24 Hrs. to Live

This article is about the song by Mase. For the song by Joyner Lucas, see Not Now I'm Busy. For the Hey Arnold! episode, see List of Hey Arnold! episodes.

"24 Hrs. to Live" is a song performed by American rapper Mase featuring colleagues The Lox, Black Rob and DMX, taken from his 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, an all-female version of the song featuring Queen Pen, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown and Missy Elliott was 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."

"24 Hrs. to Live"
Song by Mase featuring The Lox, Black Rob and DMX
from the album Harlem World
Released	February 20, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:18
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Songwriter(s)	Carlos Broady Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Mason Betha David Styles Jason Phillips Sean Jacobs Robert Ross Earl Simmons Nasheim Myrick Sean "Puffy" Combs
Producer(s)	Carlos Broady Nasheim Myrick
Music video
"24 Hrs. to Live" on YouTube

Music video

Despite the lack of an official single release, the song acquired enough buzz for Mase to film a music video. The video was directed by Nick Quested and premiered on BET in mid-May 1998.^[3]

Track listings and formats

12" vinyl^[4]

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[5]	72