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Doc's da Name 2000
Doc's da Name 2000
Studio album by Redman

Released

December 8, 1998

Recorded

1997 - 1998

Studio

Mirror Image Studios
(New York City)
Soundtrack Studios
(New York City)
Enterprise Recording Studios
(Los Angeles, CA)

Genre

East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Underground hip hop

Length

69:57

Label

Def Jam Recordings

Producer

Erick Sermon (also exec.), Reggie Noble, Rockwilder, Roni Size, Gov Mattic

Redman chronology

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"El Niño" (1998)

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"Blackout!" (1999)

Doc's da Name 2000 is the fourth studio album by American Hip hop artist Redman. It was released in December 8, 1998 under Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Studios and Soundtrack Studios in New York City and Enterprise Recording Studios in Los Angeles from 1997 to 1998. Production was handled by Erick Sermon, Reggie Noble, Roni Size, Rockwilder and Gov Mattic. It includes guest appearances by Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Diezzel Don & Gov Mattic, Double O, Roz, Young Zee, Keith Murray, Erick Sermon, Markie (aka Mr. Cream) and Dave Hollister.

The album peaked at #11 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming his third number one on the chart. On February 17, 1999, the album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies. The album was certified only two months after being released. As of October 2009, the album has 2,875,000 copies in the United States.

Doc's da Name 2000 spawned the singles: "Da Goodness" and "I'll Bee Dat!".

Track listing[]

  1. "Welcome 2 Da Bricks" - 1:55
  2. "Let Da Monkey Out" - 3:35
  3. "I'll Bee Dat!" - 4:34
  4. "Get It Live" - 3:26
  5. "Who Took Da Satellite Van? (Skit)" - 0:46
  6. "Jersey Yo!" - 3:33
  7. "Cloze Ya Doorz" (feat. Roz, Double O, Young Zee, Diezzel Don & Gov Mattic) - 3:59
  8. "I Don't Kare" - 3:28
  9. "Boodah Break" - 2:17
  10. "Million Chicken March (2 Hot 4 TV) (Skit)" - 1:21
  11. "Keep On '99" - 4:30
  12. "Well All Rite Cha" (feat. Method Man) - 4:15
  13. "Pain In Da Ass Stewardess (Skit)" - 2:05
  14. "Da Goodness" (feat. Busta Rhymes) - 4:10
  15. "My Zone!" (feat. Markie (aka Mr. Cream) - 2:54
  16. "Da Da Dahhh" - 4:07
  17. "G.P.N. (Skit)" - 2:07
  18. "Down South Funk" (feat. Erick Sermon and Keith Murray) - 3:51
  19. "D.O.G.S." - 3:51
  20. "Beet Drop" - 1:18
  21. "We Got Da Satellite Van! (Skit)" - 0:56
  22. "Brick City Mashin'" - 3:10
  23. "Soopaman Luva IV" (feat. Dave Hollister) - 2:33
  24. "I Got a Seecret" - 3:43


Samples[]

Welcome 2 Da Bricks

  • "Black Wonders of the World" by Billy Paul

Let Da Monkey Out

  • "If I Had the Power" by Curtis Mayfield
  • "Stomp and Buck Dance" by The Crusaders
  • "Everything Remains Raw" by Busta Rhymes

I'll Bee Dat!

  • "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" by Beenie Man

Get It Live

Jersey Yo!

  • "Shoop-B-Doop and Cop Him" by Betty Davis

I Don't Kare

Buddah Break

Keep On '99

  • "Can't Run, Can't Hide" by Ray J
  • "She Swallowed It" by N.W.A

Well All Rite Cha

Da Goodness

My Zone!

Da Da Dahhh

Down South Funk

D.O.G.S.

  • "Ladies In Da House" by Aaliyah
  • "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Beet Drop

Brick City Mashin'

  • "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
  • "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's
  • "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" by Grand Wizzard Theodore and The Fantastic Five

Soopaman Luva IV

  • "You've Got a Hard Head" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson

I Got a Seecret

  • "Around the World" by Attilio Mineo