MTV Unplugged (Jay-Z album)
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Jay-Z: Unplugged | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | December 18, 2001 | |||
Recorded | November 18, 2001 | |||
Venue | MTV Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 58:15 | |||
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Producer | ||||
Jay-Z chronology | ||||
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The Roots chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
Robert Christgau | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | (A)[4] |
HipHopDX | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | (7/10)[6] |
RapReviews | (8.0/10)[7] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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, which sold more than 600,000 copies, was recorded during the taping of an MTV Unplugged 2.0 episode on November 18, 2001.
Track listing
All songs were produced by Questlove, The Roots; "People Talking" produced by Ski.
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" (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 |
Sample credits
- "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" contains an interpolation of "I Want You Back", written by Berry Gordy, Alfonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, and Deke Richards.
- "Takeover" contains interpolations of:
- "Sound of da Police", written by Lawrence Parker, Eric Burdon, Alan Lomax, Bryan Chandler, and Rodney Lemay.
- "Five to One", written by Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek.
- "Girls, Girls, Girl" contains an interpolation of "I Love You More and More Every Time", written by Tom Brock (singer) and Robert 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 by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin.
- "Ain't No Nigga" contains interpolations of:
- "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)", written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.
- "Seven Minutes of Funk", written by August Moon and Tyrone Thomas.
- "Can't Knock the Hustle" contains interpolations of:
- "Much Too Much", written by Marcus Miller.
- "Fool's Paradise", written by Meli'sa Morgan and Lesette Wilson.
- "Song Cry" contain an interpolation of "Sounds Like a Love Song", written by Douglas Gibbs and Ralph Johnson.
- "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" contains interpolations of:
- "Give It to Me Baby", written by James Johnson.
- "The World is Filled...", written by Christopher Wallace, Deric Angelettie, Sean Combs, Kit Walker, and Todd Shaw.
Personnel
Musicians
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Technical personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
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
- ^ MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "CG: jay-z". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ David Browne (2002-01-11). "Unplugged Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "Jay-Z – MTV Unplugged | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews". HipHop DX. 2002-01-29. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. 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.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "British album certifications – Jay-Z – Unplugged". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Jay-Z – Jay-Z Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.