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The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 11, 2001 (the day of the New York City attack) on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. It's 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 Kanye West and Just Blaze. At the time of it's recording, Jay-Z was awaiting two criminal trials, one for gun possession and another for assault, and had become one of hip hop's most dissed artists, receiving insults from rappers such as Nas, Prodigy, and Jadakiss. The album is also famous for both it's producers Kanye West and Just Blaze's breakout as a major producer. Kanye West produced 4 of the 13 tracks on the album, including the song InchIzzo (H.O.V.A.)Inch and the controversial track which included diss lyrics aimed at rappers Nas and Prodigy, InchTakeoverInch while Just Blaze produced 3 tracks including InchGirls, Girls, GirlsInch, InchSong CryInch, and InchU Don't KnowInch, in addition produced the hidden bonus track InchBreathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)Inch. Upon it's , this album received critical acclaim, praising Jay-Z's lyricism and the production especially to Just Blaze and Kanye West, and is considered as one of Jay-Z's best albums and has been labeled as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Album Tracks 1. Ruler's Back 2. Takeover 3. Izzo (H.O.V.A.) 4. Girls, Girls, Girls 1. Jigga That N!#*A 2. U Don't Know 3. Hola' Hovito 4. Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) 1. Never Change 2. Song Cry 3. All I Need 4. Renagade - Eminem, Jay-Z 1. Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)

Import - Nas burst right out of the box with a classic his 1994 Columbia debut, which teamed him with Q-Tip, DJ Premier, Large Professor and Pete Rock. The absolutely killer beats they contributed back Nas's swaggering, street-tough rhymes; this album was the epicenter of NYC rap in '94 and it sounds every bit as raw and powerful today InchN.Y. State of Mind,Inch InchHalftime,Inch InchIt Ain't Hard to Tell,Inch InchRepresent,Inch InchOne Time 4 Your Mind,Inch InchOne Love,Inch InchLife's a B*tchInch and more. Import vinyl pressing! Columbia Europe. Album Tracks 1. The Genesis (Explicit Album Version) 2. N.Y. State of Mind (Explicit Album Version) 3. Life's a B*tch (Explicit Album Version) 4. The World Is Yours (Explicit Album Version) 5. Halftime (Explicit Album Version) 6. Memory Lane (Sittin' in Da Park) (Explicit Album Version) 7. One Love (Explicit Album Version) 8. One Time 4 Your Mind (Explicit Album Version) 9. Represent (Explicit Album Version) 10. It Ain't Hard to Tell (Explicit Album Version)