Harlem World

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r317759|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2Score = A−[http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=mase link]

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B+[https://ew.com/article/1997/11/21/harlem-world/ link]

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-09-ca-51896-story.html link]

| rev5 = Muzik

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.tower.com/harlem-world-mase-cd/wapi/105872819 link]

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 8.1/10[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mase-harlem-world/ link]

| rev7 = RapReviews

| rev7Score = 7/10[https://www.rapreviews.com/2006/12/mase-harlem-world/ link]

| rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide/t9eocwUfoSoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Sean%20Combs]

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Williamson |first=Nigel |author-link=Nigel Williamson |date=March 1998 |title=Mase: Harlem World |magazine=Uncut |pages=77–78 |issue=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

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Puff's Intro

| extra1 = Sean "Puffy" Combs

| length1 = 1:40

| title2 = Do You Wanna Get $?

| note2 = featuring Puff Daddy

| writer2 = {{hlist|Mason Betha|Deric Angelettie|Ron Lawrence|Sean Combs|Peter Brown|Robert Rans}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie|Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence}}

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Take What's Yours

| note3 = featuring DMX

| writer3 = {{hlist|Betha|Earl Simmons|Nashiem Myrick|Carlos Broady|Combs}}

| extra3 = {{hlist||Nashiem Myrick|Carlos "Six July" Broady|Combs}}

| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = Mad Rapper (Interlude)

| 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|Kimberly Jones|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|Steven Jordan|Combs|Allen McGrier|Teena Marie Brockett|Norman Whitfield}}

| extra8 = Stevie J.

| length8 = 3:12

| title9 = The Player Way

| note9 = featuring Eightball & MJG

| writer9 = {{hlist|Betha|Triston Jones|Premro Smith|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|Damon Blackman|Richard Frierson|Simmons|Combs|Hubert Yarborough}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Grease|Richard "Younglord" Frierson}}

| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = Feel So Good

| note12 =

| writer12 = {{hlist|Robert Earl Bell|Ronald Bell|George Brown|Robert Mickens|Claydes Smith|Dennis Thomas|Richard Westfield|Lawrence Dermer|Joe Galdo|Rafael Vigil}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie}}

| length12 = 3:24

| title13 = What You Want

| note13 = featuring Total

| writer13 = {{hlist|Betha|Keisha Spivey|Curtis Mayfield|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|James Lloyd|Jermaine Dupri|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|Sean Jacobs|Jason Phillips|David Styles|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|Carl Thompson|Combs|Siedah Garrett|George Johnson|Louis Johnson}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Angelettie|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|Mikey Craig|George O'Dowd}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Combs|Lawrence}}

| length19 = 4:23

| title20 = Jealous Guy

| note20 = featuring 112

| writer20 = {{hlist|Michael Johnson|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.
• "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", 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", 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, and 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 Jon Moss, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, and George O'Dowd.
• "Jealous Guy" contains a sample from "Jealous Girl", written and performed by New Edition.

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• 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)

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Billboard 200 Rank #20 1998

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• List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)

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