Mase - Harlem World appreciation thread

[WeInHere]

anybody got that link tho

 

[DeuceZ]

the memories...Ma$e was def the top at one point in time then Double Up came out

 

[Cheercomp]

DOuble Up wasn't wack tho. There were definitely joints on the album that knocked hard and showed growth. I can't say there are complete trash records on it either. The vibe just felt off / disjointed

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Just threw on "Jealous Guy" with Mase and Diddy fukking around still funny as shyt, definitely a classic era in hip hop

 

[Big Mel]

I wish cancer upon ever single person in the thread praising this horrible album.

 

[Bone$]

Personal classic, nygga was definitely that nygga, copped the tape the first day, only complaints at the time was the b side was way better than the a side, cause I had heard mad verses on the songs on the a side on mixtapes and freestyles.. Classic

 

[Big Mel]

Colon cancer will soon fester...

 

[YourSavior]

It's funny people hate on Puff and the direction he was taking Hip Hop but could you say Bad Boy dropped a wack album or song in 97? Ma$e was great, he actually was carrying the torch for Big as far as the commercial/street formula. Jay wasn't poppin yet and NaS was living off the success of the Firm album and It Was Written a year earlier. "Harlem World" ended up going 4x Platinum I believe. "Looking at Me", "Feels So Good" and "What You Want" were all top 10 hits. Ma$e just had so much charisma on the mic. He actually almost outshinned Big on "Only You Remix" and "Mo Money" but of course Big still got him but the point is Ma$e could hang. His laid back flow made people think he was pop. But trust, there was still some murda Ma$e in those bars.

"Harlem World" wasn't all fluff. Over all "Life After Death, No Way Out and Harlem World" was an amazing Trifecta and till this day Bad Boy 97 holds the record for highest certifications with albums and singles for a label in Hip Hop History. "Harlem World" was the final cherry on top to a Historic year with Bad Boy. Sadly Ma$e didn't keep his promise and make a harder LP on his sophomore.

Were were cool with a few club joints but in the Source with him looking like a Tiger he said he was going to go harder and the 2nd LP though it still had some joints just was a weaker version of "Harlem World". Overall I love the album. It's amazing he had The Lox, Black Rob, DMX twice, Jay Z, Lil Kim. The Hitmen laced him with great beats. To me it's a really solid album. I'd give it 4-4.5 for sure. It's influence was an extension again of Big's formula which Jay also used. But Ma$e was influential on artist like Fabolous and Camron. But I completely understand someone calling it a Classic for New York but it had that Impact on the game. Ma$e could of been running Hip Hop with DMX and Jay had he dropped a better album in 99'.

trillest shxt

 

[Filluminati]

I wish cancer upon ever single person in the thread praising this horrible album.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

had to up this, i'm listening to it this morning, takes me back to 97/98. this shyt was everywhere, i played it consistently for months, and it has aged surprisingly well. definitely a classic

 

[YourSavior]

to think he wrote most of No Way Out... he had a headlock on the game in the late 90's

 

[StAFresh923]

Dope album

Fuk what u heard

 

[RajWatts]

100% classic and top 3 bad boy album

 

[phatphuck]

dope, but still a long way to go to be labelled a classic tho

 

[pointproven214]

mase was spitting period.