the blueprint
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Music Widely regarded as JAY-Z’s best album, "The Blueprint" is known for its use of soul samples and includes some of his most iconic tracks.
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Music Big Gipp gives Eminem his flowers for his verse on "Renegade."
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Music The Wu and the Roc are some of the most important pillars of New York hip-hop; how could they not be linked in some way?
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News Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" turns 20 years old today.
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News A power move by Sean Carter.
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Original Content We order Jay Z's solo efforts from worst to best.
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Music Just Blaze recently unearthed an old ASR-10 sampler that Kanye West used to create beats on "Blueprint," "Black Album," and more.
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Original Content Revisiting Just Blaze's incredible production run from 2001 to 2005.
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Music No I.D. turned down the contract.
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Music Social media users are even comparing "Renegade" to 9/11.
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Music One of Jay-Z's classic albums has become a piece of American history.
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Music 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.
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