Malpractice (Redman album)

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Malpractice
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 22, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length78:39
Label Def Jam
Producer
Redman chronology
Blackout!
(1999)
Malpractice
(2001)
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album
(2007)
Singles from Malpractice
  1. "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)"
    Released: May 1, 2001
  2. "Smash Sumthin'"
    Released: July 3, 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
RapReviews8/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Village Voice Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [11]

Malpractice is the fifth studio album by rapper Redman. [12] The album was ultimately released on May 22, 2001. It reached number four on US Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA on July 21, 2001. To date, the album has sold 683,000 copies. [13] It boasted two singles: "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)" and "Smash Sumthin'".

Contents

Background

The album experienced delays before its release. Originally scheduled to be released on December 12, 2000 (as found in the booklet for Ja Rule's Rule 3:36 album), the album was then delayed to April 17, 2001 (his 31st birthday). The album was ultimately released in May 2001.

Commercial performance

Malpractice debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 148,000 copies in its first week, becoming Redman's first US top ten album as a solo act and marks his highest first-week sales. [14] On June 21, 2001, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies. [15] As of October 2009, the album has 686,000 copies in the United States. [16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Roller Coaster Malpractice (Intro)" (featuring Adam F & G. Forbes)1:41
2."Diggy Doc" Erick Sermon 1:56
3."Lick a Shot"
  • Noble
  • Sermon
Erick Sermon3:38
4."Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)" (featuring DJ Kool) Rockwilder 3:56
5."WKYA (drop)"NobleRedman2:04
6."2-Way Madness (skit)"NobleRedman1:30
7."Real Niggaz" (featuring Scarface, Treach, Mally G and Icarus)
Erick Sermon5:15
8."Uh-Huh" Big Soxx 3:44
9."Da Bullshit" (featuring Icarus)
  • Noble
  • Sermon
  • N. Phillips
Erick Sermon4:23
10."Who Wants to Fuck a Millionaire (skit)"NobleRedman2:55
11."Enjoy Da Ride" (featuring Method Man, Saukrates and Streetlife)
Diverse4:14
12."Jerry Swinger Stickup (skit)"NobleRedman3:31
13."J.U.M.P." (featuring George Clinton)
  • Noble
  • Sermon
Erick Sermon3:49
14."Muh-Fucka"
  • Noble
  • Raymond Grant
  • Richard Grant
  • Winfred Lovette
  • James Moore
  • Kenneth Nash
  • Charles Reed
  • Claude Truesdale
DJ Twinz3:20
15."Bricks Two" (featuring Double O, D-Don, Roz, and Shooga Bear)
  • Noble
  • Sermon
Erick Sermon5:21
16."Wrong 4 Dat" (featuring Keith Murray)
Erick Sermon2:43
17."Judge Juniqua (skit)"NobleRedman2:16
18."Dat Bitch" (featuring Missy Elliott)Redman3:54
19."Doggz II" (featuring DMX)Redman4:42
20."Whut I'ma Do Now"
  • Noble
  • Stinson
Rockwilder4:47
21."Soopaman Luva 5 (Part I)"
Erick Sermon2:14
22."Soopaman Luva 5 (Part II)"NobleRedman3:20
23."Smash Sumthin'" (featuring Adam F)
  • Noble
  • Fenton
  • Adam F
  • DJ Destruction (add.)
3:35
Total length:78:39

Sample credits

Personnel

Album singles

Single information
"Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in Da Club)"
  • Released: May 1, 2001
  • B-side:
"Smash Sumthin'"
  • Released: July 3, 2001
  • B-side: "Diggy Doc"

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions [28]
US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop US Rap
2001Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club)97469
2001Smash Sumthin8724
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Silver60,000*
United States (RIAA) [30] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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