Vol. 3 ... Life and Times of S. Carter

Vol. 3 ... Life and Times of S. Carter
Jay-Z's studio album
Publication (s)	December 13, 1999
Label (s)	Roc-A-Fella , Def Jam
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Hip hop
Title (number)	17/18
running time	71:05 / 73:55
production	Shawn Carter ( Executive Producer ) Damon Dash (Executive Producer) Kareem Burke (Executive Producer) Timbaland Swizz Beatz DJ clue DJ premier Sam Sneed Irv Gotti among others
chronology Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life (1998) Vol. 3 ... Life and Times of S. Carter The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
Single releases July 20, 1999 Jigga my nigga October 19, 1999 Girls' Best Friend December 14, 1999 Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) February 15, 2000 Things That U Do February 29, 2000 Anything April 11, 2000 Big pimpin ' September 12, 2000 Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)

Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter ( English for: Life and Times of S. Carter ) is the fourth studio album by US rapper Jay-Z . It was released on December 13, 1999 on the labels Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam .

Production and samples

Many different music producers were involved in the production of the album . Jay-Z himself, Damon Dash and Kareem Burke served as executive producers . Timbaland contributed four or five beats to the album, while three productions were made by Swizz Beatz . DJ Clue and Rockwilder created the instrumentals for two songs each. In addition, were DJ Premier , Irv Gotti , K-Rob, Sam Sneed , P. Skam, Ken Ifill, Russell Howard, Sean Francis, Chauncey Mahan, Darrell Branch, Lance Rivera and Lil Rob involved in the production.

Nine or ten tracks on the album contain samples of songs by other artists. So in is Hova Song (Intro) a sample of the piece Burning the Midnight Lamp band Rotary Connection included, while so ghetto tracks Crop Dustin ' of Steve Cropper and Sporco Ma Distinto by Ennio Morricone is sampling. For the beat of Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) elements of the song Overnight Scenario by Rare Essence were used and S. Carter contains a sample of Heads High by the singer Mr. Vegas . More samples are in the songs Big Pimpin ' ( Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime by The Korgis , Khusara Khusara by Hossam Ramzy ), There's Been a Murder ( Murder by Alana Davis), Come and Get Me ( The Contract Man by Bullet), NYMP ( Life Can Be So Grand by Brian and Brenda Russell), Girls' Best Friend ( Keep It Comin 'Love by KC and the Sunshine Band ), and Jigga My Nigga ( Lil' Fire Friend by Isaac Hayes ).

Cover design

The album cover is in black and white . It shows Jay-Z, who stands between two blocks and supports his arms at the sides. He wears a chain with a cross around his neck. In the upper part of the picture is the black lettering Jay-Z .

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

Guest Posts

Other artists besides Jay-Z can be heard on eight songs on the album. The rapper Amil has three guest appearances, while the rapper Beanie Sigel is involved in two songs. One guest contribution each comes from the rappers Juvenile and Memphis Bleek as well as from the rap duo UGK . In addition, the singer Mariah Carey is represented on a track and the journalist Serena Altschul also has an appearance. The EU version of the album also features Is That Yo Bitch , on which Twista and Missy Elliott can be heard, while the US version features the song Watch Me , to which Dr. Dre contributed, is included.

Playlists

Title list of the EU version

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Hova Song (intro)		K-Rob	2:22
2	So ghetto		DJ premier	4:00
3	Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)	Beanie Sigel and Amil	Rockwilder	4:38
4th	Dope man	Serena Altschul	DJ Clue , Darrell Branch, Ken Ifill and Lance Rivera (Co)	4:02
5	Things That U Do	Mariah Carey	Swizz Beatz	4:52
6th	It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)		Timbaland	4:11
7th	Snoopy Track	Juvenile	Timbaland	4:01
8th	S. Carter	Amil	Russell Howard, Sean Francis and Chauncey Mahan (Co)	4:14
9	Pop 4 Roc	Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Amil	DJ Clue and Ken Ifill	4:34
10	Hova interlude		K-Rob	1:33
11	Big pimpin '	UGK	Timbaland	4:43
12	Is That Yo Bitch	Twista and Missy Elliott	Timbaland	4:34
13	Come and Get Me		Timbaland	6:42
14th	NYMP		Rockwilder	4:01
15th	Hova Song (Outro)		K-Rob	1:17
16	Anything		Sam Sneed and P. Skam	4:46
17 (*)	Jigga my nigga		Swizz Beatz	4:34
18 (*)	Girls' Best Friend		Swizz Beatz	3:59

Title list of the US version

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Hova Song (intro)		K-Rob	2:22
2	So ghetto		DJ premier	4:00
3	Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)	Beanie Sigel and Amil	Rockwilder	4:38
4th	Dope man	Serena Altschul	DJ Clue, Darrell Branch, Ken Ifill and Lance Rivera (Co)	4:02
5	Things That U Do	Mariah Carey	Swizz Beatz	4:52
6th	It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)		Timbaland	4:11
7th	Snoopy Track	Juvenile	Timbaland	4:01
8th	S. Carter	Amil	Russell Howard, Sean Francis and Chauncey Mahan (Co)	4:14
9	Pop 4 Roc	Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Amil	DJ Clue and Ken Ifill	4:34
10	Watch me	Dr. Dre	Irv Gotti and Lil Rob	4:34
11	Big pimpin '	UGK	Timbaland	4:43
12	There's Been a Murder		K-Rob	3:40
13	Come and Get Me		Timbaland	6:42
14th	NYMP		Rockwilder	4:01
15th	Hova Song (Outro)		K-Rob	1:17
16 (*)	Jigga my nigga		Swizz Beatz	4:34
17 (*)	Girls' Best Friend		Swizz Beatz	3:59

(*) Hidden Tracks

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Vol. 3 ... Life and Times of S. Carter   CH 75 09/01/2000 (3 weeks)   US 1 January 15, 2000 (47 weeks)

Singles

Jigga my nigga   US 28 06/26/1999 (20 weeks) Girls' Best Friend   US 52 08/28/1999 (13 weeks) Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)   US 65 January 15, 2000 (9 weeks) Anything   UK 18th 02/26/2000 (5 weeks)   US 55 02/26/2000 (8 weeks) Big pimpin '   UK 29 06/24/2000 (3 weeks)   US 18th 04/22/2000 (20 weeks) Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)   US 68 12/16/2000 (13 weeks)

Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter entered the US charts at number 1 on January 15, 2000 and stayed in the top 200 for 47 weeks. The album also reached the charts in Switzerland and reached number 75, whereas in Germany it did not enter the Top 100.

The singles were the songs Jigga My Nigga (US # 28), Girls 'Best Friend (US # 52), Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) (US # 65), Anything (US # 55), Big Pimpin' ( US # 18) and Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses) (US # 68). Big Pimpin ' was particularly successful, and in 2013 it received a platinum record for more than one million copies sold in the USA .

Sales figures and awards

Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter sold 3.1 million copies in the United States, earning it triple platinum status. In the UK, the album won a Silver Record in 2013 for over 60,000 sales . Worldwide sales amount to around five million units.

At the 2001 Grammy Awards , Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter was nominated for Best Rap Album , but was defeated by Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ album cover
2. ↑ Rating: laut.de
3. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone
4. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
5. ↑ Rating: RapReviews
6. ↑ Chart sources: DE, AT, CH, UK, US ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Big Pimpin 'US: Platinum
8. ↑ US Sales Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter
9. ↑ US: 3x platinum
10. ↑ UK: silver
11. ↑ Worldwide album sales on statisticbrain.com, July 11, 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.