Doc's da Name 2000 explained

Doc's Da Name 2000
Type:	studio
Artist:	Redman
Cover:	Docsdaname2000.jpg
Released:	December 8, 1998
Recorded:	1997–1998
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	69:57
Label:	Def Jam
Prev Title:	El Niño
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Blackout!
Next Year:	1999

Doc's da Name 2000 is the fourth studio album by American rapper Redman.^[1] The album was released on Def Jam Recordings on December 8, 1998. It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200. It was a top seller, being certified platinum for sales of over a million copies.

The song "Da Goodness'' is sampled in the Barbadian soca beat "Redman/Da Goodness Riddim" in 1999. The song "Let Da Monkey Out" was featured in the 2005 film Syriana.^[2]

Commercial performance

Doc's da Name 2000 debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming his third number one on the chart.^[3] On February 17, 1999, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.^[4] The album was certified only two months after being released. As of October 2009, the album has 1,056,000 copies in the United States.^[5]

Samples

Welcome 2 Da Bricks

• "Black Wonders of the World" by Billy Paul

Let Da Monkey Out

• "Stomp and Buck Dance" by The Crusaders

Get It Live

• "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane

Jersey Yo!

• "Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him" by Betty Davis

I Don't Kare

• • "The Champ" by The Mohawks "Super Thug" by N.O.R.E

Boodah Break

• "Beats to the Rhyme" by Run-DMC
• "Caught, Can I Get a Witness?" by Public Enemy

Keep On '99

• "Can't Run, Can't Hide" by Ray J
• "She Swallowed It" by N.W.A

Da Goodness

• "Caravan" by Buddy Merrill
• "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy

My Zone!

• "How I Could Just Kill a Man" by Cypress Hill

Da Da Dahhh

• "It's a Sad Song" by Don Julian

Down South Funk

D.O.G.S.

• "Ladies in Da House" by Aaliyah
• "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Brick City Mashin'!

• "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
• "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's

Soopaman Lova IV

• "You've Got a Hard Head" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson

I Got a Seecret

• "Around the World" by Attilio Mineo

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	94
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	22

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doc's the Name: Redman: Music . Amazon . 1998 . 2012-02-14.
2. Web site: Soundtracks for Syriana. Redman's "Let Da Monkey Out". imdb.com. January 2, 2017.
3. Redman - Billboard 200 Chart History. Billboard. March 1, 2020.
4. Web site: RIAA Certifications - Redman. Recording Industry Association of America. March 1, 2020.
5. Web site: XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES. October 18, 2009. March 1, 2020.
6. Billboard 200 - December, 26, 1998. Billboard. March 1, 2020.
7. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - December, 26, 1998. Billboard. March 1, 2020.
8. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. December 5, 2018.
9. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. December 5, 2018.