Life in 1472 explained
| Life in 1472 |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jermaine Dupri |
| Cover: | Life in 1472 Album cover.jpg |
| Released: | July 21, 1998 |
| Recorded: | 1997–1998 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 59:56 |
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| Next Title: | Instructions |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Life in 1472 is the debut studio album by American producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri, released via So So Def in the United States on July 21, 1998. 1472 refers to J (being the 10th letter of the alphabet) + D (representing the 4th letter of the alphabet), and 72 (the year of Dupri's birth, 1972). It produced the singles "Money Ain't a Thang" (US No. 52), "Sweetheart" (US No. 125), "The Party Continues" (US No. 29), and "Going Home with Me". Life In 1472 spent two weeks at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while breaking the top 5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 162,000 copies in its first week.[1] The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 19, 1998. A platinum certification followed on September 2, 1998.
Release and promotion
Life in 1472 was released on July 21, 1998, in the United States.[2] In the United Kingdom, Columbia Records issued LPs and CDs on July 27.[3] Sony Music Japan followed on July 29,[4] and Sony Music Taiwan on August 5.[5]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
Notes and References
- Rap Reigns On The Chart. . February 15, 2019.
- News: July 20, 1998 . Dupri Debut . . B2 . Newspapers.com.
- July 25, 1998 . New Releases – Albums . . 30.
- Web site: ライフ・イン・1472. Life in 1472. ja. Oricon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505060652/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/11755/products/235514/1/. May 5, 2022.
- Web site: Life in 1472. zh-hant. Sony Music Taiwan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221113193440/https://sonymusic.com.tw/album/life-1472-%EF%BD%8A%EF%BD%85%EF%BD%92%EF%BD%8D%EF%BD%81%EF%BD%89%EF%BD%8E%EF%BD%85%E3%80%80%EF%BD%84%EF%BD%95%EF%BD%90%EF%BD%92%EF%BD%89-duprijermaine-4897122/. November 13, 2022.
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- Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Billboard Canadian Albums). Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117210857/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jermaine-dupri/chart-history/cna/. November 17, 2021.
- Top 100 CDs. RPM. 14. August 10, 1998.
- News: July 30, 1998 . Top 10 R&B Albums . . C9 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Jermaine Dupri - Life in 1472. nl. DutchCharts.nl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303144400/https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Jermaine+Dupri&titel=Life+In+1472&cat=as. March 3, 2020.
- Web site: Jermaine Dupri. Official Charts Company. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021123326/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1598/jermaine-dupri/. October 21, 2022.
- Web site: Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40 04 October 1998 – 10 October 1998 . Official Charts Company. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221113183704/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-albums-chart/19981004/115/. November 13, 2022.
- Jermaine Dupri Chart History (The Billboard 200). Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117220338/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jermaine-dupri/chart-history/tlp/. November 17, 2021.
- Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117184947/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jermaine-dupri/chart-history/blp/. November 17, 2021.
- Billboard 200 Albums – Year End 1998. Billboard. January 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123044858/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/the-billboard-200. dead.
- 1998 The Year in Music. Billboard. YE50. December 26, 1998. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182606/https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA6&pg=RA1-PA4. November 13, 2022. Google Books.
