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.

Mean Green
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreSouthern hip hop, gangsta rap
Length71:21
LabelNo Limit/Priority
ProducerMaster P (exec.)
Beats By the Pound, Ant Banks, Pimp C, Studio Ton, Tone Capone, Irv
No Limit compilation chronology
I Got the Hook Up
(1998)
Major Players Compilation
(1998)
We Can't Be Stopped
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone

Music video

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A music video for the single "Major Players" was released. [4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Jay-Z, OutKast, Tribe Stage Assault On Album Chart". MTV News. October 7, 1998. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Various – Mean Green". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2012-03-01.