The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)

The Best of Both Worlds
Studio album by R. Kelly & Jay-Z
Released	March 26, 2002 (US)
Recorded	October 2001 - January 2002
Genre	Hip hop/R&B
Length	49:16 56:41 (Bonuses)
Label	Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam, Jive
Producer	R. Kelly (also executive) Jay-Z (executive) Poke & Tone, Megahertz, Charlemagne
R. Kelly & Jay-Z chronology
The Best of Both Worlds (2002) Unfinished Business (2004)
R. Kelly chronology
TP-2.com (2000) The Best of Both Worlds (2002) Chocolate Factory (2003)
Jay-Z chronology
Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001) The Best of Both Worlds (2002) The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	(C+) link
HipHopDX.com	link
RapReviews.com	(4.5/10) link
USA Today	link

The Best of Both Worlds is a 2002 collaborative album by R. Kelly & Jay-Z. The album sold 285,000 in its opening week and debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The album received lukewarm reviews from music critics.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best of Both Worlds"	S. Carter, R. Kelly, D. Wesley	Megahertz	3:12
2.	"Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body"	S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	R. Kelly, Poke and Tone	3:35
3.	"Break Up to Make Up"	S. Carter, R. Kelly	R. Kelly, Poke and Tone	4:08
4.	"It Ain't Personal"	S. Carter, R. Kelly	R. Kelly, Poke and Tone	4:24
5.	"The Streets"	S. Carter, R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:34
6.	"Green Light" (featuring Beanie Sigel)	S. Carter, R. Kelly, D. Grant	R. Kelly, Tone (co.)	2:48
7.	"Naked" (R. Kelly Solo)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:08
8.	"Shake Ya Body" (featuring Lil' Kim)	S. Carter, R. Kelly, K. Jones, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	R. Kelly, Poke and Tone	3:19
9.	"Somebody's Girl"	S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	R. Kelly, Poke and Tone	3:41
10.	"Get This Money"	S. Carter, R. Kelly	R. Kelly, Tone (co.)	3:04
11.	"Shorty"	S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	R. Kelly, Poke and Tone	4:10
12.	"Honey" (featuring The Bee Gees)	S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier, M. Gibb, B. Gibb, R. Gibb	R. Kelly, Poke and Tone	4:02
13.	"Pussy" (featuring Devin the Dude)	S. Carter, R. Kelly	Charlemagne	4:50

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200	2
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	1
German Albums Chart	22
Australian Albums Chart	100
Canadian Albums Chart	19
Swedish Albums Chart	42
Dutch Albums Chart	12
Austrian Albums Chart	73
UK Albums Chart	37
French Albums Chart	20