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Harlem World

Artist: Mase
Genre: Rap
Label: Bad Boy
Release: Nov 1997
# of Discs: 1
Rating: 4.5 (22 votes)
UPC: 0786127301823
ASIN: B0000039QN
Personal Details
Date Added: 20 Jan 2007
Price: $13.98
Tracks
Puff's Intro
Do You Wanna Get $?
Take What's Yours
Mad Rapper (Interlude)
Will They Die 4 You
Lookin' At Me
White Girl (Interlude)
Love U So
The Player Way
Hater (Interlude)
Wanna Act
Feel So Good
What You Want
Cheat On You
24 Hrs. To Live
I Need To Be
Watch Your Back (Interlude)
Wanna Hurt Mase?
Jealous Guy
Summary
"Harlem World" describes a hedonistic lifestyle infomercialist Tom Vu would envy. Girls, riches, mo' money, mo' problems--it's all part of the game when you're Sean "Puffy" Combs's protégé, Mase. With his distinctive, narcoleptic vocals, Mase paints vivid pictures of singular Mase-ian problems on the dance-floor hits "Feel So Good," "Cheat On U," and "Wanna Hurt Mase?" "Harlem World" seems like a nice shiny package of proven hit making; problem is, Mase packs the charisma of Matt Dillon (always promising, but always the supporting actor). He has trouble keeping "Harlem World" interesting, hence the preponderance of guests, including Busta Rhymes, Lil' Kim, Jay-Z, Total, and Puffy, of course. Good news: the Puff Daddy chop shop is open for beat recycling, and "Harlem World" will ring more than a few bells of recognition. Not-so-good news: Puffy's style of commercial rap is dependent on charisma (see the Notorious B.I.G. and Lil' Kim), and Mase is running on empty. "--Todd Inoue"