Blueprint 3

On November 14, 2003, Jay Z dropped The Black Album, his eighth and, at the time, final album. Less than two weeks later, during a show at Madison Square Garden, Jay officially "retired," ending the career of one of the greatest to ever do it...

Hov and Alicia Key's hometown anthem reaches the five milli mark..

Jay-Z pops up from underneath the stage to perform "Run This Town" with Rihanna at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey...

The new millennium of rap music recap goes out with a bang...

Just my thoughts, right or wrong. Just what I was feeling at the time.

But can he actually topple Jay-Z here in the US?

Death to all. Jay-Z included.

Haters like me don't need a connect.

I'm getting tired of hearing about him signing new deals.

Doug Morris won the coin toss? Shocker!

The real reason there's yet to be a new Jay-Z album.

You hear that sound? That's the sound of the shit hitting the fan.