The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

8. The Dynasty (Roc La Familia) (2000): This one is really a Jay-Z album in name only; it's really a compilation, intended to spotlight the rest of the Roc-A-Fella crew. Rap crew albums have a spotty history; almost by definition, they're inconsistent.

Rick Ross explains how Jay Z's The Dynasty changed the game.

Dynasty-Roc La Familia 2000 Album by Jay-Z, tracks list: Holla; Intro; The R.O.C.; Squeeze 1st; 1-900-Hustler; Change The Game; Stick 2 The Script; This Can't Be Life...

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Jay Z's 2000 LP, 'The Dynasty: La Roc Familia,' we take a look back at how the album solidified Hov's legacy in hip-hop.

Jay-Z - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia review: A very poor grab for cash with untalented guest spots and uninspired rapping.

1.) Jay-Z - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)

At the time of The Dynasty Roc la Familia's release, Jay-Z had already established himself as a towering figure in the rap world. His previous two albums -- Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life and Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter -- spawned numerous gigantic hits and were filled the brim with the biggest hitmakers in rap: producers like Timbaland and Swizz Beatz; rappers like Juvenile and DMX.

Initially conceptualized as a Roc-A-Fella compilation album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, was released as JAY..

Dynasty is now regarded as Jay's 5th solo album, although there was a time when it was seen as a Roc-A-Fella posse album, with Jay being a "guest":It would feature tracks from the majority of the Roc-A-Fella stable with Jay Z as guest rapper to tie the whole thing together.

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is the fifth studio album released by American rapper Jay-Z.[11] Its lead single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", produced by The Neptunes, was one of Jay-Z's most successful singles peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 557,789 copies sold in its first week and more than 2.3 million copies sold to date. The album generally received positive reviews from music critics and the album ended up becoming the 20th highest selling R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the 2000â??2010 decade according to Billboard.[12]