The Magnificent (DJ Jazzy Jeff album)

The Magnificent
Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff
Released August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)
Genre Hip hop, R&B, deep house
Length 79:31
Label Rapster Records, BBE
Producer DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kev Brown, P. Smoovah, Ken Wood, Oddisee, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Little Louie Vega
DJ Jazzy Jeff chronology
The Magnificent
(2002)
The Return of the Magnificent
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
HipHopDX3.5/5[4]
PopMattersfavorable[5]
Slant Magazine[6]

The Magnificent is the first studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Jazzy Jeff. It was released in 2002.

The Magnificent was preceded by The Magnificent EP which included 3 tracks that failed to make it to the LP; the Slum Village assisted "Are You Ready?" (produced by J Dilla), and "Da Rebirth", and "Branded" (both produced by Kev Brown).

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Magnificent received an average score of 75% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Da Ntro" (featuring Pauly Yamz and Baby Blak)DJ Jazzy Jeff3:32
2."Shake It Off" (featuring Chef Word)Kev Brown4:34
3."For Da Love of Da Game" (featuring Baby Blak and Pauly Yamz)DJ Jazzy Jeff3:47
4."Break It Down" (featuring J-Live)P. Smoovah4:31
5."How I Do" (featuring Cy Young)Kev Brown4:27
6."Worldwide" (featuring Baby Blak and Pauly Yamz)Ken Wood4:26
7."Musik Lounge" (featuring Oddisee)Oddisee4:10
8."Rock Wit U"  Kev Brown3:37
9."Travelz" (featuring Baby Blak and Crushall)Kev Brown3:47
10."Scram" (featuring Freddie Foxxx)Kev Brown5:01
11."My Peoples" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)DJ Jazzy Jeff4:09
12."Know Ur Hood" (featuring Chef Word and Pauly Yamz)Kev Brown4:59
13."Love Saviour" (featuring Flo Brown and Raheem DeVaughn)DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ken Wood4:02
14."Mystery Man" (featuring The Last Emperor)Ken Wood3:09
15."We Are" (featuring Cy Young and Raheem DeVaughn)Kev Brown4:12
16."Charmed Life" (featuring J-Live)P. Smoovah4:16
17."We Live in Philly" (featuring Jill Scott)DJ Jazzy Jeff6:34
18."In Time" (featuring V)Masters at Work6:09

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Independent Albums[7] 39
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8] 73

References

  1. 1 2 "The Magnificent by DJ Jazzy Jeff". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  2. Bush, John. "DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. Puleston, Andy (2002). "Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  4. Williams, DeMarco (August 22, 2002). "DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. Dlugacz, Adam (August 6, 2002). "DJ Jazzy Jeff: The Magnificent". PopMatters. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. Cinquemani, Sal (July 21, 2002). "DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  7. "DJ Jazzy Jeff - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  8. "DJ Jazzy Jeff - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
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