Made Man (album)

Made Man
Studio album by Silkk the Shocker
Released	January 19, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Southern Hip hop, Gangsta Rap
Length	73:03
Label	No Limit, Priority, EMI
Producer	Master 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
"Somebody Like Me" Released: February 16, 1999 "It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2" Released: February 16, 1999 "Ghetto Rain" Released: 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	A- link
Fast Forward Weekly
Rolling Stone
The Source
Los Angeles Times
USA Today
The Village Voice	(favorable)

Made Man is the third studio album by American rapper Silkk the Shocker, released on January 19, 1999, on No Limit Records. 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.

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' 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

All lyrics written by Vyshonn "Silkk the Shocker" Miller, and featured rappers.

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 & Odell (producer)) (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 Odell (producer)) (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) (1:51)
19. "Southside Niggas" (featuring C-Murder) (3:12)
20. "Get It Up" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (3:38)

Charts

Album Charts (1999) Peak position U.S.Billboard 200[3] 1 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3] 1 U.S. Billboard Year-End Charts 1999 Top Albums[4] 36 Singles Year Song Chart positions[5] 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 apated from Allmusic[6] 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 Number-one albums of 1999 (U.S.) List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.) No Limit Records discography References http://www.mtv.com/news/511728/silkk-the-shocker-debuts-at-1/ link allmusic ((( Made Mann > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) USA Top Albums 1999 Billboard Singles: Made Man. Allmusic. Retrieved on September 14, 2009. http://www.allmusic.com/album/made-mann-mw0000043064/credits.