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1998 studio album by Redman

Doc's da Name 2000 Studio album by Redman Released December 8, 1998 Recorded 1997–1998 Genre Hip-hop Length 69:57 Label Def Jam Producer Erick Sermon (also exec.) Reggie Noble Rockwilder Roni Size Gov Mattic Redman chronology El Niño (1998) Doc's da Name 2000 (1998) Blackout! (1999) Singles from Doc's da Name 2000 "I'll Bee Dat!" Released: December 8, 1998 "Da Goodness" Released: January 12, 1999[1]

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] Christgau's Consumer Guide A−[3] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [4] Los Angeles Times [5] NME 8/10[6] RapReviews 8/10[7] Rolling Stone [8]

***Doc's da Name 2000*** is the fourth [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by American rapper [Redman](/source/Redman_(rapper)).[9] The album was released on [Def Jam Recordings](/source/Def_Jam_Recordings) on December 8, 1998. It peaked at number 11 on the US [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200). It was a top seller, being certified [platinum](/source/RIAA_Certification) for sales of over a million copies.

The song "[Da Goodness](/source/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](/source/Syriana)*.[10]

## Commercial performance

*Doc's da Name 2000* debuted at number 11 on the US [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) chart, and number one on the US [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums), becoming his third number one on the chart.[11] On February 17, 1999, the album was certified [platinum](/source/RIAA_Certification) by the [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.[12] 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.[13]

## Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Welcome 2 da Bricks" Reginald Noble Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff John Whitehead Gene McFadden Billy Paul Reggie Noble 1:55 2. "Let da Monkey Out" Noble Erick Sermon Erick Sermon 3:35 3. "I'll Bee Dat!" Noble Dana Stinson Moses Davis Jeremy Harding Ahmir Thompson Tariq Trotter Malik Smart Kenyatta Saunders James Gray Rockwilder 4:34 4. "Get It Live" Noble Sermon Erick Sermon 3:26 5. "Who Took da Satellite Van? (Skit)" 0:46 6. "Jersey Yo!" Noble O'Shea Jackson Anthony Wheaton Betty Mabry Reggie Noble Gov Mattic 3:33 7. "Cloze Ya Doorz" (featuring Diezzel Don, Double-O, Gov Mattic, Roz, and Young Zee) Noble Sermon Erick Sermon 3:59 8. "I Don't Kare" Noble Sermon Victor Santiago Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Debbie Harry Chris Stein Kirk Robinson Nat Robinson Erick Sermon Reggie Noble 3:28 9. "Boodah Break" Noble Sermon Joseph Simmons Russell Simmons Darryl McDaniels David Reeves Erick Sermon 2:17 10. "Million Chicken March (2 Hot 4 TV) (Skit)" 1:21 11. "Keep on '99" Noble Sermon Colin Wolfe Andre Young Eric Wright Lorenzo Paterson Tracy Curry Nick Zesses Dino Fekaris Traci Nelson Keith Crouch Rahsaan Patterson Kipper Jones Erick Sermon 4:30 12. "Well All Rite Cha" (featuring Method Man) Noble Sermon Clifford Smith Erick Sermon 4:15 13. "Pain in da Ass Stewardess (Skit)" 2:05 14. "Da Goodness" (featuring Busta Rhymes) Noble Trevor Smith Irving Mills Duke Ellington Juan Tizol Reggie Noble 4:10 15. "My Zone!" (featuring Markie (aka Mr. Cream)[14]) Noble Sermon T. Wertz Lawrence Muggerud Lowell Fulson Senen Reyes Louis Freese Jimmy McCracklin Reggie Noble 2:54 16. "Da Da DaHHH" Noble Sermon Arthur G. Wright Erick Sermon 4:07 17. "G.P.N. (Skit)" 2:07 18. "Down South Funk" (featuring Erick Sermon and Keith Murray) Noble Sermon Keith Murray Richard Walters Douglas Davis Erick Sermon 3:51 19. "D.O.G.S." Noble Sermon Missy Elliott Timothy Mosley George Clinton David Spradley Garry Shider Erick Sermon 3:51 20. "Beet Drop" Noble Rick Rubin Adam Yauch Adam Horovitz Michael Diamond Reggie Noble 1:18 21. "We Got da Satellite Van! (Skit)" 0:56 22. "Brick City Mashin'!" Noble Sermon Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth Steven Stanley Erick Sermon 3:10 23. "Soopaman Lova IV" (featuring Dave Hollister) Noble Johnny "Guitar" Watson Reggie Noble 2:33 24. "I Got a Seecret" Noble Roni Size Roni Size 3:43 Total length: 69:57

## Samples

**Welcome 2 da Bricks**

- "Black Wonders of the World" by [Billy Paul](/source/Billy_Paul)

**Let da Monkey Out**

- "Stomp and Buck Dance" by [the Crusaders](/source/The_Crusaders_(Houston_group))

**Get It Live**

- "Just Rhymin' with Biz" by [Big Daddy Kane](/source/Big_Daddy_Kane)

**Jersey Yo!**

- "Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him" by [Betty Davis](/source/Betty_Davis)

**I Don't Kare**

- "The Champ" by [the Mohawks](/source/The_Mohawks)

- "Super Thug" by [N.O.R.E](/source/N.O.R.E)

- "Top Billin'" by [Audio Two](/source/Audio_Two)

**Boodah Break**

- "Beats to the Rhyme" by [Run-DMC](/source/Run-DMC)

- "Caught, Can I Get a Witness?" by [Public Enemy](/source/Public_Enemy_(band))

**Keep On '99**

- "Can't Run, Can't Hide" by [Ray J](/source/Ray_J)

- "She Swallowed It" by [N.W.A](/source/N.W.A)

**Da Goodness**

- "Caravan" by [Buddy Merrill](/source/Buddy_Merrill)

- "It's All About the Benjamins" by [Puff Daddy](/source/Puff_Daddy)

**My Zone!**

- "How I Could Just Kill a Man" by [Cypress Hill](/source/Cypress_Hill)

**Da Da Dahhh**

- "It's a Sad Song" by [Don Julian](/source/Don_Julian_(musician))

**Down South Funk**

- "La Di Da Di" by [Doug E. Fresh](/source/Doug_E._Fresh) and [Slick Rick](/source/Slick_Rick)

**D.O.G.S.**

- "Ladies in da House" by [Aaliyah](/source/Aaliyah)

- "Atomic Dog" by [George Clinton](/source/George_Clinton_(funk_musician))

**Brick City Mashin'!**

- "Genius of Love" by [Tom Tom Club](/source/Tom_Tom_Club)

- "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's

**Soopaman Lova IV**

- "You've Got a Hard Head" by [Johnny "Guitar" Watson](/source/Johnny_%22Guitar%22_Watson)

**I Got a Seecret**

- "Around the World" by Attilio Mineo

## Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard 200[15] 11 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 1 Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200[17] 94 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 22

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 50,000^ United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## See also

- [List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)](/source/List_of_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1998_(U.S.))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Da Goodness \[US\] - Redman | User Reviews | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/da-goodness-us-mw0000732783). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusic_2-0)** [Allmusic review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r380221)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Robert Christgau review](http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=redman)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-larkin_4-0)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer)) (2011). "A Tribe Called Quest". *[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)* (5th concise ed.). [Omnibus Press](/source/Omnibus_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-85712-595-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85712-595-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Los Angeles Times review](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-12-ca-53084-story.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [NME review](https://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/499)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [RapReviews review](http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_doc2000.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Rolling Stone review](https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA682)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Doc's the Name: Redman: Music"](https://www.amazon.com/Docs-Da-Name-2000-Redman/dp/B00000DLXA/). *Amazon*. 1998. Retrieved February 14, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Soundtracks for Syriana"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365737/soundtrack). *Redman's "Let Da Monkey Out"*. imdb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Redman - Billboard 200 Chart History"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/redman/chart-history/tlp/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["RIAA Certifications - Redman"](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). *[Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America)*. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES"](https://hiphop-n-more.com/2009/10/xxl-scans-def-jams-entire-discography-record-sales/). October 18, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** 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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Billboard 200 - December, 26, 1998"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1998-12-26). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - December, 26, 1998"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1998-12-26). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CanadaRedmanDoc's_da_Name_2000albumCertRef_19-0)** ["Canadian album certifications – Redman – Doc's da Name 2000"](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Doc%27s+da+Name+2000%20Redman). [Music Canada](/source/Music_Canada).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesRedmanDoc's_da_Name_2000albumCertRef_20-0)** ["American album certifications – Redman – Doc's da Name 2000"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Redman&ti=Doc%27s+da+Name+2000&format=Album&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America).

v t e Redman Discography Studio albums Whut? Thee Album Dare Iz a Darkside Muddy Waters Doc's da Name 2000 Malpractice Red Gone Wild: Thee Album Reggie Mudface Muddy Waters Too Collaboration albums El Niño (with Def Squad) Blackout! (with Method Man) Blackout! 2 (with Method Man) Singles "Blow Your Mind" "Time 4 Sum Aksion" "Tonight's da Night" "Rockafella" "Can't Wait" "Funkorama" "It's Like That (My Big Brother)" "Whateva Man" "Pick It Up" "Full Cooperation" "I'll Bee Dat!" "Da Goodness" "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)" "Smash Sumthin'" "Put It Down" Featured artist "Head Banger" "The Points" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Made It Back" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Symphony 2000" "Left & Right" "Oooh." "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" "React" "Dirrty" "Yeah Yeah U Know It" Related articles Def Squad Hit Squad Method Man & Redman Wu-Tang Clan Method & Red Rockwilder

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