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Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released December 28, 1999 on Roc-A-Fella Records.[1] It exhibits a return to the street-oriented sound of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt (1996).[9] 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 platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), following sales in excess of 3 million copies in the United States.
[edit] ReceptionUpon 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 Albums and Billboard 200 charts.[11] On February 14, 2001, the album was certified triple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), following sales in excess of 3 million copies in the United States.[12] The album received generally positive reviews from most music critics. Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot 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".[2] The Washington Post 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".[13] However, Los Angeles Times 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.[5] It received perfect ratings from both USA Today and Robert Christgau of The Village Voice.[9] The former publication's Steve Jones wrote that Jay-Z's "lyrics and sense of timing are as razor-sharp as ever",[9] 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".[3] 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.[14] Miles Marshall Lewis of The Village Voice gave Vol. 3… a rave review, praising its production quality and lyrics.[10] Lewis stated "Jay-Z is the best MC in hip hop. Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter ('S dot Carter', like janet. 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".[10] 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, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1".[1] However, IGN 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".[15] [edit] Track listing
(*) Indicates bonus tracks
The regular album includes two bonus tracks at the end of the album, "Jigga My Nigga" and "Girl's Best Friend". 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", which was normally on Beanie Sigel's album The Truth. 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" (which features Missy Elliot and Twista), an alternative version of Memphis Bleek's Is That Your Chick, 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. [edit] Sample credits
(*) Indicates a re-recording was used instead of a sample, due to legal reasons. [edit] Chart history
[edit] PersonnelCredits adapted from Allmusic.[17]
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