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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 .
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- October 31, 2000
- July–September 2000
- Hip hop
Roc-La-Familia was an extension of Roc-A-Fella Records and headquartered in New York City. Roc-La-Familia featured a broad array of artists encompassing such musical genres as Latin hip hop, reggae, reggaeton, pop, rock and more. The first signee to the label was Houston based rapper Aztek Escobar.
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- Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter
- New York City
- The Island Def Jam Music Group
Oct 31, 2000 · About “The Dynasty: Roc La Familia”. Dynasty is now regarded as Jay’s 5th solo album, although there was a time when it was seen as a Roc-A-Fella posse album, with Jay being a “guest ...
- The Dynasty: Roc La Familia was recorded from end of July to September in 2000. It started one day at Baseline Studios when Memphis Bleek was working in the larger A-Room.
- NBA star, Malik Sealy, who owned Baseline Studios, was in the session when JAY Z recorded “You, Me, Him And Her.”
- Bink! got the Moments’ “What’s Your Name” sample used on “You, Me, Him And Her” from Sylvia Robinson’s son, Joseph “Scutchy” Robinson, along with records from The Escorts, Skull Snaps, and others, as Scutchy and Sylvia had recently got the publishing rights for various artists’ catalogs.
- While JAY Z and The Neptunes were at New York’s Right Trax Studios (now Platinum Sounds Recording Studios) recording “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),” Ludacris’ manager, Chaka Zulu, called Hip-Hop and told him they needed a second single for his Def Jam debut, Back For the First Time.
Oct 31, 2000 · The Dynasty: Roc la Familia by Jay-Z released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Listen to The Dynasty: Roc La Familia by JAY-Z on Apple Music. 2000. 16 Songs. Duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes.
Jun 23, 2013 · He articulates new struggles with love, and defines his next levels of success in familial rather than financial terms. 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.
