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: ...

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 ...

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, ...

Jay-Z's Blueprint album series is finally available to stream outside of Tidal.. Last night (May 22), fans who had not made the switch to Tidal rejoiced when they discovered The Blueprint 1, 2 and ...

This is Jay-Z’s 3rd ‘Blueprint’ titled release in as many years, and this time it’s an edited version of ‘The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse’. In an attempt to reclaim a bit of face he’s now ...

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 ...

The Blueprint 2 The CD cover of rapper Jay-Z’s latest album, “The Blueprint”. 26 November 2002. Photo: Getty Images Chris Walton/South China Morning Post.

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. 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.