Instructions (album)

2001 studio album by Jermaine Dupri

Instructions

Studio album by

Jermaine Dupri

Released| October 30, 2001
Recorded| 2001
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 52:42
Label|

* So So Def
* Columbia

Producer|

* Jermaine Dupri
* Emmanuel Dean
* The Neptunes
* Swizz Beatz
* Bryan-Michael Cox
* Kanye West

Jermaine Dupri chronology
| Life in 1472
(1998)  | Instructions
(2001)  | Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1
(2005)

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Singles from  Instructions

1. "Ballin' Out of Control"
Released: 2001
2. "Welcome to Atlanta"
Released: May 14, 2002

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Instructions is the second studio album by American producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri, released by So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records on October 30, 2001. The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 on November 17, 2001.

## Commercial performance

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Instructions debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 on November 17, 2001.[2]

## Track listing

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1. "LP Intro" – 0:24
2. "Welcome to Atlanta" (featuring Ludacris) – 3:20
3. "Money, Hoes & Power" (featuring UGK, Pimpin' Ken and Manuel Seal) – 3:50
4. "The Dream" (Interlude) [featuring Wanda Sykes] – 0:49
5. "Get Some" (featuring Usher, R.O.C., Boo & Gotti) – 2:28
6. "Hate" (Interlude) – 1:06
7. "Hate Blood" (featuring Jadakiss and Freeway) – 3:55
8. "Ballin' Out of Control" (featuring Nate Dogg) – 3:08
9. "Superfly" (featuring Bilal) – 3:11
10. "Instructions Interlude" – 0:38
11. "Rules of the Game" (feat. Manish Man) – 3:36
12. "Prada Bag" (Interlude) – 0:15
13. "Whatever" (featuring Tigah, R.O.C. and Nate Dogg) – 4:18
14. "Let's Talk About It" (featuring Clipse and Pharrell Williams) – 5:22
15. "Yours & Mine" (featuring Jagged Edge) – 3:25
16. "Jazzy Hoes Part 2" (featuring Kurupt, Too Short, Field Mob, Backbone and Eddie Cain) – 4:47
17. "Hot Mama" (Interlude) – 0:14
18. "You Bring the Freak Out of Me" (featuring Da Brat and Kandi Burruss) – 3:04
19. "The Next Morning" (Interlude) – 0:24
20. "Rock with Me" (featuring Xscape) – 4:30
21. "Definition of a Pimp"[a] \- 3:13

Notes

* ^[a] Japanese bonus track

Sample credits

* "Money, Hoes & Power" contains a sample of "Midnight and You" by Love Unlimited Orchestra.
* "Welcome to Atlanta" contains a sample of "Do It Baby" by Redd Holt Unlimited.
* "Let's Talk About It" contains a sample of "Rico Suave" by Gerardo.

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2001)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[2] | 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 3

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2002)  | Position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 77

## References

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1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ a b "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
3. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
4. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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Jermaine Dupri

* Discography
* Production discography
* Videography

Studio albums|

* Life in 1472
* Instructions

Compilations|

* Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1

Singles|

* "The Party Continues"
* "Sweetheart"
* "Money Ain't a Thang"
* "I've Got to Have It"
* "Welcome to Atlanta"
* "Gotta Getcha"
* "I Think They Like Me"

Featured singles|

* "With Me"
* "Imagination"
* "Get None"
* "Bounce with Me"
* "Too Hood"
* "Ghetto Girls"
* "Thank You"
* "Basketball"
* "Pop That Booty"
* "Get Your Number"
* "Fresh Azimiz"
* "Dem Jeans"
* "I'm Throwed"
* "Finer Things"
* "Stepped on My J'z"
* "Boomerang"

Related articles|

* So So Def Recordings
* Janet Jackson
* Bow Wow

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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