Unplugged is rapper Jay-Z's 2001 live album that contains some of his past songs with live instruments performed by the hip-hop band The Roots. The album was recorded during the taping of an MTV Unplugged 2.0 episode on November 18, 2001 Following the success of Blueprint, Jay-Z took a break from the studio productions of Timbaland and Just Blaze and stepped into acoustic surroundings for a taped edition of MTV's long-running Unplugged series. With the talents of the Roots as his backing band, Jay-Z fails to miss a step and feels just as comfortable in the unplugged arena as he does with drum machines and a mixing desk in front of him. The skills of Roots drummer Ahmir Thompson emulate even the slightest nuance from the originally programmed electronic beats, and Jay-Z fails to take this for granted, gently shifting from one song to the next in medley form with ease. With a strong track listing spanning his entire career of chart-topping hits, this album is the
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Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
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Takeover
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Girls, Girls, Girls
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Jigga What, Jigga Who
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Big Pimpin'
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Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)
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Can I Get A..
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Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)
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Ain't No
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Can't Knock The Hustle / Family Affair
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Song Cry
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I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)
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Jigga That N*** / People Talking (Bonus Track)
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Jay Z is the newer, correct spelling of Jay-Z. According to a Pitchfork article, "Jay-Z is shedding some baggage in his post-Magna Carta Holy Grail life. According to Billboard editor Joe Levy, "Jay Z has dropped the hyphen from his name, according to his label." Billboard has since dropped the hyphen from articles mentioning Jay, SPIN points out. Jay's website is billed as "JAY Z's Life+Times". And "JAY Z" is how his music is listed on iTunes." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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