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Since his work on The Blueprint, Kanye has produced over 200 songs for other artists, including eleven Top 10 singles and multiple #1 albums.

Jay-Z Penned The Seminal Album In Just Two Days Alleged to have been written in only two days and recorded in a fortnight, The Blueprint is a hip-hop urban legend of sorts. Considering its pointed choice of soulful samples and onslaught bars, however, there's no denying it's validity as a classic body of work.

Kanye West produced four of the thirteen tracks on the album, including the hit single "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" and the controversial diss track "Takeover", which features diss lyrics aimed at Nas and Prodigy.

Jay-Z's sixth studio album arrived on September 11, 2001, and could have been lost amid the ensuing wave of national mourning. Instead, ?Blueprint? ended up as a soundtrack of sorts-- mirroring the heady mix of pride and paranoia that permeated the post-September 11th United States.

Track listing No.TitleProducer(s)1."A Dream" (featuring Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G.)Kanye West2."Hovi Baby"Just Blaze3."The Watcher 2" (featuring Dr. Dre, Rakim and Truth Hurts)Dr. Dre4."'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (featuring Beyonce)Kanye West7 more rows

Mike Dean Mike Dean is a producer and engineer who is known as Kanye West's right-hand man for some of the most influential Ye albums of all time. Working under Kanye's GOOD Music, he's touched every aspect of Ye's music since 2003.

The BlueprintReleasedSeptember 11, 2001RecordedMay?July 2001StudioBaseline Studios (New York City)GenreEast Coast hip hop11 more rows

At the time of the release, Jay-Z was 32 years old, which in Hip-hop is the twilight. The genre had always been a young man's game, serving as the outlet for teenage rebellion.

Jay-Z's sixth studio album arrived on September 11, 2001, and could have been lost amid the ensuing wave of national mourning. Instead, Blueprint ended up as a soundtrack of sorts-- mirroring the heady mix of pride and paranoia that permeated the post-September 11th United States.

Background. The Blueprint was reportedly cut in two weeks, with Jay-Z recording nine songs in two days. At the time, he was awaiting two criminal trials for gun possession and assault. He was also engaged in feuds with various rappers such as Jadakiss, Fat Joe and in particular Nas and Mobb Deep member Prodigy.