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 ...

See original story from 10/2/16 below. Jay Z fans with Apple Music no longer have to consider changing their music streaming service to Tidal to hear some of the classic Blueprint series. 2001’s The ...

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, ...

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 ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Sept. 8, 2009: The Blueprint 3 was the last album in Jay-Z's Blueprint trilogy, which started with the classic The Blueprint in 2001, and then ...