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The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
Studio album by Jay-Z
Released	October 31, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:35
Label	Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam
Producer	Just Blaze, Rick Rock, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Bink!, Rockwilder, Memphis Bleek, B-High, T.T.
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Entertainment Weekly (B+) link; NME (8/10) link; RapReviews (8.0/10) link; Rhapsody (favorable) link; Rolling Stone link; The Source link; Village Voice (mixed) link; Yahoo! Music (mixed) link;
Jay-Z chronology
Singles from The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"; Released: October 31, 2000; "Change the Game"; Released: January 9, 2001; "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"; Released: March 31, 2001;

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is the 5th studio album released by American rapper Jay-Z. Originally a Roc-A-Fella Records collaboration album, a showcase for Roc-A-Fella artists such as Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel and Freeway, it eventually became another Jay-Z solo album (or at least marketed as one to increase sales), although the Roc-A-Fella artists are abundant on this album. Big name guest appearances have been limited to three – Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly, and Scarface – to make room for the Roc-A-Fella family. Its lead single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", produced by The Neptunes, was one of Jay-Z's most successful singles peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the Billboard 200, the album debuted at #1 on the charts with 557,000 copies sold in its first week and more than 2.3 million copies sold to date.

Rather than using big-name producers such as Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, who had featured prominently on Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, Jay-Z decided to feature more up-and-coming producers at the time of this album, such as Just Blaze, Kanye West, Bink! and The Neptunes. Partially as a result of this exposure, these producers would achieve notable success in the future. This was also the first album of Jay-Z 's not to feature work by long time producer DJ Premier. Given Just Blaze and Kanye West's penchant for utilizing soul samples in their beats, the album features a smoother sound than Jay-Z's previous efforts, though Bay Area-based producer Rick Rock includes a more minimalist sound in his four beats.

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Just Blaze	3:11
2.	"Change the Game" (feat. Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek)	Rick Rock	3:08
3.	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (feat. Pharrell Williams)	The Neptunes	3:48
4.	"Streets is Talking" (feat. Beanie Sigel)	Just Blaze	4:45
5.	"This Can't Be Life" (feat. Beanie Sigel & Scarface)	Kanye West	4:48
6.	"Get Your Mind Right Mami" (feat. Memphis Bleek & Snoop Dogg)	Rick Rock	4:22
7.	"Stick 2 the Script" (feat. Beanie Sigel)	Just Blaze	4:09
8.	"You, Me, Him and Her" (feat. Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Amil)	Bink!	3:45
9.	"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (feat. R. Kelly)	Rockwilder	4:56
10.	"Parking Lot Pimpin'" (feat. Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek)	Rick Rock	4:15
11.	"Holla" (feat. Memphis Bleek)	Memphis Bleek & B-High	3:33
12.	"1-900-Hustler" (feat. Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Freeway)	Bink!	3:51
13.	"The R.O.C." (feat. Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek)	Just Blaze	4:07
14.	"Soon You'll Understand"	Just Blaze	4:35
15.	"Squeeze 1st"	Rick Rock	3:50
16.	"Where Have You Been" (feat. Beanie Sigel)	T.T.	5:36

[edit] Chart history

Album

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	1
Top Canadian Albums	5

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
2000	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"	#11	#1	#4
2001	"Change The Game"	#86	#29	#10
2001	"Guilty Until Proven Innocent"	#82	#29	#12

[edit] External links

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia at Discogs

Preceded by Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit	Billboard 200 number-one album November 18 - November 24, 2000	Succeeded by TP-2.com by R. Kelly