The Blueprint虏: The Gift & the Curse

by Jay-Z

The Blueprint虏: The Gift & the Curse cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 November 2002
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.1/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following his widely praised 2001 classic, the Brooklyn mogul released this incredibly ambitious, bloated double album. While heavily criticized for its extensive runtime, the record boasts massive, genre-blending commercial hits and features pivotal production work from The Neptunes, Just Blaze, and Kanye West.

Genres

Descriptors: Gangsta, crime, violence, rhythmic, conceptual, rap, soulful, sampling, storytelling, commercial

Tracklist

  1. A Dream
  2. Hovi Baby
  3. The Watcher 2
  4. '03 Bonnie & Clyde
  5. Excuse Me Miss
  6. What They Gonna Do
  7. All Around The World
  8. Poppin' Tags
  9. Fuck All Nite
  10. The Bounce
  11. I Did It My Way
  12. Diamonds Is Forever
  13. Guns & Roses
  14. U Don't Know (Remix)
  15. Meet The Parents
  16. Some How Some Way
  17. Some People Hate
  18. Blueprint虏
  19. Nigga Please
  20. 2 Many Hoes
  21. As One
  22. A Ballad For The Fallen Soldier
  23. Show You How
  24. Bitches & Sisters
  25. What They Gonna Do Part II

Credits

  • Jay-Z - primary artist
  • Chaka Pilgrim - product manager [marketing]
  • Suzanne Burge - product manager [marketing]
  • Mystro - bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Faith Evans - featuring
  • Notorious B.I.G. - featuring
  • James Mtume - written-by
  • Jean-Claude Olivier - written-by

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