Harlem World

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{{Infobox album
| name = Harlem World
| type = studio
| artist = [[Mase]]
| cover = HarlemWorld.jpg
| alt = A photo of the artist kneeling and flashing a peace sign.
| released = October 28, 1997
| recorded =
| studio = Daddy's House Recording Studio ([[New York City|New York]])
| genre = [[East Coast hip hop]]
| length = 66:04
| label = {{hlist|[[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]}}
| producer = * Carlos Broady
* [[Sean "Puffy" Combs]]
* [[Deric Angelettie|D-Dot]]
* [[Jermaine Dupri]]
* [[Dame Grease]]
* [[The Hitmen (production team)|The Hitmen]]
* [[Stevie J.]]
* J-Dub
* [[Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence]]
* Mo-Suave-A
* Nashiem Myrick
* [[The Neptunes]]
* [[Chucky Thompson]]
* [[Younglord]]
| next_title = [[Double Up (Mase album)|Double Up]]
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Harlem World
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Feel So Good]]
| single1date = October 14, 1997
| single2 = [[What You Want (Mase song)|What You Want]]
| single2date = December 3, 1997
| single3 = [[Lookin' at Me]]
| single3date = July 7, 1998
}}
}}
'''''Harlem World''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Mase]]. It was released on October 28, 1997, by [[Bad Boy Records]] and [[Arista Records]]. Overseen by Bad Boy head [[Sean "Puffy" Combs]], the album was produced by a variety of musicians, including [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Dame Grease]], [[The Neptunes]], and [[Younglord]] apart from Bad Boy's rooster of frequent collaborators or inhouse producers such as [[Deric Angelettie|D-Dot]], [[The Hitmen (production team)|The Hitmen]], [[Stevie J.]], J-Dub, [[Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence]], and [[Chucky Thompson]].

The album was released to favorable reviews and commercial success. It was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]] at the [[41st Annual Grammy Awards]] and debuted at number one on both the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] and the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It went on to sell 3.3 million copies domestically and has since been certified quadruple platinum in the United States. With "[[Feel So Good]]", "[[What You Want (Mase song)|What You Want]]" and "[[Lookin' at Me]]", ''Harlem World'' produced three consecutive top ten hits on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

==Background==
After returning to Harlem, Mase and his childhood friend [[Cam'ron]] began rapping under the names Murda Mase and Killa Cam, forming the group [[Children of the Corn]] with local artists including [[Big L]] and Bloodshed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bleek |first=Don |title=Picture Me Dope: Harlem's Rap Group 'Children Of The Corn' |website=Donbleek.com |url=http://www.donbleek.com/2011/03/12/picture-me-dope-harlems-rap-group-children-of-the-corn/ |date=March 12, 2011|access-date=July 13, 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226192649/http://www.donbleek.com/2011/03/12/picture-me-dope-harlems-rap-group-children-of-the-corn/ |archive-date=February 26, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STREET STRUCK "THE BIG L" DOCUMENTARY IS COMING SOONER THAN YOU THINK |url=https://roovet.com/BIG-L-DOCUMENTARY---STREET-STRUCK-Release-Delayed |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=Roovet.com}}</ref> Managed briefly by [[Damon Dash]], Mase was later introduced to Cudda Love, who took him to Atlanta where he met [[Puff Daddy]]. After impressing him at a rap convention, Mase signed a $250,000 deal with [[Bad Boy Records]].<ref name="Rock">{{cite book|last=Ro|first=Ronin|title=Bad boy: the influence of Sean "Puffy" Combs on the music industry|year=2001|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|location=New York City|isbn=0-7434-2823-4|pages=87–88|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zo4J8m93ulcC}}</ref> His name was shortened to Mase for broader appeal, and he quickly gained exposure through features on [[112 (band)|112]]'s "[[Only You (112 song)|Only You]]," Daddy’s "[[Can't Nobody Hold Me Down]]" and "[[Been Around the World]]," and [[Notorious B.I.G.]]'s chart-topping "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]."<ref name="Rock"/> For Mase's debut album with Bad Boy, Puff Daddy enlisted a variety of producers, including [[D-Dot]], [[The Hitmen (production team)|The Hitmen]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[The Neptunes]], [[Dame Grease]], and Mo-Suave-A.<ref name="Rock"/>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r317759|pure_url=yes}}|title=Harlem World – Mase|last=Stanley|first=Leo|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=July 13, 2025}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = A−<ref name=robertchristgau>{{cite web|url=https://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=mase|title=Consumer Guide Reviews|last=Christgau|first=Robert |website=[[Robert Christgau]]|date=1997|accessdate=July 13, 2025}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B+<ref name=EW>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/11/21/harlem-world|title=Harlem World|last=Diehl|first=Matt|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 21, 1997|accessdate=July 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120142842/https://ew.com/article/1997/11/21/harlem-world|archive-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name=latimes>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-09-ca-51896-story.html|title=1/2 MASE "Harlem World" Bad Boy/Arista|last=Hodari Coker|first=Cheo |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 9, 1997|accessdate=July 13, 2025}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev5Score = 8.1/10<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mase-harlem-world/|title=Harlem World|last=Pearce|first=Sheldon |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=July 21, 2019|accessdate=July 13, 2025}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''RapReviews''
| rev6Score = 7/10<ref name=rapreviews>{{cite web|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2006/12/mase-harlem-world/|title=Mase: Harlem World|last=Jost|first=Matt|website=RapReviews|date=December 5, 2006|accessdate=July 13, 2025}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book | title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | date=2004 | publisher=Simon and Schuster | isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Sean%20Combs }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Williamson |first=Nigel |author-link=Nigel Williamson |date=March 1998 |title=Mase: ''Harlem World'' |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |pages=77–78 |issue=10}}</ref>
}}
Matt Diehl from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said of the album: "Known for his funkified cameos on hits by Mariah Carey, Notorious B.I.G., and mentor Puff Daddy, rap’s newest bad boy Mase more than holds his own on his solo debut Harlem World. Like Puff Daddy, he laces hardcore raps with pop hooks and drops Big Willie boasts on cuts like "Do You Wanna Get $;" his distinctive marble-mouthed drawl, however, creates a regular-guy persona all too rare in hip-hop."<ref name=EW/> [[AllMusic]] editor Leo Stanley found that "like many big-budget hip-hop records, ''Harlem World'' is nearly a various-artists collection, featuring an array of different producers and guest rappers that often obscure Mase himself. Still, all that talent guarantees that the record will be well crafted, and that certainly is true. With Combs and Dupri behind the decks for much of the album, ''Harlem World'' has a dense, funky sound that is up-tempo party rap at its best."<ref name=AllMusic/>

''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' critic Cheo Hodari Coker noted that on ''Harlem World'' "Mase is consistently mellow and confident, relying on simplicity but also displaying moments of stunning insight and poignancy [...] With ''Harlem World'', which features production from a host of hot studio hands, Mase manages to display commercial sensibilities without selling out, and he’s also able to poke fun at his own image when the time is right. For Mase, mo money seems like no problem."<ref name=latimes/> Sheldon Pearce from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' remarked that the album was "larger than life. Mase had a buttery touch when in his groove, as if having an out-of-body experience watching himself churn out hits. [Mase's] flows were as silky, or as plush, or as golden as the material world furnishing his songs. He made the realm of luxury feel quaint."<ref name=pitchfork/> [[Robert Christgau]] called ''Harlem World'' a "hugely appealing, moderately disturbing piece of pop."<ref name=robertchristgau/>

==Commercial performance==
''Harlem World'' debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart in the week of November 15, 1997, selling nearly 273,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-06-ca-50603-story.html|title=Mase's 'World' Makes Its Way Straight to Top|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 6, 1997|accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref> It was certified both Gold and Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) on December 2, 1997.<ref name=riaa/> It reached 2x Platinum status two weeks later, 3x Platinum status in July 1999, and 4x Platinum status in October 1999.<ref name=riaa/> With 3.3 million units sold, the album remains Mase’s biggest-selling to date.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mase-making-comeback-inspired-by-michael-jackson-268233/|title=Mase Making Comeback, Inspired By Michael Jackson|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 7, 2009|accessdate=July 13, 2025}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Harlem World'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 66:04

| title1 = Puff's Intro
| extra1 = [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]
| length1 = 1:40

| title2 = Do You Wanna Get $?
| note2 = featuring Puff Daddy
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Mase|Mason Betha]]|[[Deric Angelettie]]|[[Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence|Ron Lawrence]]|[[Sean Combs]]|[[Peter Brown (singer)|Peter Brown]]|Robert Rans}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie]]|[[Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence]]}}
| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Take What's Yours
| note3 = featuring [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Betha|[[DMX (rapper)|Earl Simmons]]|Nashiem Myrick|Carlos Broady|Combs}}
| extra3 = {{hlist||Nashiem Myrick|Carlos "Six July" Broady|Combs}}
| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = Mad Rapper (Interlude)
| extra4 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length4 = 1:13

| title5 = Will They Die 4 U?
| note5 = featuring Puff Daddy and [[Lil' Kim]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Betha|Lawrence|Combs|[[Lil' Kim|Kimberly Jones]]|[[Sam Taylor (blues musician)|Sam Taylor]]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Combs|Lawrence}}
| length5 = 4:04

| title6 = [[Lookin' at Me]]
| note6 = featuring Puff Daddy
| writer6 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Chad Hugo]]|[[Pharrell Williams]]|Combs}}
| extra6 = [[The Neptunes]]
| length6 = 4:15

| title7 = White Girl (Interlude)
| extra7 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length7 = 0:52

| title8 = Love U So
| note8 = featuring [[Billy Lawrence]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Stevie J|Steven Jordan]]|Combs|Allen McGrier|[[Teena Marie|Teena Marie Brockett]]|[[Norman Whitfield]]}}
| extra8 = [[Stevie J]].
| length8 = 3:12

| title9 = The Player Way
| note9 = featuring [[8Ball & MJG|Eightball & MJG]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Betha|Triston Jones|[[8Ball & MJG|Premro Smith]]|[[8Ball & MJG|Marlon Goodwin]]|Combs}}
| extra9 = Mo-Suave-A Productions
| length9 = 4:13

| title10 = Hater (Interlude)
| extra10 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length10 = 1:00

| title11 = Niggaz Wanna Act
| note11 = featuring [[Busta Rhymes]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Dame Grease|Damon Blackman]]|[[Younglord|Richard Frierson]]|Simmons|Combs|Hubert Yarborough}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|[[Dame Grease|Grease]]|[[Younglord|Richard "Younglord" Frierson]]}}
| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = [[Feel So Good (song)|Feel So Good]]
| note12 = featuring [[Kelly Price]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|[[Robert "Kool" Bell|Robert Earl Bell]]|[[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]|[[Kool & the Gang|George Brown]]|[[Kool & the Gang|Robert Mickens]]|[[Claydes Charles Smith|Claydes Smith]]|[[Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas|Dennis Thomas]]|[[Kool & the Gang|Richard Westfield]]|[[Lawrence Dermer]]|Joe Galdo|Rafael Vigil}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie}}
| length12 = 3:24

| title13 = [[What You Want (Mase song)|What You Want]]
| note13 = featuring [[Total (band)|Total]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Total (band)|Keisha Spivey]]|[[Curtis Mayfield]]|Myrick|Combs}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Combs|Myrick}}
| length13 = 4:02

| title14 = Phone Conversation (Interlude)
| extra14 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length14 = 1:49

| title15 = Cheat on You
| note15 = featuring [[Lil' Cease]] and [[Jay-Z]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Lil' Cease|James Lloyd]]|[[Jermaine Dupri]]|[[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]]|Combs|[[Michael Jackson]]}}
| extra15 = [[Jermaine Dupri]]
| length15 = 3:15

| title16 = [[24 Hrs. to Live]]
| note16 = featuring [[The LOX]], [[Black Rob]], and DMX
| writer16 = {{hlist|Betha|[[Sheek Louch|Sean Jacobs]]|[[Jadakiss|Jason Phillips]]|[[Styles P|David Styles]]|[[Black Rob|Robert Ross]]|Simmons|Angelettie|Myrick|Broady|Combs}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Angelettie|Myrick|Broady}}
| length16 = 4:16

| title17 = I Need to Be
| note17 = featuring [[Monifah]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Betha|Angelettie|[[Chucky Thompson|Carl Thompson]]|Combs|[[Siedah Garrett]]|[[The Brothers Johnson|George Johnson]]|[[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]]}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Angelettie|[[Chucky Thompson|Carl "Chucky" Thompson]]}}
| length17 = 5:12

| title18 = Watch Your Back (Interlude)
| extra18 = {{hlist|Combs|Angelettie|Mase}}
| length18 = 0:56

| title19 = Wanna Hurt Mase?
| writer19 = {{hlist|Betha|Lawrence|Combs|[[Jon Moss]]|[[Roy Hay (musician)|Roy Hay]]|[[Mikey Craig]]|[[Boy George|George O'Dowd]]}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Combs|Lawrence}}
| length19 = 4:23

| title20 = Jealous Guy
| note20 = featuring [[112 (band)|112]]
| writer20 = {{hlist|[[Michael Jonzun|Michael Johnson]]|[[Maurice Starr|Larry Johnson]]}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Combs|J-Dub}}
| length20 = 6:25
}}

'''Sample credits'''
* "Puff's Intro" contains excerpts from "Joy", written and performed by [[Isaac Hayes]].
* "Do You Wanna Get $" contains excerpts from "[[Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me]]", as performed by [[Peter Brown (singer)|Peter Brown]].
* "Will They Die 4 U?" contains a sample from "Everything Good to You (Ain't Always Good for You)", as performed by [[B.T. Express]].
* "Love U So" contains excerpts from [[Ooh Boy (song)|Ooh Boy]]", written by [[Norman Whitfield]]. It also contains a sample of "[[Square Biz]]", as performed by [[Teena Marie]].
* "Niggaz Wanna Act" contains elements from "Hostage", as performed by [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]].
* "Feel So Good" contains a sample from "[[Hollywood Swinging]]", as performed by [[Kool & The Gang]], and embodies portions of "[[Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song)|Bad Boy]]", as performed by [[Miami Sound Machine]].
* "What You Want" contains a sample from "Right on for the Darkness", written and recorded by [[Curtis Mayfield]].
* "Cheat on You" contains a sample from "[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]", as performed by [[Michael Jackson]].
* "24 Hrs. to Live" contains excerpts from "Moses Theme", written by [[LeRoy Bell]], [[Thom Bell]], [[Jack Robinson (songwriter)|Jack Robinson]], and [[Bell and James|Casey James]]. It also contains samples from "Magic Wanda", as performed by Frankie Bleu.
* "I Need to Be" contains a sample from "[[Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)]]", as performed by [[The Brothers Johnson]].
* "Wanna Hurt Mase?" embodies portions of "[[Do You Really Want to Hurt Me]]", written by [[Culture Club|Jon Moss, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, and George O'Dowd]].
* "Jealous Guy" contains a sample from "[[Jealous Girl]]", written and performed by [[New Edition]].

==Personnel==
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Prince Charles Alexander]] – mixing (5)
* [[Deric Angelettie|Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie]] – mixing (16), associate executive producer
* [[Dave Aron]] – mixing (1)
* Carlos "Six July" Broady – piano (3)
* [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]] – mixing (5, 6, 9), executive producer
* Lane Craven – mixing (2, 8, 20)
* Mike Daddy – grooming
* [[Stephen Dent]] – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19)
* [[Jermaine Dupri]] – mixing (15)
* Ben Garrison – engineer (20)
* [[DJ Iroc|DJ IROC]] – scratches (5, 13)
* J-Dub – additional programming (12, 16)
* Groovy Lew – stylist
* [[Tony Maserati]] – mixing (6, 9)
* [[Michael Patterson (producer)|Michael Patterson]] – engineer (2), mixing (3, 11, 12, 17, 19)
* Lisa Peardon – photography
* Herb Powers – mastering
* [[Kelly Price]] – additional vocals (12)
* [[Phil Tan]] – engineer and mixing (15)
* Rich Travail – mixing (13)
* Barry White – grooming
* Doug Wilson – engineer (1, 3, 11, 12, 17)
* Jimmy Wilson – engineer (9)
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Harlem World''
! scope="col"| Chart (1997–1998)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=178}}</ref>
| 91
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Mase|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian R&B Albums ([[SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite news|date=January 8, 1998|title=Top 10 R&B Albums|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|page=D7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111633619/the-gazette/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|59|artist=Ma$e|album=Harlem World|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Ma$e|album=Harlem World|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|53|date=19980118|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|8|date=19980405|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Mase|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Mase|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Harlem World''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7015&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 |title=RPM's Top 100 CDs of '98 |magazine=RPM |volume=68 |issue=12 |date=14 December 1998 |issn=0315-5994 |access-date=July 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114733/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7015&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|44
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="year-end1">{{cite magazine|title=Billboard 200: Year End 1998|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/the-billboard-200|access-date=July 13, 2025|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123044858/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/the-billboard-200|archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="year-end1998">{{cite web|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1998|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums|access-date=July 13, 2025|archive-date=November 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104034418/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Harlem World''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Mase|title=Harlem World|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=1998|relyear=1997|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Mase|title=Harlem World|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1997|certyear=1999|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==See also==
*[[List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)]]
*[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Mase}}
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[[Category:1997 debut albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Sean Combs]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dame Grease]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Neptunes]]
[[Category:Bad Boy Records albums]]
[[Category:Mase albums]]

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