2002: By the turn of the new millennium, Brooklyn rapper Jay Z had already begun his ascension from hip-hop to mainstream superstar and business man. His 2002 album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The ...

The problem with being on top, as Jay-Z would no doubt attest, is that there's nowhere to go but down. It's not surprising, then, that The Blueprint 2 has led many to claim that the rapper has ...

Jay-Z The Blueprint 2 — The Gift & The Curse (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) Jay-Z must be taking his status as the king of New York hip-hop for granted. On the follow-up to 2001’s critically acclaimed ...

There are holes in Jay Z's hefty catalog on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music among other streaming services. The hip-hop mogul's Blueprint series -- 2001's classic The Blueprint, 2002's The Blueprint ...

Both The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2 rank highly among Jay-Z's best albums.In fact, in different ways, both projects are ...

UPDATED, 10:08 p.m. ET: Apple Music has taken down Jay Z's The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, and Blueprint 2.1.A source close to the situation says they were added by "accident." ...

Jay-Z apparently believes in the adage "You're only as good as your last hit." For his eighth Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam set, "The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse" (due Nov. 12), the Brooklyn, N.Y ...

Now, at 55 years old, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has amassed a $2 billion fortune, proving that success doesn’t just happen, it’s built.From the Marcy Projects to the global stage, Jay’s story ...

Jay-Z : The Blueprint 2 : The Gift & The Curse ... ‘The Blueprint 2’ has state of the art club tracks, introspective ditties, violent face-offs and ghetto truths ripped from memory, ...

The Blueprint 3 is Jay-Z's 11th studio LP and it became his 11th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, breaking the previous record with Elvis Presley. It sold 476,000 copies in its first week ...

(Blueprint 2, The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse) What sets Jay-Z apart from so many other moguls is his commitment to the culture. He’s not just building wealth for himself—he’s creating ...

Jay-Z – The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. Double CD follow-up to last year's mainstream rap classic proves that bigger is rarely better. 2. By Uncut. 1st January 2003. Share. Facebook. Twitter.