Ghetto D
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Ghetto D is the sixth studio album
by rapper Master P
. One of the songs in Ghetto D, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!
", is ranked at #36 on Blender
's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever", http://www.blender.com/lists/61412/the50worstsongseverwatchlistenandcringe.html?p=3 and at #60 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever by Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio
. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-three-of-five/ In 2008, it ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. "Here We Go", featuring Mystikal
and Fiend, was a b-side, released on the "I Miss My Homies
" single. The album was certified 3x Platinum on August 4, 2006.
The album was originally titled Ghetto Dope but was shortened to the current title before release due to the drug reference in the aforementioned title.
and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
charts. It was mainly on the strength of the three singles released; "I Miss My Homies" (US #11), "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (US #7), and "Burbons and Lacs" (US #3) all became hit singles in the years 1997-1998. "Gangstas Need Love" samples Diana Ross
's hit single "Missing You
", while "I Miss My Homies" samples The O'Jays
' song "Brandy" from the album So Full of Love
.
It should be noted that Silkk The Shocker makes the most guest appearances on this album. Silkk appears on 11 of the 19 tracks.
Make Em Say Uhh
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by rapper Master P
Master P
Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...
. One of the songs in Ghetto D, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!
Make 'Em Say Uhh!
Make Em Say Uhh is the first single from Master P's 1997 studio album, Ghetto D, produced by KLC. The album was released in 1997, but the single was not released until January of 1998. The song featured performers Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Mystikal, and had reached #16 on the Billboard Hot...
", is ranked at #36 on Blender
Blender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever", http://www.blender.com/lists/61412/the50worstsongseverwatchlistenandcringe.html?p=3 and at #60 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever by Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio
AOL Radio
AOL Radio powered by Slacker, , is an online radio service available only in the United States.- Roots :...
. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-three-of-five/ In 2008, it ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. "Here We Go", featuring Mystikal
Mystikal
Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:...
and Fiend, was a b-side, released on the "I Miss My Homies
I Miss My Homies
"I Miss My Homies" is the second single from American rapper Master P's 1997 studio album, Ghetto D, produced by Beats By The Pound. The single was released a month prior to the album's unveiling. The song featured Fiend, Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker, O'Dell, Sons of Funk, Mo B. Dick, Pimp C and...
" single. The album was certified 3x Platinum on August 4, 2006.
Controversy
The original album cover, which depicted a crack addict sitting on a curb and smoking from a glass pipe, was recalled from store shelves. It was promptly replaced by the collage style cover.The album was originally titled Ghetto Dope but was shortened to the current title before release due to the drug reference in the aforementioned title.
Chart performance
The album became the biggest-selling of Master P's career, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
charts. It was mainly on the strength of the three singles released; "I Miss My Homies" (US #11), "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (US #7), and "Burbons and Lacs" (US #3) all became hit singles in the years 1997-1998. "Gangstas Need Love" samples Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
's hit single "Missing You
Missing You (Diana Ross song)
"Missing You" is a 1984 song by Diana Ross. The third 45 release from her album Swept Away, the song was written and produced by Lionel Richie as a tribute to Marvin Gaye, who died earlier that year...
", while "I Miss My Homies" samples The O'Jays
The O'Jays
The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005...
' song "Brandy" from the album So Full of Love
So Full Of Love
So Full Of Love is an 1978 album by the The O'Jays. The album contains the #1 R&B hit "Use ta Be My Girl".This album was awarded RIAA Platinum Certification for sales of 1,000,000 copies sold...
.
Track listing
# | Title | Featured Performers | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Ghetto D" | C-Murder & Silkk The Shocker | 4:37 |
2. | "Let's Get Em" | Mystikal Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:... & Silkk The Shocker |
5:48 |
3. | "I Miss My Homies I Miss My Homies "I Miss My Homies" is the second single from American rapper Master P's 1997 studio album, Ghetto D, produced by Beats By The Pound. The single was released a month prior to the album's unveiling. The song featured Fiend, Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker, O'Dell, Sons of Funk, Mo B. Dick, Pimp C and... " |
Pimp C Pimp C Chad Lamont Butler , better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper, singer, and producer... & Silkk The Shocker, Sons of Funk Sons of Funk The Sons of Funk were an American R&B/Hip-Hop group signed to No Limit Records. They released their first and only album, The Game of Funk on April 21, 1998. The album ranked #44 on the Billboard 200. The group also produced songs on Silkk the Shocker's Made Man and Mo B Dick's Gangsta Harmony... , Mo B. Dick Mo B. Dick Ruhi Anubis Yazid , better known as Mo B. Dick is an American singer and producer who is a member of the production team The Medicine Men, formerly called Beats By the Pound, which produced most of No Limit Records releases from 1995 to 1999. He released his debut album, Gangsta Harmony, April 13,... & O'Dell |
5:25 |
4. | "We Riders" | Mac Mac (rapper) McKinley Phipps , better know by his stage name Mac, is an American rapper from New Orleans' 3rd Ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P's No Limit Records, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.-Music career:Mac started his music career... |
3:58 |
5. | "Throw 'Em Up" | Kane and Abel Kane & Abel (hip hop group) -Biography:Of mixed African-American and Puerto Rican descent, the Garcia brothers were born in the Bronx, moved to Spring Hill, Florida with their older brother where they lived with their grandparents. The brothers later moved to New Orleans. There, they attended Xavier University, majoring in... |
3:22 |
6. | "Tryin' 2 Do Something" | Fiend Fiend (rapper) Richard Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper and producer best known for his time spent with Master P's No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment.... , Mac Mac (rapper) McKinley Phipps , better know by his stage name Mac, is an American rapper from New Orleans' 3rd Ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P's No Limit Records, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.-Music career:Mac started his music career... & Mo B. Dick Mo B. Dick Ruhi Anubis Yazid , better known as Mo B. Dick is an American singer and producer who is a member of the production team The Medicine Men, formerly called Beats By the Pound, which produced most of No Limit Records releases from 1995 to 1999. He released his debut album, Gangsta Harmony, April 13,... |
3:24 |
7. | "Plan B" | Mia X Mia X Mia Young , better known by her stage name Mia X, was the first female emcee to sign with No Limit Records. In 1992, she released a single titled “Ask Them Niggas.” From 1995 to 1998, Mia X released three albums for No Limit: Good Girl Gone Bad, Unlady Like, and Mama Drama... |
3:50 |
8. | "Weed & Money" | Silkk The Shocker | 4:04 |
9. | "Captain Kirk" | Fiend Fiend (rapper) Richard Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper and producer best known for his time spent with Master P's No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment.... , Silkk The Shocker & Mystikal Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:... |
5:05 |
10. | "Stop Hatin'" | Fiend Fiend (rapper) Richard Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper and producer best known for his time spent with Master P's No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment.... & Silkk The Shocker, Mo B. Dick Mo B. Dick Ruhi Anubis Yazid , better known as Mo B. Dick is an American singer and producer who is a member of the production team The Medicine Men, formerly called Beats By the Pound, which produced most of No Limit Records releases from 1995 to 1999. He released his debut album, Gangsta Harmony, April 13,... & O'Dell |
5:04 |
11. | "Eyes On Your Enemies" | Silkk The Shocker, Mo B. Dick Mo B. Dick Ruhi Anubis Yazid , better known as Mo B. Dick is an American singer and producer who is a member of the production team The Medicine Men, formerly called Beats By the Pound, which produced most of No Limit Records releases from 1995 to 1999. He released his debut album, Gangsta Harmony, April 13,... & O'Dell |
3:29 |
12. | "Make 'Em Say Uhh! Make 'Em Say Uhh! Make Em Say Uhh is the first single from Master P's 1997 studio album, Ghetto D, produced by KLC. The album was released in 1997, but the single was not released until January of 1998. The song featured performers Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Mystikal, and had reached #16 on the Billboard Hot... " |
Fiend Fiend (rapper) Richard Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper and producer best known for his time spent with Master P's No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment.... , Silkk The Shocker, Mia X Mia X Mia Young , better known by her stage name Mia X, was the first female emcee to sign with No Limit Records. In 1992, she released a single titled “Ask Them Niggas.” From 1995 to 1998, Mia X released three albums for No Limit: Good Girl Gone Bad, Unlady Like, and Mama Drama... & Mystikal Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:... |
5:06 |
13. | "Going Through Somethangs" | Big Ed Big Ed Edward Lee Knight , better known as Big Ed or Big Ed the Assassin, was an American rapper who was signed to Master P's No Limit Records in the 1990s. Big Ed was an original member of the rap group, TRU and appeared as a member of the group's first three albums, Who's Da Killer?, Understanding the... & Mr. Serv-On Mr. Serv-On Edward Smith, better known as Mr. Serv-On, is an American rapper who is best known for his time spent with No Limit Records in the mid to late 90s. A high school friend of Master P, Mr. Serv-On was one of the first rappers signed to No Limit. First appearing on albums by Master P, TRU and Mia X,... |
4:41 |
14. | "Only Time Will Tell" | Mac Mac (rapper) McKinley Phipps , better know by his stage name Mac, is an American rapper from New Orleans' 3rd Ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P's No Limit Records, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.-Music career:Mac started his music career... & Sons of Funk Sons of Funk The Sons of Funk were an American R&B/Hip-Hop group signed to No Limit Records. They released their first and only album, The Game of Funk on April 21, 1998. The album ranked #44 on the Billboard 200. The group also produced songs on Silkk the Shocker's Made Man and Mo B Dick's Gangsta Harmony... |
4:08 |
15. | "After Dollars, No Cents" | Silkk The Shocker | 3:34 |
16. | "Gangstas Need Love" | Silkk The Shocker & Mercedes Mercedes (rapper) Raquel Miller , better known by her stage name Mercedes, is a former American R&B singer from Louisiana. She released one album entitled "Rear End" in 1999 on Master P's No Limit Records. The album, like most of No Limit's releases, featured other No Limit performing artists such as Mystikal, Mac,... |
4:07 |
17. | "Pass Me da Green" | 3:05 | |
18. | "Come and Get Some" | C-Murder & Prime Suspects Prime Suspects Prime Suspects was a rap group composed of E, Skinew and Gangsta T , that was signed to Master P's No Limit Records. The group appeared on many of No Limit's releases including Master P's Ghetto D and Magic's Sky's the Limit, among others... |
2:31 |
19. | "Bourbons and Lacs" | Silkk The Shocker, Lil Gotti & Mo B. Dick Mo B. Dick Ruhi Anubis Yazid , better known as Mo B. Dick is an American singer and producer who is a member of the production team The Medicine Men, formerly called Beats By the Pound, which produced most of No Limit Records releases from 1995 to 1999. He released his debut album, Gangsta Harmony, April 13,... |
4:09 |
It should be noted that Silkk The Shocker makes the most guest appearances on this album. Silkk appears on 11 of the 19 tracks.
Singles
I Miss My HomiesChart | Position |
---|---|
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | # 16 |
Hot Rap Singles | # 2 |
Billboard Hot 100 | # 25 |
Make Em Say Uhh
Chart | Position |
---|---|
Hot Rap Singles | # 11 |
Hot Dance Music/Maxi SIngles Sales | # 23 |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | # 25 |
Rhythmic Top 40 | # 32 |
Billboard Hot 100 | # 16 |
See also
- List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)