Ghetto D is the sixth studio album by American rapper Master P, released on September 2, 1997 on No Limit Records and Priority Records.
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 726,000 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 3× Platinum on August 4, 2006, with 3,185,221 copies sold, according to SoundScan. But according to the No Limit Chronicles on BETunsound scan copies sold were at 6 million copies sold in the United States and over 10 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
10th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks (2007) Weed & Hennessy (feat. C-Murder & Silkk the Shocker) Scream (featuring Silkk the Shocker) Playa 4 Life (feat. Rappin' 4-Tay) Make 'Em Say Ugh! (Instrumental)
Samples "Bourbons and Lacs" "Let’s Get It On" 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
Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 50 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 13 Chart (1998) Position US Billboard 200 47 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 27
Singles I Miss My Homies Chart Position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks16 Hot Rap Singles 1 Billboard Hot 10025
Make Em Say Uhh ChartPositionHot Rap Singles6Hot Dance Music/Maxi SIngles Sales3Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks18Rhythmic Top 4032Billboard Hot 10016
Certifications
See also List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1997 List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1997
References
External links Official Track Listing