the blueprint
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Music Sexyy Red wants fans to know how she sees herself.
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Alexander Cole -
Original Content Every shift in Jay-Z’s sound marked a shift in the industry. This is how each era built the man and the myth.
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Erika Marie -
Music A Just Blaze beat is instantly recognizable.
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Original Content It's been decades since Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" released, & the album remains one of the most influential hip-hop records.
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Caleb Hardy -
Original Content Revisiting Kanye West's early collaborations with Jay Z, Ludacris, The Game, & others.
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Danny Schwartz -
Music Just Blaze recently unearthed an old ASR-10 sampler that Kanye West used to create beats on "Blueprint," "Black Album," and more.
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Mitch Findlay -
Music Widely regarded as JAY-Z’s best album, "The Blueprint" is known for its use of soul samples and includes some of his most iconic tracks.
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Wyatt Westlake -
Original Content We re-visit Jay Z's classic album, The Blueprint, on the day it was released 14 years ago.
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Chris Tart -
Original Content Given everything he's accomplished as hip-hop's first billionaire, it's almost hard to imagine Jay-Z as a free-spirited bachelor setting fire to the charts.
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Mitch Findlay -
Original Content We order Jay Z's solo efforts from worst to best.
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hnhh -
Music Just Blaze says that he originally made “U Don’t Know" for Busta Rhymes and Prodigy.
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Cole Blake -
Music 9th Wonder argued for Jay-Z's standing as The Greatest Of All Time, emphasizing that Hov wrote seven songs off "The Blueprint" in one weekend.
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Lynn S. -
Hip-Hop History Jay-Z handled the L with grace, apparently.
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Aron A. -
Original Content Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" remains one of the millennium's definitive albums.
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Mitch Findlay -
Music Big Gipp gives Eminem his flowers for his verse on "Renegade."
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Aron A. -
Music Hov reacted to Ye's "Drink Champs" episode saying "everyone is entitled to their opinion" but denied that Just Blaze copied anyone on "The Blueprint."
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Erika Marie -
Original Content Revisiting Just Blaze's incredible production run from 2001 to 2005.
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Danny Schwartz -
Music No I.D. turned down the contract.
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Karlton Jahmal -
Music Social media users are even comparing "Renegade" to 9/11.
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Caroline Fisher