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 Jay-ZBlueprint 2.1 Release Date: 2003 04 08 Label: Mercury Rating:  |
Jay-Z kept The Blueprint incredibly tight, focusing on a single sound and letting nothing interfere with some of the best raps of his career. The Blueprint˛: The Gift & the Curse was a radically different record, with the most respected rapper in the business trying on a range of styles, collaborating with a lot of guests and working with an army of producers (Neptunes, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Heavy D, Kanye West). Four months after its release, Roc-A-Fella issued Blueprint 2.1, a version of the record that cut in half the running time of the original and delivered most of the best material -- the Neptunes' bounce track "Excuse Me Miss," the horn-driven blast of "The Watcher 2" produced by Dr. Dre (featuring Truth Hurts), and the record's biggest hit, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde," a slick R&B crossover with Beyoncé Knowles. Just like the original, Blueprint 2.1 ranges from unapologetically sexed-up party joints to theatrical epics and even takes in a feature for the prince of rock Lenny Kravitz ("Guns & Roses"). Yes, it is slightly more focused than its two-disc predecessor, but it's still a sprawling commercial monster that lacks the creativity of The Blueprint. John Bush, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Dream | Wallace, West, Olivier, Mtume, Carter, Combs | 3:46 |
| 2 | Hovi Baby | Edmonds, Smith, Carter | 4:21 |
| 3 | Watcher | Carter, Young, Griffen | 5:54 |
| 4 | '03 Bonnie & Clyde | Rouse, West, Wrice, Carter, Prince [1], Harper, Shakur | 3:24 |
| 5 | Excuse Me Miss | Carter, Williams, Hugo | 4:40 |
| 6 | All Around the World | Collins, Hawkins, Theracon, Simmons, Carter, Jefferson, Vitti, Hawes, Wilson, Clinton | 3:52 |
| 7 | Guns & Roses | Carter, McCrea, Meyers | 4:25 |
| 8 | U Don't Know [Remix] | Griannage, Murphy, Smith, Carter, Byrd | 4:27 |
| 9 | Meet the Parents | Carter, Smith | 4:58 |
| 10 | Some How Some Way | Carter, Jordan, Smith, Grant, McGloiry | 5:36 |
| 11 | Bounce | Shwari, Carter, Mosley | 4:17 |
| 12 | What They Gonna Do, Pt. 2 | Branch, Carter | 11:24 |
Other Releases:
| Blueprint 2.1 [Clean] Release Date: 2003 Label: Roc-A-Fella Records |
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