The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse was the seventh studio album released by rapper Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z. It was released on Nov. 12, 2002, on the Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings ...

You love to have the argument, again and again: what’s the best Jay-Z album, Reasonable Doubt or The Blueprint? Both are absolute classics in every sense of the word—but only one can reign supreme.

JAY-Z served up one of the best albums of his career on this day 24 years ago, despite all the turmoil happening in his life and the United States in general. On September 11, 2001, Hov delivered his ...