''Mann's World'' is the debut

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by American rapper

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, released through

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and

Beluga Heights Beluga Heights Records is an American record label established by record producer J. R. Rotem. The label is known for discovering and developing Sean Kingston, Iyaz, Mann, and Jason Derulo. In September 2020, Beluga Heights was acquired by Cinq M ...

on August 2, 2011. The album was preceded by the singles "Text", " Buzzin'" and "

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" which were released in April and October 2010, and in May 2011, respectively.

Background and singles

On April 16, 2010, the first single "Text" featuring

Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

was issued. The second single from ''Mann's World'', " Buzzin'", is based on producer J.R. Rotem's chopped 'n' screwed sample of the 1986

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pop/soul song "I Can't Wait" and

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' 1973 single "

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". It was released on October 25, 2010, and the song climbed into the Top 20 on Rhythmic stations across the nation and Top 10 in Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, Denver and more. The third single, "

" featuring

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and

Iyaz Keidran Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz, is a British Virgin Islands singer and songwriter, formerly signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records. He is known for his singles " Replay", "Solo" and " Pretty ...

, was released on May 23, 2011. Mann said prior to the release of the album: "this album is going to be a mixture between '' Chronic'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', I want nothing less than perfection".

Track listing

;Notes * The

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bonus track version contains the music videos for "Buzzin' (Remix)" and "The Mack". * Track 2, "Gold Herringbone", contains elements of "

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", as written and performed by

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and

. * Track 4, "Buzzin' (Remix)", is based around samples of

' 1986 recording " I Can't Wait", written by John Smith. * Track 3, "The Mack", is a cover version (featuring vocals from

and

) of the original "

Return of the Mack "Return of the Mack" is a song written and recorded by British R&B singer Mark Morrison, released as the third single from his debut album by the same name (1996). It topped the UK Singles Chart a month after its release, then became a Euro ...

", as written and performed by

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. * Track 6, "Get It Girl", mostly samples the "

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theme", this song has also been sampled by producer

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for the song "Strobelight" by K-Young, and featured Mann. The song includes a sample of "

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", as produced by

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. The song also samples

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for the line. * Track 7, "Reminisce", samples the single "

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" by

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. The Saxophone is played by

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and features uncredited vocals by

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Charts

Release history

References

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