Doc's da Name 2000

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Doc's da Name 2000 | type = studio | artist = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | cover = Docsdaname2000.jpg | alt = | released = December 8, 1998 | recorded = 1997–1998 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Hip-hop]] | length = 69:57 | label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] | producer = {{hlist|[[Erick Sermon]] <small>(also [[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>|[[Redman (rapper)|Reggie Noble]]|[[Rockwilder]]|[[Roni Size]]|Gov Mattic}} | prev_title = [[El Niño (Def Squad album)|El Niño]] | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = [[Blackout! (Method Man & Redman album)|Blackout!]] | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Singles | name = Doc's da Name 2000 | type = Studio | single1 = [[I'll Bee Dat!]] | single1date = December 8, 1998 | single2 = [[Da Goodness]] | single2date = January 12, 1999<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/da-goodness-us-mw0000732783 | title=Da Goodness [US] - Redman | User Reviews | AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r380221|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|Christgau's Consumer Guide]]'' |rev2Score = A−<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=redman Robert Christgau review]</ref> |rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="larkin">{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|year=2011|chapter=A Tribe Called Quest|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th concise|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}</ref> |rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' |rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-12-ca-53084-story.html Los Angeles Times review]</ref> |rev5 = ''[[NME]]'' |rev5score = 8/10<ref>[https://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/499 NME review]</ref> |rev6 = ''RapReviews'' |rev6score = 8/10<ref>[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_doc2000.html RapReviews review]</ref> |rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA682 Rolling Stone review]</ref> }}

'''''Doc's da Name 2000''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Docs-Da-Name-2000-Redman/dp/B00000DLXA/ |title=Doc's the Name: Redman: Music |website=Amazon |year=1998 |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref> The album was released on [[Def Jam Recordings]] on December 8, 1998. It peaked at number 11 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It was a top seller, being certified [[RIAA Certification|platinum]] for sales of over a million copies.

The song "[[Da Goodness]]<nowiki>''</nowiki> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Soundtracks for Syriana|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365737/soundtrack|work=Redman's "Let Da Monkey Out"|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=January 2, 2017}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== ''Doc's da Name 2000'' debuted at number 11 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, and number one on the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]], becoming his third number one on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/redman/chart-history/tlp/|title=Redman - Billboard 200 Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref> On February 17, 1999, the album was certified [[RIAA Certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=redman&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA Certifications - Redman|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref> 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 being Redman's best selling album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2009/10/xxl-scans-def-jams-entire-discography-record-sales/|title=XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES|date=October 18, 2009|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

== Track listing == {{track listing | total_length = 69:57 | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Welcome 2 da Bricks | note1 = | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Reginald Noble]]|[[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble]]|[[Gamble and Huff|Leon Huff]]|[[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]]|[[Gene McFadden]]|[[Billy Paul]]}} | extra1 = [[Redman (rapper)|Reggie Noble]] | length1 = 1:55 | title2 = Let da Monkey Out | note2 = | writer2 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Erick Sermon]]}} | extra2 = [[Erick Sermon]] | length2 = 3:35 | title3 = [[I'll Bee Dat!]] | note3 = | writer3 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Rockwilder|Dana Stinson]]|[[Beenie Man|Moses Davis]]|Jeremy Harding|[[Questlove|Ahmir Thompson]]|[[Black Thought|Tariq Trotter]]|[[Malik B.|Malik Smart]]|Kenyatta Saunders|James Gray}} | extra3 = [[Rockwilder]] | length3 = 4:34 | title4 = Get It Live | note4 = | writer4 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon}} | extra4 = Erick Sermon | length4 = 3:26 | title5 = Who Took da Satellite Van? (Skit) | writer5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 0:46 | title6 = Jersey Yo! | note6 = | writer6 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Ice Cube|O'Shea Jackson]]|[[Sir Jinx|Anthony Wheaton]]|[[Betty Davis|Betty Mabry]]}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Reggie Noble|Gov Mattic}} | length6 = 3:33 | title7 = Cloze Ya Doorz | note7 = featuring Diezzel Don, Double-O, Gov Mattic, Roz, and [[Young Zee]] | writer7 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon}} | extra7 = Erick Sermon | length7 = 3:59 | title8 = I Don't Kare | note8 = | writer8 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|[[N.O.R.E.|Victor Santiago]]|[[Pharrell Williams]]|[[Chad Hugo]]|[[Debbie Harry]]|[[Chris Stein]]|[[Audio Two|Kirk Robinson]]|[[Audio Two|Nat Robinson]]}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Reggie Noble}} | length8 = 3:28 | title9 = Boodah Break | note9 = | writer9 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|[[Joseph Simmons]]|[[Russell Simmons]]|[[Darryl McDaniels]]|[[Davy DMX|David Reeves]]}} | extra9 = Erick Sermon | length9 = 2:17 | title10 = Million Chicken March (2 Hot 4 TV) (Skit) | writer10 = | extra10 = | length10 = 1:21 | title11 = Keep on '99 | note11 = | writer11 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|Colin Wolfe|[[Dr. Dre|Andre Young]]|[[Eazy-E|Eric Wright]]|[[MC Ren|Lorenzo Paterson]]|[[The D.O.C.|Tracy Curry]]|Nick Zesses|[[Dino Fekaris]]|Traci Nelson|[[Keith Crouch]]|[[Rahsaan Patterson]]|Kipper Jones}} | extra11 = Erick Sermon | length11 = 4:30 | title12 = Well All Rite Cha | note12 = featuring [[Method Man]] | writer12 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|[[Method Man|Clifford Smith]]}} | extra12 = Erick Sermon | length12 = 4:15 | title13 = Pain in da Ass Stewardess (Skit) | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = 2:05 | title14 = [[Da Goodness]] | note14 = featuring [[Busta Rhymes]] | writer14 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]]|[[Irving Mills]]|[[Duke Ellington]]|[[Juan Tizol]]}} | extra14 = Reggie Noble | length14 = 4:10 | title15 = My Zone! | note15 = featuring Markie (aka Mr. Cream)<ref>In the video for Mr. Cream's song "M R Dot", he uses the song My Zone as an outro with the words "Redman feat Mr. Cream" written across the screen. He also makes references to it in his lyrics and of course has the same voice. Also see the Redman Revisited episode of MTV Cribs.</ref> | writer15 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|T. Wertz|[[DJ Muggs|Lawrence Muggerud]]|[[Lowell Fulson]]|[[Sen Dog|Senen Reyes]]|[[B-Real|Louis Freese]]|[[Jimmy McCracklin]]}} | extra15 = Reggie Noble | length15 = 2:54 | title16 = Da Da DaHHH | note16 = | writer16 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|[[Arthur G. Wright]]}} | extra16 = Erick Sermon | length16 = 4:07 | title17 = G.P.N. (Skit) | writer17 = | extra17 = | length17 = 2:07 | title18 = Down South Funk | note18 = featuring [[Erick Sermon]] and [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]] | writer18 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|[[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]]|[[Slick Rick|Richard Walters]]|[[Doug E. Fresh|Douglas Davis]]}} | extra18 = Erick Sermon | length18 = 3:51 | title19 = D.O.G.S. | note19 = | writer19 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|[[Missy Elliott]]|[[Timbaland|Timothy Mosley]]|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]|David Spradley|[[Garry Shider]]}} | extra19 = Erick Sermon | length19 = 3:51 | title20 = Beet Drop | note20 = | writer20 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Rick Rubin]]|[[Adam Yauch]]|[[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]]|[[Mike D|Michael Diamond]]}} | extra20 = Reggie Noble | length20 = 1:18 | title21 = We Got da Satellite Van! (Skit) | writer21 = | extra21 = | length21 = 0:56 | title22 = Brick City Mashin'! | note22 = | writer22 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|[[Chris Frantz]]|[[Tina Weymouth]]|[[Steven Stanley]]}} | extra22 = Erick Sermon | length22 = 3:10 | title23 = Soopaman Lova IV | note23 = featuring [[Dave Hollister]] | writer23 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]]}} | extra23 = Reggie Noble | length23 = 2:33 | title24 = I Got a {{notatypo|Seecret}} | note24 = | writer24 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Roni Size]]}} | extra24 = [[Roni Size]] | length24 = 3:43 }}

==Samples== '''Welcome 2 da Bricks''' *"Black Wonders of the World" by [[Billy Paul]] '''Let da Monkey Out''' *"Stomp and Buck Dance" by [[The Crusaders (Houston group)|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]] *"Top Billin'" by [[Audio Two]] '''Boodah Break''' *"Beats to the Rhyme" by [[Run-DMC]] *"Caught, Can I Get a Witness?" by [[Public Enemy (band)|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 (musician)|Don Julian]] '''Down South Funk''' *"La Di Da Di" by [[Doug E. Fresh]] and [[Slick Rick]] '''D.O.G.S.''' *"Ladies in da House" by [[Aaliyah]] *"Atomic Dog" by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|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== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (1998) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1998-12-26|title=Billboard 200 - December, 26, 1998|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|11 |- |align="left"|US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1998-12-26|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - December, 26, 1998|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref> | 94 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref> | 22 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Redman|title=Doc's da Name 2000|award=Gold|relyear=1998}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Redman|title=Doc's da Name 2000|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1999}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==See also== *[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:1998 albums]] [[Category:Redman (rapper) albums]] [[Category:Def Jam Recordings albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Erick Sermon]] [[Category:Albums produced by Rockwilder]] [[Category:Albums produced by Redman]]