Both The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2 rank highly among Jay-Z's best albums. In fact, in different ways, both projects are viewed as actual blueprints for how to craft excellent hip-hop music.

Samsung’s pact with Jay-Z, however, came together in less than a month, and was brokered directly by Samsung chief marketing officer Todd Pendleton, Roc Nation’s Jay Brown and John Meneilly ...

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