Doc's da Name 2000
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Doc's da Name 2000 is the fourth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American rapper Redman. It was a top seller, initially shipping platinum in sales and reaching platinum sales in less than two months. It peaked at #3 on The Billboard 200 and had three songs ("I'll Bee Dat", "Da Goodness", "Let Da Monkey Out") that charted in the Billboard top 100.

New Jersey rapper Tame One is credited for the song "Close Ya Doorz", but the former Artifacts
Artifacts (group)
Artifacts is a hip hop group consisting of El Da Sensei, Tame One and DJ Kaos. They hail from Newark, New Jersey and made underground music that paid homage to the four elements of hip hop...

 member is not on the song. As Tame One explained in an interview, there was a different version of the song featuring additional verses by him and Rah Digga
Rah Digga
Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...

, but the song didn't make it on the album. The second verse of the song, which is usually attributed to Tame, is in fact sung by Double O. The voice of Nastee Nadj, the recurring Redman radio personality is back again doing the skits along with her sister Tanisha Green and friend Anitra Edmond. Nastee Nadj's real name is Nadja Green Parker.

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Length
1 "Welcome 2 Da Bricks" Reggie Noble 1:56
2 "Let Da Monkey Out" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

3:14
3 "I'll Bee Dat!
I'll Bee Dat!
"I'll Bee Dat!" is a song by American hip hop artist Redman recorded for his fourth album Doc's da Name 2000 . The song was released as the first single for the album on December 8, 1998.-Track listing:12", Vinyl#"I'll Bee Dat!"...

"
Rockwilder
Rockwilder
Rockwilder is an American hip hop and R&B record producer, rapper, and R&B Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast Hip Hop artists in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman's hit single "Da Rockwilder"...

4:31
4 "Get It Live" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

3:15
5 "Who Took Da Satellite Van (Skit)" Nadja Green Parker 0:46
6 "Jersey Yo" Reggie Noble, Gov Mattic 3:18
7 "Cloze Ya Doorz" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

Diezzel Don, Double-O, Gov Mattic, Roz, Tame, Young Zee 3:59
8 "I Don't Kare" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

, Reggie Noble
3:20
9 "Boodah Break" Erick Sermon 1:51
10 "Million Chicken March (2 Hot 4 Tv) (Skit)" Nadja Green Parker & Tanisha Green 1:21
11 "Keep On '99" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

4:30
12 "Well All Rite Cha" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

Method Man
Method Man
Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...

4:15
13 "Pain in Da Ass Stewardess (Skit)" 2:05
14 "Da Goodness" Reggie Noble Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...

4:09
15 "My Zone!" Reggie Noble Markie, Shooga Bear 2:37
16 "Da Da DaHHH" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

3:59
17 "G.P.N. (Skit)" Nadja Green Parker & Tanisha Green 2:07
18 "Down South Funk" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

, Keith Murray
Keith Murray (rapper)
Keith Murray is an American rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.-Music career:...

3:40
19 "D.O.G.S." Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

3:50
20 "Beet Drop" Reggie Noble 1:12
21 "We Got Da Satelite Van (Skit)" Nadja Green Parker 0:57
22 "Brick City Mashin'" Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

3:11
23 "Soopaman Lova IV" Reggie Noble Dave Hollister
Dave Hollister
Dave Hollister is an American R&B vocalist who found fame during the 1990s as one quarter of the Platinum-selling R&B quartet Blackstreet before going on to a solo career.-Biography:...

2:24
24 "I Got A Seecret" Roni Size
Roni Size
Roni Size is a British record producer and DJ, who came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective...

3:30

Samples

  • "Welcome 2 Da Bricks" (intro)
    "Black Wonders of the World" by Billy Paul
    Billy Paul
    Billy Paul is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones" as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences...

  • "Let da Monkey Out"
    "Stomp and Buck Dance" by The Crusaders
    The Crusaders
    The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound. Since 1961, more than forty albums have been credited to the group , 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" .-History:In 1960, following the demise of a...

  • "I'll Bee Dat"
    "Who Am I Sim Simma" by Beenie Man
    Beenie Man
    Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...

  • "Jersey Yo!"
    "Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him" by Betty Davis
    Betty Davis
    Betty Davis is an American funk, rock and soul singer. She was also Miles Davis's second wife.- Background :She worked as a model, appearing in photo spreads in Seventeen, Ebony and Glamour...

    Also interpolates "Once upon a Time in tha Projects" by Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
    O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...

  • "I Don't Kare"
    "Super Thug" by N.O.R.E
    "Top Billin'" by Audio Two
    Audio Two
    Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for its first hit, the classic "Top Billin'." The members of the duo are also the older brothers of female hip-hop star MC Lyte.-History:The duo’s debut single, "Make it...

  • "Boodah Break"
    "Beats to the Rhyme" by Run-DMC
    "Caught, Can I Get A Witness" by Public Enemy
  • "Keep On '99"
    "She's Swallowed It" by N.W.A.
    N.W.A.
    N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....

    "Can't Run, Can't Hide" by Ray J
    Ray J
    William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...

  • "Da Goodness"
    "Caravan" by Buddy Merrill
    Buddy Merrill
    Buddy Merrill is an American guitar player and musician who was best known as a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show. His style of guitar playing is known as multi-tracking.- Early Beginnings :...

  • "Da Da Dahhh"
    "It's a Sad Song" by Don Julien
  • "D.O.G.S."
    "Atomic Dog" by Parliament/Funkadelic
    "Ladies in da House" by Aaliyah
    Aaliyah
    Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...

  • "Beet Drop"
    A sampled interpolation of "It's the New Style" by Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

  • "Brick City Mashin'!"
    "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
    Tom Tom Club
    Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of Talking Heads.-Biography:...


Album singles

  • "I'll Bee Dat" (released: October 29, 1998)
  • "Da Goodness" (released: January 15, 1999)

Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1998 Doc's da Name 2000 11 1
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