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This article is about the Master P album. For other uses, see [Game Face (disambiguation)](/source/Game_Face_(disambiguation)).

2001 studio album by Master P

Game Face Studio album by Master P Released December 18, 2001 Recorded 2000–2001 Genre Hip hop Length 48:56 Label The New No Limit Universal Producer Carlos Stephens Ezell Swang Full Pack Music Master P (exec.) Donald XL Robertson (exec.) S Bear Presidential Campaign Myke Diesel Master P chronology Ghetto Postage (2000) Game Face (2001) Good Side, Bad Side (2004) Singles from Game Face "Ooohhhwee" Released: 2001 "Rock it" Released: 2001 "Real Love" Released: 2002

***Game Face*** is the tenth [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by American [rapper](/source/Rapper) [Master P](/source/Master_P), released on December 18, 2001. It marked the debut of [The New No Limit Records](/source/No_Limit_Records) and a partnership with [Universal Records](/source/Universal_Records_(defunct_record_label)). 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 choices from his producers and lyrical delivery but felt that it wasn't anything new from the genre.

## Reception

### Critical reception

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 40/100[1] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] Entertainment Weekly B−[3] HipHopDX [4] The Source [5] Vibe [6] XXL M (2/5)[7]

*Game Face* garnered mixed reviews from [music critics](/source/Music_journalism) who saw some change in lyrical content and production but felt that it didn't deliver anything new to the genre. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](/source/Standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [average score](/source/Weighted_mean) of 40, based on 4 reviews.[1]

Shawn Edwards of *[Vibe](/source/Vibe_(magazine))* 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."[6] Tom Sinclair of *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)* found most of the album to be pleasant concluding with, "there's something oddly comforting about the inexorability of it all."[3] [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) editor Jason Birchmeier complimented Master P for changing his [Southern sound](/source/Southern_hip_hop) 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](/source/Ghetto_D)*. However, it is a much more accessible album because of the pop approach."[2] Wise Q of *[HipHopDX](/source/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."[4] *[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)*'s [Nathan Rabin](/source/Nathan_Rabin) wrote, "A mercifully brief running time (less than 50 minutes) and a few scattered moments of autobiographical storytelling help make *Gameface* marginally less disposable than its most recent predecessors."[8] Carlton Wade, in a review for *[XXL](/source/XXL_(magazine))*, also compared *Game Face* to Master P's previous projects, saying that it doesn't reach their level. "P's pitiful verses mixed with too many cheesy interpolations [...] make the album's overall value plummet", concluded the journalist.[7]

### Commercial performance

The album debuted at number seventy-two on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) and sold 95,000 copies in its first week of sales. It later climbed up the charts and peaked at number fifty-three in early 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".

## Track listing

No. Title Length 1. "Take It Outside" 2:20 2. "Ghetto Ballin'" (featuring Lil' Romeo and Silkk The Shocker) 3:42 3. "Ooohhhwee" (featuring Weebie) 4:13 4. "Real Love" (featuring Sera-Lynn) 3:39 5. "We Want Dough" 3:25 6. "The Block" 2:55 7. "A Woman" 2:40 8. "Back on Top" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Lil' Romeo and C-Murder) 3:50 9. "The Farm" 3:16 10. "What I'm Bout" 3:13 11. "Whoadie Gone" 4:07 12. "I Don't" 2:48 13. "Rock It" (featuring Weebie and Krazy) 3:51 14. "Lose It and Get It Back" 4:23

## Charts

### Album

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak positions German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 32 US Billboard 200[10] 53 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 12 Year-end charts Chart (2002) Positions US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 54

### Singles

**Ooohhhwee**

Chart (2001–2002) Peak positions US Billboard Hot 100[13] 52 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 19 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[15] 34

**Rock It**

Chart (2002) Peak positions US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[16] 70 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 72

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MC_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MC_1-1) ["Reviews for Gameface by Master P"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/gameface). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. [CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230219192222/https://www.metacritic.com/music/gameface) from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AM_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AM_2-1) Birchmeier, Jason. ["Game Face - Master P"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/game-face-mw0000657057). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221003131219/https://www.allmusic.com/album/game-face-mw0000657057) from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EW_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EW_3-1) Sinclair, Tom (January 18, 2002). ["Gameface Review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070601032604/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,252032,00.html). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,252032,00.html) on June 1, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HHDX_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HHDX_4-1) Wise Q (January 28, 2002). ["Master P - Game Face"](https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.136/title.master-p-game-face). *[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX)*. Cheri Media Group. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230219195632/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.136/title.master-p-game-face) from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hester, Larry "Blackspot" (February 2002). "Master P – Game Face". Record Report. *[The Source](/source/The_Source_(magazine))*. No. 149. New York. p. 130.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Vibe_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Vibe_6-1) Edwards, Shawn (February 2002). ["Master P 'Game Face'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140103124958/http://books.google.com/books?id=yCUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA121#v=onepage&q&f=false). *[Vibe](/source/Vibe_(magazine))*. Vol. 10, no. 2. [Vibe Media](/source/Vibe_Media_Group). p. 121. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1070-4701](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1070-4701). Archived from [the original](https://books.google.com/books?id=yCUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA121) on January 3, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-XXL_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-XXL_7-1) Wade, Carlton (March 2002). "Master P – Game Face". Critical Breakdown. *[XXL](/source/XXL_(magazine))*. Vol. 6, no. 2. New York: [Harris Publications](/source/Harris_Publications). p. 148.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Rabin, Nathan](/source/Nathan_Rabin) (March 29, 2002). ["Master P: Gameface"](https://www.avclub.com/master-p-gameface-1798193183). *[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)*. [The Onion](/source/The_Onion). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230219200426/https://www.avclub.com/master-p-gameface-1798193183) from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Germany_Master_P_9-0)** "[Offiziellecharts.de – Master P – Game Face](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-26058)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). Retrieved March 10, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Master_P_10-0)** "[Master P Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Master-P/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Master_P_11-0)** "[Master P Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Master-P/chart-history/BLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums). *Billboard*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129053109/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums) from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Master_P_13-0)** "[Master P Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Master-P/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Master_P_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Master_P_14-1) "[Master P Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Master-P/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrhythmic_Master_P_15-0)** "[Master P Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Master-P/chart-history/TFC)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphopairplay_Master_P_16-0)** "[Master P Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Master-P/chart-history/RBM)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

## External links

- *[Game Face](https://www.discogs.com/master/281569)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

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