A little more than a year earlier Jay-Z was caught calling out Nas on The Blueprint's "Takeover." His lyrical spew included the mathematical dis "You said you been in this ten/I've been in it five - ...

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 “The Blueprint,” which some in the rap world consider a classic collection, ...

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 ...

Jay-Z will on April 8 release "Blueprint 2.1," featuring highlights from last year's Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam double-CD set "The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse," plus a handful of as-yet-unannounced… ...

With the beginning of the rock revival thing last year, you’d never have suspected that 2001’s rockin-est album would’ve come from a black man from Brooklyn. But the truth is, Jay-Z put all the pretty ...

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. By Billboard Staff Jay-Z delivers the most ...