一直不大喜欢Jay-Z,不过这一章还是很经典的。《Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse》。歌词很出彩,而且也有不少向前辈致敬的精心之作。A Dream (featuring Faith Evans and Notorious B.I.G.),The Bounce,I Did It My WayDiamond Is Forever,Blueprint 2。个人觉得和其它艺人的合作,有效地减少了Jay-Z的过度唠叨的毛病,能够发挥其在rap和引入各种黑人音乐元素的独到之处,显得整体吸引人多了。

A Dream (featuring Faith Evans and Notorious B.I.G.)
Hovi Baby
The Watcher 2 (featuring Dr. Dre, Rakim & Truth Hurts)
'03 Bonnie & Clyde (featuring Beyonce Knowles)
Excuse Me Miss
What They Gonna Do (featuring Sean Paul)
All Around the World (featuring LaToiya Williams)
Poppin' Tags (featuring Big Boi, Killer Mike & Twista)
F**k All Nite
The Bounce
I Did It My Way
Diamonds Is Forever
Guns & Roses (featuring Lenny Kravitz)
U Don't Know (remix, featuring M.O.P.)
Meet the Parents
Some How Some Way (featuring Beanie Sigel and Scarface)
Some People Hate
Blueprint 2
N***a Please (featuring Young Chris)
2 Many Hoes
As One (featuring Memphis Bleek, Freeway, Young Guns, Peedi Crakk, Sparks & Rell)
A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier
Show You How (bonus track)
B****s & Sisters (bonus track)
What They Gonna Do Part II (bonus track)