The album debuted at #137 on the
Billboard 200.[6] In Its second week the album then moved to #1 on the
Billboard 200 and
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 260,000 copies in its second week.[7] 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.[8] "Gangstas Need Love" samples
Diana Ross'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"[9] 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.[10]
The album debuted at #137 on the
Billboard 200.[6] In Its second week the album then moved to #1 on the
Billboard 200 and
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 260,000 copies in its second week.[7] 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.[8] "Gangstas Need Love" samples
Diana Ross'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"[9] 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.[10]