The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Playlist • 25 tracks(s)

The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 12, 2002, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Island Def Jam Music Group as a double album. It serves as a direct sequel to his previous album, The Blueprint. It was supported by two singles that peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100: "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" and "Excuse Me Miss". The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse debuted atop the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 545,000 units, while it received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. Along with generally average or mixed reviews from music critics, Jay-Z himself cited the album as his second-worst due to its overabundance of tracks. A one-disc reissue, Blueprint 2.1, was released in 2003. From Wikipedia (