Project Funk da World

Project: Funk da World is the debut studio album by American rapper Craig Mack. It was released on September 20, 1994, through Bad Boy Records and distributed by Arista Records.^[1][2] The album was the second full-length release on Bad Boy, following the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die one week earlier.^[3] Propelled by the success of the platinum RIAA-selling hit single "Flava in Ya Ear," the album reached gold-RIAA sales status on February 22, 1995. "Flava in Ya Ear" also featured a successful remix (not included on the album), featuring guest verses from the Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Rampage and LL Cool J.^[4] The album's second single, "Get Down," was Mack's second top 40 hit in 1994 and achieved gold sales status in the United States in April 1995.

ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994

Recorded1993−1994

Studio

• The Hit Factory (New York City)
• Legend Studios & Recording (Long Island, New York)
• Northshore Sound Works (Brooklyn, New York)
• The Power Station (New York City)

Genre

• Hip hop
• boom bap

Quick facts Studio album by Craig Mack, Released ...

Project: Funk da World
Studio album by Craig Mack
Released	September 20, 1994
Recorded	1993−1994
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City) Legend Studios & Recording (Long Island, New York) Northshore Sound Works (Brooklyn, New York) The Power Station (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop boom bap
Length	49:04
Label	Bad Boy Arista[1]
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.) Alvin Toney (exec.) Craig Mack Easy Mo Bee Rashad Smith Lenny "Ace" Marrow
Craig Mack chronology
Project: Funk da World (1994) Operation: Get Down (1997)
Singles from Project: Funk da World
"Flava in Ya Ear" Released: July 2, 1994 "Get Down" Released: December 12, 1994 "Making Moves with Puff" Released: 1995

Close

Though commercially successful and acclaimed at the time of its release, the album was overshadowed by the massive success of Ready to Die, and Mack quickly lost public image, releasing only one other album, the commercially unsuccessful Operation: Get Down, in 1997.