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- Artist:
- Jay-Z
- Description:
- Personnel: Jay-Z, Notorius B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Scarface, Twista, Big Boi, Killer Mike, M.O.P., Beanie Sigel, Young Chris, Memphis Bleek, Freeway, Young Guns, Peedi Crakk, Rell (rap vocals); Lenny Kravitz, Faith Evans, Raje Shwari, LaToiya Williams, Beyonce Knowles (vocals); Just Blaze (various instruments, vinyl scratches); Eric "E-Bass" Johnson (various instruments); Scott Storch (Fender Rhodes piano); Mike Elizondo, Camara Kambon (keyboards); Debra Killings (bass); Mark Dorsey, Michelle Rosario, Sleepy Brown, LaToiya Williams, Truth Hurts, Christy Love, Hovi Baby (background vocals).
Producers include: Kanye West, Blaze, Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Timbaland.
THE BLUEPRINT 2 was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "Excuse Me Miss" was nominated for Best Rap Song.
Personnel includes: Jay-Z, Faith Evans, Notorious B.I.G., Dr Dre, Rakim, Truth Hurts, Beyonce` Knowles, Sean Paul, Latoiya Williams, Big Boi, Killer Mike, Twista, Lenny Kravitz, M.O.P., Beanie Sigel, Scareface, Young Chris, Memphis Bleek, Freeway, Young Guns, Peedi Crakk, Sparks & Rell.
Producers include: Kanye West, Just Blaze, Dr Dre, Timbaland, No I.D.
THE BLUEPRINT 2 was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "Excuse Me Miss" was nominated for Best Rap Song.
Audio Mixer: Rich Travali.
Recording information: Baseline Studios, New York, NY; Record One Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; Master Sound Studios, VA; The Boiler Room; Manhattan Center, New York, NY; Encore Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Albert Watson.
It`s hard not to somewhat admire the guts of a rapper who would lead off his album by not merely sampling a hearty slice of the hallowed Notorious B.I.G.`s "Juicy" while Faith sings in the background, but by claiming Biggie`s tacit approval on "A Dream." This is before he compares himself to Jesus at least three times. It`s exactly this sort of unyielding confidence ever teetering on the verge of megalomaniacal arrogance that propelled Jay-Z to the pinnacle of the rap world.
As 2002 wound to a close, the prolific Sean Carter dropped the sequel to the critically lauded, platinum-selling THE BLUEPRINT; two CDs, no skits, no filler, nothing but urgent poetics over tight tracks. Jay-Z may never possess the elevated prose of his arch-rival Nas, but he knows the power in brevity, in a terse, well-turned phrase. While he`s always been an eccentric sampler, on THE BLUEPRINT VOL. 2 he pares away any hint of gimmickry or excess. On "Guns And Roses," he effortlessly reconfigures a Cake instrumental as picture-perfect backdrop to a stark parable about life`s duality as Lenny Kravitz wails along. Overall, THE BLUEPRINT VOL. 2 continues and builds upon the legacy of the Queens megastar MC.
- Track Listing:
- Dream, A - (featuring Faith Evans/The Notorious B.I.G.)
- Hovi Baby
- Watcher 2, The - (featuring Dr. Dre/Rakim/Truth Hurts)
- `03 Bonnie & Clyde - (featuring Beyonce Knowles)
- Excuse Me Miss
- What They Gonna Do - (featuring Sean Paul)
- All Around The World - (featuring Latoiya Williams)
- Poppin` Tags - (featuring Big Boi/Killer Mike/Twista)
- F**k All Nite
- Bounce, The
- I Did It My Way
- Diamond Is Forever
- Guns & Roses - (featuring Lenny Kravitz)
- U Don`t Know - (remix, featuring M.O.P.)
- Meet The Parents
- Some How Some Way - (featuring Beanie Sigel/Scarface)
- Some People Hate
- Blueprint¿
- N***a Please - (featuring Young Chris)
- 2 Many Hoes
- As One - (featuring Peedi Crakk/Memphis Bleek/Freeway/Young Guns/Peedie Crakk/Sparks/Rell)
- Ballad For The Fallen Soldier, A
- Show You How - (bonus track)
- B*****s & Sisters - (bonus track)
- What They Gonna Do Part II - (bonus track)
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 11/12/2002
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- R&B
- Subgenre:
- East Coast Rap
- Label:
- Roc-A-Fella Records (USA)
- Catalog Number:
- 063381
- Original Release Year:
- 2002
- # of Discs:
- 2
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
- Guest Artist:
- Faith Evans; The Notorious B.I.G.; Dr. Dre; Rakim; Truth Hurts; Beyonce Knowles; Scarface; Sean Paul; Twista; Big Boi; Lenny Kravitz; Latoiya Williams; Killer Mike; M.O.P.; Beanie Sigel; Young Chris; Peedi Crakk; Freeway; Memphis Bleek; Peedie Crakk; Rell; Sparks; Young Guns
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