The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)

The Best of Both Worlds
Studio album by Jay-Z and R. Kelly
Released	March 19, 2002
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	49:16
Label	Roc-A-Fella Island Def Jam Rockland Jive
Producer	R. Kelly (also exec.) Jay-Z (exec.) Poke and Tone Megahertz Charlemagne
Jay-Z and R. Kelly chronology
The Best of Both Worlds (2002) Unfinished Business (2004)
R. Kelly chronology
TP-2.com (2000) The Best of Both Worlds (2002) Chocolate Factory (2003)
Jay-Z chronology
MTV Unplugged (2001) The Best of Both Worlds (2002) The Blueprint2: The Gift & the Curse (2002)
Singles from The Best of Both Worlds
"Honey" Released: January 16, 2002 "Get This Money" Released: March 2002 "Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body" Released: May 21, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
USA Today	[5]

The Best of Both Worlds is the first collaborative album by Jay-Z and R. Kelly.^[6] It was released on March 19, 2002 through Roc-A-Fella, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Rockland Records and Jive Records. The production on the album was primarily handled by R. Kelly and Poke and Tone, but also features production by Megahertz and Charlemagne. The album also features guest appearances by Beanie Siegel, Lil' Kim and Devin the Dude.

The Best of Both Worlds was supported by three singles: "Honey", "Get This Money" and "Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body". The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 223,000 copies in its first week. Despite this, critical reception was generally mixed.^[7]