''Jay-Z: Unplugged'' is rapper

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

's 2001 live album that contains some of his past songs with live instruments performed by the hip-hop band

the Roots The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F ...

. 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

All songs were produced by

Questlove Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ), is an American musician, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thou ...

The Roots The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F ...

; "People Talking" produced by Ski. # "

Izzo (H.O.V.A.) "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" (often referred to as "H to the Izzo") is the first single released by Jay-Z from his sixth album ''The Blueprint''. It is among his most popular singles. This was the second song released off ''The Blueprint'', after the dis ...

" – 5:08 # " Takeover" – 4:57 # " Girls, Girls, Girls" – 4:41 # " Jigga What, Jigga Who" – 2:34 # " Big Pimpin'" – 4:11 # " Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" – 4:05 # " Can I Get A..." – 1:42 # " Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" – 1:31 # "

Ain't No Nigga "Ain't No Nigga" is the second single from the American rapper Jay-Z's first album, ''Reasonable Doubt'', and is featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 Eddie Murphy movie ''The Nutty Professor''. It was released on March 19, 1996. The track featur ...

" – 1:02 # " Can't Knock the Hustle"/" Family Affair" (featuring

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

) – 6:06 # "

Song Cry "Song Cry" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and produced by Just Blaze. It was released on April 16, 2002. It was the fourth and final single from his sixth studio album ''The Blueprint'' and also appears on the 2001 live album '' Jay-Z: Unplug ...

" – 7:04 # " I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (featuring Pharrell) – 6:58 # " Jigga That Nigga"/"People Talking" – 8:22

Personnel

Leonard Hubbard Leonard Nelson Hubbard (1958/1959 – December 16, 2021), also known simply as Hub, was an American musician who was best known for being the bass guitarist for The Roots, a Philadelphia band, from 1992 to 2007. He played on all of their records u ...

– acoustic bass * Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums, producer * Damon Bennett – flute, recorder * Ben Kenney – acoustic guitar *

Kamal Gray The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy ...

– keyboards * Omar Edwards – keyboards * Aaron "Gushie" Dramper – percussion * Frank "Knuckles" Walker – percussion * Scratch – vocal percussion, backing vocals *

– producer * Alexandra Leem – strings * Fiona Murray – strings * Ghislaine Fleischmann – strings * Larry Gold – strings * Jaguar Wright – vocals * Walik Goshorn - Photography

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Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

External links

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