Jay-Z - The Blueprint mp3

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Credits

• Producer – Bink! (tracks: A1, C3, D1), Eminem (tracks: C4), Just Blaze (tracks: A4, B2, C2), Kanye West (tracks: A2, A3, B4, C1), Poke And Tone (tracks: B1), Timbaland (tracks: B3)

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Tracks D2 and D3 are not credited on the sleeve.

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The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 11, 2001, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Its release was set a week earlier than initially planned in order to combat bootlegging. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2001 at Manhattan Center Studios and Baseline Studios in New York City. Contrasting the radio-friendly sound of Jay-Z's previous work, The Blueprint features soul-based sampling and production handled primarily by. The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 11, 2001 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. Contrasting the radio-friendly sound of Jay-Z's previous work, The Blueprint features soul-based sampling and production handled primarily by Kanye West and Just Blaze. At the time of its recording, Jay-Z was awaiting two criminal trials, one. Blueprint 2. 1 is a compilation album by rapper Jay-Z, created from a re-cut version of The Blueprint2: The Gift & the Curse. It was certified gold by the RIAA. One single was released from the album, La-La-La. U Dont Know Remix was featured in Madden NFL 2005. The album contains two bonus tracks after What They Gonna Do, Pt. II not included in The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. The track Stop is a new cut and La-La-La Excuse Me Miss Again can also be found on the soundtrack to the. The Blueprint. Released September 11, 2001. The Blueprint Tracklist. The Ruler's Back Lyrics. Hovs second of his three classics, The Blueprint was a movement as much as an album the album that began to turn Jay Z from a rapper into the rapper. And, oh yeah, some dude from Chicago with a funny name did a lot of the beats. Whatever happened to him Check out the liner notes. The Blueprint Q&A. French Translation. The Blueprint may be Jay Z's most captivating record since Reasonable Doubt, but its predictably detached mood reflects the master hustler's superior ability to trick out lackluster subject matter with lyrical complexity and brief flashes of manufactured introspection. The Blueprint, a solid mix of preprogrammed radio hits Izzo, Girls, Girls, Girls and better-than-average mid-tempo compositions Never Change, Song Cry, confirms the Brooklyn rapper's legendary status. This album has many of Jay-Zs best songs on here and is probably one of the best albums that ever came out in the early 2000s. Read more. Yes, Jay-Z had risen to the top of the rap game in the late '90s and solidified his position with gigantic hits like Big Pimpin and I Just Wanna Love You Give It 2 Me. Furthermore, The Blueprint's leadoff single, Izzo . dominated urban radio numerous weeks before the album hit the streets, generating so much demand that Def Jam had to push up the album's street date because it was being so heavily bootlegged. His sixth album The Blueprint is the first hip hop album of the 21st Century added to the archive. Jay-Z fans would already class him as culturally significant. His self-appointed nickname Hova short for J-Hova, a play on the Hebrew for God, Jehovah shows he holds himself in high esteem. But now it's official. His sixth album, 2001's The Blueprint, has been added to a list of culturally, historically, or aesthetically important recordings in America. Or to give it is its formal title, the National Recording Registry. Image copyright Getty Images. Discover all of this album's music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and 2001 15 Songs. Soul samples courtesy of Just Blaze and Kanye West gave 2001s The Blueprint the glossiest sounds money could buy. The exuberance of the single Izzo . is balanced by the poignancy of Song Cry. Even if JAY Z weren't sitting on the pop and rap throne, his cold diss track Takeover directed at Nas would still show he wasnt a man you'd want to cross. Genre: Hip Hop. Besides rhymes that challenge those on Reasonable Doubt as the most crafted of Jay-Z's career to date in terms of not only lyrics but also flow and delivery, The Blueprint also boasts some of his most extravagant beats. Full Review