album / LP / Sep 11, 2001 The Blueprint by Jay-Z Bling Era Roc-A-Fella Records Production credits kanye-westJust Blazebink Charts & certificationsBillboard 200 peak#1First-week US sales427,000CertificationsRIAA2x-platinum Linked moments 2 2001 Sep 11, 2001 "Takeover" is released 2001 Sep 11, 2001 The Blueprint is released External wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blueprintallmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blueprint-mw0000010937 Citations 3 A Library of Congress — National Recording Registry — The Blueprint Retrieved 2026-05-24. B Wikipedia — The Blueprint Retrieved 2026-05-24. B Pitchfork — Jay-Z: The Blueprint Retrieved 2026-05-24. Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration). ← All music