Instructions (album)

Instructions is the second studio album by American rapper and producer 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.

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)
Singles from Instructions
"Ballin' Out of Control" Released: 2001 "Welcome to Atlanta" Released: May 14, 2002

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]

Blender editor Anthony Decurtis wrote: "An outstanding judge of talent, Dupri doesn’t get the difference between making hits and making statements. "Ballin’ Out of Control" (featuring the ubiquitous Nate Dogg) and "Get Some" (featuring Usher) sparkle like champagne bubbles. The rest falls as flat as an opened bottle of Cristal the morning after."^[2] Jason Birchmeier from AllMusic felt that "JD doesn't live up to his own hype on Instructions. His rhymes flow well but are overflowing with clichés and constant boasting. He's better at co-opting rhymes than coming up with his own [...] Like JD himself, Instructions seems to rely more on its surface gloss than its substance. Even so, there are several highlights, mostly courtesy of the guests."^[1]

Commercial performance

Instructions debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 on November 17, 2001.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"LP Intro"			0:24
2.	"Welcome to Atlanta" (featuring Ludacris)	Jermaine Dupri Christopher Bridges Kris Parker	Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox (co.)	3:20
3.	"Money, Hoes & Power" (featuring UGK, Pimpin' Ken and Manuel Seal)	Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox Chad Butler Bernard Freeman	Dupri Cox (co.)	3:50
4.	"The Dream (Interlude)" (featuring Wanda Sykes)	Wanda Sykes Macio Parrilla		0:49
5.	"Get Some" (featuring Usher, R.O.C., Boo & Gotti)	Dupri Cox Rahman Griffin Mwata Mitchell Sabrian Sledge	Dupri Cox	2:28
6.	"Hate (Interlude)"			1:06
7.	"Hate Blood" (featuring Jadakiss and Freeway)	Dupri Jason Phillips	Dupri Cox (co.)	3:55
8.	"Ballin' Out of Control" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Dupri Nathaniel Hale Cox Griffin	Dupri Cox (co.)	3:08
9.	"Supafly" (featuring Bilal)	Dupri LaMarquis Jefferson Bilal Oliver	Dupri LaMarquis "ReMarqable" Jefferson (co.)	3:11
10.	"Instructions Interlude"			0:38
11.	"Rules of the Game" (featuring Manish Man)	Albert Lee Harris Dupri	Manish Man Dupri (co.)	3:36
12.	"Prada Bag (Interlude)"			0:15
13.	"Whatever" (featuring Nate Dogg, R.O.C., Tigah, Skeeter Rock, Trey Lorenz & Katrina)	Dupri Griffin Sheppard Daniels Hale Emanuel Dean	Dupri Emanuel Dean (co.)	4:18
14.	"Let's Talk About It" (featuring Clipse and Pharrell Williams)	Dupri Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Gene Thornton Terrence Thornton	The Neptunes	5:22
15.	"Yours & Mine" (featuring Jagged Edge)	Dupri Kasseem Dean Brandon Casey Brian Casey	Swizz Beatz	3:25
16.	"Jazzy Hoe's Part 2" (featuring Kurupt, Too Short, Field Mob, Backbone and Eddie Cain)	Dupri Carl Lowe Shawn Johnson Darion Crawford Jamahr Williams Ricardo Brown Eddie Cain Todd Shaw	Dupri Cox (co.)	4:47
17.	"Hot Mama (Interlude)"			0:14
18.	"You Bring the Freak Out of Me" (featuring Da Brat and Kandi)	Dupri Shawntae Harris Kandi Burruss Nick Ingram	Dupri Cox (co.)	3:04
19.	"The Morning After"			0:24
20.	"Rock with Me" (featuring Xscape)	Dupri Berry Gordy Freddie Perren Alphonse Mizell Deke Richards	Dupri	4:30
21.	"Definition of a Pimp" (Japanese bonus track)	Dupri Kanye West	Kanye West	3:13

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

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 15 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 77