Made Man (album)

Made Man is the third studio album by American rapper Silkk the Shocker, released on January 19, 1999, on No Limit Records, Priority Records, and EMI. Production for the album was handled by hip hop producers Master P and Beats By the Pound and features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Mýa and Jay-Z.

For other uses, see Made man (disambiguation).
Made Man
Studio album by
Silkk the Shocker
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre
Length73:03
Label
ProducerMaster P (exec.)
Beats By the Pound (exec.)
Silkk the Shocker chronology
Charge It 2 da Game
(1998)		 Made Man
(1999)		 My World, My Way
(2001)
Singles from Made Man
  1. "Somebody Like Me"
    Released: February 16, 1999
  2. "It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2"
    Released: February 16, 1999
  3. "Ghetto Rain"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment WeeklyA- link
Fast Forward Weekly
Rolling Stone
The Source
Los Angeles Times
USA Today
The Village Voice(favorable)

The album debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album made Silkk one of the best selling artist of the late 1990s. On April 12, 1999 Made Man was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The music video for the single "Ghetto Rain" was also No Limit Records's first claymation music video.

Commercial Performance

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.[1] It sold more its first week than his previous album Charge It 2 da Game (1998).[2] Made Man went on to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April 1999.

Track listing
Made Man
No.TitleLength
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

Singles
Year Song Chart positions[7]
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1999 Somebody Like Me #28 #43 #1
"It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2" #12 #8 #1
1999 "Ghetto Rain" #27 #15 #6

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic[8]

  • Craig B. - Producer
  • C-Murder - Performer,
  • Fiend - Performer
  • Ghetto Commission - Performer
  • Leslie Henderson- Photography
  • Jay-Z - CGuest Artist, Performer
  • Master P - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • Mia X - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • Mýa - Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist
  • Mystikal - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • O'Dell - Featured Artist, Performer,
  • Rico - Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist
  • Silkk the Shocker - Performer
  • Snoop Dogg - Guest Artist, Performer,
  • Sons of Funk - Guest Artist, Performer
  • Carlos Stephens - Producer

See also

References
  1. "Silkk the Shocker Debuts At #1". MTV News. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. link
  3. "Silkk The Shocker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  4. "Silkk The Shocker Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. Billboard Singles: Made Man. Allmusic. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.
  8. http://www.allmusic.com/album/made-mann-mw0000043064/credits.
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