Doc's da Name 2000

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Doc's Da Name 2000
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 8, 1998
Recorded1997-1998
Genre Hip hop
Length69:57
Label Def Jam Recordings
Producer
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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide A− [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
RapReviews8/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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 Noble 1:55
2."Let da Monkey Out" Erick Sermon 3:35
3."I'll Bee Dat!"
Rockwilder 4:34
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 Size 3:43

Samples

Welcome 2 Da Bricks

Let Da Monkey Out

Get It Live

Jersey Yo!

I Don't Kare

Boodah Break

Keep On '99

Da Goodness

My Zone!

Da Da Dahhh

Down South Funk

D.O.G.S.

Brick City Mashin'!

Soopaman Lova IV

I Got a Seecret

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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