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Mean Green
Mean Green
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	September 29, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	71:21
Label	No Limit/Priority
Producer	Master P (exec.); Beats By the Pound, Ant Banks, Pimp C, Studio Ton, Tone Capone, Irv
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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.

Music video[edit]

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

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
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[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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

[1] Allmusic review

[assault-2] "Jay-Z, OutKast, Tribe Stage Assault On Album Chart". MTV News. October 7, 1998. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015.

[RIAA-3] "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.

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-'''''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|''Billboard'' 200]] and #6 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and was also certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] with over 500,000 copies sold. The song by [[Passion (rapper)|Passion]] "Don't Be Mad" was a success
+'''''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|''Billboard'' 200]] and #6 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and sold 89,000 copies in its first week of release.<ref name="assault">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430561/jay-z-outkast-tribe-stage-assault-on-album-chart/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519010831/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430561/jay-z-outkast-tribe-stage-assault-on-album-chart/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2015|title=Jay-Z, OutKast, Tribe Stage Assault On Album Chart|work=[[MTV News]]|date=October 7, 1998}}</ref> The album was also certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] with over 500,000 copies shipped in just 5 weeks.<ref name=RIAA/> The song by [[Passion (rapper)|Passion]] "Don't Be Mad" was a success.
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-==Track listing==
+== Track listing ==
+{{Track listing
-# "Mean Green"- 1:17
-# "We..."- 3:00 ([[Fiend (rapper)|Fiend]] & [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]])
+| title1 = Mean Green
-# "Tossed Up"- 3:59 ([[UGK]])
+| length1 = 1:17
-# "Devil's Playground"- 4:20 ([[Ghetto Commission]])
-# "Major Players"- 4:11 ([[Master P]], [[Mia X]], [[Silkk the Shocker]], Porsha & [[Mean Green]])
+| title2 = We...
-# "Better Player"- 4:22 ([[Too Short]])
-# "Dying in My City"- 5:00 ([[C-Murder]], [[Magic (rapper)|Magic]] & [[Snoop Dogg]])
+| note2  = [[Fiend (rapper)|Fiend]] & [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]]
+| length2 = 3:00
-# "MG Theme"- 3:48 ([[Steady Mobb'n]], [[Mo B. Dick]] & [[Mean Green]])
-# "Sucka Repellent"- 4:40 ([[E-40]] & [[Suga T]])
+| title3 = Tossed Up
-# "Ashes and Dust"- 3:21 ([[Gambino Family (group)|Gambino Family]] & [[Master P]])
+| note3 = [[UGK]]
-# "Close 2 You"- 3:15 ([[Lil Soldiers]] & [[Mo B. Dick]])
+| length3 = 3:59
-# "Luv 4 Me"- 4:09 ([[Mr. Serv-On]] & [[Full Blooded]])
-# "That's the Nigga"- 3:00 ([[Mystikal]])
+| title4 = Devil's Playground
-# "The Mirror Don't Lie"- 2:57 (Two for One)
+| note4 = [[Ghetto Commission]]
-# "For Ya Troubles"- 3:42 ([[Prime Suspects]])
+| length4 = 4:20
-# "Don't Be Mad"- 2:58 ([[Passion (rapper)|Passion]])
-# "Bigga Than..."- 4:36 ([[B-Legit]] & [[C-Murder]])
+| title5 = Major Players
-# "Tell Me When"- 4:52 ([[Mo B. Dick]])
+| note5 = [[Master P]], [[Mia X]], [[Silkk the Shocker]] & Porsha
-# "Gotta Have Cash"- 3:54 ([[Mack 10]] & [[The Comrads]])
+| length5 = 4:11
+| title6 = Better Player
+| note6 = [[Too Short]]
+| length6 = 4:22
+| title7 = Dying in My City
+| note7 = [[C-Murder]], [[Magic (rapper)|Magic]] & [[Snoop Dogg]]
+| length7 = 5:00
+| title8 = MG Theme
+| note8 = [[Steady Mobb'n]] & [[Mo B. Dick]]
+| length8 = 3:48
+| title9 = Sucka Repellent
+| note9 = [[E-40]] & [[Suga T]]
+| length9 = 4:40
+| title10 = Ashes and Dust
+| note10 = [[Gambino Family (group)|Gambino Family]] & [[Master P]]
+| length10 = 3:21
+| title11 = Close 2 You
+| note11 = [[Lil Soldiers]] & Mo B. Dick
+| length11 = 3:15
+| title12 = Luv 4 Me
+| note12 = [[Mr. Serv-On]] & [[Full Blooded]]
+| length12 = 4:09
+| title13 = That's the Nigga
+| note13 = [[Mystikal]]
+| length13 = 3:00
+| title14 = The Mirror Don't Lie
+| note14 = 2 For 1
+| length14 = 2:57
+| title15 = For Ya Troubles
+| note15 = [[Prime Suspects]]
+| length15 = 3:42
+| title16 = Don't Be Mad
+| note16 = [[Passion (rapper)|Passion]]
+| length16 = 2:58
+| title17 = Bigga Than...
+| note17 = [[B-Legit]] & C-Murder
+| length17 = 4:36
+| title18 = Tell Me When
+| note18 = Mo B. Dick
+| length18 = 4:52
+| title19 = Gotta Have Cash
+| note19 = [[Mack 10]] & [[The Comrads]]
+| length19 = 3:54
+}}
+== Certifications ==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|title=Mean Green|artist=Various|type=album|region=United States|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|access-date=17 August 2021|refname=RIAA}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
 ==References==

v t e No Limit Records
Compilation releases	West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1 (1994) High Fo Xmas (1994) Down South Hustlers (1995) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. II (1997) Mean Green (1998) We Can't Be Stopped (1998) Who U Wit? (1999) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. III (2001)
Soundtrack releases	I'm Bout It (1997) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) Foolish (1999)
No Limit Films	I'm Bout It (1997) Da Game of Life (1998) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) MP da Last Don (1998) Hot Boyz (1999) No Tomorrow (1999) Foolish (1999) Lockdown (2000)
No Limit Comedy	Anthony Johnson Chris Kennedy Eddie Griffin Katt Williams Michael Blackson Sheryl Underwood
No Limit Sports	Brandon Jennings Bonzi Wells Paul Pierce Darius Miles Deion Sanders Derek Anderson (basketball) DeMar DeRozan Dwight Howard Jason Terry Kelvin Eafon Lance Stephenson Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993) Paul Miranda Patrick Mahomes Quentin Richardson Ricky Davis Ricky Williams Ron Mercer Lamont Green Laron Profit LeBron James Shaquille O'Neal Travis Kelce Tyrone Nesby Zion Williamson
Related articles	Master P 504 Boyz List of No Limit Records artists