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Jay-Z: Unplugged | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | December 18, 2001 | |||
Recorded | November 18, 2001 | |||
Studio | MTV Studios, New York City, New York | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 58:15 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | ||||
Jay-Z chronology | ||||
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The Roots chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | (A)[4] |
HipHopDX | [5] |
NME | (7/10)[6] |
RapReviews | (8.0/10)[7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Village Voice | (favorable)[9] |
Jay-Z: Unplugged is rapper Jay-Z's 2001 live album that contains some of his past songs with live instruments performed by the hip-hop band The Roots. The album was recorded during the taping of an MTV Unplugged 2.0 episode on November 18, 2001. It sold more than 600,000 copies.
Track listing
All songs were produced by Questlove, The Roots; "People Talking" produced by Ski.
- "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" – 5:08
- "Takeover" – 4:57
- "Girls, Girls, Girls" – 4:41
- "Jigga What, Jigga Who" – 2:34
- "Big Pimpin'" – 4:11
- "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" – 4:05
- "Can I Get A..." – 1:42
- "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" – 1:31
- "Ain't No Nigga" – 1:02
- "Can't Knock the Hustle"/"Family Affair" (featuring Mary J. Blige) – 6:06
- "Song Cry" – 7:04
- "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (featuring Pharrell) – 6:58
- "Jigga That Nigga"/"People Talking" – 8:22
Personnel
- Leonard Hubbard – bass
- Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums, producer
- Damon Bennett – flute
- Ben Kenney – acoustic guitar
- Kamal Gray – keyboards
- Omar Edwards – keyboards
- Aaron "Gushie" Dramper – percussion
- Frank "Knuckles" Walker – percussion
- Scratch – vocal percussion, backing vocals
- The Roots – producer
- Alexandra Leem – strings
- Fiona Murray – strings
- Ghislaine Fleischmann – strings
- Larry Gold – strings
- Jaguar Wright – vocals
- Walik Goshorn - Photography
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 20 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 18 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "CG: jay-z". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ David Browne (2002-01-11). "Unplugged Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "Jay-Z – MTV Unplugged | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews". HipHop DX. 2002-01-29. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "NME Album Reviews – Jay-Z : Unplugged". Nme.Com. 2002-01-15. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "Jay-Z :: Unplugged :: Roc-A-Fella Records". Rapreviews.com. 2001-12-21. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ [2] Archived January 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (2002-01-15). "Kings of New York – Page 2 – Music – New York". Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "American album certifications – Jay-Z Unplugged – Jay-Z". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.