Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album)

Masquerade is the third studio album released by Haitian hip hop musician Wyclef Jean. The album was released on June 18, 2002. The album was one of the first albums released by Columbia Records that could not be played on a PC or Mac. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Masquerade
Studio album by Wyclef Jean
Released	June 18, 2002 (US)
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	68:55
Label	Columbia
Producer	Wyclef 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
"Two Wrongs" Released: June 24, 2002 "Pussycat" Released: November 18, 2002 "Masquerade" Released: May 4, 2003 "Message to the Streets" Released: July 25, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	(7.5/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

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 81,500 copies in its first week of release.[5] 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.[6]

Track listing

Masquerade – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Message to the Streets" (Intro) (performed by Eric Edwards, Felipe Luciano and Raymond Duplessis)			0:58
2.	"Peace God" (featuring Prolific)		Clep Sound, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:51
3.	"PJ's" (featuring Gio Washington and Prolific)		Shea Taylor, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:59
4.	"80 Bars"		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	4:30
5.	"Masquerade" (featuring M.O.P., Bumpy Knuckles and Miri Ben-Ari)		Sedeck, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:59
6.	"1-800-Henchman" (Interlude) (performed by Jimmy Henchman)			0:11
7.	"You Say Keep It Gangsta" (featuring Butch Cassidy and Sharissa)		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:58
8.	"Party Like I Party"		Teflon, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:46
9.	"Oh What a Night"		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	4:01
10.	"Hot 93.1" (Interlude) (performed by Eric Edwards)			0:04
11.	"Pussycat" (featuring Tom Jones)		Shea Taylor, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:48
12.	"Midnight Lovers" (Interlude) (performed by Eric Edwards)			0:07
13.	"Two Wrongs" (featuring Claudette Ortiz)		Cory Rooney, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:49
14.	"Instant Request" (Interlude) (performed by Big E)			0:19
15.	"Thug Like Me"		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	4:44
16.	"Daddy"		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:30
17.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	4:01
18.	"The Eulogy" (Interlude) (performed by Felipe Luciano)			0:40
19.	"War No More"		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	3:59
20.	"The Mix Show" (featuring D.G., F.A.M.S, G.O.D. and Prolific)		Ed Roc, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	4:06

Masquerade – Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
21.	"MVP Kompa" (featuring Melky)		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	5:09
22.	"Ghetto Racine (PJ's Creole Mix)" (featuring Ja Rah Rah)		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	5:26

Masquerade – Japan bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
23.	"Africa"		Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	6:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[7]	47
Austrian Albums Chart[8]	14
Dutch Albums Chart[9]	99
French Albums Chart[10]	76
German Albums Chart[11]	20
New Zealand Albums Chart[12]	20
Norwegian Albums Chart[13]	7
Swedish Albums Chart[14]	8
Swiss Albums Chart[15]	13
UK Albums Chart[16]	30
US Billboard 200	6
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2

References

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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.
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12. "New Zealand Album Top 40". August 11, 2002. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
13. "VG Lista - Album Top 40". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
14. "SVERIGETOPPLISTAN - ALBUMS TOP 60". July 25, 2002. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
15. "SCHWEIZER HITPARADE - ALBEN TOP 100". June 30, 2002. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100c". June 20, 2002. Retrieved June 1, 2017.