1. Ghetto D - C-Murder, C-Murder, Master P, , Silkk the Shocker 2. Let's Get 'Em - Master P, Mystikal, , Silkk the Shocker 3. I Miss My Homies - Master P, Pimp C, , Silkk the Shocker, Silkk the Shocker 4. We Riders - M.A.C., M.A.C., Master P 5. Throw 'Em Up - Kane & Abel, Master P 6. Tryin 2 Do Something - Fiend, M.A.C., M.A.C., Master P 7. Plan B - Master P, Mia X 8. Weed & Money - Master P, , Silkk the Shocker 9. Captain Kirk - Fiend, Master P, Mystikal, , Silkk the Shocker 10. Stop Hatin - Fiend, Master P, , Silkk the Shocker 11. Eyes on Your Enemies - Master P, , Silkk the Shocker 12. Make 'Em Say Ugh - Fiend, Master P, Mia X, Mystikal, , Silkk the Shocker 13. Going Through Somethangs - Big Ed, Master P, Serv-On, Serv-On 14. Only Time Will Tell - M.A.C., M.A.C., Master P 15. After Dollars, No Cents - Master P, , Silkk the Shocker 16. Gangstas Need Love - Master P, , Silkk the Shocker 17. Pass Me da Green - Master P 18. Come and Get Some - C-Murder, C-Murder, Master P, Prime Suspect 19. Burbons and Laces - Master P, , Silkk the Shocker
ghetto d is plain and simply a timeless and classic album for anyone to listen to. master p had da world in da palm of his hands by the time dis cd came out. for anybody dat said dis wuz no limit's last great album iz wrong. no limit started fallin off in august of '98 when snoop dogg came out wit his album. after snoop's album came out, i found myself not cuttin school anymore to go get a no limit album. datz when i knew no limit wuz startin to fall off.
The archetypical No Limit album...entertaining but inconsistent (3.5/5) Submitted on: 2006-12-08
Master P's 1997 album "Ghetto D" is the album that best represents Percy Miller and his entire No Limit empire that was so powerful in hip hop throughout the mid and late 90s. Like every album P and his label put out, it has a handful of great singles and album tracks that are dirty south hip hop at its finest, and it is completely overblown and oversized. The album is nearly 80 minutes long, so naturally as with any No Limit album there is a fair amount of filler to sift through. Guests appear on every song, and mostly they are the New Orleans homegrown No Limit Soldiers, consisting of his brothers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal, Fiend, Mr. Serv-On, Kane & Abel, Mo B. Dick, and O'Dell among others. The subject matter is what Master P gets most heat for, and it consists largely of hustling for money, cars and women, fat blunts, and ghetto prosperity. Production is provided by the Beats By the Pound crew, who did most No Limit production. Their beats are lovably cheap, often utilizing heavy beats and bass with dense horns and synths. Master P and No Limit were obviously not the most original rap crew, so some listeners disparage them for "biting" other rap artists' styles, especially on "Ghetto D." These accusations aren't unfounded, but I think they're fun to listen to anyway. For instance, "I Miss My Homies" is a great imitation of a song like 2Pac's "Life Goes On" or Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Tha Crossroads." "Ghetto D" certainly isn't perfect, but this album is the reason that No Limit blew up and most of the time it's not hard to see why.
This album begins with the title track, a song showcasing the brothers Miller rapping about making and selling crack over a beat jacked from a classic Eric B. & Rakim song. "Let's Get `Em" is vintage hardcore No Limit rap, meaning fans will absolutely love it and non-fans will not be able to stand it. The previously mentioned "I Miss My Homies" reminisces over lost friends and rappers in a way that many rappers did in '97, personally I like this track. "We Riders" is a threatening, gangster track that's a highlight to the album. As the title would indicate, "Throw `Em Up" follows the pattern set by the previous track and "Let's Get `Em." I love the song "Tryin' 2 Do Something," a deeper song about relationships with a great soul sample, this song is very well produced and has a great chorus, it's among my favorites on the album. "Plan B" is a humorous track with a funny chorus, but the beat isn't special. "Weed & Money" is a g-funk kind of track, you can guess pretty easily the subject content from the descriptive title. I don't really like "Captain Kirk," it's okay but not among the better songs on this album. "Stop Hatin'" is excellent, a great chorus sung in R&B fashion slams haters hard and the good raps accompany it, the electronic beat gives the track a deeper feel. "Eyes on Your Enemies" is forgettable and very similar to a handful of songs on the disc. "Make `Em Say Ugh" is the track that singlehandedly made P and No Limit household names, with its posse-cut feel, banging horn-laden beat, and signature call that had everyone yelling "Uuuuugggghhh" for years to come. At this point, the next few songs get kind of similar and generic for about the next twenty minutes, this is a point where I usually keep my finger on the skip button. The last track, however, is a classic and my favorite on the CD, "Burbons and Lacs." This song cleverly samples Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" to make a gorgeous laidback ode to the rich lifestyle of ghetto millionaires. I listen to this song over and over again, the chorus is awesome and the whole song is just really good.
Overall I recommend "Ghetto D" to fans of entertaining hip hop that's not necessarily lyrical. This was a very influential album and is pretty definitive of the late 90s southern hip hop boom in general. Anyone mildly interested in No Limit or Master P should definitely buy this album, it is the best and most representative of the man and the label. "Ghetto D" is obviously no lyrical masterpiece, but it's often fun. This album certainly has its flaws, but if you can overcome most of the filler there are definitely some good songs to be enjoyed.
The Truth Submitted on: 2006-01-23
I usually hate this type of rap, and grantid this is mad corny childish type stuff...
But can anyone argue with just how ill songs like "Pass the Green" and Boutit Boutit" are? Naw.
the last great Master P album Submitted on: 2005-11-26
okay so most who may not know, this is master p's 6th album and was releaseD during the pinnacle of his success. everything after this only seemed to get worse and worse.
now, Ghetto Dope is not his greatest album but is the curve of illusion in the music when he began to get rich and lazy. though its not as gangsta hardcore as 99WAYS TO DIE or ICE CREAM MAN, this is still a great gangster effort. it just becomes a little more hip hoppish and even more so filled with so many no limit guests that it takes away from the main focus of the album : MASTER P. i wanted to hear master p through out, but its really the beginning of a "no limit family" album that became standard musical release after this album was dropped.
it is a great album like i said, but was also the final appearance of anything that was ever as hardcore as master p was in his younger days.
on a final note: there is a shout out on the final track, "burbons and lacs" to the late dj screw from houston tx. if you have ever heard master p at his best, it was b/c dj screw chopped and screwed him up texas style. and i would have to say, "pass da green" is just UNREAL, SCREW STYLE!
MASTER P'S MASTERPIECE Submitted on: 2005-07-13
As Death Row Record's and Gangsta Rap were descending into Hip Hop History in the mid-late 90's following the death of 2Pac, Master P and his No Limit Record's became the lifeline for thugs in the ghettos of the south. Eventually spreading throughout America through constant MTV airing of GHETTO D's "I Miss My Homies" and "Make Em Say Ugh" and even becoming a haven for ex-Death Row West Coast supperstar and washed up Gangsta Rapper Snoop Dogg. Using the formula of remaking 80's Pop hits into rap songs pioneered by Puff Daddy (who's Bad Boy Record's was the other hot record lable of the mid-late 90's even after the death of Notorious B.I.G. with such acts as Mase, Lil' Kim, The Lox, 112 and himself), Master P added a thug element that sharply contrasted Puffy's flashy, baller hits. Master P used subject matter and at times the flow influenced by Scarface and 2Pac never varying from stories about life in the ghetto. But P told these stories convincingly even if lacking in creativity. The majority of the rappers on No Limit really couldn't rap any better than the average hustler on the corner making it seem as if you were really at a party in the projects of New Orleans and everyone was just taking turns freestyling. Silkk The Shocker, C-Murder, Mystikal, Snoop Dogg, Mia X, Kane and Abel, Mr. Serv-On, Fiend and pretty much every one else on the No Limit roster take turns passing the mic on just about every song on the album. Beats By The Pound create (or recreate 80's) beats that are laid back West Coast style but have that New Orleans' bass heavy bounce like on "Make Em Say Ugh" that later influenced Mannie Fresh of Cash Money and Lil' Jon. "Ghetto D" samples Eric B. and Rakim's "Eric B. Is President" only replacing "make 'em clap to this" with "make crack like this" and pulls it off really well introducing a new generation of rap fans to a classic beat ten years later. Other Southside ghetto classics like "Stop Hatin", "Gangstas Need Love" and "Burbons And Laces" make this a great CD that kept the Gangsta Rap genre on life support after Pac. While far from being a groundbreaking album, GHETTO D is the crown jewel for any fan of No Limit.
total classic
The archetypical No Limit album...entertaining but inconsistent (3.5/5)
The Truth