The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)

Best Of Both Worlds
Studio album by R. Kelly & Jay-Z
Released March 26, 2002 (US)
Recorded October 2001 - January 2002
Genre Hip hop/R&B
Length 49:16
56:41 (Bonuses)
Label Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam, Jive
Producer R. Kelly (also executive)
Jay-Z (executive)
Poke & Tone, Megahertz, Charlemagne
R. Kelly & Jay-Z chronology
The Best of Both Worlds
(2002)		 Unfinished Business
(2004)
R. Kelly chronology
TP-2.com
(2000)		 The Best of Both Worlds
(2002)		 Chocolate Factory
(2003)
Jay-Z chronology
Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2001)		 The Best of Both Worlds
(2002)		 The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly (C+) link
HipHopDX.com link
RapReviews.com (4.5/10) link
USA Today link

The Best of Both Worlds is a 2002 collaborative album by R. Kelly & Jay-Z.[1] The album sold 285,000 in its opening week and debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The album received lukewarm reviews from music critics.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "The Best of Both Worlds"   S. Carter, R. Kelly, D. Wesley Megahertz 3:12
2. "Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body"   S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier R. Kelly, Poke and Tone 3:35
3. "Break Up to Make Up"   S. Carter, R. Kelly R. Kelly, Poke and Tone 4:08
4. "It Ain't Personal"   S. Carter, R. Kelly R. Kelly, Poke and Tone 4:24
5. "The Streets"   S. Carter, R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:34
6. "Green Light" (featuring Beanie Sigel) S. Carter, R. Kelly, D. Grant R. Kelly, Tone (co.) 2:48
7. "Naked" (R. Kelly Solo) R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:08
8. "Shake Ya Body" (featuring Lil' Kim) S. Carter, R. Kelly, K. Jones, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier R. Kelly, Poke and Tone 3:19
9. "Somebody's Girl"   S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier R. Kelly, Poke and Tone 3:41
10. "Get This Money"   S. Carter, R. Kelly R. Kelly, Tone (co.) 3:04
11. "Shorty"   S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier R. Kelly, Poke and Tone 4:10
12. "Honey" (featuring The Bee Gees) S. Carter, R. Kelly, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier, M. Gibb, B. Gibb, R. Gibb R. Kelly, Poke and Tone 4:02
13. "P***y" (featuring Devin the Dude) S. Carter, R. Kelly Charlemagne 4:50

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard 200 2
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1
German Albums Chart 22
Australian Albums Chart 100
Canadian Albums Chart 19
Swedish Albums Chart 42
Dutch Albums Chart 12
Austrian Albums Chart 73
UK Albums Chart 37
French Albums Chart 20

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Best-Both-Worlds-Jay-Z/dp/B000063BPE/
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The Best of Both Worlds (with R. Kelly) · Unfinished Business (with R. Kelly) · Collision Course (with Linkin Park) · Watch the Throne (with Kanye West)
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Concert tours
Hard Knock Life Tour (1999)  · Roc The Mic Tour (2003)  · Best of Both Worlds Tour (2004)  · American Gangster Live (2007)  · Heart of the City Tour (2008)  · Jay-Z & Ciara Live (2009)  · Jay-Z Fall Tour (2009)  · The Blueprint 3 Tour (2010)  · The Home & Home Tour (2010)  · U2 360 Tour (Supporting act, 2010)  · Watch the Throne Tour (2011)
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