MTV Unplugged (Jay-Z album)

Jay-Z: Unplugged
Live album by
Jay-Z with the Roots
ReleasedDecember 18, 2001
RecordedNovember 18, 2001
VenueMTV Studios, New York City
GenreHip hop
Length58:15
Label
Producer
Jay-Z chronology
The Blueprint
(2001) 		Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2001) 		The Best of Both Worlds
(2002)
The Roots chronology
Things Fall Apart
(1999) 		Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2001) 		Phrenology
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Robert Christgau[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
HipHopDX[5]
NME7/10[6]
RapReviews8.0/10[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, 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
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)"
  • Carter
  • West
  • Michael Price
  • Dan Walsh
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

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "CG: jay-z". Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  4. ^ David Browne (January 11, 2002). "Unplugged Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Jay-Z – MTV Unplugged | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews". HipHop DX. January 29, 2002. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "NME Album Reviews – Jay-Z : Unplugged". Nme.Com. January 15, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Jay-Z :: Unplugged :: Roc-A-Fella Records". Rapreviews.com. December 21, 2001. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. ^ [2] Archived January 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (January 15, 2002). "Kings of New York – Page 2 – Music – New York". Village Voice. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  10. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Jay-Z – Unplugged". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Jay-Z – Jay-Z Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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