Instructions | ||||
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Released | October 30, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 52:42 | |||
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Instructions is the second studio album by American rapper and producer Jermaine Dupri, released by So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records on October 30, 2001. The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 on November 17, 2001.
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Blender editor Anthony Decurtis wrote: "An outstanding judge of talent, Dupri doesn’t get the difference between making hits and making statements. "Ballin’ Out of Control" (featuring the ubiquitous Nate Dogg) and "Get Some" (featuring Usher) sparkle like champagne bubbles. The rest falls as flat as an opened bottle of Cristal the morning after." [2] Jason Birchmeier from AllMusic felt that "JD doesn't live up to his own hype on Instructions. His rhymes flow well but are overflowing with clichés and constant boasting. He's better at co-opting rhymes than coming up with his own [...] Like JD himself, Instructions seems to rely more on its surface gloss than its substance. Even so, there are several highlights, mostly courtesy of the guests." [1]
Instructions debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 on November 17, 2001. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "LP Intro" | 0:24 | ||
2. | "Welcome to Atlanta" (featuring Ludacris) |
| 3:20 | |
3. | "Money, Hoes & Power" (featuring UGK, Pimpin' Ken and Manuel Seal) |
| 3:50 | |
4. | "The Dream (Interlude)" (featuring Wanda Sykes) |
| 0:49 | |
5. | "Get Some" (featuring Usher, R.O.C., Boo & Gotti) |
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| 2:28 |
6. | "Hate (Interlude)" | 1:06 | ||
7. | "Hate Blood" (featuring Jadakiss and Freeway) |
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| 3:55 |
8. | "Ballin' Out of Control" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
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| 3:08 |
9. | "Supafly" (featuring Bilal) |
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| 3:11 |
10. | "Instructions Interlude" | 0:38 | ||
11. | "Rules of the Game" (featuring Manish Man) |
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| 3:36 |
12. | "Prada Bag (Interlude)" | 0:15 | ||
13. | "Whatever" (featuring Nate Dogg, R.O.C., Tigah, Skeeter Rock, Trey Lorenz & Katrina) |
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| 4:18 |
14. | "Let's Talk About It" (featuring Clipse and Pharrell Williams) | The Neptunes | 5:22 | |
15. | "Yours & Mine" (featuring Jagged Edge) | Swizz Beatz | 3:25 | |
16. | "Jazzy Hoe's Part 2" (featuring Kurupt, Too Short, Field Mob, Backbone and Eddie Cain) |
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| 4:47 |
17. | "Hot Mama (Interlude)" | 0:14 | ||
18. | "You Bring the Freak Out of Me" (featuring Da Brat and Kandi) |
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| 3:04 |
19. | "The Morning After" | 0:24 | ||
20. | "Rock with Me" (featuring Xscape) | Dupri | 4:30 | |
21. | "Definition of a Pimp" (Japanese bonus track) |
| Kanye West | 3:13 |
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