| note11 = featuring [[Busta Rhymes]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Dame Grease|Damon Blackman]]|[[Younglord|Richard Frierson]]|Simmons|Combs|Hubert Yarborough}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|[[Dame Grease|Grease]]|[[Younglord|Richard "Younglord" Frierson]]}}
| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = [[Feel So Good (song)|Feel So Good]]
| note12 =
| writer12 = {{hlist|[[Robert "Kool" Bell|Robert Earl Bell]]|[[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]|[[Kool & the Gang|George Brown]]|[[Kool & the Gang|Robert Mickens]]|[[Claydes Charles Smith|Claydes Smith]]|[[Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas|Dennis Thomas]]|[[Kool & the Gang|Richard Westfield]]|[[Lawrence Dermer]]|Joe Galdo|Rafael Vigil}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie}}
| length12 = 3:24

| title13 = [[What You Want (Mase song)|What You Want]]
| note13 = featuring [[Total (band)|Total]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Total (band)|Keisha Spivey]]|Myrick|Combs}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Combs|Myrick}}
| length13 = 4:02

| title14 = Phone Conversation (Interlude)
| extra14 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length14 = 1:49

| title15 = Cheat on You
| note15 = featuring [[Lil' Cease]] and [[Jay-Z]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Lil' Cease|James Lloyd]]|[[Jermaine Dupri]]|[[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]]|Combs|[[Michael Jackson]]}}
| extra15 = [[Jermaine Dupri]]
| length15 = 3:15

| title16 = [[24 Hrs. to Live]]
| note16 = featuring [[The LOX]], [[Black Rob]], and DMX
| writer16 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Sheek Louch|Sean Jacobs]]|[[Jadakiss|Jason Phillips]]|[[Styles P|David Styles]]|[[Black Rob|Robert Ross]]|Simmons|Angelettie|Myrick|Broady|Combs}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Angelettie|Myrick|Broady}}
| length16 = 4:16

| title17 = I Need to Be
| note17 = featuring [[Monifah]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Betha|Angelettie|[[Chucky Thompson|Carl Thompson]]|Combs|[[Siedah Garrett]]|[[The Brothers Johnson|George Johnson]]|[[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]]}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Angelettie|[[Chucky Thompson|Carl "Chucky" Thompson]]}}
| length17 = 5:12

| title18 = Watch Your Back (Interlude)
| extra18 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length18 = 0:56

| title19 = Wanna Hurt Mase?
| writer19 = {{hlist|Betha|Lawrence|Combs|[[Jon Moss]]|[[Roy Hay (musician)|Roy Hay]]|[[Mikey Craig]]|[[Boy George|George O'Dowd]]}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Combs|Lawrence}}
| length19 = 4:23

| title20 = Jealous Guy
| note20 = featuring [[112 (band)|112]]
| writer20 = {{hlist|[[Michael Jonzun|Michael Johnson]]|[[Maurice Starr|Larry Johnson]]}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Combs|J-Dub}}
| length20 = 6:25
}}

'''Sample credits'''
* "Puff's Intro" contains excerpts from "Joy", written and performed by [[Isaac Hayes]].
* "Do You Wanna Get $" contains excerpts from "[[Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me]]", as performed by [[Peter Brown (singer)|Peter Brown]].
* "Will They Die 4 U?" contains a sample from "Everything Good to You (Ain't Always Good for You)", as performed by [[B.T. Express]].
* "Love U So" contains excerpts from [[Ooh Boy (song)|Ooh Boy]]", written by [[Norman Whitfield]]. It also contains a sample of "[[Square Biz]]", as performed by [[Teena Marie]].
* "Niggaz Wanna Act" contains elements from "Hostage", as performed by [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]].
* "Feel So Good" contains a sample from "[[Hollywood Swinging]]", as performed by [[Kool & The Gang]], and embodies portions of "[[Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song)|Bad Boy]]", as performed by [[Miami Sound Machine]].
* "What You Want" contains a sample from "Right on for the Darkness", written and recorded by [[Curtis Mayfield]].
* "Cheat on You" contains a sample from "[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]", as performed by [[Michael Jackson]].
* "24 Hrs. to Live" contains excerpts from "Moses Theme", written by [[LeRoy Bell]], [[Thom Bell]], [[Jack Robinson (songwriter)|Jack Robinson]], and [[Bell and James|Casey James]]. It also contains samples from "Magic Wanda", as performed by Frankie Bleu.
* "I Need to Be" contains a sample from "[[Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)]]", as performed by [[The Brothers Johnson]].
* "Wanna Hurt Mase?" embodies portions of "[[Do You Really Want to Hurt Me]]", written by [[Culture Club|Jon Moss, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, and George O'Dowd]].
* "Jealous Guy" contains a sample from "[[Jealous Girl]]", written and performed by [[New Edition]].


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
*Barry White - Grooming
* [[Prince Charles Alexander]] – mixing (5)
*Eightball & MJG - Performer
* [[Deric Angelettie|Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie]] – mixing (16), associate executive producer
*Billy Lawrence - Performer
* [[Dave Aron]] – mixing (1)
*Busta Rhymes - Performer
* Carlos "Six July" Broady – piano (3)
*Sean "Puffy" Combs - Producer, Mixing
* [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]] – mixing (5, 6, 9), executive producer
*DMX - Performer
* Lane Craven – mixing (2, 8, 20)
*Jermaine Dupri - Producer, Mixing
* Mike Daddy – grooming
*Ben Garrison - Engineer
* [[Stephen Dent]] – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19)
*Tony Maserati - Mixing
* [[Jermaine Dupri]] – mixing (15)
*Michael Patterson - Engineer, Mixing
* Ben Garrison – engineer (20)
*Herb Powers - Mastering
* [[DJ Iroc|DJ IROC]] – scratches (5, 13)
*Phil Tan - Engineer, Mixing
* J-Dub – additional programming (12, 16)
*Doug Wilson - Engineer
* Groovy Lew – stylist
*Total - Performer
* [[Tony Maserati]] – mixing (6, 9)
*Nasheim Myrick - Producer
* [[Michael Patterson (producer)|Michael Patterson]] – engineer (2), mixing (3, 11, 12, 17, 19)
*Monifah - Performer
* Lisa Peardon – photography
*112 - Performer
* Herb Powers – mastering
*Jay-Z - Performer
* [[Kelly Price]] – additional vocals (12)
*Lil' Kim - Performer
* [[Phil Tan]] – engineer and mixing (15)
*Puff Daddy/P. Diddy - Performer
* Rich Travail – mixing (13)
*Deric Angelettie - Producer, Associate Executive Producer
* Barry White – grooming
*MJG - Performer
* Doug Wilson – engineer (1, 3, 11, 12, 17)
*Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander - Mixing
* Jimmy Wilson – engineer (9)
*Carlos "6 July" Broady - Piano, Producer
{{div col end}}
*Lisa Peardon - Photography

*Kelly Price - Vocals
==Charts==
*Lane Craven - Mixing
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
*Groovy Lew - Stylist
|+ Chart performance for ''Harlem World''
*Mase - Rap
! scope="col"| Chart (1997–1998)
*LOX - Performer
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
*Pharrell Williams - Producer
|-
*Stephen Dent - Engineer
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=178}}</ref>
*Jimmie Wilson - Engineer
| 91
*Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence - Producer
|-
*J-Dub - Programming
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Mase|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
*Chad Hugo - Producer
|-
*Dame Grease - Producer
! scope="row"| Canadian R&B Albums ([[SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite news|date=January 8, 1998|title=Top 10 R&B Albums|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|page=D7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111633619/the-gazette/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*DJ Iroc - Scratching
| 1
*Richard "Younglord" Frierson - Producer
|-
*Lil' Cease - Performer
{{album chart|Netherlands|59|artist=Ma$e|album=Harlem World|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2022}}
*Black Rob - Performer
|-
[[Category:1997 albums]]
{{album chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Ma$e|album=Harlem World|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|53|date=19980118|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|8|date=19980405|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Mase|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Mase|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
|}

Billboard 200 Rank #20 1998

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Mase|title=Harlem World|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=1998|relyear=1997|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Mase|title=Harlem World|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1997|certyear=1999|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==See also==
*[[List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)]]
*[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Mase}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1997 debut albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Sean Combs]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dame Grease]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Neptunes]]
[[Category:Bad Boy Records albums]]
[[Category:Mase albums]]

Latest revision as of 00:22, 20 October 2024

This article is about the album by Mase. For the group, see Harlem World (group). For the 1995 song by Ol' Dirty Bastard, see Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.
Harlem World
Studio album by
Mase
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997
StudioDaddy's House Recording Studio, New York
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length66:04
Label
Producer
Mase chronology
Harlem World
(1997) 		Double Up
(1999)
Singles from Harlem World
  1. "Feel So Good"
    Released: October 14, 1997
  2. "What You Want"
    Released: December 3, 1997
  3. "24 Hrs. to Live"
    Released: February 20, 1998
  4. "Lookin' at Me"
    Released: July 7, 1998

Harlem World is the debut studio album by American rapper Mase. It was released on October 28, 1997, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album was nominated at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. It went on to sell 4.9 million copies and going quadruple platinum in the United States.

It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart on November 15, 1997, selling nearly 273,000 copies in its first week.[1]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Muzik[6]
Pitchfork8.1/10[7]
RapReviews7/10[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Uncut[10]

Entertainment Weekly said of the album: "...creatively refreshing, well-crafted lyrics... rap's newest bad boy more than holds his own on his solo debut... his distinctive marble-mouthed drawl... creates a regular-guy persona all too rare in hip-hop."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..."

In 2008, the single "Feel So Good" was ranked number 67 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Puff's Intro" Sean "Puffy" Combs1:40
2."Do You Wanna Get $?" (featuring Puff Daddy)
3:49
3."Take What's Yours" (featuring DMX)
  • Nashiem Myrick
  • Carlos "Six July" Broady
  • Combs
3:45
4."Mad Rapper (Interlude)" 
  • Combs
  • Angelettie
  • Mase
1:13
5."Will They Die 4 U?" (featuring Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim)
  • Combs
  • Lawrence
4:04
6."Lookin' at Me" (featuring Puff Daddy)
The Neptunes4:15
7."White Girl (Interlude)" 
  • Combs
  • Angelettie
  • Mase
0:52
8."Love U So" (featuring Billy Lawrence)
Stevie J.3:12
9."The Player Way" (featuring Eightball & MJG)
Mo-Suave-A Productions4:13
10."Hater (Interlude)" 
  • Combs
  • Angelettie
  • Mase
1:00
11."Niggaz Wanna Act" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
4:09
12."Feel So Good"
  • Combs
  • Angelettie
3:24
13."What You Want" (featuring Total)
  • Combs
  • Myrick
4:02
14."Phone Conversation (Interlude)" 
  • Combs
  • Angelettie
  • Mase
1:49
15."Cheat on You" (featuring Lil' Cease and Jay-Z)
Jermaine Dupri3:15
16."24 Hrs. to Live" (featuring The LOX, Black Rob, and DMX)
  • Angelettie
  • Myrick
  • Broady
4:16
17."I Need to Be" (featuring Monifah)
5:12
18."Watch Your Back (Interlude)" 
  • Combs
  • Angelettie
  • Mase
0:56
19."Wanna Hurt Mase?"
  • Combs
  • Lawrence
4:23
20."Jealous Guy" (featuring 112)
  • Combs
  • J-Dub
6:25

Sample credits

Personnel

[edit]
  • Prince Charles Alexander – mixing (5)
  • Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie – mixing (16), associate executive producer
  • Dave Aron – mixing (1)
  • Carlos "Six July" Broady – piano (3)
  • Sean "Puffy" Combs – mixing (5, 6, 9), executive producer
  • Lane Craven – mixing (2, 8, 20)
  • Mike Daddy – grooming
  • Stephen Dent – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19)
  • Jermaine Dupri – mixing (15)
  • Ben Garrison – engineer (20)
  • DJ IROC – scratches (5, 13)
  • J-Dub – additional programming (12, 16)
  • Groovy Lew – stylist
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (6, 9)
  • Michael Patterson – engineer (2), mixing (3, 11, 12, 17, 19)
  • Lisa Peardon – photography
  • Herb Powers – mastering
  • Kelly Price – additional vocals (12)
  • Phil Tan – engineer and mixing (15)
  • Rich Travail – mixing (13)
  • Barry White – grooming
  • Doug Wilson – engineer (1, 3, 11, 12, 17)
  • Jimmy Wilson – engineer (9)

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Harlem World
Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 91
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
Canadian R&B Albums (SoundScan)[13] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 59
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 53
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[17] 8
US Billboard 200[18] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 1

Billboard 200 Rank #20 1998

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Mase's 'World' Makes Its Way Straight to Top". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ link
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  9. ^ {https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide/t9eocwUfoSoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Sean%20Combs]
  10. ^ Williamson, Nigel (March 1998). "Mase: Harlem World". Uncut. No. 10. pp. 77–78.
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 178.
  12. ^ "Mase Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top 10 R&B Albums". The Gazette. January 8, 1998. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ma$e – Harlem World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Charts.nz – Ma$e – Harlem World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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