The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)

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The Best of Both Worlds
Studio album by
Jay-Z and R. Kelly
ReleasedMarch 19, 2002
Genre
Length49:16
Label
Producer
  • R. Kelly (also exec.)
  • Jay-Z (exec.)
  • Poke and Tone
  • Megahertz
  • Charlemagne
Jay-Z and R. Kelly chronology
The Best of Both Worlds
(2002) 		Unfinished Business
(2004)
R. Kelly chronology
TP-2.com
(2000) 		The Best of Both Worlds
(2002) 		Chocolate Factory
(2003)
Jay-Z chronology
MTV Unplugged
(2001) 		The Best of Both Worlds
(2002) 		The Blueprint2: The Gift & the Curse
(2002)
Singles from The Best of Both Worlds
  1. "Honey"
    Released: January 16, 2002
  2. "Get This Money"
    Released: March 2002
  3. "Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body"
    Released: May 21, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
USA Today[5]

The Best of Both Worlds is the first collaborative album by

Beanie Siegel, Lil' Kim and Devin the Dude
.

The Best of Both Worlds was supported by three singles: "Honey", "Get This Money" and "Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body". The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 223,000 copies in its first week. Despite this, critical reception was generally mixed.[7]

Singles

The album spawned three

UK Singles Chart.[8]
The second single, "Get this Money" was released in March 2002. The third single, "Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body" was released on May 21, 2002. Both of which failed to chart.

Critical reception

The album received generally mixed reviews from

music critics. Some critics praised the album while others gave it poor reviews. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic stated that "while the idea of a collaborative album was a reasonable one, the album falls terribly short of both artists' high standards". He also called the album uninspired and claims it "rates among the poorest efforts -- arguably the poorest -- in either Kelly's or Jay-Z's catalog to date." He gave the album a two star rating out of five.[1]

Steve Jones of USA Today gave the album a better review, calling the album "falls short of genius". He claims "The two charismatic hitmakers mesh well and represent for their respective genres." In addition, he also believes that "They don't, however, really push each other to the next level or break the ground you might expect from this kind of meeting of the minds." He gave the album three out of four stars.[5]

In retrospect, Jay-Z said: "I think the first The Best of Both Worlds is amazing".[9]

Commercial performance

The Best of Both Worlds debuted at number two on the US

platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies.[11] In 2002, The Best of Both Worlds was ranked as the 99th most popular album in the US.[12] As of November 2004, the album has sold 875,000 copies in the United States.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Best of Both Worlds"
Megahertz3:12
2."Take You Home with Me"
3:35
3."Break Up to Make Up"
  • Carter
  • Kelly
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:08
4."It Ain't Personal"
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:24
5."The Streets"
  • Carter
  • Kelly
R. Kelly4:34
6."Green Light" (featuring Beanie Sigel)
  • R. Kelly
  • Tone[a]
2:48
7."Naked (R. Kelly solo)"KellyR. Kelly3:08
8."Shake Ya Body" (featuring Lil' Kim)
  • Carter
  • Kelly
  • Kim Jones
  • Barnes
  • Olivier
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
3:19
9."Somebody's Girl"
  • Carter
  • Kelly
  • Barnes
  • Olivier
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
3:41
10."Get This Money"
  • Carter
  • Kelly
  • R. Kelly
  • Tone[a]
3:04
11."Shorty"
  • Carter
  • Kelly
  • Barnes
  • Olivier
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:10
12."Honey"
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:02
13."Pussy" (featuring Devin the Dude)
  • Carter
  • Kelly
Charlemagne4:50

Notes

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (
SNEP)[32]
 Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r581535
  2. ^ "Best of Both Worlds". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: R. Kelly & Jay-Z". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "R. Kelly: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "USATODAY.com – R. Kelly, Jay-Z can do better than their 'Best'". usatoday.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Best of Both Worlds: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  7. ^ a b c "'NOW 9' Takes Hits To The Top". Billboard. March 28, 2002. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "UK Singles Chart - May 25, 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "JAY-Z - Rap Radar Podcast (Part 2)". YouTube.
  10. ^ a b Abbey Goodman (April 3, 2002). "Celine Dion Tops Albums Chart; WWF Avant Make Strong Debut". MTV. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "American album certifications – Jay-Z & R. Kelly – The Best of Both Worlds". Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Big 'Business': Feuding Kelly, Jay-Z Top Album Chart". Billboard. November 3, 2004. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 April 2002" (PDF) (632). Australian Web Archive. April 24, 2002: 2. Archived from the original on April 23, 2002. Retrieved July 28, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  28. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  29. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2002" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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  31. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  32. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
    . Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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