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Review:
It's a little ironic that Mase [+], who made his reputation as a guest rapper on records by Puff Daddy and the Notorious B.I.G., almost seems like a guest himself on his debut album, Harlem World [+]. 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 Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jermaine Dupri [+] behind the decks for much of the album, Harlem World [+] has a dense, funky sound that is uptempo party-rap at its best. Like any late-'90s hip-hop record, it's a little too long for its own good, but the singles, such as the bouncy "Feel So Good," make it worthwhile. It still would have been nice to hear more of Mase [+] on his own album, though.
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