The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse was the seventh studio album released by rapper Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z. It was released on Nov. 12, 2002, on the Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings ...

On one of the most tragic days in American history, September 11, 2001, Jay-Z dropped what many consider to be his defining masterpiece, The Blueprint. Released on Roc-A-Fella Records, the album was ...

A look back at the period between 'Reasonable Doubt' and 'The Blueprint,' when Jay-Z laid the foundation to be one of hip-hop ...

The album released in the '00s that you're most likely to find near the top of a list of "the greatest hip hop albums of all time," however, is "The Blueprint." Whether it is better than Jay-Z's debut ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jay-Z will perform back-to-back Yankee Stadium concerts to celebrate the anniversaries of “Reasonable Doubt” and “The Blueprint.” ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - At just about any given moment of any given day -- including this sunlit June Friday afternoon -- Jay-Z is a busy man. Sitting on a swivel chair at his Roc the Mic studios in ...

Kanye West worked as a producer for Jay-Z before releasing his own music. The Chicago rapper produced songs for the successful album Blueprint, but Jay-Z wasn’t sure West was ready to be a star in his ...

Jay-Z added a third show to his Yankee Stadium homestand celebrating the anniversaries of his hit albums “Reasonable Doubt” ...

Hip Hop icon Jay-Z made history this week when debuted at the top of the Billboard Top 200 charts this week. It was the rapper's 11th top album, pushing him past Elvis Presley as the solo act with the ...

The 56-year-old 'Empire State of Mind' rapper has changed his stage name multiple times throughout his career ...

NEW YORK — Jay-Z will perform back-to-back Yankee Stadium concerts to celebrate the anniversaries of “Reasonable Doubt” and “The Blueprint.” Roc Nation announced the Brooklyn rapper will celebrate the ...