Life in 1472
Life in 1472 | ||||
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Released | July 21, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 59:56 | |||
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Jermaine Dupri chronology | ||||
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Singles from Life in 1472 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
City Pages | (unfavorable)[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SF Weekly | (unfavorable)[6] |
Vibe | (favorable)[7] |
Yahoo! Music | (favorable)[8] |
Life in 1472 is the debut studio album by American producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri, released via So So Def in the United States on July 21, 1998. 1472 refers to J (being the 10th letter of the alphabet) + D (representing the 4th letter of the alphabet), and 72 (the year of Dupri's birth, 1972). It produced the singles "Money Ain't a Thang" (US No. 52), "Sweetheart" (US No. 125), "The Party Continues" (US No. 29), and "Going Home with Me". Life In 1472 spent two weeks at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while breaking the top 5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 162,000 copies in its first week.[9] The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 19, 1998. A platinum certification followed on September 2, 1998.
Release and promotion
[edit]Life in 1472 was released on July 21, 1998, in the United States.[10] In the United Kingdom, Columbia Records issued LPs and CDs on July 27.[11] Sony Music Japan followed on July 29,[12] and Sony Music Taiwan on August 5.[13]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Turn It Out" (featuring Nas) | Jermaine Dupri, Nasir Jones, Kanye West | West | 3:57 |
2. | "Money Ain't a Thang" (featuring Jay-Z) | Dupri, Shawn Carter, LaMarquis Jefferson, Rahman "R.O.C." Griffin | Jermaine Dupri | 4:14 |
3. | "Get Your Sh** Right" (featuring Madd Rapper and DMX) | Earl Simmons, Griffin, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Dupri | Angelettie, Charlemagne | 4:43 |
4. | "Fresh" (featuring Slick Rick) | Richard Walton, Dupri | Dupri, Carl So-Lowe | 3:53 |
5. | "Sweetheart" (featuring Mariah Carey) | Rainy Davis, MaryAnn Tanedo, Dupri, Carl So-Lowe | Dupri, Carey | 4:44 |
6. | "Jazzy Hoes" (featuring 8Ball, Too $hort, Mr. Black & YoungBloodZ) | Dupri, Sean Joseph, Todd Shaw, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, Griffin | Dupri, Lowe | 4:38 |
7. | "Don't Hate on Me" (featuring Da Brat and Krayzie Bone) | Dupri, Shawneise Harris, Krayzie Bone | Dupri | 4:17 |
8. | "Going Home with Me" (featuring Keith Sweat and R.O.C.) | Dupri, Griffin, Keith Sweat | Dupri | 3:41 |
9. | "You Get Dealt Wit" (featuring Mase and Lil' Kim) | Dupri, Jefferson, Mason Bertha, Kimberly Jones | Dupri, Jefferson | 3:58 |
10. | "The Party Continues (video version)" (featuring Da Brat and Usher) | Dupri, Usher Raymond IV, Harris | Dupri | 4:16 |
11. | "All That's Got to Go" (featuring Da Brat and Latocha Scott) | Dupri, Harris, Latocha Scott, Angelettie, | Eric Coptic, Angelettie | 4:05 |
12. | "Protector's of 1472" (featuring Snoop Dogg, R.O.C. and Warren G) | Dupri, Griffin, Calvin Broadus, Warren Griffin, Chris Martin | DJ Premier | 4:46 |
13. | "Lay You Down" (featuring Trina & Tamara) | Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels | Dupri, Manuel Seal | 4:27 |
14. | "Three the Hard Way" (featuring Mr. Black & R.O.C.) | DJ Quik | 4:17 | |
Total length: | 59:56 |
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[25] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[26] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ City Pages review Archived February 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ SF Weekly review
- ^ Vibe review
- ^ Yahoo! Music review
- ^ "Rap Reigns On The Chart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Dupri Debut". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. July 20, 1998. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Releases – Albums". Music Week. July 25, 1998. p. 30.
- ^ "ライフ・イン・1472" [Life in 1472] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Life in 1472" (in Traditional Chinese). Sony Music Taiwan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 88.
- ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Billboard Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 CDs". RPM. August 10, 1998. p. 14.
- ^ "Top 10 R&B Albums". The Gazette. July 30, 1998. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jermaine Dupri - Life in 1472" (in Dutch). DutchCharts.nl. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Jermaine Dupri". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40 04 October 1998 – 10 October 1998". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (The Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year End 1998". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015.
- ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jermaine Dupri – Life in 1472". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Jermaine Dupri – Jermaine Dupri Presents - Life In 1472". Recording Industry Association of America.