The Movement (Harlem World album)

The Movement
Studio album by
Harlem World
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999
Recorded1998
Studio
  • The Hit Factory (New York City)
  • Krosswire (Atlanta)
  • Sweetfish (Argyle, New York)
GenreHip hop
Length58:54
Label
Producer
Singles from The Movement
  1. "I Really Like It"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Cali Chronic"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[3]
RapReviews7/10[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
The Source[6]
USA Today[7]

The Movement is the only album by American hip hop group Harlem World. It was released on March 9, 1999, through So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records. The recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory in New York City, at Krosswire Studio in Atlanta, and at Sweetfish in Argyle, New York. The production was handled by several record producers, including Dame Grease, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes, Trackmasters, and then-unknown Kanye West and Just Blaze. It features guest appearances from Ma$e, Carl Thomas, Drag-On, Jermaine Dupri, Nas, Nauty, Rashad, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Teamsters, and Kelly Price. The album was a success, making it to 11 on the Billboard 200 and 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified gold on April 12, 1999. Two singles were spawned from the album, "I Really Like It" and "Cali Chronic". The album is now out of print.

In a 2011 interview with Complex, Just Blaze revealed that the album was the reason for his stage name, originally being a running joke between the Harlem World members when suggesting a producer name for him. It then developed to the point where they credited him on the album under the Just Blaze name. Blaze did not like the name at first, but after the album's success, eventually decided to keep the name.[8]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Movement - Harlem World, Mase | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 196. ISBN 0-312-24560-2 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Tyehimba, Cheo (March 12, 1999). "The Movement". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Jost, Matt (December 5, 2006). "Mase :: Harlem World :: Bad Boy Entertainment". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. 2004. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Osorio, Kim (March 1999). "Harlem World – The Movement". Record Report. The Source. No. 114. New York. pp. 200, 202. Archived from the original on January 24, 2000. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Jones, Steve (March 9, 1999). "Mase's 'Movement' into Harlem Sparklehorse's 'Spider' crawls into and out of gloom". USA Today. p. 03D.
  8. ^ Cho, Jaeki. "Just Blaze Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)". Complex. Retrieved 16 November 2020.