Doc's da Name 2000

1998 studio album by Redman
Doc's Da Name 2000
Studio album by
Redman
ReleasedDecember 8, 1998
Recorded1997-1998
GenreHip hop
Length69:57
LabelDef Jam Recordings
Producer
  • Erick Sermon (also exec.)
  • Reggie Noble
  • Rockwilder
  • Roni Size
  • Gov Mattic
Redman chronology
El Niño
(1998) 		Doc's Da Name 2000
(1998) 		Blackout!
(1999)
Singles from Doc's Da Name 2000
  1. "I'll Bee Dat!"
    Released: October 8, 1998
  2. "Da Goodness"
    Released: January 12, 1999[1]
  3. "Let Da Monkey Out"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
NME8/10[6]
RapReviews8/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Doc's da Name 2000 is the fourth studio album by American rapper Redman.[9] The album was released on Def Jam Recordings on December 8, 1998. It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200. It was a top seller, being certified platinum for sales of over a million copies.

The song "Da Goodness'' is sampled in the Barbadian soca beat "Redman/Da Goodness Riddim" in 1999. The song "Let Da Monkey Out" was featured in the 2005 film Syriana.[10]

Commercial performance

Doc's da Name 2000 debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming his third number one on the chart.[11] On February 17, 1999, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.[12] The album was certified only two months after being released. As of October 2009, the album has 1,056,000 copies in the United States.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Welcome 2 da Bricks"Reggie Noble1:55
2."Let da Monkey Out"Erick Sermon3:35
3."I'll Bee Dat!"
Rockwilder4:34
4."Get It Live"
  • Noble
  • Sermon
Erick Sermon3:26
5."Who Took da Satellite Van? (Skit)"  0:46
6."Jersey Yo!"
  • Reggie Noble
  • Gov Mattic
3:33
7."Cloze Ya Doorz" (featuring Diezzel Don, Double-O, Gov Mattic, Roz, and Young Zee)
  • Noble
  • Sermon
Erick Sermon3:59
8."I Don't Kare"
  • Erick Sermon
  • Reggie Noble
3:28
9."Boodah Break"Erick Sermon2:17
10."Million Chicken March (2 Hot 4 TV) (Skit)"  1:21
11."Keep on '99"Erick Sermon4:30
12."Well All Rite Cha" (featuring Method Man)
Erick Sermon4:15
13."Pain in da Ass Stewardess (Skit)"  2:05
14."Da Goodness" (featuring Busta Rhymes)Reggie Noble4:10
15."My Zone!" (featuring Markie (aka Mr. Cream)[14])Reggie Noble2:54
16."Da Da DaHHH"
Erick Sermon4:07
17."G.P.N. (Skit)"  2:07
18."Down South Funk" (featuring Erick Sermon and Keith Murray)
Erick Sermon3:51
19."D.O.G.S."
Erick Sermon3:51
20."Beet Drop"Reggie Noble1:18
21."We Got da Satellite Van! (Skit)"  0:56
22."Brick City Mashin'!"Erick Sermon3:10
23."Soopaman Lova IV" (featuring Dave Hollister)Reggie Noble2:33
24."I Got a Seecret"Roni Size3:43

Samples

Welcome 2 Da Bricks

Let Da Monkey Out

  • "Stomp and Buck Dance" by The Crusaders

Get It Live

Jersey Yo!

I Don't Kare

Boodah Break

  • "Beats to the Rhyme" by Run-DMC
  • "Caught, Can I Get a Witness?" by Public Enemy

Keep On '99

  • "Can't Run, Can't Hide" by Ray J
  • "She Swallowed It" by N.W.A

Da Goodness

My Zone!

Da Da Dahhh

  • "It's a Sad Song" by Don Julian

Down South Funk

D.O.G.S.

  • "Ladies in Da House" by Aaliyah
  • "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Brick City Mashin'!

  • "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
  • "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's

Soopaman Lova IV

I Got a Seecret

  • "Around the World" by Attilio Mineo

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Billboard 200[17] 94
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ "Da Goodness [US] - Redman | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "A Tribe Called Quest". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Los Angeles Times review
  6. ^ NME review
  7. ^ RapReviews review
  8. ^ Rolling Stone review
  9. ^ "Doc's the Name: Redman: Music". Amazon. 1998. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  10. ^ "Soundtracks for Syriana". Redman's "Let Da Monkey Out". imdb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "Redman - Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "RIAA Certifications - Redman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES". October 18, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  14. ^ In the video for Mr. Cream's song "M R Dot", he uses the song My Zone as an outro with the words "Redman feat Mr. Cream" written across the screen. He also makes references to it in his lyrics and of course has the same voice. Also see the Redman Revisited episode of MTV Cribs.
  15. ^ "Billboard 200 - December, 26, 1998". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - December, 26, 1998". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  18. ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  19. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Redman – Doc's da Name 2000". Music Canada.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Redman – Doc's da Name 2000". Recording Industry Association of America.
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