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,
My Name Is My Name made by a 36-year-old rapper with more hunger than most 15 years his junior." Closing out the year, "My Name Is My Name" was named to multiple "Best Albums of the Year" lists. It was ranked at number 33 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 50 best albums of 2013. They commented saying, "The cockier half of the Clipse didn't choose to go solo — he had to after his brother found God. Pusha, in turn, found Kanye West, whose stark and twisted production helped make "My Name Is My Name" feel like a more lyrically focused companion piece to