Jay-Z

While a few other rappers have done the Unplugged thing before, Jay-Z goes the extra mile, enlisting the help of hip-hop's best live band -- The Roots. Includes a good assortment of his older and newer hits, such as "Can't Knock The Hustle," "Big Pimpin," and "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)."

"Jay-Z's poetry reading"--pronounced "rea-in" not because it's more ghetto but because it's more childish ("Song Cry," "Izzo [H.O.V.A.]"); (Grade - ***)