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Original Content Top 10 Kanye West-Produced Jay Z Tracks There's more to Ye and Jay's relationship than meets the eye. By Benjamin Salkind August 14, 2017
Music Jonathan Mannion Reveals Original Photo Behind Jay-Z's "The Black Album" Jay-Z's iconic album cover lands an origin story. By Mitch Findlay November 15, 2018
News Jay-Z's "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" Remains A Defining Moment In His Career Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" turns 20 years old today. By Alexander Cole September 11, 2021
Original Content Classic Rotation: Jay Z's "The Blueprint" We re-visit Jay Z's classic album, The Blueprint, on the day it was released 14 years ago. By Chris Tart September 11, 2015
Original Content Jay-Z Perfected The Art Of The Lead Single Given everything he's accomplished as hip-hop's first billionaire, it's almost hard to imagine Jay-Z as a free-spirited bachelor setting fire to the charts. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020
Music Jay-Z Calls Kanye West's Comments About "The Blueprint" & Just Blaze "Unfair" Hov reacted to Ye's "Drink Champs" episode saying "everyone is entitled to their opinion" but denied that Just Blaze copied anyone on "The Blueprint." By Erika Marie November 05, 2021
Music Just Blaze Unearths Kanye's Sampler Used On "Blueprint" & "Black Album" Just Blaze recently unearthed an old ASR-10 sampler that Kanye West used to create beats on "Blueprint," "Black Album," and more. By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2021
Original Content #TBT: Just Blaze Revisiting Just Blaze's incredible production run from 2001 to 2005. By Danny Schwartz March 16, 2017
Music Fans Remind Jay-Z That Eminem Out-Rapped Him On "The Blueprint" Social media users are even comparing "Renegade" to 9/11. By Caroline Fisher September 13, 2023
Hip-Hop History Jay-Z Accepted L In "Takeover" Vs. "Ether" Feud With Nas, Lenny S Claims Jay-Z handled the L with grace, apparently. By Aron A. September 11, 2019
Music 9th Wonder Defends Jay-Z's GOAT Status 9th Wonder argued for Jay-Z's standing as The Greatest Of All Time, emphasizing that Hov wrote seven songs off "The Blueprint" in one weekend. By Lynn S. April 04, 2020
News Jay-Z & Timbaland Made Magic On "Hola Hovito" Nineteen years ago to this day, Jay-Z and Timbaland connected for the classic "Blueprint" banger "Hola Hovito." By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2020