Blueprint 2.1

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Blueprint 2.1
Blueprint-2.1-cover.jpg
Compilation album by Jay-Z
Released April 8, 2003 (US)
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
Jay-Z chronology
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse
(2002)The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse2002		 Blueprint 2.1
(2003)		 The Black Album
(2003)The Black Album2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
RapReviews.com (8.5/10)[2]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[3]

Blueprint 2.1 is a compilation album, by rapper Jay-Z, created from a re-cut version of The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse.[4] It was certified gold by the RIAA. One LP single was released,"Stop/Excuse Me Miss Again".

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Sample(s) Time
1 "A Dream"(feat. Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G.) Kanye West 4:12
2 "Hovi Baby" Just Blaze 4:21
3 "The Watcher 2"(feat. Dr. Dre, Truth Hurts & Rakim) Dr. Dre, Scott Storch
  • "The Watcher" by Dr. Dre
 5:57
4 "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"(feat. Beyoncé) Kanye West 3:26
5 "Excuse Me Miss" The Neptunes 4:41
6 "All Around the World"(feat. LaToiya Williams) No I.D.
  • "Sadie"
  • "Theme From The Black Hole"
  • "Children Get Together"
 3:53
7 "Guns & Roses"(feat. Lenny Kravitz) Heavy D 4:26
8 "U Don't Know (Remix)"(feat. M.O.P) Just Blaze 4:27
9 "Meet the Parents" Just Blaze 4:59
10 "Some How Some Way"(feat. Beanie Sigel & Scarface) Just Blaze 5:38
11 "The Bounce"(feat. Kanye West) Timbaland
  • "Choli ke Peeche"
 4:19
12 "What They Gonna Do, Part. II" Darrell 'Digga' Branch 3:47
* "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" The Neptunes 4:41
* "Stop" Swizz Beatz 2:53
* "Beware of the Boys (Jay-Z Remix)" Punjabi MC
  • "Knight Rider"
  • "Mundian to Bach Ke"
 3:42
* "Blueprint 2" Charlemagne 4:49
* "Bitches & Sisters" Just Blaze
  • "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" by Kim Weston
  • "A Bitch Iz A Bitch" by N.W.A
 2:39

(*) Indicates bonus track

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 Bad Boys II soundtrack. 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

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  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ RapReviews.com review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
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