On this date in Hip-Hop historical past, Harlem icon Ma$e launched his debut album Harlem World on the Unhealthy Boy/Arista imprint.
A millennial piece of uptown Hip Hop historical past put up the taking pictures dying of rap big Massive L, Harlem World helped usher in a brand new period of Hip Hop in Harlem. Previous to this launch, Harlem had given beginning to Doug E. Contemporary, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, and Rob Base, however had but to see an artist with the extent of immodest attraction coupled with chart-topping hits to again it up {that a} Unhealthy Boy-backed Ma$e had on this album.
Paving the way in which for teams like The Diplomats and A$AP Mob, this album was chock stuffed with the opulent content material anticipated from a real Harlem World consultant. Together with its luxurious themes, the LP is laced with excessive vitality manufacturing and a star-studded solid of visitor appearances from a few of New York’s best, together with labelmates The LOX, DMX, Lil’ Kim, Jay-Z, Whole, 112, and Busta Rhymes.
After the premature passing of the Infamous B.I.G., this album was set as much as be the debut of Diddy’s “new protege and though it clearly fell wanting the acclaim introduced by Able to Die, commercially, this album hit the identical degree of success as each different Unhealthy Boy debut. Harlem World reached the pole place throughout music charts, offered over 2,000,000 copies to this point, and was nominated for Greatest Rap Album on the forty first Grammy Awards.
Salute to Ma$e, Diddy and the Unhealthy Boy fam for this piece of Hip-Hop historical past!
