2002: By the turn of the new millennium, Brooklyn rapper Jay Z had already begun his ascension from hip-hop to mainstream superstar and business man. His 2002 album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The ...

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The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse was the seventh studio album released by rapper Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z. The album was released on November 12, 2002 on the Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam ...

See original story from 10/2/16 below. Jay Z fans with Apple Music no longer have to consider changing their music streaming service to Tidal to hear some of the classic Blueprint series. 2001’s The ...

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XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Sept. 8, 2009: The Blueprint 3 was the last album in Jay-Z's Blueprint trilogy, which started with the classic The Blueprint in 2001, and then ...

It may be hard for some fans to recognize or recall, but the rise of Shawn Carter aka Jay Z to rap alpha dog status wasn't immediate or a foregone conclusion. Those who are dismissive of Jay's ...

'the blueprint 3' is the follow up to jay-z's instant classic 'blueprint' (2001) and the critically acclaimed 'blueprint 2' (2002); 'blueprint 3' is the final installment in the blueprint series. of ...

In a show of ongoing chart strength that’s rare these days, rap mogul Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 3” repeated in the top spot on the U.S. current albums chart this week. Despite a 37% decline, the Roc ...