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MTV Unplugged (Jay-Z album)

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Jay-Z: Unplugged
Live album by
Jay-Z with the Roots
ReleasedDecember 18, 2001
RecordedNovember 18, 2001
VenuesMTV Studios, New York City
GenreHip-hop
Length58:15
Labels
Producers
Jay-Z chronology
The Blueprint
(2001)		 Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2001)		 The Best of Both Worlds
(2002)
The Roots chronology
The Roots Come Alive
(1999)		 Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2001)		 Phrenology
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
HipHopDXStarStarStarStar[4]
NME7/10[5]
RapReviews8.0/10[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[7]

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

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All songs were produced by Questlove, the Roots; "People Talking" produced by Ski.

Sample credits

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "CG: jay-z". Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ David Browne (January 11, 2002). "Unplugged Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "NME Album Reviews – Jay-Z : Unplugged". Nme.Com. January 15, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Jay-Z :: Unplugged :: Roc-A-Fella Records". Rapreviews.com. December 21, 2001. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ Archived January 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Jay-Z Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Jay-Z Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "British album certifications – Jay-Z – Unplugged". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 4, 2023. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Unplugged Jay-Z in the "Search:" field.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Jay-Z – Jay-Z Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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