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2000 (Grand Puba album)

Field	Value
name	2000
type	studio
artist	Grand Puba
cover	200grandpuba.jpg
released
recorded	1994–1995
studio
genre	Hip hop
length
label	Elektra
producer
prev_title	Reel to Reel
prev_year	1992
next_title	Understand This
next_year	2001
misc	{{Singles
name	2000
type	studio
single1	I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)
single1date	1995
single2	A Little Of This
single2date	1995

2000 is the second solo studio album by American rapper Grand Puba. It was released on June 20, 1995, through Elektra Records. The recording sessions took place at Soundtrack Studios, Platinum Island Studios, Battery Studios, V. Dubbs Studios, Acme Recording Studios, Fiber Studios, and Chung King Studios in New York. The album was produced by Mark Sparks, Minnesota, DJ Alamo, Chris Liggio, and Dante Ross. It peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Two singles were released in support of the album: "I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)" and "A Little of This". Its lead single, "I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)", reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 68 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, No. 21 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, and was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2. The album's second single, "A Little of This" featuring backing vocals from Kid, reached No. 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 21 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.

Track listing

;Notes

Track 2 contains elements from "I Like It", written by Eldra Patrick DeBarge, William Randall DeBarge and Etterlene DeBarge, and performed by DeBarge; "I Wanna Be Where You Are", written by Eldra Patrick DeBarge, William Randall DeBarge, Etterlene DeBarge, Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and Leon Ware, and performed by DeBarge; "Never My Love", written by Donald Addrisi and Richard Addrisi, and performed by Cal Tjader
Track 3 contains samples from "Just a Love Child", written by Larry Mizell and performed by Bobbi Humphrey
Track 7 contains portions of "Tomorrow", written by George Johnson, Louis E. Johnson and Siedah Garrett, and performed by The Brothers Johnson
Track 9 contains a sample of "I Can Deliver" as performed by Grady Tate

Personnel

Maxwell Dixon – vocals
Michelle Valdes Valentin – vocals (tracks: 1, 5)
Christopher P. Reid – backing vocals (track 3)
Rick Posada – drum programming (track 6)
Mark Sparks – producer (tracks: 1–3, 5)
Mark Richardson – producer (tracks: 6, 7, 9)
Keith Jones – producer (tracks: 8, 10)
Chris Liggio – producer (track 4)
Dante Ross – producer (track 11)
John Kogan – engineering & mixing (tracks: 1, 9), recording (tracks: 8–10)
Andy Blakelock – engineering & recording (tracks: 1, 3, 5), mixing (tracks: 3, 8, 10)
Mike Scielzi – engineering & assistant recording (tracks: 1, 5), assistant mixing (track 3)
Chris Barnett – engineering & mixing (track 2)
Troy Hightower – engineering & recording (tracks: 2, 6, 9)
Vance Wright – engineering & recording (tracks: 2, 3)
Armen Mazlumian – engineering & assistant recording (track 2)
Derrick Garrett – engineering (track 4)
Jack Hersca – engineering & mixing (tracks: 5, 6, 11), recording (track 11)
Jay Nicholas – engineering & assistant mixing (tracks: 5, 6)
Joe Mendelson – engineering & recording (track 6)
Kevin Thomas – engineering (track 7)
Thomas Coyne – mastering
Jennifer Roddie – design
Jerome Lagarrigue – illustration
Joshua Jordan – photography

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak
position

References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "2000 - Grand Puba {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits".
Ashon, Will. (July 1995). "Grand Puba: ''2000''".
(2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". [[Fireside Books]].
McGregor, Tracii. (September 1995). "Flippin Da Traxx: Grand Puba/2000". [[Larry Flynt Publications]].
Poluhoff, Nicholas. (August 1995). "Record Report: Grand Puba – 2000".

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