The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

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The Blueprint: The Gift & The Curse is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 12, 2002, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It serves as a sequel to his sixth studio album The Blueprint (2001). Parts of the album were later reissued for the album, titled Blueprint 2.1 (2003). With this album, unlike his four previous albums, it debuted at number one, shipping with first-week sales of 545,000 units.

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The Blueprint: The Gift & The Curse is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 12, 2002, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It serves as a sequel to his sixth studio album The Blueprint (2001). Parts of the album were later reissued for the album, titled Blueprint 2.1 (2003). With this album, unlike his four previous albums, it debuted at number one, shipping with first-week sales of 545,000 units.

Jay-Z Album Preview: Hova Ups The Ante With Blueprint 2 - MTV
Jigga steps into the reggae realm on If You With Me and touches rock on the Heavy D-produced Guns and Roses, which features Lenny Kravitz. I Did It My Way samples the classic My Way and likens the Roc's head honchos to the Rat Pack.
http://www.mtv.com/news/1458064/jay-z-album-preview-hova-ups-the-ante-with-blueprint-2/
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse | Billboard
Jay-Z delivers the most ambitious and most fully realized album of his career with the masterful double-disc Blueprint 2. With contributions from Dr.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73372/the-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse
JAY-Z LYRICS - Blueprint 2
Lyrics to "Blueprint 2" song by JAY-Z: Jay-Z this, Jay-Z that (Jay-Z won't hold my hand no more) Jay-Z this, Jay-Z that Jay-Z that, Jay-Z...
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jayz/blueprint2.html
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
A sequel to his critically-acclaimed 2001 album 'The Blueprint,' Jay-Z's new two-disc set is all over the map in the course of 110 minutes and 25 tracks. The roster of producers and guests includes (but is by no means limited to): The Neptunes, Lenny Kravitz, Big Boi, Dr. Dre,
http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse/jay-z
Back in the day review: Jay-Z: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse - AXS
Coming off the smash success of The Blueprint, Jay-Z's first album where the hits finally outnumbered the misses, the Brooklyn MC quickly...
http://www.axs.com/back-in-the-day-review-jay-z-the-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse-25766
Jay- Z- THE BLUEPRINT 2 THE GIFT & THE CURSE Review (Year 3 Day 230) - YouTube
Jay- Z- THE BLUEPRINT 2 THE GIFT & THE CURSE Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm17D4nx9RE
Jay Z - The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (Full Album) - YouTube
Listen to the full album on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddSkUxmPEC8v3X0D8UGh3t-NSut7cJV4
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse is a more explicit retelling of the story that Jay has been pursuing in his lyrics his entire career. It is a description of both the positives and the negatives of the lifeÂ as well as a career as a hip-hop superstar.
http://genius.com/albums/Jay-z/The-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse
The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse - Jay-Z | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse - Jay-Z on AllMusic - 2002 - Jay-Z kept The Blueprint incredibly tight,…
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blueprint%C2%B2-the-gift-the-curse-mw0000226389
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Blueprint: The Gift & The Curse is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 12, 2002, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It serves as a sequel to his sixth studio album The Blueprint (2001). Parts of the album were later reissued for the album, titled Blueprint 2.1 (2003). With this album, unlike his four previous albums, it debuted at number one, shipping with first-week sales of 545,000 units. As of February 2012, the album has sold 2,117,000 units in the United States.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blueprint_2:_The_Gift_%26_The_Curse

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The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse

Studio album by

Jay-Z

Released

November 12, 2002

Recorded

Dec 2001 – Sept 2002

Studio

Baseline (New York)
Record One (Los Angeles)
Encore (Los Angeles)
Master Sounds (Richmond, Virginia)
Manhattan Center (New York)
Boiler Room (Providence, Rhode Island)
Sony Music (New York)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

108:24

Label

Producer

Shawn Carter (also exec.)
Damon Dash (exec.)
Kareem "Biggs" Burke (exec.)
Big Chuck
Charlemagne
Darrell "Digga" Branch
Dr. Dre
Ron Feemster
Heavy D
Just Blaze
Jimi Kendrix
The Neptunes
No I.D.
Timbaland
Kanye West

Jay-Z chronology

The Best of Both Worlds
(2002)

The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
(2002)

Blueprint 2.1
(2003)

Singles from The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse

"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
Released: October 10, 2002
"Hovi Baby"
Released: November 12, 2002
"Excuse Me Miss"
Released: February 4, 2003

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Jay-Z Album Preview: Hova Ups The Ante With Blueprint 2 - MTV
Jigga steps into the reggae realm on If You With Me and touches rock on the Heavy D-produced Guns and Roses, which features Lenny Kravitz. I Did It My Way samples the classic My Way and likens the Roc's head honchos to the Rat Pack.
http://www.mtv.com/news/1458064/jay-z-album-preview-hova-ups-the-ante-with-blueprint-2/
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse | Billboard
Jay-Z delivers the most ambitious and most fully realized album of his career with the masterful double-disc Blueprint 2. With contributions from Dr.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73372/the-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse
JAY-Z LYRICS - Blueprint 2
Lyrics to "Blueprint 2" song by JAY-Z: Jay-Z this, Jay-Z that (Jay-Z won't hold my hand no more) Jay-Z this, Jay-Z that Jay-Z that, Jay-Z...
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jayz/blueprint2.html
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
A sequel to his critically-acclaimed 2001 album 'The Blueprint,' Jay-Z's new two-disc set is all over the map in the course of 110 minutes and 25 tracks. The roster of producers and guests includes (but is by no means limited to): The Neptunes, Lenny Kravitz, Big Boi, Dr. Dre,
http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse/jay-z
Back in the day review: Jay-Z: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse - AXS
Coming off the smash success of The Blueprint, Jay-Z's first album where the hits finally outnumbered the misses, the Brooklyn MC quickly...
http://www.axs.com/back-in-the-day-review-jay-z-the-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse-25766
Jay- Z- THE BLUEPRINT 2 THE GIFT & THE CURSE Review (Year 3 Day 230) - YouTube
Jay- Z- THE BLUEPRINT 2 THE GIFT & THE CURSE Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm17D4nx9RE
Jay Z - The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (Full Album) - YouTube
Listen to the full album on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddSkUxmPEC8v3X0D8UGh3t-NSut7cJV4
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse is a more explicit retelling of the story that Jay has been pursuing in his lyrics his entire career. It is a description of both the positives and the negatives of the lifeÂ as well as a career as a hip-hop superstar.
http://genius.com/albums/Jay-z/The-blueprint-2-the-gift-the-curse
The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse - Jay-Z | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse - Jay-Z on AllMusic - 2002 - Jay-Z kept The Blueprint incredibly tight,…
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blueprint%C2%B2-the-gift-the-curse-mw0000226389
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Blueprint: The Gift & The Curse is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 12, 2002, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It serves as a sequel to his sixth studio album The Blueprint (2001). Parts of the album were later reissued for the album, titled Blueprint 2.1 (2003). With this album, unlike his four previous albums, it debuted at number one, shipping with first-week sales of 545,000 units. As of February 2012, the album has sold 2,117,000 units in the United States.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blueprint_2:_The_Gift_%26_The_Curse