Made Man (album)
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| Made Man | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 73:03 | |||
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| Silkk The Shocker chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Made Man | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| USA Today | [4] |
Made Man is the third studio album by American rapper Silkk The Shocker, released on January 19, 1999, on Priority Records and Master P's No Limit Records. Production for the album was handled by No Limit producers Beats By the Pound and The Whole 9. The album features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Mýa, Jay-Z, and Master P, the latter whom executive produced the album.
The album debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On April 12, 1999 Made Man was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The music video for "Ghetto Rain" was also No Limit's first animated claymation music video.
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.[5] It sold more its first week than his previous album Charge It 2 da Game (1998).[6] Made Man went on to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April 1999. This album made Silkk The Shocker one of the only rappers to go platinum with two albums within a 1 year time span, the other was DMX in 1998.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 & O'Dell) | 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 O'Dell) | 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 & 2-4-1) | 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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions[11] | |||
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| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | |||
| 1999 | Somebody Like Me | #112 | #43 | #1 | |
| "It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2" | #18 | #5 | #1 | ||
| "Ghetto Rain" | – | – | #6 | ||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
