Doc's da Name 2000
1998 studio album by Redman
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Doc's da Name 2000 is the fourth studio album by American rapper Redman.[9] The album was released on Def Jam Recordings on December 8, 1998. It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200. It was a top seller, being certified platinum for sales of over a million copies.
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| Released | December 8, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 69:57 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [5] |
| NME | 8/10[6] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
The song "Da Goodness'' is sampled in the Barbadian soca beat "Redman/Da Goodness Riddim" in 1999. The song "Let da Monkey Out" was featured in the 2005 film Syriana.[10]
Commercial performance
Doc's da Name 2000 debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming his third number one on the chart.[11] On February 17, 1999, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.[12] The album was certified only two months after being released. As of October 2009, the album has 1,056,000 copies in the United States being Redman's best selling album.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Welcome 2 da Bricks" | Reggie Noble | 1:55 | |
| 2. | "Let da Monkey Out" |
| Erick Sermon | 3:35 |
| 3. | "I'll Bee Dat!" |
| Rockwilder | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Get It Live" |
| Erick Sermon | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Who Took da Satellite Van? (Skit)" | 0:46 | ||
| 6. | "Jersey Yo!" |
| 3:33 | |
| 7. | "Cloze Ya Doorz" (featuring Diezzel Don, Double-O, Gov Mattic, Roz, and Young Zee) |
| Erick Sermon | 3:59 |
| 8. | "I Don't Kare" |
| 3:28 | |
| 9. | "Boodah Break" | Erick Sermon | 2:17 | |
| 10. | "Million Chicken March (2 Hot 4 TV) (Skit)" | 1:21 | ||
| 11. | "Keep on '99" |
| Erick Sermon | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Well All Rite Cha" (featuring Method Man) |
| Erick Sermon | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Pain in da Ass Stewardess (Skit)" | 2:05 | ||
| 14. | "Da Goodness" (featuring Busta Rhymes) | Reggie Noble | 4:10 | |
| 15. | "My Zone!" (featuring Markie (aka Mr. Cream)[14]) |
| Reggie Noble | 2:54 |
| 16. | "Da Da DaHHH" |
| Erick Sermon | 4:07 |
| 17. | "G.P.N. (Skit)" | 2:07 | ||
| 18. | "Down South Funk" (featuring Erick Sermon and Keith Murray) |
| Erick Sermon | 3:51 |
| 19. | "D.O.G.S." |
| Erick Sermon | 3:51 |
| 20. | "Beet Drop" | Reggie Noble | 1:18 | |
| 21. | "We Got da Satellite Van! (Skit)" | 0:56 | ||
| 22. | "Brick City Mashin'!" |
| Erick Sermon | 3:10 |
| 23. | "Soopaman Lova IV" (featuring Dave Hollister) | Reggie Noble | 2:33 | |
| 24. | "I Got a Seecret" |
| Roni Size | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 69:57 | |||
Samples
Welcome 2 da Bricks
- "Black Wonders of the World" by Billy Paul
Let da Monkey Out
- "Stomp and Buck Dance" by the Crusaders
Get It Live
- "Just Rhymin' with Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
Jersey Yo!
- "Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him" by Betty Davis
I Don't Kare
- "The Champ" by the Mohawks
- "Super Thug" by N.O.R.E
- "Top Billin'" by Audio Two
Boodah Break
- "Beats to the Rhyme" by Run-DMC
- "Caught, Can I Get a Witness?" by Public Enemy
Keep On '99
Da Goodness
- "Caravan" by Buddy Merrill
- "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy
My Zone!
- "How I Could Just Kill a Man" by Cypress Hill
Da Da Dahhh
- "It's a Sad Song" by Don Julian
Down South Funk
- "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
D.O.G.S.
- "Ladies in da House" by Aaliyah
- "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
Brick City Mashin'!
- "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
- "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's
Soopaman Lova IV
- "You've Got a Hard Head" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
I Got a Seecret
- "Around the World" by Attilio Mineo
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||