Name: Blueprint 2.1
Brand: Def Jam Recordings
SKU: 232017
Price: 10.01 USD
Availability: InStock

Blueprint 2.1

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Album: Blueprint 2.1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	A Dream	More Info...	0:04
2)	Hovi Baby	More Info...	0:04
3)	The Watcher 2	More Info...	0:06
4)	03' Bonnie & Clyde	More Info...	0:03
5)	Excuse Me Miss	More Info...	0:04
6)	All Around the World	More Info...	0:04
7)	Guns & Roses	More Info...	0:04
8)	U Don't Know (Remix)	More Info...	0:04
9)	Meet the Parents	More Info...	0:05
10)	Some How Some Way	More Info...	0:05
11)	The Bounce	More Info...	0:04
12)	What They Gonna Do Part II / Excuse Me Miss Again / Stop / Beware (Jay-Z Remix)	More Info...	0:03

Album: Blueprint 2.1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	A Dream	More Info...	0:04
2)	Hovi Baby	More Info...	0:04
3)	The Watcher 2	More Info...	0:06
4)	03' Bonnie & Clyde	More Info...	0:03
5)	Excuse Me Miss	More Info...	0:04
6)	All Around the World	More Info...	0:04
7)	Guns & Roses	More Info...	0:04
8)	U Don't Know (Remix)	More Info...	0:04
9)	Meet the Parents	More Info...	0:05
10)	Some How Some Way	More Info...	0:05
11)	The Bounce	More Info...	0:04
12)	What They Gonna Do Part II / Excuse Me Miss Again / Stop / Beware (Jay-Z Remix)	More Info...	0:03

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Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Rakim, M.O.P. Beanie Sigel. Scarface (rap vocals); Faith Evans, Beyonce Knowles, Truth Hurts, Lenny Kravitz, LaToiya Williams (vocals); Ken Lewis (guitar, percussion, background vocals); Eric "E-Bass" Johnson (guitar, bass); Erve Pope (keyboards); Just Blaze (scratches); Kanye West.
Producers include: Kanye West, Just Blaze, Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Heavy D.
The U.K. edition features one additional track.
CD contains 1 bonus track.
Mere months after its release, Jay-Z pared down his platinum-selling BLUEPRINT 2: THE GIFT AND THE CURSE to fit on one disc featuring his most solid material. While the original Part 2 of BLUEPRINT was hardly rife with filler (and impressive in that lack), when the strongest tracks are culled an even more powerful, sharper record emerges. Jay-Z still leads off with the provocative "A Dream" which not only features a mock discussion with Biggie Smalls during which the late rapper approves Jay-Z's skills, but directly samples a bit from the legend's hit "Juicy." Of course "Bonnie & Clyde '03," the ubiquitous hit-single duet with Beyonce Knowles, shows up a few tracks later. Then the listener benefits from not having to switch discs and wait for easily the most stunning track, "Guns & Roses," with its Cake sample and Lenny Kravitz guest vocal. While some may prefer the full BLUEPRINT with all its twists and turns, BLUEPRINT 2.1 offers fans, particularly those who know Shawn Carter more for his hits, a more focused option.