Jay-Z - Volume 1: In My Lifetime - VINYL LP

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)

Special edition double vinyl LP with picture disc. This collaboration between two of the most well-known names of our time is a joy to contemporary hip-hop lovers everywhere. Jay-Z and Kanye collect orchestral and progressive rock influences and drop them against socially-, politically- and economic-themed lyrics. Race, power, materialism, capitalism, fame-they're all crucial subjects. The album sold 436,000 copies in it's first week, and critics have hailed it InchunequaledInch in it's Inchaudacity.Inch Tracks include InchNo Church in the WildInch (featuring Frank Ocean), InchLift OffInch (featuring Beyoncé), InchOtisInch (sampling Otis Redding), InchNi**as in Paris,Inch InchGotta Have ItInch and more. The two-picture disc set includes images each of Jay-Z and Kanye, in a gold-embossed crossed-shaped jacket, with a 24Inchx24Inch poster. Album Tracks 1. No Church in the Wild 2. Lift Off 3. Ni*As in Paris 4. Otis 1. Gotta Have It 2. New Day 3. That's My B*CH 4. Welcome to the Jungle 1. Who Gon Stop Me 2. Murder to Excellence 3. Made in America 4. Why I Love You 1. Illest Motherf*#Ker Alive 2. H a M 3. Primetime

Vinyl LP pressing. EXPLICIT VERSION. 2009 album from the international Hip Hop superstar and multi-media mogul. The follow up to Jay-Z's instant classic Blueprint (2001) and the critically acclaimed Blueprint II (2002); Blueprint III is the final installment in the series. The album's first single InchD.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)Inch has exploded since it's June , hitting the Top 5 on the overall chart. Performed live on the BET Awards on June 28th, the song's video premiered immediately following the show to great acclaim. Second single InchRun This TownInch with Rihanna and Kanye West will premiere at radio on July 24th. Album Tracks 1. What We Talkin' About 2. Thank You 3. D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) 4. Run This Town 5. Empire State of Mind 6. Real As It Gets 7. On to the Next One 8. Off That 9. A Star Is Born 10. Venus Vs. Mars 11. Already Home 12. Hate 13. Reminder 14. So Ambitious 15. Young Forever