The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History
The Rest Is History cover
Studio album by Jin
Released October 19, 2004
Genre Hip-Hop/Rap
Length 1:05:53
Label Ruff Ryders/Virgin Records
Producer Darren "Dee" Dean(Exec.)
Joaquin "Waah" Dean (Exec.)
Bink
Elite
J. R. Rotem
Just Blaze
Kanye West
Kwame "K1 Mil"
Mr. Devine
Neo Da Matrix
Tuneheadz
Wyclef Jean
Swizz Beatz
Professional reviews
Jin chronology
The Rest Is History
(2004)		 The Emcee's Properganda
(2005)
Singles from The Rest Is History
  1. "Learn Chinese"
  2. "Senorita"

The Rest Is History is Jin's debut album. It was released on October 18, 2004. It was originally supposed to come out in summer 2003, but it was delayed for over a year. The first single, "Learn Chinese" came out in 2003. The second single for the album was supposed to be "I Got a Love", but Roc-A-Fella Records blocked the decision, fearing too many singles would over-expose Kanye West. The proper second single for the album was "Senorita." The album was number 54 on the Billboard 200. The album to date has sold 100,000+ in the U.S. and 200,000+ worldwide.

Contents

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# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer(s) Sample(s)
1 "Intro/The Signing (Skit)" J. Auyueng, Joaquin "Waah" Dean, A. Parrino, F. Crum, E. Serrano Tuneheadz *Interlude*
2 "Here Now" J. Auyueng, E. Hayes, B. Fida-i, F. Crum, E. Serrano Tuneheadz Jin
3 "Get Your Handz Off" J. Auyueng, Q. Atkinson, A. Brown, L. Wilson, C. Wilson, R. Wilson Neo Da Matrix, Swizz Beatz Jin, Swizz Beatz
  • Contains a sample from "Children Of The Sun" by Mandrill
4 "Club Song" J. Auyueng, J. Smith Just Blaze Jin
5 "The Come Thru" J. Auyueng, R. Harrell, C. Mitchell Bink! Jin, Twista
6 "So Afraid" J. Auyueng, K. Holland, S. Booker K1 Mil Jin
7 "I Got a Love" J. Auyueng, K. West, M. Bennett, B. Fida-i, E. Hayes, L. Williams Kanye West Jin, Kanye West
8 "Chinese Beats (Skit)" J. Auyueng, Q. Atkinson Neo Da Matrix *Interlude*
9 "Learn Chinese" J. Auyueng, W. Jean, J. Duplessis, C. Bobbitt, J. Brown, F. Wesley Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis Jin, Wyclef Jean
  • Contains samples from Das EFX's "They Want EFX" and James Brown's "Blind Man Can See It"
  • Contains added vocals by Ayeesha.
10 "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" J. Auyueng, E. Hayes, J. Rotem, B. Fida-i, J.R. Jin
11 "Senorita" J. Auyueng, Q. Atkinson, B. Fida-i, S. Martin, R. Holmes, G. Florio Neo Da Matrix Jin
  • Contains replayed elements from the composition "Give Up Your Guns" written by Gerald Florio and Rupert Holmes
12 "Love Story" J. Auyueng, L. Lunnon, M. Isley, O. Isley, E. Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, C. Jasper Mr. Devine Jin, Aja Smith
13 "Cold Outside" J. Auyueng, Q. Atkinson, E. Hayes, C. Jennings, K. Lewis Neo Da Matrix Jin, Lyfe Jennings
14 "C'mon" J. Auyueng, E. Hayes, J. Rotem, B. Fida-i J.R. Jin
15 "Karaoke Nite" J. Auyueng, D. Styles, A. Parrino Elite Jin, Styles P
16 "Same Cry" J. Auyueng, L. Timmes, L. Lunnon, B. Fida-i, B. Grobman Mr. Devine Jin, LT
17 "Thank You" J. Auyueng, L. Lunnon Mr. Devine Jin

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2004 The Rest Is History #54 #12

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • The tracks "A Little Hungry" and "Check the Clock" were omitted from the North American release.
  • There is a second version of "Thank You", however it did not surface onto this album.
  • Kanye West has included an extra verse in "I Got a Love (Remix)", which was later used in his song "I Wonder" on Graduation.
  • "C'Mon" contains a replayed melody from Aerosmith's "Dream On". In the song, Jin uses a flow similar to the one that Eminem used in "Sing For The Moment", that also samples "Dream On".

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