Recorded 2000–2001 Length 48:56 | Genre Hip hop | |
Released December 18, 2001 (U.S.) Label The New No Limit/ Universal Music Group Producer Carlos Stephens, Ezell Swang, Full Pack Music, Master P (exec.), Donald XL Robertson (exec.), S Bear, Presidential Campaign, Myke Diesel | ||
Game Face is the tenth studio album by American rapper Master P, released on December 18, 2001. It marked the debut of The New No Limit and a partnership with Universal Records. There are three singles released from the album, "Ooohhhwee", "Real Love", and "Rock it", Music videos were released for all three. The album received a mixed reception from critics who saw some change in Master P's production and lyrical delivery but felt that it wasn't anything new from the genre.
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Critical reception
Game Face garnered mixed reviews from music critics who saw some change in lyrical content and production but felt that it didn't deliver anything new to the genre. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 40, based on 4 reviews.
Shawn Edwards of Vibe praised Master P for using simplistic wordplay and different production on his songs to feel more accessible saying, "While P's rhyme schemes haven't changed much, he has improved his musical backdrops significantly." Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly found most of the album to be pleasant concluding with, "there's something oddly comforting about the inexorability of it all." Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic complimented Master P for changing his Southern sound into a more pop rap direction with the samples he used for his songs saying, "Game Face isn't any more impressive than any of his past few albums since Ghetto D. However, it is a much more accessible album because of the pop approach." HipHopDX found tracks like "The Farm," "Lose It and Get It Back" and "Back on Top" as stand outs from the album but felt that it didn't deliver anything new to the genre saying "Most reviews have substance but, like this CD, hip hop will be left feeling empty."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number seventy-two on the Billboard 200 and sold 95,000 copies in its first week of sales. It later climbed up the charts and peaked at number 46 early in 2002.
Music videos
There was a music video for the single entitled "Real Love" featuring Sera-Lynn. There was also a music video for the single "Ooohhhwee".
Singles
Ooohhwee
Rock It