{"title":"Jay-Z Vinyl Records","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"jay-z-the-blueprint-2xlp","title":"Jay-Z - The Blueprint [Vinyl 2xLP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eJay-Z - The Blueprint [Vinyl 2xLP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2xLP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5335347\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e600753353479\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHip-Hop \/ Rap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoc-A-Fella Records \/ UMC \/ Mercury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e11 September 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis Edition Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReissue (UMC \/ Mercury)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2xLP vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blueprint\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the sixth studio album by Jay-Z, released on 11 September 2001 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It is widely considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made and marked a deliberate artistic pivot: after the glossy, pop-leaning sound of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter\u003c\/em\u003e, Jay-Z stripped things back, building the album almost entirely around soulful, sample-heavy production that drew from classic R\u0026amp;B and soul records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album introduced a young Kanye West as a major producer, with West contributing four tracks including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIzzo (H.O.V.A.)\u003c\/strong\u003e, which became one of Jay-Z's biggest hits, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart of the City (Ain't No Love)\u003c\/strong\u003e, built around a Bobby Bland sample. Just Blaze provided the other sonic pillar, with his bombastic, orchestral beats driving\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSong Cry\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU Don't Know\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the album's emotional centrepiece\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGirls, Girls, Girls\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bink! contributed the opening track\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ruler's Back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the devastating Nas diss track\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakeover\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased on the morning of September 11, 2001, the album's commercial rollout was overshadowed by world events, but it nonetheless debuted at number one and has since been recognised as a landmark in hip-hop history. 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