Harlem World [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Mase

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 28, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 28, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Bad Boy
• ASIN: B0000039QL
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (138 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,356 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This CD, March 16, 2000

By	"e-flow" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

Don't buy this CD unless you are a teenage girl infatuated with Mase's baby-face, because otherwise, not even the cover will hold any sort of appeal. Notice that most of the five star reviews of this album contain somewhere in them "Mase is the cutest man alive" or "Mase is my honey-bunny." Now let's be real. If you know anything about rap or even take rap seriously, this cannot be a good sign. When Mase rhymes over music (I hesitate to call it rap, and it's hard to say rhymes when sometimes he doesn't do that), he sounds like my drunk uncle Pookie. He slurs everything he says and rhymes at a snail's pace. The only part of the album that can even be considered mildly gratifying are the guest appearances, which actually aren't even that impressive. Hey, I gave Mase a chance, but I guess I probably shouldn't have. Oh well. We can just toss this album in the 'Pop' trash bin where it belongs...

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mase - Harlem World, October 16, 2005

By	Tha Realest (Greensburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews

With the death of The Notorious B.I.G., Puffy needed someone else to replace him as the top MC on Bad Boy Records. Mase was the next in line to blow. After appearing on "Mo Money Mo Problems" on Biggie's album and multiple tracks on Puffy's "No Way Out Album" in 1997, Mase finally got to drop his album, "Harlem World" the same year.


1. Puff's Intro

2. Do You Wanna Get $? (Featuring Puff Daddy) - 4.5/5

3. Take What's Yours (Featuring DMX) - 4/5

4. Mad Rapper (Interlude)

5. Will They Die 4 You? (Featuring Puff Daddy & Lil' Kim) - 4/5

6. Lookin' at Me (Featuring Puff Daddy) - 4.5/5

7. White Girl (Interlude)

8. Love U So (Featuring Billy Lawrence) - 4.5/5

9. The Player Way (Featuring Eightball & MJG) - 5/5

10. Hater (Interlude)

11. N***** Wanna Act (Featuring Busta Rhymes) - 5/5

12. Feel So Good - 3/5

13. What You Want (Featuring Total) - 4.5/5

14. Phone Conversation (Interlude)

15. Cheat On You (Featuring Lil' Cease & Jay-Z) - 5/5

16. 24 Hours to Live (Featuring The L.O.X., Black Rob, & DMX) - 4.5/5

17. I Need to Be (Featuring Monfiah) - 3.5/5

18. Watch Your Back (Interlude)

19. Wanna Hurt Mase? - 4.5/5

20. Jealous Guy (Featuring 112) - 4.5/5

Overall:

61/75

4 Stars

Mase hits us with a solid debut album. There is about two weak tracks on here and some of the hooks weren't up to par but besides that, this album is fire. Check it out if your a fan of Mase or the OLD Bad Boy Records.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Maybe speech classes would help, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

Ma$e is, in a word, horrible. He is basically, and everyone who isn't brain dead should know this, a way to make money, that is what Puffy (that panzy) saw in him. He is a sell out to rap and basically the whole Bad Boy label is. Mumblin' Mase should just move up to his big house on the hill and keep his mouth shut. ZERO STARS