MTV Unplugged (Jay-Z album)
2001 live album by Jay-Z with the Roots
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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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| Released | December 18, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | November 18, 2001 | |||
| Venues | MTV Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 58:15 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
| HipHopDX | [4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| RapReviews | 8.0/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
Track listing
All songs were produced by Questlove, the Roots; "People Talking" produced by Ski.
| No. | Title | Writer(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)" |
| 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
- "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" contains an interpolation of "I Want You Back", written by Berry Gordy, Alfonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, and Deke Richards.
- "Takeover" contains interpolations of:
- "Sound of da Police", written by Lawrence Parker, Eric Burdon, Alan Lomax, Bryan Chandler, and Rodney Lemay.
- "Five to One", written by Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek.
- "Girls, Girls, Girls" contains an interpolation of "I Love You More and More Every Time", written by Tom Brock (singer) and Robert Reif.
- "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" contains an interpolation of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City", written by Michael Price and Dan Walsh.
- "Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)" contains an interpolation of "It's the Hard Knock Life", written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin.
- "Ain't No" contains interpolations of:
- "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)", written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.
- "Seven Minutes of Funk", written by August Moon and Tyrone Thomas.
- "Can't Knock the Hustle" contains interpolations of:
- "Much Too Much", written by Marcus Miller.
- "Fool's Paradise", written by Meli'sa Morgan and Lesette Wilson.
- "Song Cry" contain an interpolation of "Sounds Like a Love Song", written by Douglas Gibbs and Ralph Johnson.
- "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" contains interpolations of:
- "Give It to Me Baby", written by James Johnson.
- "The World is Filled...", written by Christopher Wallace, Deric Angelettie, Sean Combs, Kit Walker, and Todd Shaw.
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||