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Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ. Early life Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...

, released by

So So Def Recordings So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and owned by producer Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B and bass music. So So Def has managed artists such as Bow Wow, Kris Kross, T ...

and Columbia Records on October 30, 2001. The album debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on November 17, 2001.

Commercial performance

''Instructions'' debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on November 17, 2001.

Track listing

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) – 3:36 # "Prada Bag" (Interlude) – 0:15 # "Whatever" (featuring Tigah, R.O.C. and Nate Dogg) – 4:18 # "Let's Talk About It" (featuring Clipse and Pharrell Williams) – 5:22 # "Yours & Mine" (featuring Jagged Edge) – 3:25 # "Jazzy Hoes Part 2" (featuring

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) – 3:04 # "The Next Morning" (Interlude) – 0:24 # "Rock with Me" (featuring Xscape) – 4:30 # "Definition of a Pimp" - 3:13 Notes * Japanese bonus track Sample credits *"Money, Hoes & Power" contains a sample of "Midnight and You" by

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. *"Welcome to Atlanta" contains a sample of "Do It Baby" by Redd Holt Unlimited. *"Let's Talk About It" contains a sample of "Rico Suave" by Gerardo.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2001 albums Jermaine Dupri albums Albums produced by Bryan-Michael Cox Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri Albums produced by Swizz Beatz Albums produced by the Neptunes Albums produced by Kanye West {{2001-hiphop-album-stub