The album experienced delays before its release. Originally scheduled to be released on December 12, 2000 (as found in the booklet for
Ja Rule's
Rule 3:36 album), the album was then delayed to April 17, 2001 (his 31st birthday). The album was ultimately released in May 2001.
Commercial performance
Malpractice debuted at number four on the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 148,000 copies in its first week, becoming Redman's first US top ten album as a solo act and marks his highest first-week sales.[14] On June 21, 2001, the album was certified
gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.[15] As of October 2009, the album has 686,000 copies in the United States.[16]
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Roller Coaster Malpractice (Intro)" (featuring
Adam F & G. Forbes)
"Muh-Fucka" contains a sample from "Soul Train", written by
Winfred Lovette, James Moore, Kenneth Nash, Charles Reed, and Claude Truesdale; and performed by
The Manhattans.
"Judge Juniqua" contains melodic interpolations from "Theme from The People's Court", written by
Alan Tew.
The album experienced delays before its release. Originally scheduled to be released on December 12, 2000 (as found in the booklet for
Ja Rule's
Rule 3:36 album), the album was then delayed to April 17, 2001 (his 31st birthday). The album was ultimately released in May 2001.
Commercial performance
Malpractice debuted at number four on the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 148,000 copies in its first week, becoming Redman's first US top ten album as a solo act and marks his highest first-week sales.[14] On June 21, 2001, the album was certified
gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.[15] As of October 2009, the album has 686,000 copies in the United States.[16]
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Roller Coaster Malpractice (Intro)" (featuring
Adam F & G. Forbes)
"Muh-Fucka" contains a sample from "Soul Train", written by
Winfred Lovette, James Moore, Kenneth Nash, Charles Reed, and Claude Truesdale; and performed by
The Manhattans.
"Judge Juniqua" contains melodic interpolations from "Theme from The People's Court", written by
Alan Tew.