Blueprint 2.1
| Blueprint 2.1 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Jay-Z | ||||
| Released | April 8, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, East Coast hip hop | |||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Kanye West, No I.D., Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Heavy D, Darrell 'Digga' Branch | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| RapReviews.com | (8.5/10)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Blueprint 2.1 is a compilation album, by rapper Jay-Z, created from a re-cut version of The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse.[4] It was certified gold by the RIAA. One LP single was released,"Stop/Excuse Me Miss Again".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Dream" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G and Faith Evans) | Kanye West | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Hovi Baby" | Just Blaze | 4:21 |
| 3. | "The Watcher 2" (featuring Dr. Dre, Rakim and Truth Hurts) | 5:55 | |
| 4. | "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (featuring Beyoncé) | Kanye West | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Excuse Me Miss" | The Neptunes | 4:41 |
| 6. | "All Around the World" (featuring LaToiya Williams) | No I.D. | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Guns & Roses" (featuring Lenny Kravitz) | Heavy D | 4:26 |
| 8. | "U Don't Know (Remix)" (featuring M.O.P.) | Just Blaze | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Meet the Parents" | Just Blaze | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Some How Some Way" (featuring Scarface and Beanie Sigel) | Just Blaze | 5:37 |
| 11. | "The Bounce" (featuring Kanye West) | Timbaland | 4:18 |
| 12. | "What They Gonna Do, Part II" (Bonus track) | Darrell "Digga" Branch | 3:47 |
| 13. | "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" (Bonus track) | The Neptunes | 4:41 |
| 14. | "Stop" (Bonus track) | Swizz Beatz | 2:53 |
| 15. | "Beware of the Boys (Jay-Z Remix)" (Bonus track) | Punjabi MC | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Blueprint2" (Bonus track) | Charlemagne | 2:39 |
| 17. | "Bitches & Sisters" (Bonus track) | Just Blaze | 2:39 |
Bonus tracks
The album contains two bonus tracks (after "What They Gonna Do, Pt. II") not included in The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. The track "Stop" is a new cut and "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" can also be found on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Bad Boys II . The bonus tracks are unlisted and do not have track numbers. The Jay-Z remix of Punjabi MC's "Beware of the Boys" is included as an additional bonus track on the European version only and is lifted off Punjabi MC's album/CDS.
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ RapReviews.com review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ "Blueprint 2.1 (Special Edition w/ 2 Bonus Tracks): Jay-Z: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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