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Personnel?includes:?Jay-Z,?Notorious?B.I.G.,?Dr.?Dre,?Rakim,?M.O.P.?Beanie?Sigel.?Scarface?(rap?vocals);?Faith?Evans,?Beyonce?Knowles,?Truth?Hurts,?Lenny?Kravitz,?LaToiya?Williams?(vocals);?Ken?Lewis?(guitar,?percussion,?background?vocals);?Eric?"E-Bass"?Johnson?(guitar,?bass);?Erve?Pope?(keyboards);?Just?Blaze?(scratches);?Kanye?West.?Producers?include:?Kanye?West,?Just?Blaze,?Dr.?Dre,?The?Neptunes,?Heavy?D.?Mere?months?after?its?release,?Jay-Z?pared?down?his?platinum-selling?BLUEPRINT?2:?THE?GIFT?AND?THE?CURSE?to?fit?on?one?disc?featuring?his?most?solid?material.?While?the?original?Part?2?of?BLUEPRINT?was?hardly?rife?with?filler?(and?impressive?in?that?lack),?when?the?strongest?tracks?are?culled?an?even?more?powerful,?sharper?record?emerges.?Jay-Z?still?leads?off?with?the?provocative?"A?Dream"?which?not?only?features?a?mock?discussion?with?Biggie?Smalls?during?which?the?late?rapper?approves?Jay-Z's?skills,?but?directly?samples?a?bit?from?the?legend's?hit?"Juicy."?Of?course?"Bonnie?&?Clyde?'03,"?the?ubiquitous?hit-single?duet?with?Beyonce?Knowles,?shows?up?a?few?tracks?later.?Then?the?listener?benefits?from?not?having?to?switch?discs?and?wait?for?easily?the?most?stunning?track,?"Guns?&?Roses,"?with?its?Cake?sample?and?Lenny?Kravitz?guest?vocal.?While?some?may?prefer?the?full?BLUEPRINT?with?all?its?twists?and?turns,?BLUEPRINT?2.1?offers?fans,?particularly?those?who?know?Shawn?Carter?more?for?his?hits,?a?more?focused?option.

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