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On a Friday evening in October 2004, the volatile union between two always-controversial artists, R. Kelly and Jay-Z, famously came to a crashing halt before thousands on stage in New York's Madison Square Garden. Kelly stormed off the stage, and accusations of pepper-spray attacks, guns in the audience, and superstar insecurity flew. Lawyers became involved, and the fight was on.
In happier times, merely days earlier, Kelly and Jay-Z released their second and (barring a reconciliation of epic proportions) final collaboration, UNFINISHED BUSINESS. While a clash of egos may have dissolved the duo, those enlarged egos are a result of titanic talents; when combined in a recording studio, R. Kelly's honeyed vocals perfectly balanced Jay-Z's hyper-confident rhymes. UNFINISHED BUSINESS is packed with infectious beats and a playful, joyful attitude. Most of the tracks have a surprisingly light, airy feel, and, even when the pair are taking aim at rivals, as on "Stop," there's a buoyant vibe to it. R. Kelly & Jay-Z made an appealing match, and when it worked, it truly glowed, as evidenced by this record.
Recording information: Baseline Recording Studios, New York, NY; Basement Studios, NJ; Rock Land Studios, Chicago, IL; The Chocolate Factory, IL.
Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.
Personnel: Jay-Z (rap vocals); R. Kelly (vocals); Doug E. Fresh, Foxy Brown , Memphis Bleek, Slick Rick, Twista (rap vocals); Donnie Lyle, Alexander "Spanador" Mosley (guitar); Big Mac, Rodney East, Kendall D. Nesbitt (keyboards); Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness (programming).
Audio Mixers: Supa Engineer "Dura"; Jason Goldstein; Tony Maserati.
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Hey..We all know Hov and Kells are the most talented duo. To me, this album, consists of songs that never made the first album. A couple of remixes of songs from the first and thats it. Nothing new. Waste of effort, though I think they had to do something to pay off what the first album didn't give them, even though its a classic. All I can say is its a good CD, nothing special though they could have done better.....
Submitted by kasonde1982 (London, England) 
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I think the album is HOTT! They do a great job together!
Submitted by lulu_burt2005 (Front Royal, VA)
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 A.Star
I think cd is alright to buy. I do like J-Z 2.
Submitted by dafreshkid1 (Detroit MI)
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 I think Unfinished Business was rushed!
The only song that truly "jumps out" at me on this album is (Feelin' you in Stereo). Like was said in other reviews, the chemistry just wasn't there! Also, the use of remixes didn't help either. The talent of these two guys kept the album from completely floppin' but they definitely stumbled with this joint! Who the hell is this "Tone" dude?!?! They should've have used Barry and/or Jomo Hankerson and Dame Dash as producers for this album. Either that or just take time to polish a solid album themselves. I heard songs from Best of both Worlds and I'll be ordering that as soon as possible. This is the solid example of how detrimental a rush to put something on store selves can be to an artist's album...no matter how good that artist may be.
Submitted by H. Scott (Philadelphia, PA. (USA))
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I wasn't feeling this album like the previous one. These two are easily the best at what they do but they don't combine well on this record. There's no chemistry between them. R Kelly is one of the best producers around and he only produced one of the tracks and that's probably the best one. I would definitely say this album should be bought because it is a piece of history but they can both do better.
Submitted by claytes (Devon, England)
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