Unplugged

~ Release by Jay‐Z (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Track 13 contains a hidden bonus song, not from the live Unplugged performance.

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Tracklist

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1Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
recording of:
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
writer:
Alphonso Mizell, Berry Gordy, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z1.55:08
2Takeover
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
recording of:
Takeover
writer:
Eric Burdon, Bryan “Chas” Chandler, John Densmore, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Lawrence Parker, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist), Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors), Rodney Lemay and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z14:57
3Girls, Girls, Girls
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
recording of:
Girls, Girls, Girls
writer:
Tom Brock, Justin Smith, Robert Relf and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z1.54:40
4Jigga What, Jigga Who
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
recording of:
Nigga What, Nigga Who
lyricist:
Shawn Carter (US rapper)
composer:
Jonathan Burks (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Timothy Mosley
Jay‐Z1.52:34
5Big Pimpin’
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
performer:
UGK
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 306)
live recording of:
Big Pimpin’
writer:
Bernard Freeman, Chad Butler (US rapper Pimp C), Kyambo R. Joshua, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Tim Mosley
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., I Love K J Music, Lil Lu Lu Publishing, Virginia Beach Music and WC Music Corp.
recording of:
Big Pimpin’
writer:
Bernard Freeman, Chad Butler (US rapper Pimp C), Kyambo R. Joshua, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Tim Mosley
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., I Love K J Music, Lil Lu Lu Publishing, Virginia Beach Music and WC Music Corp.
Jay‐Z14:11
6Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
Jay‐Z1.54:05
7Can I Get A…
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
live recording of:
Can I Get A…
writer:
Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Robin Mays (US hip hop producer Robert Mays) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z11:42
8Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
live recording of:
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
writer:
Martin Charnin, Mark Howard James (aka DJ Mark), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Charles Strouse
publisher:
45 Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Helene Blue Musique Ltd., Lil Lulu Music and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Jay‐Z11:31
9Ain’t No
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
live recording of:
Ain’t No Nigga
writer:
Inga Fung Marchand (rapper), Jonathan Burks (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z11:02
10Can’t Knock the Hustle / Family Affair
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
performer:
Mary J. Blige
live medley including a recording of:
Can’t Knock the Hustle
writer:
Jerome Foster and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
live medley including a recording of:
Family Affair
additional writer:
Luchana N. Lodge, Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment) and Paula Miller
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Mary J. Blige, Mike Elizondo, Camara Kambon and Bruce Miller (younger half-brother of Mary J. Blige/co-writer for her)
Jay‐Z feat. Mary J. Blige1.56:06
11Song Cry
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
live recording of:
Song Cry
composer:
Douglas Gibbs, Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer), Justin Smith and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z1.57:04
12I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
Jay‐Z1.356:58
13Jigga That Nigga
executive producer:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Damon Dash and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
producer:
Just Blaze, ?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Kenney
bass guitar:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
Omar Edwards and Kamal Gray (American keyboard player)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
strings:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Larry Gold, Alexandra Leem and Fiona Murray
recording of:
Jigga That Nigga
writer:
Samuel Barnes (US rapper & hip‐hop producer, aka Tone), Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z1.58:22

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