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]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
NME	(8/10)[4]
RapReviews	(8/10)[5]
Rhapsody	(favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Source	[8]
Village Voice	(mixed)[9]
Yahoo! Music	(mixed)[10]

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is the fifth studio album released by American rapper Jay-Z.^[11] 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.^[12]

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

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Just Blaze	3:10
2.	"Change the Game" (featuring Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel)	Rick Rock	3:07
3.	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (featuring Pharrell Williams)	The Neptunes	3:47
4.	"Streets Is Talking" (featuring Beanie Sigel)	Just Blaze	4:44
5.	"This Can't Be Life" (featuring Beanie Sigel & Scarface)	Kanye West	4:48
6.	"Get Your Mind Right Mami" (featuring Memphis Bleek, Snoop Dogg & Rell)	Rick Rock	4:22
7.	"Stick 2 the Script" (featuring Beanie Sigel)	Just Blaze	4:08
8.	"You, Me, Him and Her" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Amil)	Bink!	3:44
9.	"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (featuring R. Kelly)	Rockwilder	4:55
10.	"Parking Lot Pimpin'" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek)	Rick Rock	4:15
11.	"Holla" (performed by Memphis Bleek)	Memphis Bleek & B-High	3:32
12.	"1-900-Hustler" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Freeway)	Bink!	3:50
13.	"The R.O.C." (performed by Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek)	Just Blaze	4:06
14.	"Soon You'll Understand"	Just Blaze	4:35
15.	"Squeeze 1st"	Rick Rock	3:49
16.	"Where Have You Been" (featuring Beanie Sigel & L. Dionne)	T.T.	5:33

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	5
German Albums Chart	98
Swiss Albums Chart	89
UK Albums Chart	86
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Billboard 200	58

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
2000	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"	#11	#1	#4
2001	"Change The Game"	#86	#29	#10
	"Guilty Until Proven Innocent"	#82	#29	#12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[14]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart procession and succession

See also

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

References

1. The Dynasty: Roc La Familia at AllMusic
2. "CG: jay-z". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
3. Craig Seymour (2000-11-17). "The Dynasty Roc La Familia (2000-) Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
4. "NME Album Reviews - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000". Nme.Com. 2000-11-06. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
5. "Second Feature for October 29, 2000 - Jay-Z's "The Dynasty Roc La Familia"". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
6. Archived May 25, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Jay-Z: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
8. "Music: The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000 (CD) by Jay-Z (Artist)". Tower.com. 2000-10-31. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
9. Kelefa Sanneh (2000-12-19). "Sobs, Static, and Sweat - Page 1 - Music - New York". Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
11. "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000: Jay-Z: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
12. "Top Hip-Hop and R&B Albums & Charts". Billboard.com. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
13. "British album certifications – JAY Z – The Dynasty: Roc La Familia". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Dynasty: Roc La Familia in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
14. "American album certifications – JAY Z – The Dynasty: Roc La Familia". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

• The Dynasty: Roc La Familia at Discogs