Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album)

2002 studio album by Wyclef Jean
Masquerade
Studio album by
Wyclef Jean
ReleasedJune 18, 2002 (US)
Recorded2001–2002
GenreHip hop
Length68:55
LabelColumbia
ProducerWyclef Jean, Farel Jean, Shea Taylor, Jessica Harley and Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis
Wyclef Jean chronology
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
(2000) 		Masquerade
(2002) 		Greatest Hits
(2003)
Singles from Masquerade
  1. "Two Wrongs"
    Released: May 13, 2002
  2. "Pussycat"
    Released: November 18, 2002
  3. "Masquerade"
    Released: May 4, 2003
  4. "Message to the Streets"
    Released: July 25, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
RapReviews(7.5/10)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Masquerade is the third studio album released by Haitian hip hop musician Wyclef Jean. The album was released on June 18, 2002. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, making it Jean's highest-charting album.

Singles

The album features the singles "Two Wrongs", "Pussycat" and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". Tom Jones makes a guest appearance on the album, singing his rendition of "Pussycat".

Commercial performance

Masquerade debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 82,000 copies in its first week of release.[5] This became Jean’s second US top-ten album on the chart.[6] The album also debuted at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. As of May 2003, the album has sold 357,000 copies in the United States.[7]

Track listing

– Standard editionNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1."Message to the Streets (Intro)" (performed by Eric Edwards, Felipe Luciano, and Raymond Duplessis) 0:582."Peace God" (featuring Prolific)
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Benjamin Lattimore
  • Toshio Nomura
  • Itsuro Hattori
3:513."PJ's" (featuring Governor and Prolific)
3:594."80 Bars"
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
4:305."Masquerade" (featuring M.O.P., Bumpy Knuckles, and Miri)
  • Sedeck
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
3:596."1-800-Henchman (Interlude)" (performed by Jimmy Henchman)  0:117."You Say Keep It Gangsta" (featuring Butch Cassidy and Sharissa)
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Neftali Santiago
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
3:588."Party Like I Party"
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Teflon
  • Darryl Radcliff
  • Teflon
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
3:469."Oh What a Night"
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
4:0110."Hot 93.1 (Interlude)" (performed by Eric Edwards)  0:0411."Pussycat" (featuring Tom Jones)
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
  • Shea Taylor
3:4812."Midnight Lovers (Interlude)" (performed by Eric Edwards)  0:0713."Two Wrongs" (featuring Claudette Ortiz)
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
3:4914."Instant Request (Interlude)" (performed by Big E)  0:1915."Thug Like Me"
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
4:4416."Daddy"
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Jennifer Hamady
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
3:3017."Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
4:0118."The Eulogy (Interlude)" (performed by Felipe Luciano)
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
 0:4019."War No More"
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
3:5920."The Mix Show" (featuring Prolific, FAMS, G.O.D., and D.G.)
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Errol Sistrunk
  • Hakim Bey Scott
  • Damon Leigh
  • Eugene Alfonso
  • Ed Roc
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
4:06
Masquerade – Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."MVP Kompa" (featuring Melky)
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
5:09
22."Ghetto Racine (PJ's Creole Mix)" (featuring Ja Rah Rah)
  • W. Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
5:26
Masquerade – Japan bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
23."Africa"Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis6:46

Sample credits

  • "Peace God" contains elements from:
    • "Let's Straighten It Out", written by Benjamin Lattimore, and performed by Latimore.
    • "Chuji Komari-Uta", written by Toshio Nomura and Itsuro Hattori, and performed by Yatsuo Koyama and Tokyo Mandalin.
  • "Masquerade" contains replayed elements from "Apache", written by Jerry Lordan.
  • "You Say Keep It Gangsta" contains elements from "Two Sisters of Mystery", written by Neftali Santiago, and performed by Mandrill.
  • "Oh What a Night" contains replayed elements from:
  • "Pussycat" contains elements from "What's New Pussycat?", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and performed by Tom Jones.
  • "The Mix Show" contains elements from:

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 47
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 99
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 54
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 30
US Billboard 200[19] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[21] 90
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[22] 48
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 62

References

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  4. ^ Brackett, N.; Hoard, C.D. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 425. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  5. ^ Chris Harris (December 12, 2007). "Josh Groban Rules Billboard Chart For Third Straight Week: Blake Lewis Barely Cracks Top 10". MTV. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  6. ^ Chris Harris (December 12, 2007). "Josh Groban Rules Billboard Chart For Third Straight Week: Blake Lewis Barely Cracks Top 10". MTV. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Wyclef Wings It To J Records". Billboard. May 18, 2003. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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  20. ^ "Wyclef Jean Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  21. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  22. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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