Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter productions ("Dope Man", "Things That U Do") keep it from being among Jay-Z's best albums. Notes Credits are adapted from AllMusic. Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on December 28, 1999, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. According to "USA Today" critic Steve Jones, the record marked a return to the street-oriented sound of Jay-Z's 1996 debut album, "Reasonable Doubt". "Vol. 3..." featured production from Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, K-Rob, DJ Clue, Rockwilder, DJ Premier, and Irv Gotti,
Elliot Carter Elliot Carter Elliot Carter is a writer and historian in Washington, D.C. Carter is a contributing writer for Washingtonian Magazine and Slate. His work has appeared in outlets such as Atlas Obscura, Vice, Real Clear Defense, and DCist. His work is heavily focused on Washington D.C.’s architecture, geography and history. In 2016, Carter obtained maps of the District of Columbia compiled during the Cold War by a military intelligence office in the USSR. He noted in a television interview that the maps were far more detailed than contemporaneous public maps, capturing sensitive information about military bases and the layout of