the blueprint
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Music Sexyy Red wants fans to know how she sees herself.
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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 One of Hov's best albums received a new certification from the RIAA over twenty years since it went double platinum.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Original Content There's more to Ye and Jay's relationship than meets the eye.
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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 -
Music The Wu and the Roc are some of the most important pillars of New York hip-hop; how could they not be linked in some way?
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
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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News Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" turns 20 years old today.
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Alexander Cole -
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 -
Hip-Hop History Jay-Z handled the L with grace, apparently.
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Aron A. -
Original Content Revisiting 10 of Jay Z's most memorable songs from 2000 to 2009.
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Danny Schwartz -
News Nineteen years ago to this day, Jay-Z and Timbaland connected for the classic "Blueprint" banger "Hola Hovito."
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Mitch Findlay -
Music Jay-Z's iconic album cover lands an origin story.
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Mitch Findlay -
Music Joey Bada$$ and Wale agree on a theory.
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Matt F -
Music Just Blaze says that he originally made “U Don’t Know" for Busta Rhymes and Prodigy.
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Cole Blake -
Music Big Gipp gives Eminem his flowers for his verse on "Renegade."
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Aron A. -
Music A Just Blaze beat is instantly recognizable.
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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