The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
Studio album by Jay-Z
Released	October 31, 2000
Recorded	July–September 2000
Studio	Baseline Studios, New York City
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:35
Label	Roc-A-Fella; Def Jam;
Producer	Shawn Carter (exec.); Damon Dash (also exec.); Kareem "Biggs" Burke (also exec.); Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua; B-High; Bink!; Just Blaze; Memphis Bleek; the Neptunes; Rick Rock; Rockwilder; T.T.; Kanye West;
Jay-Z chronology
Singles from The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"; Released: October 17, 2000; "Change the Game"; Released: January 9, 2001; "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"; Released: March 13, 2001;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Los Angeles Times
NME
Q
Rolling Stone
The Source
The Village Voice	B

The Dynasty: Roc-La-Familia is the fifth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, featuring prominent appearances from signees of Roc-A-Fella Records. It was released on October 31, 2000, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Its lead single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", produced by the Neptunes, became one of Jay-Z's most successful singles peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, with 557,789 copies sold in its first week. The album is certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album received positive reviews from critics, and became the 20th highest-selling R&B/Hip-Hop album of the 2000–2010 decade according to Billboard.