Studio album 1997
Mase Harlem World
- Billboard peak
- No.1
- RIAA Platinum
- 4×
- Released October 28
- 1997
- Runtime
- 66:04
- Tracks
- 20
- Label
- Bad Boy Records
Ma$e's debut album delivered polished Bad Boy hit-making with major crossover singles.
Harlem World became one of Bad Boy’s biggest solo debuts, anchoring Ma$e’s transition from feature run to frontline artist. The record leans into melodic cadences and effortless hooks—an approach that helped define late-1990s Harlem rap’s crossover moment without fully abandoning battle-ready bars.
Across the tracklist, guest appearances and label-wide chemistry mirror Bad Boy’s hit factory: big choruses, recognizable samples, and verses engineered for both clubs and countdown radio.
Track list
Production Sean Combs 12 Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie 9 Mase 5 Nashiem Myrick 3 Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence 3 Carlos "6 July" Broady 2 Chucky Thompson 1 Dame Grease 1 Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker 1 Jermaine Dupri 1 Mo-Suave-A Productions 1 Richard "Younglord" Frierson 1 Stevie J 1 The Neptunes 1
The Hitmen produced 17 of 20 credited tracks
- Puff's Intro 1:40
Prod. Sean Combs
- Do You Wanna Get $? 3:49
Feat. Puff Daddy
- Take What's Yours 3:45
Feat. DMX
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Prod. Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Mase
- Will They Die 4 U? 4:04
Feat. Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim
Prod. Sean Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
- Lookin' at Me 4:15
Feat. Puff Daddy
Prod. The Neptunes
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Prod. Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Mase
- Love U So 3:12
Feat. Billy Lawrence
Prod. Stevie J
- The Player Way 4:13
Feat. Eightball & MJG
Prod. Mo-Suave-A Productions
- Hater (Interlude) 1:00
Prod. Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Mase
- Niggaz Wanna Act 4:09
Feat. Busta Rhymes
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Feat. Kelly Price
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Feat. Total
Prod. Sean Combs, Nashiem Myrick
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Prod. Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Mase
- Cheat on You 3:15
Feat. Lil' Cease, Jay-Z
Prod. Jermaine Dupri
- 24 Hrs. to Live 4:16
Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady
- I Need to Be 5:12
Feat. Monifah
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Prod. Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Mase
- Wanna Hurt Mase? 4:23
Prod. Sean Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
- Jealous Guy 6:25
Feat. 112
Prod. Sean Combs, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker
Singles
Artists on this release
Lead and guest artists, from the credits