The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
Studio album by Jay Z
Released	October 31, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:35
Label	Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Producer	Just Blaze, Rick Rock, Bink!, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Rockwilder, Memphis Bleek, B-High, T.T.
Jay Z chronology
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999) The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000) The Blueprint (2001)
Singles from The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" Released: October 17, 2000 "Change the Game" Released: January 9, 2001 "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" Released: March 13, 2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Source	4.5/5[8]
The Village Voice	B[9]

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is the fifth studio album released by American rapper Jay Z.^[10] Its 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.^[11]

Music

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.

Track listing

Sample credits

• "Intro" contains a sample of "She Said She Loves Me" by Kleeer
• "I Just Wanna Love U (Give it 2 Me)" contains elements and samples of "Give it To Me Baby" performed by Rick James, and "The World is Filled" by the Notorious B.I.G.
• "Squeeze 1st" contains elements from "Hypnotize" and "Who Shot Ya", both performed by The Notorious B.I.G.
• "1-900-Hustler" contains a sample of "Ain't Gonna Happen" by Ten Wheel Drive and Genya Ravan
• "Change the Game" and "Get Your Mind Right Mami" both contain a sample of "You Gots to Chill" by EPMD
• "Soon You'll Understand" contains a sample of the Love Theme from The Landlord, by Al Kooper
• "Stick 2 The Script" contains a sample of "Under Pressure" by Nick Ingman
• "You, Me, Him, and Her" contains a sample of "What's Your Name" performed by The Moments
• "This Can't Be Life" contains a sample of "I Miss You" performed by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and "Xxplosive" by Dr. Dre

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[12]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2000 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 2000 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Z-The-Dynasty-Roc-La-Familia-2000-/master/46962 The Dynasty: Roc La Familia at Discogs