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For his second solo album, Atlanta producer/entrepreneur Jermaine Dupri goes out of his way to yet again show you just how much of a self-described "baller" he is. This mentality partly informs this album's title, Instructions, with JD telling you what it's like at the top and how you'll never get there. As you can probably imagine, there's little modesty here and JD could care less -- he seems to revel in his own vanity. Even if you wanted to, you'd have a hard time arguing with him: His So So Def label delivered popular albums and artists throughout the '90s -- Kris Kross, Jagged Edge, Usher, Da Brat, Lil' Bow Wow -- and he hires a star-studded roster of big-money guests for this album. Unfortunately, despite his big reputation and even bigger bank account, JD doesn't live up to his own hype on Instructions. His rhymes flow well but are overflowing with clichés and constant boasting. He's better at co-opting rhymes than coming up with his own. Moreover, sans the standout Neptunes production ("Let's Talk About It" featuring the Clipse), it also doesn't help that JD produces nearly the entire album -- he's certainly no Dr. Dre. And you can't help but wonder who's coming up with the beats, JD or co-producer Bryan-Michael Cox. Like JD himself, Instructions seems to rely more on its surface gloss than its substance. Even so, there are several highlights, mostly courtesy of the guests, some of the more noteworthy moments being "Ballin' Out of Control" with Nate Dogg, "Welcome to Atlanta" with Ludacris, and "Money, Hoes & Power" with UGK.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Pimp C, Composer - Pimp C, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring UGK, Pimpin' Ken and Manuel Seal, Performer - Bun B, Composer - Bun B, Lyricist - William Odum, Guitar
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Macio Parrilla, Composer - Macio Parrilla, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Wanda Sykes, Performer - Wanda Sykes, Composer - Wanda Sykes, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Programmer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Mwata Mitchell, Composer - Mwata Mitchell, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Usher, Boo & Gotti and R.O.C, Performer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Sabrian Sledge, Composer - Sabrian Sledge, Lyricist - Rahman Griffin, Composer - Rahman Griffin, Lyricist
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Spoken Word, Composer - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Jadakiss and Freeway, Performer - Jason T. Phillips, Composer - Jason T. Phillips, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Nate Dogg, Performer - Nathaniel Hale, Composer - Nathaniel Hale, Lyricist - William Odum, Guitar - Rahman Griffin, Composer - Rahman Griffin, Lyricist
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Bilal, Performer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Bilal Oliver, Composer - Bilal Oliver, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - LaMarquis Jefferson, Composer - LaMarquis Jefferson, Lyricist - LaMarquis Jefferson, Co-Producer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - William Odum, Guitar
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Spoken Word, Composer - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Manish Man, Producer - Manish Man, Composer - Manish Man, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Manish Man, Performer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Spoken Word, Composer - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Nate Dogg, R.O.C, Tigah, Skeeter Rock, Trey Lorenz & Katrina, Performer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Nathaniel Hale, Composer - Nathaniel Hale, Lyricist - William Odum, Guitar - Emanuele Dean, Co-Producer - Emanuele Dean, Composer - Emanuele Dean, Lyricist - Rahman Griffin, Composer - Rahman Griffin, Lyricist - Sheppard Daniels III, Composer - Sheppard Daniels III, Lyricist
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - T. Thornton, Composer - T. Thornton, Lyricist - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Pharrell Wiliams, Composer - Pharrell Wiliams, Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Chad Hugo, Composer - Chad Hugo, Lyricist - F. Thornton, Composer - F. Thornton, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri featuring The Clipse, Performer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Jagged Edge, Performer - Kasseem Dean, Composer - Kasseem Dean, Lyricist - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Brandon Casey, Composer - Brandon Casey, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Swizz Beats, Producer - Brian Casey, Composer - Brian Casey, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Eddie Cain, Composer - Eddie Cain, Lyricist - Carl Lowe, Composer - Carl Lowe, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Shawn Johnson, Composer - Shawn Johnson, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Darion Crawford, Composer - Darion Crawford, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri featuring Kurupt, Too Short, Field Mob, Backbone and Eddie Cain, Performer - LaMarquis Jefferson, Bass - Todd "Too $hort" Shaw, Composer - Todd "Too $hort" Shaw, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown, Composer - Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown, Lyricist - Jamahr "Backbone" Williams, Composer - Jamahr "Backbone" Williams, Lyricist
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Spoken Word, Composer - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Shawntae Harris, Composer - Shawntae Harris, Lyricist - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Kandi Burruss, Composer - Kandi Burruss, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring Da Brat & Kandi, Performer - William Odum, Guitar - Nick Ingram, Composer - Nick Ingram, Lyricist
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Spoken Word, Composer - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy, Composer - Berry Gordy, Lyricist - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Alphonse Mizell, Composer - Alphonse Mizell, Lyricist - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Deke Richards, Composer - Deke Richards, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jermaine Dupri featuring XSCAPE, Performer - Freddie Perren, Composer - Freddie Perren, Lyricist
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy McCracklin, Composer - Jimmy McCracklin, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Lowell Fulsom, Composer - Lowell Fulsom, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
John Horesco IV, Mixing Engineer - Christine Yarian, Composer - Christine Yarian, Lyricist - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Christopher Brian Bridges, Composer - Christopher Brian Bridges, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Larry Smith, Composer - Larry Smith, Lyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Jalil Hutchins, Composer - Jalil Hutchins, Lyricist - John Fletchers, Composer - John Fletchers, Lyricist - Freddie Perren, Composer - Freddie Perren, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris, Performer
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
Album review
For his second solo album, Atlanta producer/entrepreneur Jermaine Dupri goes out of his way to yet again show you just how much of a self-described "baller" he is. This mentality partly informs this album's title, Instructions, with JD telling you what it's like at the top and how you'll never get there. As you can probably imagine, there's little modesty here and JD could care less -- he seems to revel in his own vanity. Even if you wanted to, you'd have a hard time arguing with him: His So So Def label delivered popular albums and artists throughout the '90s -- Kris Kross, Jagged Edge, Usher, Da Brat, Lil' Bow Wow -- and he hires a star-studded roster of big-money guests for this album. Unfortunately, despite his big reputation and even bigger bank account, JD doesn't live up to his own hype on Instructions. His rhymes flow well but are overflowing with clichés and constant boasting. He's better at co-opting rhymes than coming up with his own. Moreover, sans the standout Neptunes production ("Let's Talk About It" featuring the Clipse), it also doesn't help that JD produces nearly the entire album -- he's certainly no Dr. Dre. And you can't help but wonder who's coming up with the beats, JD or co-producer Bryan-Michael Cox. Like JD himself, Instructions seems to rely more on its surface gloss than its substance. Even so, there are several highlights, mostly courtesy of the guests, some of the more noteworthy moments being "Ballin' Out of Control" with Nate Dogg, "Welcome to Atlanta" with Ludacris, and "Money, Hoes & Power" with UGK.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:39
- Main artists: Jermaine Dupri
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: So So Def
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
2001 A Joint Venture between Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and So So Def Recordings, Inc.
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