Vol. 1-In My Lifetime (Explicit Version) CD

MUSIC

RAP / HIP-HOP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Intro / A Million And One Questions / Rhyme No More ~ Jay-Z

2. City Is Mine, The - (featuring Blackstreet) ~ Jay-Z

3. I Know What Girls Like - (featuring Puff Daddy/Lil' Kim) ~ Jay-Z

4. Imaginary Player ~ Jay-Z

5. Streets Is Watching ~ Jay-Z

6. Friend Or Foe '98 ~ Jay-Z

7. Lucky Me ~ Jay-Z

8. Sunshine, (Always Be My) - (featuring Babyface/Foxy Brown) ~ Jay-Z

9. Who U Wit II ~ Jay-Z

10. Face Off - (featuring Sauce Money) ~ Jay-Z

11. Real Niggaz - (featuring Too Short) ~ Jay-Z

12. Rap Game/Crack Game ~ Jay-Z

13. Where I'm From ~ Jay-Z

14. You Must Love Me ~ Jay-Z

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Jay-Z, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, Too Short (rap vocals); Babyface, Karen Anderson, Kelly Price (vocals); Teddy Riley, Stevie J (various instruments); Chad Hugo (saxophone); George Fontenette (keyboards); DJ Premiere (scratches); Earth (background vocals); BlackStreet, Sauce Money.
	Producers include: Premiere, Teddy Riley, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool.
	Engineers include: Eddie Sancho, Teddy Riley, S. Ghenea.
	Principally recorded in New York, New York.
	Jay-Z's critically acclaimed debut album REASONABLE DOUBT earned him much respect as an MC. At the time, it was one of the few albums to contain not only true displays of lyrical skills but slammin' beats all the way through. After experiencing blow-up success with his first release, Jay-Z follows with IN MY LIFETIME, VOL. 1, the first in what would be a three volume set.
	IN MY LIFETIME, VOL. 1 introduces the hip-hop audience to a more diverse Jay-Z. Still lyrically gifted, Jay-Z has experimented more this time, sampling popular records such as "You Belong To The City" on "The City Is Mine," and collaborating with superstars such as Babyface on "(Always Be My) Sunshine." In addition, there is still a dose of that hard-core underground Jay-Z music on tracks like "Streets Is Watching" and "Friend Or Foe '98."
Musical Guests
	Foxy Brown
	Blackstreet
	Babyface
	Lil' Kim
	Sauce Money
	Too Short
	Puff Daddy

Artist Overview

Considered one of the best lyricists to emerge in the wake of the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac's deaths, Jay-Z has since carried the flag of hip-hop narrative skill. His Roc-A-Fella family had already created a solid reputation based on Jay-Z's 1997 debut. As his fame has grown, so has his tendency to bring more R&B production elements into his work, creating a club-friendly, danceable version of east coast gangsta hip-hop that hasn't diminished his reputation as a preeminent force in rap. Perhaps even more importantly, Jay-Z has become a powerful musica impresario. In his role as president/CEO of Def Jam in the early 2000s, he fostered the careers of popular R&B singers Rihanna and Ne-Yo, and enjoyed a high profile as a co-owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team. His long relationship and eventual marriage to superstar Beyonce has further endeared him to fans.

Compilation Appearances

	Hardcore (Explicit Version)
	R. (Explicit Version)
	Streets Is Watching
	Flesh Of My Flesh-Blood Of My Blood (Explicit Version)
	Venni Vetti Vecci (Explicit Version)
	Backstage Mixtape (Explicit Version)
	Last Of A Dying Breed (Explicit Version)
	Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits
	8 Mile (Clean Version)
	8 Mile (Explicit Version)
	Dangerously In Love (Bonus Tracks)
	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Explicit Version)
	Vol. 1-Traffic Jams (Explicit Version)
	Life After Death (Explicit Version)
	Girl Interrupted (Explicit Version)
	Source Presents: hip Hop Hits Vol. 7
	College Dropout (Explicit Version)
	College Dropout (Clean)
	Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss (Explicit Version)
	Island Def Jam Recording Presents 1 (Explicit Version)
	R. In R&b Collection Vol. 1
	Late Registration (Explicit Version)
	In My Mind (Explicit Version)
	The Breakthrough
	Duets: The Final Chapter (Explicit Version)
	Food & Liquor(Explicit Version)
	Port Of Miami (Explicit Version)
	B'day
	Hip Hop Is Dead (Explicit Version)
	Baptism
	From Nothin To Somethin(Explicit Version)
	Because Of You
	TI Vs Tip
	Ti Vs Tip (Explicit Version)
	Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary R&B
	Strange Hip Hop
	Total Club Hits
	Here I Stand
	Good Girl Gone Bad:Reloaded
	Way I See It
	Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version)
	Theater Of The Mind(Explicit Version)
	The Best Of NOW That's What I Call Music - 10th Anniversary Edition
	Road To Revolution:live At Milton Key(Explicit Version)
	Sex Therapy
	Sex Therapy
	Sex Therapy:session
	Teflon Don
	Teflon Don(Explicit Version)
	Tm 103(Explicit Version)
	Tm 103
	Trilla
	Ultimate Collection
	Black And White America
	Solution
	Tm 103 Hustlerz Ambition(Explicit Version)
	Talk That Talk [Deluxe] (Explicit Version)
	Talk That Talk [edited]
	Talk That Talk (Explicit Version)
	Talk That Talk [Deluxe] [edited]
	Talk That Talk [Deluxe] [edited]
	God Forgives, I Don't [edited]
	God Forgives, I Don't [Deluxe] [Explicit]
	God Forgives, I Don't [Explicit]
	Essential Mariah Carey
	Streets Advocate
	Good Music Cruel Summer(Explicit Version)
	Now 46
	Cole World:sideline Story
	Tbd
	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Explicit Version)
	Paper Trail (Explicit Version)
	Nortorious (Ost)
	Good Girl Gone Bad:remixes
	B'day
	Paper Trail [PA]
	God Forgives I Don't
	Paper Trail
	Greatest Story Never Told(Explicit Version)
	Good Girl Gone Bad:remixes
	Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version)
	Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version)
	Cole World:sideline Story
	Greatest Story Never Told
	Alive On Arrival
	Loso's Way
	Xxxo:remixes
	Raymond Vs Raymond
	Loso's Way(Explicit Version)

Associated Artists and Works

	Bleek, Memphis
	Bloodfire
	Cent, 50
	Dre, Dr.
	Jeezy, Young
	Streets Is Watching [PA] ~ Original Soundtrack
	Tapemasters, Inc.

Technical Info

	Release Date : 11/04/1997
	Original Release Date : 1997
	Catalog ID : 536 392
	Label : Def Jam (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00731453639225

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (11/28/97, p.85)
- "...His phrasing shifts often, and he mixes jokes with visceral descriptions, stealing the spotlight from guests like BLACKstreet, Puff Daddy, Babyface, and Foxy Brown. We've heard these gangster tales before, but Jay-Z shows you don't need to do anything new, as long as you do it better." - Rating: B

Q (12/00, p.144)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Calls on Blackstreet and Puff Daddy....It couldn't fail: the epitome of mainstream hip hop, and intentionally so."

The Source (12/97, p.180)
- 4 Mics (out of 5)
- "...Jay-Z emerges victorious....IN MY LIFETIME VOL. 1 just might be a new beginning for one of rap's most promising careers."