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on December 8, 1998. It peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. It was a top seller, being certified

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for sales of over a million copies. The song "Da Goodness'' is sampled in the Barbadian soca beat "Redman/Da Goodness Riddim" in 1999. The song "Let Da Monkey Out" was featured in the 2005 film ''

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''.

Commercial performance

''Doc's da Name 2000'' debuted at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, and number one on the US

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, becoming his third number one on the chart. On February 17, 1999, the album was certified

by the

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(RIAA) for sales of over a million copies. The album was certified only two months after being released. As of October 2009, the album has 1,056,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Samples

Welcome 2 Da Bricks *"Black Wonders of the World" by

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Let Da Monkey Out *"Stomp and Buck Dance" by The Crusaders Get It Live *"Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane Jersey Yo! *"Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him" by

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I Don't Kare *"The Champ" by

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*"Super Thug" by N.O.R.E *"Top Billin'" by

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Boodah Break *"Beats to the Rhyme" by

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*"Caught, Can I Get a Witness?" by

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Keep On '99 *"Can't Run, Can't Hide" by

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*"She Swallowed It" by

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Da Goodness *"Caravan" by

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*"It's All About the Benjamins" by

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My Zone! *"How I Could Just Kill a Man" by

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Da Da Dahhh *"It's a Sad Song" by Don Julian Down South Funk *"La Di Da Di" by

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and

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D.O.G.S. *"Ladies in Da House" by

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*"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton Brick City Mashin'! *"Genius of Love" by

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*"Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's Soopaman Lova IV *"You've Got a Hard Head" by

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I Got a Seecret *"Around the World" by Attilio Mineo

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Certifications

References

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