Jay-Z: Unplugged

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Jay-Z: Unplugged
Live album by Jay-Z
Released December 18, 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded November 18, 2001; MTV Studios in Times Square, New York
Genre Hip hop
Length 58:15
Label Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Producer Questlove, The Roots, Ski
Jay-Z chronology
The Blueprint
(2001)		 Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2001)		 The Best of Both Worlds
(2002)
The Roots chronology
Things Fall Apart
(1999)		 Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2002)		 Phrenology
(2002)

Jay-Z: Unplugged is rapper Jay-Z's 2001 music album that contains some of his past songs with live instruments performed by Jay-Z himself with the hip-hop band The Roots. The album was recorded during the taping of a MTV Unplugged 2.0 episode on November 18, 2001. It sold more than 600,000 copies.

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[edit] Reception

The album received generally positive reviews from most critics.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars link
Billboard (favorable) link
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention) link
Entertainment Weekly (A) link
HipHopDX 4/5 stars link
NME (7/10) link
RapReviews (8.0/10) link
Rhapsody (favorable) link
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars link
Village Voice (favorable) link

[edit] Track listing

  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 (Ghetto Anthem)" - 1:31
  9. "Ain't No Nigga" - 1:02
  10. "Can't Knock the Hustle/Family Affair" (featuring Mary J. Blige) - 6:06
  11. "Song Cry" - 7:04
  12. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (featuring Pharrell) - 6:58
  13. "Jigga That Nigga"/"People Talking" - 8:22

All songs were produced by Questlove, The Roots; "People Talking" produced by Ski.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 20
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 8

[edit] Credits

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

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Jay-Z
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Collaboration albums
Soundtracks
Streets Is Watching (with various artists)
Concert tours
Hard Knock Life Tour (1999)  · Roc The Mic Tour (2003)  · Best of Both Worlds Tour (2004)  · American Gangster Live (2007)  · Heart of the City Tour (2008)  · Jay-Z & Ciara Live (2009)  · Jay-Z Fall Tour (2009)  · The Blueprint 3 Tour (2010)  · The Home & Home Tour (2010)  · U2 360 Tour (Supporting act, 2010)  · Watch the Throne Tour (2011)
Related articles
The Roots
Studio albums
Organix (1993) · Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995) · Illadelph Halflife (1996) · Things Fall Apart (1999) · Phrenology (2002) · The Tipping Point (2004) · Game Theory (2006) · Rising Down (2008) · How I Got Over (2010) · Wake Up! (2010) · Undun (2011)
Live albums
The Roots Come Alive (1999) · Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001)
Extended plays
Songs
"You Got Me" (1999) · "The Next Movement" (1999) · "The Seed (2.0)" (2002) "Wake Up Everybody" (2010)
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