''Ghetto D'' is the sixth

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by American rapper

Master P Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, dancer, actor and entrepreneur. He founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991, which was relau ...

, released on September 2, 1997 on

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and

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Chart performance

The album debuted at #137 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In its second week the album then moved to #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and

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selling 260,000 copies in its second week. It was mainly on the strength of the two singles released; "I Miss My Homies" (US #25), "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (US #22) became hit singles in the years 1997 and 1998. "Gangstas Need Love" samples

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's hit single " Missing You", while "I Miss My Homies" samples The O'Jays' song "Brandy" from the album '' So Full of Love''. In 2008 " Make 'Em Say Uhh!" it ranked #26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. It ranked at #36 on Blender's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever" In 2008, it ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. "Here We Go", featuring Fiend and Mystikal, was a b-side, released on the " I Miss My Homies" single. Though not a single, there was a video for the song Ghetto D that was aired on November 23, 1997, on both MTV & BET. The album was certified 3× Platinum on August 4, 2006, with 3,185,221 copies sold, according to SoundScan.

Track listing

;10th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks (2007) #Weed & Hennessy (feat.

C-Murder Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part of his brother Master P's label No Limit Records, primarily as a member of the label's supergr ...

Silkk the Shocker Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker (formerly Silkk), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. The brother of Master P, Miller signed with his record label No Limit Records, an im ...

) #Scream (featuring Silkk the Shocker) #Playa 4 Life (feat.

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) #Make 'Em Say Ugh! (Instrumental)

Samples

*"Bourbons and Lacs" **" Sexual Healing" by

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*"Gangstas Need Love" **"Missing You" by

*"Ghetto D" **" Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim *"I Miss My Homies" **"Brandy" by The O'Jays *"Make Em' Say Uhh!" **" Apache" by Sugarhill Gang **"Funkbox Party" by The Masterdon Committee *Pass Me da Green **"Intro and Main Title" by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave *"Stop Hatin'" **"Rumors" by Timex Social Club *"Tryin' 2 Do Something" **" For the Love of You (Part 1 & 2)" by The Isley Brothers

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