![]() ![]() The earliest hype over The Blueprint 3 came when DJ Clue released in January 2008 a mixtape song called "Ain't I", produced by Timbaland. (Death of Auto-Tune)", "Run This Town", "On to the Next One", and "Empire State of Mind" won a combined number of six Grammys at both the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The album received a nomination for Best Rap Album, while four of its singles "D.O.A. It became Jay-Z's eleventh US number-one album, breaking the record he had previously shared with Elvis Presley. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 476,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. All singles achieved chart success excluding the latter. (Death of Auto-Tune)", " Run This Town", " " Empire State of Mind", " On to the Next One", " Young Forever" and " A Star Is Born". The Blueprint 3 produced six singles: " D.O.A. The album also features guest appearances by Kanye West, Rihanna, Drake, Kid Cudi, Young Jeezy, J. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 at several recording studios and was handled by Kanye West, No I.D., The Neptunes, Jeff Bhasker, Al Shux, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, The Inkredibles, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland. It is the third album in the Blueprint series, preceded by The Blueprint (2001) and The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). He’s a business, man.The Blueprint 3 is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 8, 2009, on Roc Nation, through distribution from Asylum Records & Atlantic Records. In between those projects, he grew his empire, helming Roc-a-Fella Records and spearheading various film, clothing, sports management, and production deals. He returned in 2006 with Kingdom Come, and followed it with heavy output, including 2017’s lauded 4:44. ![]() JAY crafted his initial farewell statement on 2003’s The Black Album-with production from the soon-to-break-out Kanye West -but couldn’t stay away. Carter), proving his acumen for the charts. 2… Hard Knock Life) and “Big Pimpin’” (from 1999’s Vol. He went on to amass further hits like “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” (from 1998’s Vol. JAY’s debut album, 1996’s Reasonable Doubt, established his hustler attitude. He rose from a tough childhood in Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects to earn over 20 Grammys and sell over 100 million albums, all the while perfecting the frank NYC flow established by predecessors like Biggie Smalls. If ever there were a reasonable doubt that JAY-Z didn’t have the chops to thrive in hip-hop, his modern mogul status proves otherwise. ![]()
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