Lookin' at Me

"Lookin' at Me"
"Lookin' at Me"
Single by Mase featuring Puff Daddy
from the album Harlem World
B-side	"24 Hrs. to Live"
Released	July 7, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:17
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
Songwriter(s)	Chad Hugo, Mason Betha, Pharrell Williams, Sean Combs
Producer(s)	The Neptunes
Mase singles chronology
Puff Daddy singles chronology

"Lookin' at Me" is the third and final single released from Mase's debut album, Harlem World. The song was produced by The Neptunes and featured Puff Daddy. The single was yet another success for Mase, becoming his third consecutive top 10 hit, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold on August 17, 1998. The song was paired with "24 Hrs. to Live", which featured Black Rob, DMX and The LOX.

Along with Noreaga's "Superthug", the song was one of the first high-profile productions by Virginia production team The Neptunes, who would later go on to become one of the most successful production teams in music history.^[1]

Promotional music videos were released for both "Lookin' at Me" and "24 Hrs. to Live."

Kanye West's 2012 song "Cold" uses some of the lyrics from "Lookin' at Me" ^[2]^[3] Which in turn, both songs interpolated LL Cool J's "Illegal Search" from his fourth album Mama Said Knock You Out (1990).^[4]

Single track listing

A-side

"Lookin' at Me" – 4:21
"24 Hrs. to Live" – 4:25 (featuring Black Rob, DMX and The LOX)
"Wanna Hurt Mase?" – 4:25

B-side

"Lookin' at Me" (Instrumental) – 5:04
"24 Hrs. to Live" (Instrumental) – 4:36

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	8
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	1
U.S. Rhythmic Top 40	30
Canadian Singles Chart	17

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[5]	59

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	806,000^[6]

References

^ "The Neptunes Biography". www.musicianguide.com.
^ "Kanye West feat. DJ Khaled's 'Cold' – Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
^ "Tank Top, Flip-Flop, Really Nothin' Fancy: Ma$e's Enduring Influence". Complex. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
^ "Songs that Sampled Illegal Search by LL Cool J on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ "American single certifications – Mase – Lookin%27 at Me". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "The Neptunes Biography". www.musicianguide.com.

[2] "Kanye West feat. DJ Khaled's 'Cold' – Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-08-29.

[3] "Tank Top, Flip-Flop, Really Nothin' Fancy: Ma$e's Enduring Influence". Complex. Retrieved 2020-08-29.

[4] "Songs that Sampled Illegal Search by LL Cool J on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.

[5] "Billboard Top 100 – 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

[6] "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[United_StatesMaseLookin%27_at_MesingleCertRef-7] "American single certifications – Mase – Lookin%27 at Me". Recording Industry Association of America.

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