Life in 1472

Life in 1472 is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer 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 19, 1998. A platinum certification followed on September 2, 1998.

Life in 1472
Studio album by Jermaine Dupri
Released	July 21, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	59:56
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

Life in 1472 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
Total length:				59:56

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Life in 1472 Chart (1998) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 62 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 20 Canadian Albums (RPM)[16] 20 Canadian R&B Albums (SoundScan)[17] 4 Dutch Albums (Dutch Album Top 100)[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 Year-end chart performance for Life in 1472 Chart (1998) Position US Billboard 200[23] 82 US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[24] 24

Certifications

Certifications for Life in 1472

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.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)