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Ghetto D
Studio album by Master P
Released	September 2, 1997
Recorded	1996–97
Genre	Hip hop
Length	79:28
Label	No Limit Priority
Producer	Master P (exec.) Beats By the Pound (exec.) Randy Jefferson K-Lou Dez
Master P chronology
Ice Cream Man (1996) Ghetto D (1997) MP da Last Don (1998)
Singles from Ghetto D
"I Miss My Homies" Released: August 19, 1997 "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" Released: February 3, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
RapReviews	(7.5/10)
Robert Christgau	C+
The Source
Robert Christgau
NME	(7/10)
Spin	(5/10)
Vibe	(mixed)

Ghetto D is the sixth studio album by American rapper Master P, released on September 2, 1997 on No Limit Records and Priority Records.

Background

Originally slated to be titled as Ghetto Dope, the name was shortened to the current title before the release due to the drug reference in the aforementioned title. The album would be one of Master P's biggest albums.

Controversy

The original album cover, which depicted a crack addict sitting on a curb and smoking from a glass pipe, was recalled from store shelves. It was promptly replaced by the collage style cover.

Chart performance

The album debuted at #137 on the Billboard 200. In Its second week the album then moved to #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 260,000 copies in its second week. It was mainly on the strength of the two singles released; "I Miss My Homies" (US #25), "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (US #22) became hit singles in the years 1997 and 1998. "Gangstas Need Love" samples Diana Ross's hit single "Missing You", while "I Miss My Homies" samples The O'Jays' song "Brandy" from the album So Full of Love. In 2008 "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" it ranked #26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. It ranked at #36 on Blender's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever" In 2008, it ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. "Here We Go", featuring Fiend and Mystikal, was a b-side, released on the "I Miss My Homies" single. Though not a single, there was a video for the song Ghetto D that was aired on November 23, 1997 on both MTV & BET. The album was certified 3x Platinum on August 4, 2006, with 3,185,221 copies sold, according to SoundScan.

Track listing

10th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks (2007)

1. Weed & Hennessy (feat. C-Murder & Silkk the Shocker)
2. Scream (featuring Silkk the Shocker)
3. Playa 4 Life (feat. Rappin' 4-Tay)
4. Make 'Em Say Ugh! (Instrumental)

Samples

• "Bourbons and Lacs"
  • "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye
• "Gangstas Need Love"
  • "Missing You" by Diana Ross
• "Ghetto D"
  • "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "I Miss My Homies"
  • "Brandy" by The O'Jays
• "Make Em' Say Uhh!"
  • "Apache" by Sugarhill Gang
  • "Funkbox Party" by The Masterdon Committee
• Pass Me da Green
  • "Intro and Main Title" by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave
• "Stop Hatin'"
  • "Rumors" by Timex Social Club
• "Tryin' 2 Do Something"
  • "For the Love of You (Part 1 & 2)" by The Isley Brothers

Charts

Certifications

Singles

I Miss My Homies

Make Em Say Uhh

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)

External links

• Official Track Listing

References

1. Allmusic review
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7. "'Ghetto D' Pushes Past 'No Way Out'". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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• Master P albums
• 1997 albums
• No Limit Records albums