The Dynasty Roc la Familia

1	Intro 3:10
2	Change the Game / Memphis Bleek 3:07
3	I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) 3:47
4	Streets Is Talking / Beanie Sigel 4:44
5	This Can't Be Life / Beanie Sigel 4:48
6	Get Your Mind Right Mami / Memphis Bleek 4:22
7	Stick 2 the Script / Beanie Sigel 4:08
8	You, Me, Him and Her 3:44
9	Guilty Until Proven Innocent 4:55
10	Parking Lot Pimpin' / Memphis Bleek 4:15
11	Holla / Memphis Bleek 3:32
12	1-900-Hustler / Freeway 3:50
13	The R.O.C. / Beanie Sigel 4:06
14	Soon You'll Understand 4:35
15	Squeeze 1st 3:49
16	Where Have You Been / Beanie Sigel 5:33

Barnes & Noble

On the heels of his lucrative Hard Knock Life tour with DMX, that tour's accompanying Backstage documentary film and soundtrack, and his multi-platinum Volume 3...The Life and Times of Sean Carter, Jay-Z continues his winning streak with The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000, an all-star collaboration that will keep the urban landscape bouncing to his club and radio-friendly beats. As always, Jay-Z, who is arguably New York's most loved MC, delivers a versatile mix of danceable tracks, such as the humorous lead single "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" and the catchy, Rocwilder-produced "Guilty Until Proven Innocent," which features R. Kelly. Jay spikes the entertaining mix with several rugged posse cuts, such as the angst-ridden "You, Me, Him and Her," which features Roc-a-Fella fam members Beanie Sigel, Amil, and Memphis Bleek. Other guest shots include Scarface on the xylophone-accented "This Can't Be Life" and Snoop on the gangster-tough "Get Your Mind Right Mami." Jay-Z also has his more reflective moments: The nostalgic "Soon You'll Understand" is a melodic musing on forbidden love, and "Where Have You Been," on which Beanie chimes in again, is a moving narrative about fatherless children. Mr. Carter never keeps his fans waiting long for new material, and The Dynasty puts his prolific tendencies to good use. Abby Addis

All Music Guide

At the time of The Dynasty Roc la Familia's release, Jay-Z had already established himself as a towering figure in the rap world. His previous two albums -- Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life and Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter -- spawned numerous gigantic hits and were filled the brim with the biggest hitmakers in rap: producers like Timbaland and Swizz Beatz; rappers like Juvenile and DMX. So rather than try to one-up these albums with yet more super-producers and big-name rappers, Jay-Z took a different approach on The Dynasty. He brought in a stable of up-and-coming producers (the Neptunes, Just Blaze, Kanye West) and handed the mic to his in-house roster of Roc-a-Fella rappers (Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Freeway) with the intention of bolstering his rap "dynasty" (i.e., Roc-a-Fella). The approach works well. The Dynasty Roc la Familia still sounds like a Jay-Z album, but it's different enough from his past work to make it exciting and unique. In particular, the productions set Jigga apart from his peers in 2000, especially "I Just Wanna Love You (Give It 2 Me)" by the Neptunes, a fun, playful song a world apart from the rugged Ruff Ryder beats Swizz Beatz had been offering Jay-Z a year earlier. In terms of rapping, the omnipresence of Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek spices up "Parking Lot Pimpin'," another album highlight, but is a drag on other songs, where Jay-Z seems like a guest on his own album. Guest appearances by Snoop Dogg and Scarface are much more welcome, two of only three non-Roc-a-Fella guest features here. The Dynasty plays overall like a Roc-a-Fella mixtape rather than a Jay-Z album, which means you'll have to endure a lot of promotional posse tracks, particularly toward the end of the album. Still, the few standout tracks here are career highlights for Jay-Z and well worth wading through the occasional filler to find. Jason Birchmeier