Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth
studio albumA studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist.It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up majority of the album and are often "bonus tracks"...
by American
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rapper
Jay-ZShawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name, Jay-Z is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $150 million, shipping over 30 million copies of his albums in the United...
, released December 28, 1999 on
Roc-A-Fella RecordsRoc-A-Fella Records is an American vanity record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. A subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the label's title refers to American oil magnate and businessman John Rockefeller....
. It exhibits a return to the street-oriented sound of his debut album,
Reasonable DoubtReasonable Doubt is the debut album of American hip hop rapper Jay-Z, released June 25, 1996 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States and on Northwestside Records in the United Kingdom. The album features production by DJ Premier, Ski, Knobody and Clark Kent, and guest vocals by Memphis Bleek,...
(1996).
Vol. 3… initially received generally positive reviews from most music critics. It was a notable chart and sales success, as it sold 2 million copies by its first month of release. On February 14, 2001, the album was certified
triple platinumIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
in sales by the
Recording Industry Association of AmericaThe Recording Industry Association of America is a group which represents the recording industry distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA say "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate sound recordings...
(RIAA), following sales in excess of 3 million copies in the United States.
Upon release, the album proved to be a commercial success, selling in excess of 2 million copies by its first month of release.
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth
studio albumA studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist.It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up majority of the album and are often "bonus tracks"...
by American
hip hopHip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...
rapper
Jay-ZShawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name, Jay-Z is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $150 million, shipping over 30 million copies of his albums in the United...
, released December 28, 1999 on
Roc-A-Fella RecordsRoc-A-Fella Records is an American vanity record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. A subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the label's title refers to American oil magnate and businessman John Rockefeller....
. It exhibits a return to the street-oriented sound of his debut album,
Reasonable DoubtReasonable Doubt is the debut album of American hip hop rapper Jay-Z, released June 25, 1996 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States and on Northwestside Records in the United Kingdom. The album features production by DJ Premier, Ski, Knobody and Clark Kent, and guest vocals by Memphis Bleek,...
(1996).
Vol. 3… initially received generally positive reviews from most music critics. It was a notable chart and sales success, as it sold 2 million copies by its first month of release. On February 14, 2001, the album was certified
triple platinumIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
in sales by the
Recording Industry Association of AmericaThe Recording Industry Association of America is a group which represents the recording industry distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA say "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate sound recordings...
(RIAA), following sales in excess of 3 million copies in the United States.
Reception
Upon release, the album proved to be a commercial success, selling in excess of 2 million copies by its first month of release.
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter peaked at number 1 on both the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
and
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
charts. On February 14, 2001, the album was certified
triple platinumIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
in sales by the
Recording Industry Association of AmericaThe Recording Industry Association of America is a group which represents the recording industry distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA say "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate sound recordings...
(RIAA), following sales in excess of 3 million copies in the United States.
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter received generally positive reviews from most music critics. The
Chicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company...
s
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gave the album 3 out of 4 stars and wrote that "Jay-Z's level of self-awareness is utterly in tune with his generation's; he's not an artist so much as a multimedia-savvy product manager, in tune with how the game is played".
The Washington PostThe Washington Post is the newspaper with the largest circulation in Washington, D.C. and is the city's oldest paper, founded in 1877. Being located in the nation's capital, it has a particular emphasis on national politics and international affairs...
gave
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter a favorable review, writing that it "is full of reputation-building swagger, cataloguing of lyrical skills and autobiographical perspective". However,
Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California since 1881. It is distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States...
writer Soren Baker gave it 2½ out of 4 stars and wrote that the album lacks the "biting humor and spectacular wordplay" of his previous albums. It received perfect ratings from both
USA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth...
and
Robert ChristgauRobert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-professed "Dean of American Rock Critics". In print, he often abbreviates his name as Xgau....
of
The Village VoiceThe Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper in New York City, United States featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City...
. The former publication's Steve Jones wrote that Jay-Z's "lyrics and sense of timing are as razor-sharp as ever", and Christgau stated "he goes for a rugged, expansive vigor, nailing both come-fly-with-me cosmopolitanism and the hunger for excitement that's turned gangster hangouts into musical hotbeds from Buenos Aires to Kansas City".
Steve Juon of RapReviews gave the album a rating of 8.5/10 and noted it as an improvement of Jay-Z's previous two efforts.
Miles Marshall LewisMiles Marshall Lewis is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, class of 1993....
of
The Village Voice gave
Vol. 3… a rave review, praising its production quality and lyrics. Lewis stated "Jay-Z is the best MC in hip hop.
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter ('S dot Carter', like
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was supposed to be 'Janet period') is the quintessential 2000-model hip hop album, and Shawn Carter is the finest MC the form currently has to offer". Allmusic commended Jay-Z for his lyrical ability on the album, calling it "A set of hard-hitting tracks with some of the best rhymes of Jay-Z's career … much more invigorating than its predecessor, and almost as consistently entertaining as his best album,
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". However,
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columnist Spence D. wrote that
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter presents Jay-Z "in battle with his two personas: the street solider and the pop star".
Track listing
| # |
Title |
Length |
Producer(s) |
| 1 |
"Hova Song (Intro)" |
2:21 |
K-Rob |
| 2 |
"So Ghetto" |
4:01 |
DJ Premier Christopher Edward Martin , better known as DJ Premier, is an American record producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with vocalist Guru. Originally from Houston, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, for much of his professional career...
|
| 3 |
"Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) "Do It Again " is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The song features production by Rockwilder as well as guest vocals by singer Amil and rapper Beanie Sigel.-CD:...
"
(feat. Beanie SigelDwight Grant , also known as Beanie Sigel, is a American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records who has formed a close association with rappers Jay-Z, Freeway and other former and current artists on the roster...
& AmilAmil Whitehead more commonly known by her stage name Amil, is a American female rapper and singer from New York City. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protegé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A..." from the Rush Hour soundtrack.-Early life:Amil was born September 19, 1978 in...
) |
4:39 |
Rockwilder Rockwilder is an American hip hop and R&B record producer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing album tracks on Redman's late-1990s LPs...
|
| 4 |
"Dope Man" |
4:03 |
DJ Clue Ernesto Shaw, better known as DJ Clue?, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJ's not to mix songs in his mixtapes. He has a sister Lisa and a daughter Bryana. He was signed as an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records...
, Darrell 'Digga' Branch, Ken "Duro" Ifill, Lance 'UN' Rivera (co-producer) |
| 5 |
"Things That U Do "Things That U Do" is a single from rapper Jay-Z's 1999 album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It features guest vocals by Mariah Carey and a beat produced by Swizz Beatz...
"
(feat. Mariah CareyMariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
) |
4:52 |
Swizz Beatz Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...
|
| 6 |
"It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)" |
4:16 |
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer and rapper. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day..Timbaland's first full credit production work was in...
|
| 7 |
"Snoopy Track"
(feat. JuvenileTerius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper. At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1994. The album gave name to the southern rap style known as "bounce". The album was followed by Solja Rags in 1997; its underground...
) |
4:01 |
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer and rapper. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day..Timbaland's first full credit production work was in...
|
| 8 |
"S. Carter"
(feat. AmilAmil Whitehead more commonly known by her stage name Amil, is a American female rapper and singer from New York City. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protegé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A..." from the Rush Hour soundtrack.-Early life:Amil was born September 19, 1978 in...
) |
4:14 |
Russell "Russ" Howard, Sean "SAF" Francis, Chauncey Mahan (co-producer) |
| 9 |
"Pop 4 Roc"
(feat. Beanie SigelDwight Grant , also known as Beanie Sigel, is a American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records who has formed a close association with rappers Jay-Z, Freeway and other former and current artists on the roster...
, Memphis BleekMalik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Memphis Grillz" , is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-A-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records...
, & AmilAmil Whitehead more commonly known by her stage name Amil, is a American female rapper and singer from New York City. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protegé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A..." from the Rush Hour soundtrack.-Early life:Amil was born September 19, 1978 in...
) |
4:36 |
DJ Clue Ernesto Shaw, better known as DJ Clue?, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJ's not to mix songs in his mixtapes. He has a sister Lisa and a daughter Bryana. He was signed as an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records...
, Ken "Duro" Ifill |
| 10 |
"Watch Me"
(feat. Dr.Dre) |
4:34 |
Irv Gotti & Lil' Rob |
| 11 |
"Big Pimpin' "Big Pimpin" is the last single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It features rapping by Southern hip hop group UGK as well as production by Timbaland....
"
(feat. UGKUGK was a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop act from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler. He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman who became his longtime partner...
) |
4:45 |
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer and rapper. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day..Timbaland's first full credit production work was in...
|
| 12 |
"There's Been a Murder" |
3:40 |
Russell "Russ" Howard, Sean "SAF" Francis, Chauncey Mahan (co-producer) |
| 13 |
"Come and Get Me" |
6:09 |
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer and rapper. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day..Timbaland's first full credit production work was in...
|
| 14 |
"NYMP" |
4:03 |
Rockwilder Rockwilder is an American hip hop and R&B record producer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing album tracks on Redman's late-1990s LPs...
|
| 15 |
"Hova Song (Outro)" |
1:26 |
K-Rob |
| * |
"Jigga My Nigga "Jigga My Nigga" is the first single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It is a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album contained within the final track "Hova Song ". The song can be found on the Ruff Ryders compilation Ryde or Die Vol. 1. Produced by Swizz Beatz,...
" |
5:23 |
Swizz Beatz Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...
|
| * |
"Girl's Best Friend "Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released as a single to promote the 1999 comedy film Blue Streak and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3......
" |
3:59 |
Swizz Beatz Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...
|
(*) Indicates bonus tracks
Bonus tracks
The regular album includes two bonus tracks at the end of the album, "
Jigga My Nigga"Jigga My Nigga" is the first single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It is a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album contained within the final track "Hova Song ". The song can be found on the Ruff Ryders compilation Ryde or Die Vol. 1. Produced by Swizz Beatz,...
" and "
Girl's Best Friend"Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released as a single to promote the 1999 comedy film Blue Streak and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3......
". Both tracks are inserted following a minute of silence at the end of "Hova Song (Outro)". The bonus tracks are unlisted and do not have track numbers as they are a part of "Hova Song". "Hova Song (Outro)" by itself is 1:26, the track as a whole is 11:01.
The Japanese release of the album also contained another additional bonus track at the end (as track 16) called "
Anything"Anything" is a song by rapper Jay-Z that is found on Beanie Sigel's 1999 album The Truth. It is produced by Sam Sneed and P. Skam, who sample Lionel Bart's "I'll Do Anything" for the track's beat and chorus. The sample from Oliver! heavily popularized "Anything" as did the Annie sample on "Hard...
", which was normally on Beanie Sigel's album
The TruthThe Truth is the debut album by Philadelphian rapper Beanie Sigel. It was released on February 29, 2000 to positive critical and commercial success. It reached Number 5 on The Billboard 200 and had three charting remotely popular singles: "Anything", "Remember Them Days" and "The Truth," which...
. The Japanese version also came with a bonus CD that had two tracks, a "Mr. Drunk Mix", which is remixed by Mr. Drunk (a.k.a. Mummy-D), a Japanese MC/producer from a Japanese hip hop group Rhymester. It also includes an "Instrumental Remix" of the above track "Anything".
The UK/Europe version of the album (which was released several weeks before the US version) features a track called "Hova Interlude" in place of "Watch Me" and "
Is That Yo Bitch"Is That Your Chick" is the third and final single from Memphis Bleek's second album, The Understanding. The single version featured Jay-Z and Missy Elliott. The album version featured a verse from Twista and another verse from Jay-Z. The song was an indirect diss to Nas. The song was produced by...
" (which features Missy Elliot and Twista), an alternative version of Memphis Bleek's
Is That Your Chick"Is That Your Chick" is the third and final single from Memphis Bleek's second album, The Understanding. The single version featured Jay-Z and Missy Elliott. The album version featured a verse from Twista and another verse from Jay-Z. The song was an indirect diss to Nas. The song was produced by...
, in place of "There's Been a Murder", it also has "Anything" as the closing song (track 16) before the 2 hidden bonus tracks. This version is how the album was really intended to sound but due to heavy bootlegging of the promotional copy Jay-Z went back and changed the US tracklisting in last minute.
Sample credits
Hova Song (Intro)
- "Burning the Midnight Lamp" by Rotary Connection
Rotary Connection was a psychedelic soul band formed in Chicago in 1966. The highly experimental band was the idea of Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Marshall was the director behind a start-up label, Cadet Concept Records, and wanted to focus on music outside of the...
So Ghetto
- "Crop Dustin'" by Steve Cropper
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. As part of the Stax Records house band Booker T. & The MG's, he played on hundreds of recordings by Stax artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla and Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor, also acting as producer on...
- "Library" by Bossey and Hawkes
- "Sporco Ma Distinto" by Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, OMRI , is an Italian composer and conductor. He has composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions. Morricone is considered as one of the most influential film composers since the late 1950s...
Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
- "Overnight Scenario" by Rare Essence
Rare Essence, is a go-go band, which grew from a relationship between four childhood friends: Quinten "Footz" Davidson, Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson, Michael "Funky Ned" Neal and John Jones. After school, the four young musicians would get together in each other's basements and play top forty hits from...
(DC Go-Go Band)
Big Pimpin'
- "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" by Korgis
- "Khusara Khusara" by Hossam Ramzy
Hossam Ramzy is an Egyptian professional percussionist, composer and music arranger. -Biography:Hossam Ramzy was born in Cairo, Egypt to a prominent Egyptian family which emphasized education and art. Ramzy's musical career began at the age of three when he was given his first drum, an Egyptian...
*
There's Been A Murder
- "Murder" by Alana Davis
Alana Davis is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, Walter Davis, Jr., was an African-American pianist who played alongside such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie....
- "Contains scene from the movie Set It Off
Set It Off is a 1996 action/crime/drama film directed by F. Gary Gray, and stars Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise , as four close friends in Los Angeles, California who decide to plan and execute a bank robbery...
Come and Get Me
- "The Contract Man" by Bullet (Alan Tew
Alan Tew is a British composer and arranger.He got his start as the pianist/arranger for the Len Turner Band based in London, in the 1950s.He is known as composer of a library music, including the theme songs for British TV programmes, Doctor in the House called Bond Street Parade, theme from...
)
NYMP
- "Life Can Be So Grand" by Brian and Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell is an African American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, jazz and adult contemporary...
Girl's Best Friend
- "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC & The Sunshine Band
Jigga My Nigga
- "Lil' Fire Friend" by Issac Hayes
* Due to legal reason's a re-recording and not an actual sample was used.
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1999) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
|
1 |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
1 |
| Top Canadian Albums |
8 |
Chart procession and succession
Singles
| Year |
Song |
Chart positions |
| Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
|
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
Hot Rap Singles |
| 1999 |
"Jigga My Nigga "Jigga My Nigga" is the first single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It is a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album contained within the final track "Hova Song ". The song can be found on the Ruff Ryders compilation Ryde or Die Vol. 1. Produced by Swizz Beatz,...
" |
#28 |
#6 |
#1 |
| "Girl's Best Friend "Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released as a single to promote the 1999 comedy film Blue Streak and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3......
" |
#52 |
#19 |
- |
| 2000 |
"Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) "Do It Again " is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The song features production by Rockwilder as well as guest vocals by singer Amil and rapper Beanie Sigel.-CD:...
" |
#65 |
#17 |
#9 |
| "Big Pimpin" |
#18 |
#6 |
#9 |
| "Things That You Do" |
- |
- |
- |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Allmusic.
- Amil
Amil Whitehead more commonly known by her stage name Amil, is a American female rapper and singer from New York City. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protegé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A..." from the Rush Hour soundtrack.-Early life:Amil was born September 19, 1978 in...
– performer
- Darrell Branch – producer
- Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
– performer
- Drawing Board – art direction
- Fingaz – keyboards
- Kyledidthis – design
- Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name, Jay-Z is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $150 million, shipping over 30 million copies of his albums in the United...
– performer
- Jonathan Mannon – photography
- Memphis Bleek
Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Memphis Grillz" , is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-A-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records...
– performer
- Tatsuya Sato – assistant engineer
- Beanie Sigel
Dwight Grant , also known as Beanie Sigel, is a American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records who has formed a close association with rappers Jay-Z, Freeway and other former and current artists on the roster...
– performer
- UGK
UGK was a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop act from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler. He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman who became his longtime partner...
– performer
External links
- Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter at Discogs
Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about music recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...