Ghetto D

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Ghetto D
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Studio album by
Master P
ReleasedSeptember 2, 1997
RecordedMarch 1997
Genre
Length79:28
Label
Producer
Master P chronology
Ice Cream Man
(1996)		Ghetto D
(1997)		 MP da Last Don
(1998)
Singles from Ghetto D
  1. "I Miss My Homies"
    Released: August 19, 1997
  2. "Make 'Em Say Uhh!"
    Released: January 13, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [2]
RapReviews7.5/10 [3]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Village Voice C+ [5]

Ghetto D is the sixth studio album by American rapper Master P, released on September 2, 1997 [6] on No Limit Records and Priority Records.

Contents

Chart performance

The album debuted at #137 on the Billboard 200. [7] In its second week the album then moved to #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 260,000 copies in its second week. [8] It was mainly on the strength of the two singles released; "I Miss My Homies" (US #25), "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (US #22) became hit singles in the years 1997 and 1998. [9] "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 . In 2008 "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" it ranked #26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. It ranked at #36 on Blender's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever" [10] In 2008, it ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. "Here We Go", featuring Fiend and Mystikal, was a b-side, released on the "I Miss My Homies" single. Though not a single, there was a video for the song Ghetto D that was aired on November 23, 1997, on both MTV & BET. The album was certified 3× Platinum on August 4, 2006, with 3,185,221 copies sold, according to SoundScan. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ghetto D" (featuring C-Murder & Silkk The Shocker)4:37
2."Let's Get Em" (featuring Mystikal, Silkk The Shocker)5:46
3."I Miss My Homies" (featuring Pimp-C, Silkk The Shocker, Mo B. Dick, O'Dell, Sons of Funk)5:25
4."We Riders" (featuring Mac)3:58
5."Throw 'Em Up" (featuring Kane & Abel)3:22
6."Tryin' 2 Do Something" (featuring Fiend, Mac, Mo B. Dick)3:24
7."Plan B" (featuring Mia X)3:50
8."Weed & Money" (featuring Silkk The Shocker)4:04
9."Captain Kirk" (featuring Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mystikal)5:05
10."Stop Hatin'" (featuring Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mo B. Dick, O'Dell)5:04
11."Eyes On Your Enemies" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Mo B. Dick, O'Dell)3:29
12."Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (featuring Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal)5:06
13."Going Through Somethangs" (featuring Big Ed, Mr. Serv-On)4:41
14."Only Time Will Tell" (featuring Mac, Sons of Funk)4:08
15."After Dollars, No Cents" (featuring Silkk The Shocker)3:34
16."Gangstas Need Love" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Mercedes & Lawand)4:07
17."Pass Me da Green"3:05
18."Come and Get Some" (featuring C-Murder, Prime Suspects)2:31
19."Burbons and Lacs" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Lil Gotti & Mo B. Dick)4:09
10th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks (2007)
  1. Weed & Hennessy (feat. C-Murder & Silkk the Shocker)
  2. Scream (featuring Silkk the Shocker)
  3. Playa 4 Life (feat. Rappin' 4-Tay)
  4. Make 'Em Say Ugh! (Instrumental)

Samples

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

I Miss My Homies

ChartPosition
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks16
Hot Rap Singles 1
Billboard Hot 100 25

Make Em Say Uhh

ChartPosition
Hot Rap Singles 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi SIngles Sales3
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 6
Rhythmic Top 40 10
Billboard Hot 100 9

See also

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Ghetto D at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (September 19, 1997). "Ghetto D". Entertainment Weekly . No. 397. p. 84. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Wallace, Emanuel (August 4, 2009). "Master P :: Ghetto D :: No Limit Records". RapReviews. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Braxton, Charlie (October 1997). "Record Report: Master P – Ghetto D". The Source . No. 97. New York. p. 174.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 2, 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Vol. 42, no. 48. p. 74. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ghetto D". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ "'Ghetto D' Pushes Past 'No Way Out'". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Master P - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ "The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe! - Blender". Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Random Southern Soundscan Numbers [Archive] - Hip-Hop Music Community…". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Master P Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Master P Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – Master P – Ghetto D". Recording Industry Association of America.
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