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After the crossover success of 1998's Hard Knock Life (complete with highly publicized samples from Annie), Jay-Z returned to the streets on his fourth proper album overall, 1999's Life and Times of S. Carter. A set of hard-hitting tracks with some of the best rhymes of Jay-Z's career, the album is much more invigorating than its predecessor, and almost as consistently entertaining as his best album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. As good as his rapping has become, the production here plays a large part as well. Befitting his superstar status, Jay-Z boasts the cream of hip-hop producers: Timbaland (four tracks total), DJ Premier, Swizz Beatz, and Rockwilder. DJ Premier's "So Ghetto," Timbaland's "Snoopy Track" (with Juvenile), and DJ Clue's "Pop 4 Roc" are innovative tracks that push the rhymes along but never intrude too much on Jay-Z's own flow. If this album doesn't quite make it up to Jay-Z's best, though, it's the fault of a few overblown productions, like "Dope Man" and "Things That U Do" (with Mariah Carey).
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Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - K Rob, Producer
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miles, ComposerLyricist - Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Sancho, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Premier, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Amil, FeaturedArtist - Dana Stinson, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - A. Whitehead, ComposerLyricist - Kyambo R. Joshua, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Ernesto Shaw, ComposerLyricist - DJ Clue, Producer - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clue, Producer - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Darrell "Digga" Branch, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Mariah Carey, FeaturedArtist - Kyambo R. Joshua, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Timbaland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Juvenile, FeaturedArtist - Terius Gray, ComposerLyricist - Timbaland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Amil, FeaturedArtist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russell Howard, ComposerLyricist - A. Whitehead, ComposerLyricist - Russ, Producer - Sean Francis, ComposerLyricist - Russ Howard, Producer
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Amil, FeaturedArtist - Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Ernesto Shaw, ComposerLyricist - DJ Clue, Producer - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clue, Producer - Beanie Sigel, FeaturedArtist - Tatsuya Sato, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - A. Whitehead, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - K Rob, Producer
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Timbaland, Producer - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tatsuya Sato, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - UGK, FeaturedArtist - Kyambo R. Joshua, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Carl Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Timbaland, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer - Timbaland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tatsuya Sato, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Dana Stinson, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tatsuya Sato, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Jay-Z, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tatsuya Sato, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K Rob, Producer
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Lionel Bart, ComposerLyricist - P. Skam, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
After the crossover success of 1998's Hard Knock Life (complete with highly publicized samples from Annie), Jay-Z returned to the streets on his fourth proper album overall, 1999's Life and Times of S. Carter. A set of hard-hitting tracks with some of the best rhymes of Jay-Z's career, the album is much more invigorating than its predecessor, and almost as consistently entertaining as his best album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. As good as his rapping has become, the production here plays a large part as well. Befitting his superstar status, Jay-Z boasts the cream of hip-hop producers: Timbaland (four tracks total), DJ Premier, Swizz Beatz, and Rockwilder. DJ Premier's "So Ghetto," Timbaland's "Snoopy Track" (with Juvenile), and DJ Clue's "Pop 4 Roc" are innovative tracks that push the rhymes along but never intrude too much on Jay-Z's own flow. If this album doesn't quite make it up to Jay-Z's best, though, it's the fault of a few overblown productions, like "Dope Man" and "Things That U Do" (with Mariah Carey).
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:07
- Main artists: Jay Z
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roc-A-Fella
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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