The Magnificent (DJ Jazzy Jeff album)

The Magnificent
Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff
Released	August 13, 2002
Genre	Hip hop, R&B, deep house
Length	79:31
Label	Rapster Records, BBE
Producer	DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kev Brown, P. Smoovah, Ken Wood, Oddisee, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Little Louie Vega
DJ Jazzy Jeff chronology
The Magnificent (2002) The Return of the Magnificent (2007)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
BBC	favorable[3]
HipHopDX	3.5/5[4]
PopMatters	favorable[5]
Slant Magazine	[6]

The Magnificent is the first studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Jazzy Jeff. It was released in 2002.

The Magnificent was preceded by The Magnificent EP which included 3 tracks that failed to make it to the LP; the Slum Village assisted "Are You Ready?" (produced by J Dilla), and "Da Rebirth", and "Branded" (both produced by Kev Brown).

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Magnificent received an average score of 75% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Da Ntro" (featuring Pauly Yamz and Baby Blak)	DJ Jazzy Jeff	3:32
2.	"Shake It Off" (featuring Chef Word)	Kev Brown	4:34
3.	"For Da Love of Da Game" (featuring Baby Blak and Pauly Yamz)	DJ Jazzy Jeff	3:47
4.	"Break It Down" (featuring J-Live)	P. Smoovah	4:31
5.	"How I Do" (featuring Cy Young)	Kev Brown	4:27
6.	"Worldwide" (featuring Baby Blak and Pauly Yamz)	Ken Wood	4:26
7.	"Musik Lounge" (featuring Oddisee)	Oddisee	4:10
8.	"Rock Wit U"	Kev Brown	3:37
9.	"Travelz" (featuring Baby Blak and Crushall)	Kev Brown	3:47
10.	"Scram" (featuring Freddie Foxxx)	Kev Brown	5:01
11.	"My Peoples" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)	DJ Jazzy Jeff	4:09
12.	"Know Ur Hood" (featuring Chef Word and Pauly Yamz)	Kev Brown	4:59
13.	"Love Saviour" (featuring Flo Brown and Raheem DeVaughn)	DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ken Wood	4:02
14.	"Mystery Man" (featuring The Last Emperor)	Ken Wood	3:09
15.	"We Are" (featuring Cy Young and Raheem DeVaughn)	Kev Brown	4:12
16.	"Charmed Life" (featuring J-Live)	P. Smoovah	4:16
17.	"We Live in Philly" (featuring Jill Scott)	DJ Jazzy Jeff	6:34
18.	"In Time" (featuring V)	Masters at Work	6:09

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Independent Albums[7]	39
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8]	73

References

1. "The Magnificent by DJ Jazzy Jeff". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
2. Bush, John. "DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
3. Puleston, Andy (2002). "Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
4. Williams, DeMarco (August 22, 2002). "DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
5. Dlugacz, Adam (August 6, 2002). "DJ Jazzy Jeff: The Magnificent". PopMatters. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
6. Cinquemani, Sal (July 21, 2002). "DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
7. "DJ Jazzy Jeff - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
8. "DJ Jazzy Jeff - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2016.

External links

• The Magnificent at Discogs (list of releases)