24 Hrs. to Live

This article is about the song by Mase. For the Hey Arnold! episode, see List of Hey Arnold! episodes.
"24 Hrs. to Live"
Song by Mase featuring The Lox, Black Rob and DMX from the album Harlem World
Released February 20, 1998
Format Radio airplay, 12" vinyl
Recorded 1997
Genre Rap, hip hop
Length 4:18
Label Bad Boy
Writer(s) Carlos Broady, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Mason Betha, Nasheim Myrick, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stephen Jacobs
Producer(s) Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie

"24 Hrs. to Live" is a song performed by American rapper Mase featuring colleagues The Lox, Black Rob and DMX, taken from the former's debut album, Harlem World (1997). It was released to radio airwaves on February 20, 1998 as an album cut and managed to chart solely on urban radio airplay. The same year, talks of an all-female version of the song featuring Queen Pen, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown and Missy Elliott were discussed;[1] however, plans for the project fell through, resulting in a cancellation.[2] Mase later clarified in an interview that the female version was shelved due to his frustration with Foxy Brown not getting along with Lil' Kim or Queen Pen, also adding that he had "to move on with [his] life."[3]

Music video

Despite the lack of an official single release, the song acquired enough buzz for Mase to materialize its music video. The video was directed by Nick Quested and premiered on BET in mid-May 1998.[4]

Track listings and formats

12" vinyl[5]
  1. "24 Hrs. to Live" (Radio Mix) — 4:18
  2. "24 Hrs. to Live" (Instrumental) — 4:38
  3. "24 Hrs. to Live" (Club Mix) — 4:17
  4. "24 Hrs. to Live" (Instrumental) — 4:38

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Airplay[6] 72

References

  1. ↑ "Queen Pen, Li'l Kim, Foxy, Missy To Take On Mase". MTV News. MTV.com. May 28, 1998. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Plan Scrapped For All-Female Version Of Mase Song". MTV News. MTV.com. June 1, 1998. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "MTV Bands - Archive - M". MTV News. MTV.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Music Video Programming > Billboard: Video Monitor." Billboard. May 30, 1998: 90. Print.
  5. ↑ "Mase - 24 Hrs. To Live (Vinyl)". Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hot R&B Airplay." Billboard. February 21, 1998: 28. Print.


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