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 debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, making it Jean's highest-charting album.

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: May 13, 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 82,000 copies in its first week of release.^[5] This became Jean’s second US top-ten album on the chart.^[6] 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.^[7]

Track listing

Masquerade – Standard edition

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8] 47 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[9] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10] 99 French Albums (SNEP)^[11] 76 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12] 20 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13] 20 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14] 7 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[15] 54 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17] 13 UK Albums (OCC)^[18] 30 US Billboard 200^[19] 6 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[20] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[21] 90 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[22] 48 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[23] 62

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