The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by hip hop rapper Jay-Z, released September 11, 2001 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. Its release 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. Nine songs on The Blueprint were reportedly cut in two days. At the time of its recording, Jay-Z ha...
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The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by hip hop rapper Jay-Z, released September 11, 2001 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. Its release 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. Nine songs on The Blueprint were reportedly cut in two days. At the time of its recording, Jay-Z had been awaiting two criminal trials, one for gun possession and another for assault. He had also become one of hip hop's most dissed artists, receiving insults from rappers such as Nas, Prodigy, and Jadakiss.
In spite of its release coinciding with the 9/11 attacks, The Blueprint sold over 426,000 copies in its opening week, becoming Jay-Z's fourth consecutive album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. It was certified double platinum as sales stand at over two million units in the U.S. The album received a perfect "XXL" rating from XXL...
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