2000 studio album by Jay-Z
The Dynasty: Roc-La-Familia is the fifth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, featuring prominent appearances from signees of Roc-A-Fella Records.[11] It was released on October 31, 2000, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Its lead single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", produced by the Neptunes, became one of Jay-Z's most successful singles peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, with 557,789 copies sold in its first week. The album is certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album received positive reviews from critics, and became the 20th highest-selling R&B/Hip-Hop album of the 2000–2010 decade according to Billboard.[12]
Music
Though originally billed as a Roc-A-Fella Records compilation album—showcasing Roc-A-Fella artists such as Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Amil, and Freeway—The Dynasty was marketed as Jay-Z solo album. The production was handled primarily by Just Blaze, Kanye West, Bink!, and the Neptunes.[1]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[15]
- B-High – producer
- Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
- Shawn Carter – executive producer
- Damon Dash – executive producer
- L. Dionne – vocals
- DJ Clue? – featured artist, vocals
- Freeway – primary artist
- Chad Hugo – producer
- Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing
- Jay-Z – vocals
- Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua – executive producer
- Just Blaze – producer, scratching
- R. Kelly – featured artist
- Lil' Mo – featured artist
- Jonathan Mannion – photography
- Memphis Bleek – featured artist
- Monica Morrow – stylist
- Rell – vocals
- Rick Rock – producer
- Scarface – featured artist
- Beanie Sigel – featured artist
- Snoop Dogg – featured artist
- Static – vocals
- Dawud West – art direction, design
- Kanye West – producer
- Pharrell Williams – producer
- Shane "Bermy" Woodley – assistant engineer
- Amil – featured artist