Description
2xLP, Album, Gat 2001
Grading
Gatefold sleeve is Vg+/Ex (Beautifully preserved in open shrink with hype sticker, small bump bottom right ~ light crease)
Media: 1) Vg+, 2) Vg+/Ex (All vinyl is high gloss and looks great, light superficial micro scuff only)
Record Co / Catalog #
Roc-A-Fella Records 314 586 396-1
Special Features
US 1st press, 2×Lp, complete with both inserts (Ex).
A 5 Mic Source classic, with end-to-end soul beats from then-unknown Kanye West and Just Blaze among others, this album caught Jay-Z at his lyrical sharpest. “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and “Girls, Girls, Girls” became instant hits, while “Takeover” — with its booming Doors sample — stands as one of the most scorching diss tracks ever recorded. “Song Cry” revealed a more vulnerable side, and Eminem delivered the lone guest verse on “Renegade,” a peak moment from him as well. The Blueprint has been praised since the day it dropped, and it fully deserves its reputation as one of the greatest rap albums ever made.



