- hip hop, gangsta rap, thug rap, hip hop rap
- 74 min
- 16 tracks
- Def Jam 2000
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on December 28, 1999, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. According to USA Today critic Steve Jones, the record marked a return to the street-oriented sound of Jay-Z's 1996 debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, contemporary and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Los Angeles Times2.5/4 ★
- NME7/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Source4/5 ★
- USA Today4/4 ★
- The Village VoiceA
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Tracks
- 1Hova Song (intro)2:21
- 2So Ghetto4:01
- 3Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)4:39
- 4Dope Man4:03
- 5Things That U Do4:52
- 6It’s Hot (Some Like It Hot)4:15
- 7Snoopy Track4:01
- 8S. Carter4:14
- 9Pop 4 Roc4:35
- 10Hova Interlude1:34
- 11Big Pimpin’4:43
- 12Is That Yo Bitch4:34
- 13Come and Get Me6:43
- 14NYMP4:02
- 15Hova Song (outro)1:17
- 16Anything / Jigga My Nigga / Girl’s Best Friend14:21
16 tracks, 74 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- JAY‐Z
- Label
- Def Jam 2000
- Released
- 1999
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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