MTV Unplugged (Jay-Z album)
| Jay-Z: Unplugged | ||||
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| Released | December 18, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | November 18, 2001 | |||
| Venue | MTV Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:15 | |||
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| The Roots chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Billboard | (favorable) |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| HipHopDX | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| RapReviews | 8.0/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Village Voice | (favorable) |
Jay-Z: Unplugged is rapper Jay-Z's 2001 live album that contains some of his past songs with live instruments performed by the hip-hop band the Roots. The album, which sold more than 600,000 copies, was recorded during the taping of an MTV Unplugged 2.0 episode on November 18, 2001.