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2001 studio album by Fat Joe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Fat Joe. Originally scheduled for a summer 2000 release, the album was released on December 4, 2001, via Terror Squad/Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place at TMF Studios, The Crackhouse, Chung King Studios and Sound On Sound in New York, The Hit Factory Criteria and Circle House Studios in Miami, TransContinental Studios in Orlando, The Studio in Philadelphia, and The Enterprise in California. Production was handled by Buckwild, Irv Gotti, Ron G, Alchemist, Bink!, Chink Santana, Cool & Dre, DJ Nasty & LVM, Psycho Les, Reef, Rockwilder, Sean C, Self and Younglord. It features guest appearances from Remy Ma, Armageddon, Prospect, R. Kelly, Ashanti, Busta Rhymes, Buju Banton, Ja Rule, Ludacris, M.O.P., Noreaga, Petey Pablo and Xzibit.
Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) | ||||
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Released | December 4, 2001 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 1:00:02 | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
HipHopDX | 2/5[2] |
RapReviews | 8/10[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The album serves as a sequel to Fat Joe's second album, Jealous One's Envy, released in 1995, and prequels his ninth solo LP, Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2), which was released in 2009.
The album was supported with two singles: "We Thuggin'" and "What's Luv?".
Its lead single, "We Thuggin'", released on October 2, 2001 prior to the album, made it to number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 37 in Australia, number 48 on the UK singles chart and number 70 in Germany.
The second single off of the album, "What's Luv?", released on February 4, 2002,[6] peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in Switzerland, number four in Australia and the UK, number five in New Zealand, number seven in the Netherlands, number ten in Germany, and also made it to the Top 20 in Canada, Norway, Denmark, Scotland, Wallonia and Ireland. It achieved Gold certifications by the Australian Recording Industry Association and the Swedish Recording Industry Association and Platinum certification by the BPI. An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Bille Woodruff.
In the United States, the album debuted at number 37 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts on the week of December 22, 2001. It peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 on the week of April 20, 2002. It received a platinum certification status by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 22, 2002 for selling over a million copies in the US alone.
The album marks Fat Joe's first entry into to the UK Albums Chart and the Scottish Albums Chart, reaching number 19 and number 45, respectively. It also made it to the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart, peaking at number 5. The album was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry on May 17, 2002 for sales of 60,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:27 | ||
2. | "J.O.S.E." | Psycho Les | 2:26 | |
3. | "King of N.Y." (featuring Buju Banton) |
| Cool & Dre | 4:07 |
4. | "Opposites Attract (What They Like)" (featuring Remy Ma) |
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| 4:03 |
5. | "Definition of a Don" (featuring Remy Ma) |
| Alchemist | 3:54 |
6. | "My Lifestyle" |
| Buckwild | 3:25 |
7. | "We Thuggin'" (featuring R. Kelly) |
| Ron G | 3:33 |
8. | "Fight Club" (featuring M.O.P. and Petey Pablo) | Rob "Reef" Tewlow | 5:17 | |
9. | "What's Luv?" (featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule) |
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| 4:27 |
10. | "He's Not Real" (Intro) | 0:22 | ||
11. | "He's Not Real" (featuring Prospect and Remy Ma) |
| Younglord | 3:43 |
12. | "The Fuck Up" (Interlude) | 0:57 | ||
13. | "Get the Hell On with That" (featuring Ludacris and Armageddon) |
| Bink! | 4:03 |
14. | "It's O.K." | Sean Cane | 3:20 | |
15. | "Murder Rap" (featuring Armageddon) |
| Rockwilder | 4:17 |
16. | "The Wild Life" (featuring Prospect and Xzibit) |
| DJ Nasty & LVM | 3:36 |
17. | "Still Real" |
| Buckwild | 4:10 |
18. | "We Thuggin' (Remix)" (featuring R. Kelly, Busta Rhymes, Noreaga and Remy Ma) |
| Ron G | 3:55 |
Total length: | 1:00:02 |
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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)[24] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[25] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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