Made Man (album)

For other uses, see Made man (disambiguation).
Made Man
Studio album by Silkk the Shocker
Released January 19, 1999
Recorded 1998
Genre Southern Hip hop, Gangsta Rap
Length 73:03
Label No Limit, Priority, EMI
Producer Master P (exec.)
Beats By the Pound (exec.)
Silkk the Shocker chronology
Charge It 2 da Game
(1998)		 Made Man
(1999)		 My World, My Way
(2001)
Singles from Made Man
  1. "Somebody Like Me"
    Released: February 16, 1999
  2. "It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2"
    Released: February 16, 1999
  3. "Ghetto Rain"
    Released: 1999
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Made Man is the third studio album by American rapper Silkk the Shocker, released on January 19, 1999, on No Limit Records. Production for the album was handled by hip hop producers Master P and Beats By the Pound and features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Mýa and Jay-Z.

The album debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album made Silkk one of the best selling artist of the late 1990s. On April 12, 1999 Made Man was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The music video for the single "Ghetto Rain" was also No Limit Records' first Claymation music video.

Commercial Performance

It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling 240,244 copies in its first week making it Silkk the Shocker's Second Platinum album and his first platinum album debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200.[1] It sold more its first week than his previous album Charge It 2 da Game (1998).[2] Made Man went on to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April 1999.

Track listing

Made Man
No. Title Length
1. "The Day I Was Made"   4:24
2. "Somebody Like Me" (featuring Mýa) 4:12
3. "It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2" (featuring Mystikal) 3:26
4. "Ghetto Rain" (featuring Master P & Odell (producer)) 4:36
5. "This Is 4 My" (featuring Short Circuit) 2:51
6. "Commercial One"   0:39
7. "You Know What We Bout" (featuring Master P & Jay-Z) 4:33
8. "I Want to Be with You" (featuring Odell producer) 4:53
9. "All Because of You" (featuring Mia X) 4:27
10. "No Limit" (featuring Fiend & Mystikal) 2:21
11. "End of the Road" (featuring Sons of Funk) 4:21
12. "We Won't Stop" (featuring Master P & C-Murder) 4:01
13. "Mr. '99"   3:02
14. "It Takes More" (featuring Ghetto Commission) 4:00
15. "If It Don't Make $"   3:10
16. "It's Going Around Outside" (featuring Rico of Sons of Funk) 4:37
17. "Put It on Something" (featuring Mia X) 4:49
18. "Commercial Two" (featuring Fiend) 1:51
19. "Southside Niggas" (featuring C-Murder) 3:12
20. "Get It Up" (featuring Snoop Dogg) 3:38

All lyrics written by Vyshonn "Silkk the Shocker" Miller, and featured rappers.

Charts

Album

Charts (1999) Peak position
U.S.Billboard 200[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Year-End Charts 1999 Top Albums[4] 36

Singles

Year Song Chart positions[5]
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1999 Somebody Like Me #28 #43 #1
"It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2" #12 #8 #1
1999 "Ghetto Rain" #27 #15 #6

Personnel

Credits apated from Allmusic[6]

  • Craig B. - Producer
  • C-Murder - Performer,
  • Fiend - Performer
  • Ghetto Commission - Performer
  • Leslie Henderson- Photography
  • Jay-Z - CGuest Artist, Performer
  • Master P - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • Mia X - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • Mýa - Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist
  • Mystikal - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • O'Dell - Featured Artist, Performer,
  • Rico - Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist
  • Silkk the Shocker - Performer
  • Snoop Dogg - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • Sons of Funk - Guest Artist, Performer
  • Carlos Stephens - Producer

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/511728/silkk-the-shocker-debuts-at-1/
  2. ↑ link
  3. 1 2 allmusic ((( Made Mann > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  4. ↑ USA Top Albums 1999
  5. ↑ Billboard Singles: Made Man. Allmusic. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/made-mann-mw0000043064/credits.
Preceded by
...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears		 Billboard 200 number-one album
February 6, 1999 – February 12, 1999 		Succeeded by
Chyna Doll by Foxy Brown
Studio albums
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  • "Playaz from the South"
  • "I Always Feel Like (Somebody s Watching Me)"
  • "Tru Homies"
  • "Hoody Hooo"
  • "Wobble Wobble"
  • "Pop Lockin II"
  • "Tight Whips"
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