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2001 live album by Jay-Z with The Roots From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | ||||
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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] |
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" |
| 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
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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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. |
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