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Personnel:?Jay-Z,?Notorius?B.I.G.,?Dr.?Dre,?Scarface,?Twista,?Big?Boi,?Killer?Mike,?M.O.P.,?Beanie?Sigel,?Young?Chris,?Memphis?Bleek,?Freeway,?Young?Guns,?Peedi?Crakk,?Rell?(rap?vocals);?Lenny?Kravitz,?Faith?Evans,?Raje?Shwari,?LaToiya?Williams,?Beyonce?Knowles?(vocals);?Just?Blaze?(various?instruments,?vinyl?scratches);?Eric?"E-Bass"?Johnson?(various?instruments);?Scott?Storch?(Fender?Rhodes?piano);?Mike?Elizondo,?Camara?Kambon?(keyboards);?Debra?Killings?(bass);?Mark?Dorsey,?Michelle?Rosario,?Sleepy?Brown,?LaToiya?Williams,?Truth?Hurts,?Christy?Love,?Hovi?Baby?(background?vocals).?Producers?include:?Kanye?West,?Blaze,?Dr.?Dre,?The?Neptunes,?Timbaland.?THE?BLUEPRINT?2?was?nominated?for?the?2004?Grammy?Award?for?Best?Rap?Album.?"Excuse?Me?Miss"?was?nominated?for?Best?Rap?Song.?It's?hard?not?to?somewhat?admire?the?guts?of?a?rapper?who?would?lead?off?his?album?by?not?merely?sampling?a?hearty?slice?of?the?hallowed?Notorious?B.I.G.'s?"Juicy"?while?Faith?sings?in?the?background,?but?by?claiming?Biggie's?tacit?approval?on?"A?Dream."?This?is?before?he?compares?himself?to?Jesus?at?least?three?times.?It's?exactly?this?sort?of?unyielding?confidence?ever?teetering?on?the?verge?of?megalomaniacal?arrogance?that?propelled?Jay-Z?to?the?pinnacle?of?the?rap?world.?As?2002?wound?to?a?close,?the?prolific?Sean?Carter?dropped?the?sequel?to?the?critically?lauded,?platinum-selling?THE?BLUEPRINT;?two?CDs,?no?skits,?no?filler,?nothing?but?urgent?poetics?over?tight?tracks.?Jay-Z?may?never?possess?the?elevated?prose?of?his?arch-rival?Nas,?but?he?knows?the?power?in?brevity,?in?a?terse,?well-turned?phrase.?While?he's?always?been?an?eccentric?sampler,?on?THE?BLUEPRINT?VOL.?2?he?pares?away?any?hint?of?gimmickry?or?excess.?On?"Guns?And?Roses,"?he?effortlessly?reconfigures?a?Cake?instrumental?as?picture-perfect?backdrop?to?a?stark?parable?about?life's?duality?as?Lenny?Kravitz?wails?along.?Overall,?THE?BLUEPRINT?VOL.?2?continues?and?builds?upon?the?legacy?of?the?Queens?megastar?MC.

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