Made Man (album)

Made Man
Made Man
Studio album by Silkk The Shocker
Released	January 19, 1999
Genre	Southern hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	73:03
Label	Priority; No Limit;
Producer	Master P (exec.); Beats By the Pound; O'Dell; The Whole 9; Craig B.; KLC; The Sons Of Funk; Carlos Stephens; DJ Whop; Rico Crowder; Mo B. Dick;
Silkk The Shocker chronology
Singles from Made Man
	"Somebody Like Me"; Released: February 16, 1999; "It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2"; Released: February 16, 1999;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	A-
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 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.

Commercial Performance[edit]

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. 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[edit]

Made Man
No.	Title	Length
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[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	95
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	23

Singles[edit]

Year	Song	Chart positions^[7]
Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1999	Somebody Like Me	#112	#43	#1
1999	"It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2"	#18	#5	#1
1999	"Ghetto Rain"	-	-	#6

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Allmusic^[9]

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

References[edit]

^ "Silkk the Shocker Debuts At #1". MTV News. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^ link
^ "Silkk The Shocker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "Silkk The Shocker Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ Billboard Singles: Made Man. Allmusic. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.
^ "American album certifications – Silkk the Shocker – Made Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/made-mann-mw0000043064/credits. ^{[dead link]}

[1] "Silkk the Shocker Debuts At #1". MTV News. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

[2] ^ link

[ac_Billboard200_Silkk_The_Shocker-3] "Silkk The Shocker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Silkk_The_Shocker-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.

[United_StatesSilkk_the_ShockerMade_ManalbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – Silkk the Shocker – Made Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[9] ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/made-mann-mw0000043064/credits. ^{[dead link]}

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v t e Silkk the Shocker
Studio albums	The Shocker Charge It 2 da Game Made Man My World, My Way Based on a True Story
Compilation albums	West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1: Anotha Level of the Game West Coast Bad Boyz: High fo Xmas Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin' West Coast Bad Boyz II Mean Green: Major Players Compilation We Can't Be Stopped Who U Wit? West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 3: Poppin' Collars The Best of Silkk the Shocker
Singles	"Just Be Straight with Me" "It Ain't My Fault" "Somebody Like Me" "He Did That" "That's Cool" "Pop Lockin" "We Like Them Girls"
Collaboration singles	"Playaz from the South" "I Always Feel Like (Somebody s Watching Me)" "Tru Homies" "Hoody Hooo" "Wobble Wobble" "Pop Lockin II" "Tight Whips"
Featured singles	"Mr. Ice Cream Man" "No More Tears" "I Miss My Homies" "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" "Make 'Em Say Uhh!, Pt. 2" "Goodbye to My Homies" "Live or Die" "Bout Dat" "2-Way"
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