Jay-Z, 'The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse' (Roc-a-Fella)

Jay-Z draws up a new Blueprint.

Tenures at the top are short in hip-hop--short like, say, leprechauns. Native Tongues lose their lucky Africa medallions. Gangstas' colors fade. Those who invented the remix find themselves in reality-show purgatory. But for the better part of a decade, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has been a force of nature.

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