MTV Unplugged (Jay-Z album)

Jay-Z: Unplugged
Live album by Jay-Z with The Roots
Released	December 18, 2001
Recorded	November 18, 2001
Studio	MTV Studios, New York City, New York
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:15
Label	Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Producer	Questlove The Roots Ski
Jay-Z chronology
The Blueprint (2001) The Blueprint2001 Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001) Jay-Z: Unplugged2001 The Best of Both Worlds (2002) The Best of Both Worlds2002
The Roots chronology
Things Fall Apart (1999) Things Fall Apart1999 Jay-Z: Unplugged (2002) Jay-Z: Unplugged2002 Phrenology (2002) Phrenology2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
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 was recorded during the taping of an MTV Unplugged 2.0 episode on November 18, 2001. It sold more than 600,000 copies.

All songs were produced by Questlove, The Roots; "People Talking" produced by Ski.

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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