The Magnificent (DJ Jazzy Jeff album)

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The Magnificent
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) [1]
Recorded2002 [2]
Genre Hip hop, R&B, deep house
Length79:31
Label BBE, Rapster Records
Producer DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kev Brown, P. Smoovah, Ken Wood, Oddisee, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Little Louie Vega
DJ Jazzy Jeff chronology
The Magnificent
(2002)
The Return of the Magnificent
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
BBC favorable [5]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [6]
PopMatters favorable [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The Magnificent is the first studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff. It was released via BBE and Rapster Records on September 12, 2002.

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Magnificent received an average score of 75% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]

In 2004, Philadelphia Weekly placed it at number 25 on the "100 Best Philly Albums of All Time" list. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Da Ntro" (featuring Pauly Yamz and Baby Blak) DJ Jazzy Jeff 3:32
2."Shake It Off" (featuring Chef Word)Kev Brown4:34
3."For Da Love of Da Game" (featuring Baby Blak and Pauly Yamz)DJ Jazzy Jeff3:47
4."Break It Down" (featuring J-Live)P. Smoovah4:31
5."How I Do" (featuring Cy Young)Kev Brown4:27
6."Worldwide" (featuring Baby Blak and Pauly Yamz)Ken Wood4:26
7."Musik Lounge" (featuring Oddisee) Oddisee 4:10
8."Rock Wit U"Kev Brown3:37
9."Travelz" (featuring Baby Blak and Crushall)Kev Brown3:47
10."Scram" (featuring Freddie Foxxx)Kev Brown5:01
11."My Peoples" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)DJ Jazzy Jeff4:09
12."Know Ur Hood" (featuring Chef Word and Pauly Yamz)Kev Brown4:59
13."Love Saviour" (featuring Flo Brown and Raheem DeVaughn)DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ken Wood4:02
14."Mystery Man" (featuring The Last Emperor)Ken Wood3:09
15."We Are" (featuring Cy Young and Raheem DeVaughn)Kev Brown4:12
16."Charmed Life" (featuring J-Live)P. Smoovah4:16
17."We Live in Philly" (featuring Jill Scott)DJ Jazzy Jeff6:34
18."In Time" (featuring V) Masters at Work 6:09

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 73
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 39

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