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| Released | September 2, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
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| Length | 79:28 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10 [3] |
| The Source |  [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.
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]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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. | "Bourbons and Lacs" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Lil Gotti & Mo B. Dick) | 4:09 |
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [18] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
I Miss My Homies
| Chart | Position |
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| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 16 |
| Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
Make Em Say Uhh
| Chart | Position |
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| Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi SIngles Sales | 3 |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 6 |
| Rhythmic Top 40 | 10 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
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