Released October 31, 2000 Length 66:35 Artist Jay Z | Recorded 2000 Release date 31 October 2000 | |
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Producer Genres Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, East Coast hip hop Nominations Soul Train Music Award for Best Album of the Year Similar Jay Z albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
Jay z change the game ft beanie sigel memphis bleek
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is the fifth studio album by American hip-hop artist Jay Z. It was released on October 31, 2000. It's lead single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", produced by The Neptunes, was one of Jay Z's most successful singles peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 557,789 copies sold in its first week and more than 2.3 million copies sold to date. The album generally received positive reviews from music critics and the album ended up becoming the 20th highest selling R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the 2000–2010 decade according to Billboard.
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Originally a Roc-A-Fella Records compilation album, a showcase for Roc-A-Fella artists such as Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Amil and Freeway, which eventually became another Jay Z solo album (or at least marketed as one to increase sales), although the Roc-A-Fella artists are abundant on this album. Big name guest appearances have been limited to three – Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly, and Scarface – to make room for the Roc-A-Fella family. Rather than using big-name producers such as Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, who had featured prominently on Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, Jay Z had decided to feature more up-and-coming producers at the time of this album, such as Just Blaze, Kanye West, Bink! and The Neptunes. Partially as a result of this exposure, these producers would achieve notable success in the future. This was also the first album of Jay Z's not to feature work by longtime producer DJ Premier. Given Just Blaze and Kanye West's penchant for utilizing soul samples in their beats, the album features a smoother sound than Jay Z's previous efforts, though Bay Area-based producer Rick Rock includes a more minimalist sound in his four productions.
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Adapted from AllMusic.
Songs
1Intro3:11
2Change The GameBeanie Sigel - Memphis Bleek3:08
3I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)3:48