Made (Scarface album)

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Made
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 4, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Hip hop
Length42:30 (normal CD), 54:26 (extended CD)
Label
Producer Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Nottz, Enigma, Tone Capone, Drumma Boy, One Drop Scott, John Bido
Scarface chronology
My Homies Part 2
(2006)
Made
(2007)
Emeritus
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
AllHipHop Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The New York Times (favorable) [8]
Pitchfork Media (8/10) [9]
RapReviews(8/10) [10]
Spin (8/10) [11]

Made is the ninth studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on December 4, 2007, by Rap-A-Lot Records, Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. The album was both critically and commercially successful, making it to 17 on the Billboard 200 and 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. One single was released, "Girl You Know" featuring R&B singer, Trey Songz, which became a minor hit on the R&B charts.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring J. Prince) Mike Dean 1:07
2."Never" N.O. Joe, Drumma Boy 3:00
3."Big Dogg Status" (featuring Wacko)N.O. Joe4:40
4."Girl You Know" (featuring Trey Songz) Nottz 4:14
5."Burn" (featuring Z-Ro)N.O. Joe3:53
6."Go" (featuring Nina)One Drop Scott3:39
7."Dollar"Tone Capone4:26
8."Boy Meets Girl" (featuring Tanya Herron)N.O. Joe, John Bido, Mike Dean3:58
9."Who Do You Believe In"Enigma4:46
10."Git Out My Face"Enigma3:23
11."Suicide Note"N.O. Joe, Mike Dean4:08
12."Outro"Mike Dean1:16
Total length:42:30
Bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."'B' Word"N.O. Joe2:32
14."Crack"N.O. Joe4:18
15."Big Dogg Status (Remix)" (featuring Lil Wayne, T.I., and Wacko)N.O. Joe5:06
Total length:54:26

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 17
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 39

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