Kanye West and Jay-Z collaborated far before even West broke through hip-hop as a rapper. West would produce a few of Jay-Z’s records, and even helped create instrumentals for the first Blueprint.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You love to have the argument, again and again: what’s the best Jay-Z album, Reasonable Doubt or The Blueprint? Both are absolute classics in every sense of the word—but only one can reign supreme.

The Blueprint 3 is the latest release by rapper Jay-Z; it's the second sequel to one of his best-known releases, 2001's The Blueprint. It's also Jay-Z's 11th solo album in 13 years, making him one of ...

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 ...

Nas has announced that he is a big fan of Jay-Z's new album The Blueprint 3. Despite their widely-publicised feud that lasted over five years, the pair reconciled in 2005 and have worked together ...