Jay-Z: Unplugged

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Jay-Z: Unplugged

Live album by Jay-Z
Released	December 18, 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded	November 18, 2001; MTV Studios in Times Square, New York
Genre	Hip hop
Length	N/A
Label	Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam
Producer(s)	?uestlove The Roots Just Blaze
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Jay-Z chronology
The Blueprint (2001)	Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001)	The Best of Both Worlds (2002)

Jay-Z: Unplugged is rapper Jay-Z's 2001 music album that contains some of his past songs with live acoustic instruments performed by Jay-Z himself with the hip-hop group The Roots. The album was recorded during the taping of a MTV Unplugged 2.0 episode on November 18, 2001. It sold more than 600,000 copies.

Coincidentally, Nirvana's own MTV Unplugged session was recorded eight years before on the same date, November 18, 1993.

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"	S. Carter, K. West, D. Richards, F. Perren, A. Mizell, B. Gordy	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
2	"Takeover"	S. Carter, K. West, J. Morrison, L. Parker, B. Chandler, A. Lomax, R. Manzarek, J. Lemay, R. Kreiger, J. Densmore, E. Burdon	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
3	"Girls, Girls, Girls"	S. Carter, J. Smith, R. Relf, T. Brock	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
4	"Jigga What, Jigga Who"	S. Carter, J. Burks, T. Mosley	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
5	"Big Pimpin'"	S. Carter, B. Freeman, C. Butler, T. Mosley, K. Joshua	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
6	"Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)"	S. Carter, K. West, D. Walsh, M. Price	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
7	"Can I Get A..."	S. Carter, J. Atkins, I. Lorenzo, R. Mays	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
8	"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"	S. Carter, M. James, M. Charnin, C. Strouse	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
9	"Ain't No Nigga"	S. Carter, J. Burks, B. Potter, D. Lambert, A. Moon, T. Thomas	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
10	"Can't Knock the Hustle/Family Affair"	S. Carter, M. Blige, A. Young, M. Elizondo, M. Miller, B. Miler, L. Wilson, M. Morgan, L. Lodge, C. Kambon	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige
11	"Song Cry"	S. Carter, J. Smith, R. Johnson, D. Gibbs	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
12	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"	S. Carter, P. Williams, C. Hugo, C. Wallace, S. Combs, K. Walker, T. Shaw, J. Johnson, D. Angelettie	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z, Pharrell
13a	"Jigga That Nigga"	S. Carter, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier, L. Gates	Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, The Roots	Jaguar Wright, Jay-Z
13b	"People Talking"	S. Carter, J. Smith	Just Blaze	Jay-Z