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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.[9] The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 19th, 1998. A platinum certification followed on September 2nd, 1998.

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Life in 1472

Studio album by

Jermaine Dupri

Released

July 21, 1998

Recorded

1997–1998

Genre

Hip hop

Label

So So Def
Columbia
Sony

Producer

Jermaine Dupri, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Charlemagne, Coptic, Carl So-Lowe, DJ Quik, Slick Rick, DJ Premier, Mariah Carey, Kanye West

Jermaine Dupri chronology

Life in 1472
(1998)

Instructions
(2001)

Singles from Life in 1472

"The Party Continues"
Released: February 17, 1998
"Money Ain't a Thang"
Released: May 11, 1998
"Sweetheart"
Released: September 7, 1998
"Going Home with Me"
Released: November 23, 1998

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
City Pages	(unfavorable)[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
SF Weekly	(unfavorable)[6]
Vibe	(favorable)[7]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)[8]

Release and promotion

Life in 1472 was released on July 21, 1998, in the United States.[10] In the United Kingdom, Columbia Records issued LPs and CDs on July 27.[11] Sony Music Japan followed on July 29,[12] and Sony Music Taiwan on August 5.[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Turn It Out" (featuring Nas)	Jermaine Dupri, Nasir Jones, Kanye West	West	3:57
2.	"Money Ain't a Thang" (featuring Jay-Z)	Dupri, Shawn Carter, LaMarquis Jefferson, Rahman "R.O.C." Griffin	Jermaine Dupri	4:14
3.	"Get Your Sh** Right" (featuring Madd Rapper and DMX)	Earl Simmons, Griffin, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Dupri	Angelettie, Charlemagne	4:43
4.	"Fresh" (featuring Slick Rick)	Richard Walton, Dupri	Dupri, Carl So-Lowe	3:53
5.	"Sweetheart" (featuring Mariah Carey)	Rainy Davis, MaryAnn Tanedo, Dupri, Carl So-Lowe	Dupri, Carey	4:44
6.	"Jazzy Hoes" (featuring 8Ball, Too $hort, Mr. Black & YoungBloodZ)	Dupri, Sean Joseph, Todd Shaw, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, Griffin	Dupri, Lowe	4:38
7.	"Don't Hate on Me" (featuring Da Brat and Krayzie Bone)	Dupri, Shawneise Harris, Krayzie Bone	Dupri	4:17
8.	"Going Home with Me" (featuring Keith Sweat and R.O.C.)	Dupri, Griffin, Keith Sweat	Dupri	3:41
9.	"You Get Dealt Wit" (featuring Mase and Lil' Kim)	Dupri, Jefferson, Mason Bertha, Kimberly Jones	Dupri, Jefferson	3:58
10.	"The Party Continues (video version)" (featuring Da Brat and Usher)	Dupri, Usher Raymond IV, Harris	Dupri	4:16
11.	"All That's Got to Go" (featuring Da Brat and Latocha Scott)	Dupri, Harris, Latocha Scott, Angelettie,	Eric Coptic, Angelettie	4:05
12.	"Protector's of 1472" (featuring Snoop Dogg, R.O.C. and Warren G)	Dupri, Griffin, Calvin Broadus, Warren Griffin, Chris Martin	DJ Premier	4:46
13.	"Lay You Down" (featuring Trina & Tamara)	Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels	Dupri, Manuel Seal	4:27
14.	"Three the Hard Way" (featuring Mr. Black & R.O.C.)		DJ Quik	4:17

Charts

Weekly charts

1998 weekly chart performance
Region – Chart (Publisher)	Peak position
Australia – Albums (ARIA)[14]	62
Canada – Albums (Billboard)[15]	20
Canada – Albums (RPM)[16]	20
Canada – R&B Albums (SoundScan)[17]	4
Netherlands – Album Top 100 (Dutch Charts)[18]	96
UK – Albums (OCC)[19]	93
UK – R&B Albums (OCC)[20]	16
US – Billboard 200[21]	3
US – Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[22]	1

Year-end charts

1998 year-end chart performance
Region – Chart (Publisher)	Position
US – Billboard 200)[23]	82
US – Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[24]	24

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[26]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Allmusic review
Robert Christgau review
City Pages review Archived February 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Entertainment Weekly review
Rolling Stone review
SF Weekly review
Vibe review
Yahoo! Music review
"Rap Reigns On The Chart". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
"Dupri Debut". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. July 20, 1998. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
"New Releases – Albums". Music Week. July 25, 1998. p. 30.
"ライフ・イン・1472" [Life in 1472] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022.
"Life in 1472" (in Traditional Chinese). Sony Music Taiwan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022.
Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 88.
"Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Billboard Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
"Top 100 CDs". RPM. August 10, 1998. p. 14.
"Top 10 R&B Albums". The Gazette. July 30, 1998. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jermaine Dupri - Life in 1472" (in Dutch). DutchCharts.nl. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020.
"Jermaine Dupri". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022.
"Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40 04 October 1998 – 10 October 1998". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022.
"Jermaine Dupri Chart History (The Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
"Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
"Billboard 200 Albums – Year End 1998". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015.
"1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022 – via Google Books.
"Canadian album certifications – Jermaine Dupri – Life in 1472". Music Canada.
"American album certifications – Jermaine Dupri – Jermaine Dupri Presents - Life In 1472". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e 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"
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