| Mean Green | ||||
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Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | September 29, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Southern Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap | |||
| Length | 71:21 | |||
| Label | No Limit/ Priority | |||
| Producer |
Master P (
exec.) Beats By the Pound, Ant Banks, Pimp C, Studio Ton, Tone Capone, Irv | |||
| No Limit compilation chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  
[1] |
| Rolling Stone | |
Mean Green is a compilation album released by American hip hop record label No Limit Records. It was released on September 29, 1998, and featured a majority of No Limit's artists, as well as other rappers including UGK and Mack 10. Like most No Limit albums at the time, this was a success and peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and sold 89,000 copies in its first week of release. [2] The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA with over 500,000 copies shipped in just 5 weeks. [3] The song by Passion "Don't Be Mad" was a success.
Music video
A music video for the single "Major Players" was released. [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mean Green" | 1:17 |
| 2. | "We..." ( Fiend & Mac) | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Tossed Up" ( UGK) | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Devil's Playground" ( Ghetto Commission) | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Major Players" ( Master P, Mia X, Silkk the Shocker & Porsha) | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Better Player" ( Too Short) | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Dying in My City" ( C-Murder, Magic & Snoop Dogg) | 5:00 |
| 8. | "MG Theme" ( Steady Mobb'n & Mo B. Dick) | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Sucka Repellent" ( E-40 & Suga T) | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Ashes and Dust" ( Gambino Family & Master P) | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Close 2 You" ( Lil Soldiers & Mo B. Dick) | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Luv 4 Me" ( Mr. Serv-On & Full Blooded) | 4:09 |
| 13. | "That's the Nigga" ( Mystikal) | 3:00 |
| 14. | "The Mirror Don't Lie" (2 For 1) | 2:57 |
| 15. | "For Ya Troubles" ( Prime Suspects) | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Don't Be Mad" ( Passion) | 2:58 |
| 17. | "Bigga Than..." ( B-Legit & C-Murder) | 4:36 |
| 18. | "Tell Me When" (Mo B. Dick) | 4:52 |
| 19. | "Gotta Have Cash" ( Mack 10 & The Comrads) | 3:54 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States ( RIAA) [3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Jay-Z, OutKast, Tribe Stage Assault On Album Chart". MTV News. October 7, 1998.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Various – Mean Green". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
| Mean Green | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
|
Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | September 29, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Southern Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap | |||
| Length | 71:21 | |||
| Label | No Limit/ Priority | |||
| Producer |
Master P (
exec.) Beats By the Pound, Ant Banks, Pimp C, Studio Ton, Tone Capone, Irv | |||
| No Limit compilation chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
[1] |
| Rolling Stone | |
Mean Green is a compilation album released by American hip hop record label No Limit Records. It was released on September 29, 1998, and featured a majority of No Limit's artists, as well as other rappers including UGK and Mack 10. Like most No Limit albums at the time, this was a success and peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and sold 89,000 copies in its first week of release. [2] The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA with over 500,000 copies shipped in just 5 weeks. [3] The song by Passion "Don't Be Mad" was a success.
Music video
A music video for the single "Major Players" was released. [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mean Green" | 1:17 |
| 2. | "We..." ( Fiend & Mac) | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Tossed Up" ( UGK) | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Devil's Playground" ( Ghetto Commission) | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Major Players" ( Master P, Mia X, Silkk the Shocker & Porsha) | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Better Player" ( Too Short) | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Dying in My City" ( C-Murder, Magic & Snoop Dogg) | 5:00 |
| 8. | "MG Theme" ( Steady Mobb'n & Mo B. Dick) | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Sucka Repellent" ( E-40 & Suga T) | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Ashes and Dust" ( Gambino Family & Master P) | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Close 2 You" ( Lil Soldiers & Mo B. Dick) | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Luv 4 Me" ( Mr. Serv-On & Full Blooded) | 4:09 |
| 13. | "That's the Nigga" ( Mystikal) | 3:00 |
| 14. | "The Mirror Don't Lie" (2 For 1) | 2:57 |
| 15. | "For Ya Troubles" ( Prime Suspects) | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Don't Be Mad" ( Passion) | 2:58 |
| 17. | "Bigga Than..." ( B-Legit & C-Murder) | 4:36 |
| 18. | "Tell Me When" (Mo B. Dick) | 4:52 |
| 19. | "Gotta Have Cash" ( Mack 10 & The Comrads) | 3:54 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States ( RIAA) [3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Jay-Z, OutKast, Tribe Stage Assault On Album Chart". MTV News. October 7, 1998.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Various – Mean Green". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2012-03-01.