Ma$e released his debut album Harlem World October 28, 1997
Written by Mister Anderson on October 28, 2022
Harlem World is the debut album by American hip-hop recording artist Mase, released on October 28, 1997, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album was nominated at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. It went on to sell 4.8 million copies in the United States, going quadruple Platinum in the United States. Harlem World sold nearly 273,000 copies during its first week.
Seen as Puff Daddy’s new protégé since the passing of The Notorious B.I.G., Mase rose to fame after being a member of Children of the Corn with fellow Harlem rappers Big L and Cam’ron. After the death of Bloodshed and the subsequent disbanding of the group, Mase was signed to Bad Boy, catching the public eye when appearing on the track “Mo Money, Mo Problems” from Biggie’s 1997 album Life After Death. Puff Daddy began to promote Mase as the new premier act of Bad Boy and within a year had released “Harlem World”, a successful album spawning hits such as “Feel So Good” (U.S. #5), “What You Want” (U.S. #6), and “Lookin’ at Me” (U.S. #8).
… [source: Wikipedia]
