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  • Artist: DJ Clue?
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: December 19, 2000
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

Mixtape DJs have sure come a long way over the years, and no one knows that better than DJ Clue? The NY-based spinner got his start peddling mixtapes on the streets. A few years later, his album The Professional, Pt. 2 hit the Billboard Top Ten album chart. Looking at the list of artists on Clue?'s play list, it's easy to see why the album has had such success. This time out, Clue? enlisted the likes of Jay-Z, DMX, Beanie Sigel, Redman, Nas, Foxy Brown, Trick Daddy, and Eminem among many others. What is likely to draw the attention of hip-hop fans are the exclusive tracks on the album, including "Change the Game (Remix)," which mixes artists from both coasts such as tha Dogg Pound, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, and Memphis Bleek. Another exclusive track is "What the Beat" with Method Man, Eminem, and Royce da 5'9". Also impressive are "Live From the Bridge" by Nas and "The Best of Queens" by Mobb Deep. While there aren't any dead spots on the album, The Professional, Pt. 2 suffers in comparison to some of Clue?'s other mixtapes because he plays it safe, relying too heavily on big-name rappers. One of the joys of a good mixtape is discovering new artists alongside more established ones, but Clue? offers too few opportunities to check out something new. Also annoying is Clue?'s habit of shouting over all of the tracks. While it's common for mixtape DJs to shout and give shoutouts over tracks, Clue? takes it to an extreme. There is a lot to like about The Professional, Pt. 2. He should let the music speak for itself. ~ Jon Azpiri, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro DJ Clue? (:54)
Back 2 Life 2001 [Feat. Mary J. Blige and Jadakiss] Mary J. Blige, Ken Ifill Mary J. Blige, DJ Clue?, Jadakiss (3:30)
Jay-Z Freestyle [Feat. Jay-Z] Jay-Z, DJ Clue? (2:42)
Who's Next (X-Clue-Sive) Ray Cork, Jr., Earl Simmons DMX, DJ Clue? (3:25)
Coming for You [Feat. Beanie Siegel and Freeway] DJ Clue?, Beanie Sigel, Freeway (4:02)
Fantastic Four, Pt. 2 [Feat. Cam'ron, Nature and Fabulous] Ken Ifill, Cameron Giles The LOX, Cam'ron, Nature, DJ Clue?, Fabulous (4:41)
Getting It [Feat. Rah Digga] Trevor Smith, Dana Stinson, Rashia Fisher Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga, DJ Clue? (4:14)
Cream 2001 [Feat. Raekwon and Ghostface Killah] Rahiem Prince Thomas, C. Woods Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, DJ Clue? (3:40)
What the Beat [Feat. Mehod Man and Royce the 5-9] Ken Ifill, C. Smith, Marshall Mathers Method Man, Eminem, DJ Clue? (3:04)
Lil' Mo Interlude DJ Clue? (1:08)
F''K a B'''h [Feat. Kurupt] Snoop Dogg, R. Brown, Ken Ifill Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, DJ Clue? (3:05)
Change the Game [Feat. Daz/Kurupt/Beanie Sigel and Memphis Blee R. Brown, Rahiem Prince Thomas, Jay-Z, Delmar Arnaud Jay-Z, Daz, Kurupt, DJ Clue?, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel (4:51)
My N''''z Dem [Feat. Trick Daddy and Trina] K. Taylor Trina, DJ Clue?, Trick Daddy (3:30)
Live From the Bridge [Feat. Nas] Nas, Ken Ifill Nas, DJ Clue? (2:46)
So Hot [Feat. Foxy Brown] Ken Ifill Foxy Brown, DJ Clue? (3:37)
Chinatown [Feat. Junior Mafia and Lil' Cease] K. Jones, J. Fisher, Andrea Spain Junior M.A.F.I.A., Lil' Kim, DJ Clue?, Lil' Cease (3:28)
Bathgate Freestyle S. Barnes, J. Brown DJ Clue? (:56)
M.A.R.C.Y. [Feat. Geda K] J Smith DJ Clue?, Memphis Bleek, Geda K (3:11)
I Don't Care [Feat. Capone and Noreaga] Lamont Dozier, Ken Ifill, Kiam "Capone" Holley DJ Clue?, Capone (3:52)
The Best of Queens (It's Us) [Feat. Mobb Deep] Mobb Deep, DJ Clue? (3:33)
Red [Feat. Redman] R. Noble Redman (2:46)
Dangerous [Feat. Muggs and Lady Luck] Ken Ifill, P. Kane Muggs, Lady Luck, DJ Clue? (3:12)
Phone Patch [Feat. Ty Shaun] T. Johnson, Ken Ifill, C. Woods DJ Clue? (1:16)

Credits

Rick Patrick (Art Direction), Duro (Mixing), Duro (Engineer), DJ Clue? (DJ), Shane "Bermy" Woodley (Assistant Engineer), Brian (Assistant), Tommy Uzzo (Mixing), Bernard "Big Demi" Parker (Producer), Chauncey Mahan (Digital Editing), Tim Olmstead (Engineer), Just Blaze (Producer), Bernard "Big Demi" Parker (Programming), Tyson (Assistant), Chauncey Mahan (Pro-Tools), X-Treme (Producer), KJ (Engineer), Charile "CSUN" Bereal (Keyboards), Jonathan Mannion (Photography), Righteous Funk Boogie (Producer), Kareem "Biggs" Burke (Executive Producer), DJ Clue? (Producer), Bernard "Big Demi" Parker (Engineer), Gimel Keaton (Engineer), Mike Hogan (Engineer), Mary J. Blige (Performer), Righteous Funk Boogie (Engineer), Brian Garten (Pro-Tools), Brian G. (Engineer), Greg Below (Engineer), Beanie Sigel (Performer), Paul Gregory (Assistant), Shawn Carter (Executive Producer), Chauncey Mahan (Engineer), Duro (Executive Producer), Damon Dash (Executive Producer), Tim Olmstead (Assistant), Duro (Producer), C.J. DeVillar (Engineer), DJ Twinz (Producer), DJ Clue? (Executive Producer), Vinny Nicoletti (Engineer), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Denis Tougas (Engineer), Young Guru (Engineer), Paul Gregory (Engineer), Brian James (Guitar), Busta Rhymes (Performer), Brian Garten (Engineer), Rick Rock (Producer), Vinny Nicoletti (Mixing), Dawud West (Design)
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The Professional, Pt. 2
Studio album by DJ Clue
Released December 19, 2000
Genre Hip-Hop
Label Roc-A-Fella Records
Professional reviews
DJ Clue chronology
The Professional
(1998)		 The Professional, Pt. 2
(2000)		 The Professional, Pt. 3
(2006)

The Professional 2 is the second album released and produced by DJ Clue. This CD contains 23 songs, but most of them are short. The albums sold 882,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan and was certified Gold on March 28, 2001.[1][2]

It features musical appearances by: Royce Da 5'9", Mary J. Blige, Jadakiss, Jay-Z, DMX, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Lox, Cam'ron, Nature, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Eminem, Bernard "Big Demi" Parker, Method Man, Lil Mo, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Memphis Bleek, Trick Daddy, Trina, Nas, Foxy Brown, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Bathgate, Capone-N-Noreaga, Mobb Deep, Redman, Muggs, Lady Luck and Ty Shaw.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Back 2 Life 2001" Mary J. Blige featuring Jadakiss
  3. "Jay-Z Freestyle" Jay-Z
  4. "Who's Next" DMX
  5. "Coming for You" Beanie Sigel featuring Freeway
  6. "Fantastic 4, Pt. 2" The Lox featuring Cam'Ron, Nature & Fabolous
  7. "Getting It" Busta Rhymes featuring Rah Digga
  8. "C.R.E.A.M. 2001" Ghostface Killah featuring Raekwon
  9. "What the Beat" Eminem featuring Method Man & Royce Da 5'9"
  10. "Lil' Mo Interlude" Lil' Mo
  11. "Fuck a Bitch" Kurupt featuring Snoop Dogg
  12. "Change the Game (Remix)" Jay-Z featuring Tha Dogg Pound, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, & Static
  13. "My Niggaz Dem" Trick Daddy featuring Trina
  14. "Live from the Bridge" Nas
  15. "So Hot" Foxy Brown
  16. "Chinatown" Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  17. "Bathgate Freestyle" Bathgate
  18. "M.A.R.C.Y." Memphis Bleek featuring Geda K
  19. "I Don't Care" C-N-N
  20. "The Best of Queens (It's Us)" Mobb Deep
  21. "Red" Redman
  22. "Dangerous" Lady Luck featuring Muggs
  23. "Phone Patch" Ty Shaun

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2001)[3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 3
Top Canadian Albums 16
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [4]
2001 "Back 2 Life 2001" 57

References

  1. ^ Billboard
  2. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Database Search
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifpxqt0ldke~T3
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifpxqt0ldke~T31

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