MTV Unplugged(Jay-Z album)
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Jay-Z: Unplugged | ||||
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Released | December 18, 2001 | |||
Recorded | November 18, 2001 | |||
Venue | MTV Studios,New York City | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 58:15 | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
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Entertainment Weekly | (A)[4] |
HipHopDX | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | (7/10)[6] |
RapReviews | (8.0/10)[7] |
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Village Voice | (favorable)[9] |
Jay-Z: Unpluggedis rapperJay-Z's 2001 live album that contains some of his past songs with live instruments performed by the hip-hop bandthe Roots.The album, which sold more than 600,000 copies, was recorded during the taping of anMTV Unplugged 2.0episode on November 18, 2001.
Track listing
[edit]All songs were produced byQuestlove,The Roots;"People Talking" produced bySki.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" | 5:08 | |
2. | "Takeover" | 4:57 | |
3. | "Girls, Girls, Girls" | 4:41 | |
4. | "Jigga What, Jigga Who" | 2:34 | |
5. | "Big Pimpin'" |
| 4:11 |
6. | "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" |
| 4:05 |
7. | "Can I Get A..." |
| 1:42 |
8. | "Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)" | 1:31 | |
9. | "Ain't No Nigga" |
| 1:02 |
10. | "Can't Knock the Hustle/Family Affair"(featuringMary J. Blige) |
| 6:06 |
11. | "Song Cry" |
| 7:04 |
12. | "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"(featuringPharrell) | 6:58 | |
13. | "Jigga That Nigga/ People Talking " |
| 8:22 |
Sample credits
- "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" contains an interpolation of "I Want You Back",written byBerry Gordy, Alfonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, and Deke Richards.
- "Takeover" contains interpolations of:
- "Girls, Girls, Girl" contains an interpolation of "I Love You More and More Every Time", written byTom Brock (singer)andRobert Reif.
- "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" contains an interpolation of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City",written by Michael Price and Dan Walsh.
- "Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)" contains an interpolation of "It's the Hard Knock Life",written byCharles StrouseandMartin Charnin.
- "Ain't No Nigga" contains interpolations of:
- "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)",written byDennis LambertandBrian Potter.
- "Seven Minutes of Funk", written by August Moon and Tyrone Thomas.
- "Can't Knock the Hustle" contains interpolations of:
- "Much Too Much", written byMarcus Miller.
- "Fool's Paradise", written byMeli'sa Morganand Lesette Wilson.
- "Song Cry" contain an interpolation of "Sounds Like a Love Song", written by Douglas Gibbs andRalph Johnson.
- "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" contains interpolations of:
- "Give It to Me Baby",written byJames Johnson.
- "The World is Filled...", written byChristopher Wallace,Deric Angelettie,Sean Combs,Kit Walker, andTodd Shaw.
Personnel
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Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^MTV UnpluggedatAllMusic
- ^[1][dead link]
- ^"CG: jay-z".Robert Christgau.Retrieved2013-06-29.
- ^David Browne (2002-01-11)."Unplugged Review".EW.com. Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2011.Retrieved2013-06-29.
- ^"Jay-Z – MTV Unplugged | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews".HipHop DX. 2002-01-29. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-02-19.Retrieved2013-06-29.
- ^"NME Album Reviews – Jay-Z: Unplugged".Nme.Com. 2002-01-15.Retrieved2013-06-29.
- ^"Jay-Z:: Unplugged:: Roc-A-Fella Records".Rapreviews.com. 2001-12-21.Retrieved2013-06-29.
- ^[2]ArchivedJanuary 10, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (2002-01-15)."Kings of New York – Page 2 – Music – New York".Village Voice. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-13.Retrieved2013-06-29.
- ^"Jay-Z Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^"Jay-Z Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^"Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002".Jam!.Archived fromthe originalon October 12, 2003.RetrievedMarch 27,2022.
- ^"Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada".Jam!.Archived fromthe originalon October 12, 2003.RetrievedMarch 27,2022.
- ^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002".Billboard.RetrievedAugust 8,2020.
- ^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002".Billboard.RetrievedAugust 8,2020.
- ^"British album certifications – Jay-Z – Unplugged".British Phonographic Industry.RetrievedDecember 4,2023.
- ^"American album certifications – Jay-Z – Jay-Z Unplugged".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedJuly 5,2017.