Both The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2 rank highly among Jay-Z's best albums. In fact, in different ways, both projects are viewed as actual blueprints for how to craft excellent hip-hop music.

JAY-Z’s debut album, 'Reasonable Doubt,' was a statement, declaration and glimpse into the mind of a future Hip Hop mogul and ...

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According to Tatum, it was a nod to rapper-turned-mogul Jay-Z's 2001 album "The Blueprint." Plus, it was part of a larger conversation dating back to before his signature sneaker line with Jordan ...

This one's easy: JAY-Z's 13th studio album is produced by ... before on Run This Town and D.O.A. (both off of The Blueprint 3 album), as well as on Holy Grail featuring Justin Timberlake (part ...