Instructions (album)

Instructions is the second studio album by American producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri, released by So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records on October 30, 2001. The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 on November 17, 2001.

Instructions
Studio album by Jermaine Dupri
Released	October 30, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hip hop
Length	52:42
Label	So So Def Columbia
Producer	Jermaine Dupri Emmanuel Dean The Neptunes Swizz Beatz Bryan-Michael Cox Kanye West
Jermaine Dupri chronology
Life in 1472 (1998) Instructions (2001) Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1 (2005)
Singles from Instructions
"Ballin' Out of Control" Released: 2001 "Welcome to Atlanta" Released: May 14, 2002

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]

Blender editor Anthony Decurtis wrote: "An outstanding judge of talent, Dupri doesn’t get the difference between making hits and making statements. "Ballin’ Out of Control" (featuring the ubiquitous Nate Dogg) and "Get Some" (featuring Usher) sparkle like champagne bubbles. The rest falls as flat as an opened bottle of Cristal the morning after."^[2] Jason Birchmeier from AllMusic felt that "JD doesn't live up to his own hype on Instructions. His rhymes flow well but are overflowing with clichés and constant boasting. He's better at co-opting rhymes than coming up with his own [...] Like JD himself, Instructions seems to rely more on its surface gloss than its substance. Even so, there are several highlights, mostly courtesy of the guests."^[1]

Commercial performance

Instructions debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 on November 17, 2001.^[3]

Track listing

1. "LP Intro" – 0:24
2. "Welcome to Atlanta" (featuring Ludacris) – 3:20
3. "Money, Hoes & Power" (featuring UGK, Pimpin' Ken and Manuel Seal) – 3:50
4. "The Dream" (Interlude) [featuring Wanda Sykes] – 0:49
5. "Get Some" (featuring Usher, R.O.C., Boo & Gotti) – 2:28
6. "Hate" (Interlude) – 1:06
7. "Hate Blood" (featuring Jadakiss and Freeway) – 3:55
8. "Ballin' Out of Control" (featuring Nate Dogg) – 3:08
9. "Superfly" (featuring Bilal) – 3:11
10. "Instructions Interlude" – 0:38
11. "Rules of the Game" (feat. Manish Man) – 3:36
12. "Prada Bag" (Interlude) – 0:15
13. "Whatever" (featuring Tigah, R.O.C. and Nate Dogg) – 4:18
14. "Let's Talk About It" (featuring Clipse and Pharrell Williams) – 5:22
15. "Yours & Mine" (featuring Jagged Edge) – 3:25
16. "Jazzy Hoes Part 2" (featuring Kurupt, Too Short, Field Mob, Backbone and Eddie Cain) – 4:47
17. "Hot Mama" (Interlude) – 0:14
18. "You Bring the Freak Out of Me" (featuring Da Brat and Kandi Burruss) – 3:04
19. "The Next Morning" (Interlude) – 0:24
20. "Rock with Me" (featuring Xscape) – 4:30
21. "Definition of a Pimp"^[a] – 3:13

Notes

• ^{^[a]} Japanese bonus track

Sample credits

• "Money, Hoes & Power" contains a sample of "Midnight and You" by Love Unlimited Orchestra.
• "Welcome to Atlanta" contains a sample of "Do It Baby" by Redd Holt Unlimited.
• "Let's Talk About It" contains a sample of "Rico Suave" by Gerardo.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 15 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 77

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Decurtis, Anthony. "Hip-hop etiquette in the dirty South". Blender. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
3. "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
4. "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.