Project Funk da World
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{{Correct title|Project: Funk da World|reason=namespace|edit=omission}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Project: Funk Da World
| type = studio
| artist = Craig Mack
| cover = Projectfunkdaworld.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 20, 1994
| recorded = 1993−1994
| studio = {{hlist|The Hit Factory (New York City)|Legend Studios & Recording (Long Island, New York)|Northshore Sound Works (Brooklyn, New York)|The Power Station (New York City)}}
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|boom bap}}
| length = 49:04
| label = {{hlist|Bad Boy|Arista{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/craig-mack-mn0000124880/biography|title=Craig Mack | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}}}
| producer =
- Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.)
- Alvin Toney (exec.)
- Craig Mack
- Easy Mo Bee
- Rashad Smith
- Lenny "Ace" Marrow
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Operation: Get Down
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Project: Funk da World
| type = studio
| single1 = Flava in Ya Ear
| single1date = July 2, 1994
| single2 = Get Down
| single2date = December 12, 1994
| single3 = Making Moves with Puff
| single3date = 1995
}}
}}
Project: Funk da World is the debut studio album by rapper Craig Mack, released in 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/03/craig-mack-best-songs-lyrics-flava-in-ya-ear|title=Craig Mack's 10 Best Lyrics Of All Time|date=March 13, 2018|website=Vibe}} The album was the second release on Bad Boy Records, following the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die by one week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-hip-hop-craig-mack-releases-project-funk-da-world/|title=Today In Hip-Hop: Craig Mack Releases 'Project: Funk Da World' - XXL|website=XXL Mag}} Propelled by the success of the platinum RIAA-selling hit single "Flava in Ya Ear," the album reached gold-RIAA sales status on February 22, 1995. "Flava in Ya Ear" also featured a successful remix (not included on the album), featuring guest verses from the Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Rampage and LL Cool J.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/craig-mack-bad-boys-rap-obituary.html|title=Remembering Craig Mack, Bad Boy's Forgotten First Success Story|first=Paul|last=Thompson|date=March 13, 2018|website=Vulture}} The album's second single, "Get Down," was the rapper's second top 40 hit in 1994 and achieved gold sales status in the United States in April 1995.
Though commercially successful and acclaimed at the time of its release, the album was overshadowed by the massive success of Ready to Die, and Craig Mack quickly lost public image, releasing only one other album, the commercially unsuccessful Operation: Get Down, in 1997.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r204024|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2 = Robert Christgau
|rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist2.php?id=3249|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 3249|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}
|rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=5 |page=410}}
|rev4 = RapReviews
|rev4score = 6.5/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2013/03/craig-mack-project-funk-da-world/|title=Craig Mack :: Project: Funk Da World – RapReviews|first=Steve 'Flash'|last=Juon}}
}}
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Project: Funk da World "a laid back party record." Robert Christgau deemed the album "Biz Markie as postgangsta." Trouser Press called the album "a likable blend of non-gangsta words and unleaded modern grooves buoyed by the late-summer success of 'Flava in Ya Ear,' an upbeat anthem vague enough to suit a broad range of funk fans."{{cite web |title=Craig Mack |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/craig-mack/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=November 12, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Expand section|songwriters|date=January 2018}}
{{track listing
| all_writing = Craig Mack
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 49:04
| title1 = Project: Funk da World
| writer1 =
| extra1 = Mack
| length1 = 4:22
| title2 = Get Down
| writer2 =
| extra2 = Easy Mo Bee
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Making Moves with Puff
| note3 = featuring Puff Daddy
| writer3 =
| extra3 = Rashad Smith
| length3 = 4:25
| title4 = That Y'all
| writer4 =
| extra4 = Mack, Lenny Marrow
| length4 = 5:07
| title5 = Flava in Ya Ear
| writer5 =
| extra5 = Easy Mo Bee
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = Funk wit da Style
| writer6 =
| extra6 = Mack, Marrow
| length6 = 4:55
| title7 = Judgement Day
| writer7 =
| extra7 = Easy Mo Bee
| length7 = 3:49
| title8 = Real Raw
| writer8 =
| extra8 = Mack
| length8 = 4:01
| title9 = Mainline
| writer9 =
| extra9 = Easy Mo Bee
| length9 = 4:34
| title10 = When God Comes
| writer10 =
| extra10 = Easy Mo Bee
| length10 = 4:11
| title11 = Welcome to 1994
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Mack
| length11 = 5:32
}}
Album singles
| class="wikitable"
! Single information |
"Flava in Ya Ear"
|
| "Get Down"
|
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|21|artist=Craig Mack|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|6|artist=Craig Mack|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 24, 2020}}
| 82 |
| scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 24, 2020}}
| 71 |
{{col-end}}
=Singles chart positions=
| class="wikitable"
|rowspan="2"| Year |rowspan="2"| Song |colspan="5"| Chart positions |
| Billboard Hot 100
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
| rowspan="2"|1994
| "Flava in Ya Ear" | #9 | #4 | #1 | #1 | #24 |
| "Get Down/Making Moves with Puff"
| #38 | #17 | #2 | #2 | - |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Craig Mack|title=Funk da World|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}