MP da Last Don
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{{Infobox album
| name = MP Da Last Don
| type = studio
| artist = Master P
| cover = MP.Da.Last.Don_200x195.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 2, 1998
| recorded = August 1997–April 1998
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 106:06
| label = {{hlist|No Limit|Priority|EMI}}
| producer =
- Beats by the Pound
- Mark in Da Dark ("MP")
- DJ Darryl
| prev_title = Ghetto D
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Only God Can Judge Me
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Music ratings
|noprose = yes
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=MP Da Last Don – Master P|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mp-da-last-don-mw0000449562|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 23, 2025}}
|rev2 = Pitchfork
|rev2score = 8.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/master-p-mp-da-last-don/|title=Master P: MP Da Last Don Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=November 21, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021}}
|rev3 = Rolling Stone
|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Touré|author-link=Touré (journalist)|date=June 25, 1998|issue=789|title=Master P's Theater|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/masterp/albums/album/212723/review/5944225/mp_da_last_don|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002121650/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/masterp/albums/album/212723/review/5944225/mp_da_last_don|archive-date=October 2, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|pages=91–92|access-date=March 23, 2025}}
|rev4 = The Source
|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Burke|first=Miguel|date=August 1998|issue=107|title=Master P – MP Da Last Don|department=Record Report|magazine=The Source|page=166|location=New York}}
|rev5 = The Village Voice
|rev5score = C+{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=July 7, 1998|volume=43|issue=27|title=Master P: MP Da Last Don|department=Consumer Guide|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv698-98.php|work=The Village Voice|page=114|access-date=March 23, 2025}}
}}
MP Da Last Don is the seventh studio album by American rapper Master P. It was released by No Limit Records, Priority Records and EMI. It originally debuted at number 112 on the Billboard Top 200 chart as several stores sold the album before its official release, but then it peaked at number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart, selling 495,000 copies in the first official week.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/350106/master-p-carves-out-1-spot-above-pumpkins/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209062725/http://www.mtv.com/news/350106/master-p-carves-out-1-spot-above-pumpkins/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2019|title=MASTER P CARVES OUT #1 SPOT ABOVE PUMPKINS|work=MTV News|date=June 10, 1998}} It gained mixed reviews. It was also released about the same time as the straight-to-video short film, MP Da Last Don. It was promoted as his final studio album, although Master P returned to solo recording with Only God Can Judge Me in 1999. The album was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA with over four million copies sold, making it the best-selling album of Master P's career. It features guest appearances by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, E-40, Silkk the Shocker, UGK, Snoop Dogg and Soulja Slim.
Background
The album was originally marketed as his retirement album, but he returned a year later with his eighth album, Only God Can Judge Me. It sold four million copies in the U.S. make it one of the best selling albums of his career. The movie, MP Da Last Don, was released on DVD on December 31, 1998.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 1
| title1 = Da Last Don
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = Till We Dead and Gone
| note2 = featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
| length2 = 5:18
| title3 = Thinkin' Bout U
| note3 = featuring Mia X and Mo B. Dick
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Soldiers, Riders & G's
| note4 = featuring Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker and Snoop Dogg
| length4 = 4:34
| title5 = The Ghetto's Got Me Trapped
| note5 = featuring Silkk the Shocker and Sons of Funk
| length5 = 2:35
| title6 = Get Your Paper
| note6 = featuring E-40
| length6 = 4:44
| title7 = Ride
| length7 = 4:06
| title8 = Thug Girl
| note8 = featuring Silkk the Shocker and Snoop Dogg
| length8 = 3:13
| title9 = These Streets Keep Me Rollin'
| note9 = featuring Fiend
| length9 = 3:07
| title10 = Black and White
| note10 = featuring Silkk the Shocker and Fiend
| length10 = 4:45
| title11 = War Wounds
| note11 = featuring Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal and Snoop Dogg
| length11 = 4:22
| title12 = Dear Mr. President
| note12 = featuring Mac
| length12 = 4:13
| title13 = Mama Raised Me
| note13 = featuring Snoop Dogg and Soulja Slim
| length13 = 3:11
| title14 = Let My 9 Get 'Em
| length14 = 3:20
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 2
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =
| extra_column =
| title1 = More 2 Life
| note1 = featuring C-Murder
| length1 = 3:43
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| title2 = Ghetto Life
| note2 = featuring UGK, Mo B. Dick and O'Dell
| length2 = 4:54
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| title3 = Gangsta B...
| note3 = featuring Steady Mobb'n
| length3 = 3:50
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| title4 = So Many Souls Deceased
| note4 = featuring Ghetto Commission
| length4 = 4:23
| title5 = Rock-A-Bye Haters
| length5 = 0:23
| title6 = Snitches
| note6 = featuring Snoop Dogg
| length6 = 4:08
| title7 = Family Business
| length7 = 0:28
| title8 = Let's Get 'Em
| note8 = featuring C-Murder and Magic
| length8 = 4:14
| title9 = Goodbye to My Homies
| note9 = featuring Silkk the Shocker, Mo B. Dick and Sons of Funk
| length9 = 4:12
| title10 = Welcome to My City
| note10 = featuring Mac and O'Dell
| length10 = 3:25
| title11 = Ghetto Love
| note11 = featuring Mia X and Mo B. Dick
| length11 = 3:35
| title12 = Make 'Em Say Uhh 2
| note12 = featuring Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X and Snoop Dogg
| length12 = 4:28
| title13 = Hot Boys and Girls
| note13 = featuring Kane & Abel, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X and Mystikal
| length13 = 5:24
| title14 = Reverse the Game
| length14 = 0:31
| title15 = Eternity
| note15 = featuring C-Murder and Mr. Serv-On
| length15 = 4:11
| total_length =
}}
Samples
- "Black and White"
- "A Love of Your Own" by Average White Band
- "Da Last Don"
- "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson
- "Gangsta B****"
- "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross
- "Ghetto Love"
- "Portrait of Tracy" by Jaco Pastorius
- "Rain by SWV
- "Rock-a-bye Haters"
- "Rock-a-bye Baby" by Traditional Folk
- "Snitches"
- "Haboglabotribin'" by Bernard Wright
- "Thinkin' Bout U"
- "Thinkin' About Ya" by Timex Social Club
- "Thug Girl"
- "Dumb Girl" by Run-DMC
- "Criminal Minded" by Boogie Down Productions
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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{{album chart|New Zealand|50|artist=Master P|album=Da Last Don|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Master P|rowheader=true|access-date=November 12, 2021}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Master P|rowheader=true|access-date=November 12, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998|work=Billboard|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123044858/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}
| 31 |
scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998|work=Billboard|access-date=November 12, 2021}}
| 7 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|artist=Master P|award=Gold|relyear=1998|title=MP da Last Don|type=album|region=Canada}}
{{Certification Table Entry|artist=Master P|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1998|title=MP da Last Don|type=album|region=United States}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Singles
Goodbye To my Homies
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!align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
align="left"|Hot Rap Singles
|align="left"|# 5 |
align="left"|Billboard Hot 100
|align="left"|# 27 |
align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
|align="left"|# 38 |
Hot Boys and Girls
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!align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
|align="left"|# 87 |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,345009,00.html Official Track Listing]
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