Vol. 3... Life and Times of Shawn Carter

by Jay-Z

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	12/28/1999
Label:	Roc-A-Fella
UPC:	0731454682213
Rank:	23309

Tracks

1. Hova Song
2. So Ghetto
3. Do It Again (Put Ya Hands up)
4. Dope Man
5. Things That U Do
6. It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)
7. Snoopy Track
8. S. Carter
9. Pop 4 Roc
10. Watch Me
11. Big Pimpin'
12. There's Been a Murder
13. Come and Get Me
14. NYMP
15. Hova Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jay-Z   Primary Artist
Amil   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Twista   Primary Artist
Juvenile   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Mariah Carey   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Timbaland   Primary Artist
Beanie Sigel   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Dr. Dre   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Serena Altschul   Primary Artist
UGK   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Memphis Bleek   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Ken "Duro" Ifill   Mixing
Irving Lorenzo   Composer
Eddie Sancho   Mixing,Engineer
Jay-Z   Composer
Rockwilder   Composer
Robin Mays   Composer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Method Man   Composer
Kasseem Dean   Composer
Alana Davis   Composer
Damon Dash   Executive Producer
A. Whitehead   Composer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timbaland   Composer
Brenda Russell   Composer
Brian Wilson   Composer
Lionel Bart   Composer
Dana Stinson   Composer
Darrell Branch   Composer,Producer
Terius Gray   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Irv Gotti   Composer
Beanie Sigel   Composer
Buddy Miles   Composer
DJ Premier   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Dwight Grant   Composer
B. Russell   Composer
Chauncey Mahan   Engineer
Robert Mays   Composer
Jonathan Mannion   Photography
Shawn Carter   Composer,Executive Producer
K Rob   Composer,Producer
Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua   A&R,Composer
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro   Composer
Arthur Davis   Composer
Brian Russell   Composer
Joseph Jordan   Composer
David Sterry   Composer
Russell Howard   Composer,Composer
Kareem "Biggs" Burke   Executive Producer
Dead Presidents   Liner Notes
Lenny Santiago   A&R,Photography
S. A. Anderson   Composer
Andrew Felluss   Mixing
Chris Martin   Composer
Darcell Lawrence   A&R
Kyambo Joshua   Composer
Sean Francis   Composer
S. Francis   Composer
Malik Cox   Composer
Haldane Browne   Composer
Carl Mitchell   Composer
Ernesto Shaw   Composer
Amil Whitehead   Composer
Teruis Grey   Composer
Russ Howard   Composer