September 11

5 hip-hop anniversaries on September 11

1. 2001

   Jay-Z releases 'The Blueprint' on September 11

   Roc-A-Fella issues Jay-Z's sixth solo LP on the morning of September 11. Despite the day's catastrophe, the album sells 427,000 copies in its first week. The production is the breakthrough credit for both Just Blaze and …

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2. 2001

   Jay-Z releases 'Takeover' on The Blueprint

   Roc-A-Fella issues 'Takeover' as the seventh track on Jay-Z's The Blueprint LP. Produced by Kanye West (built on a sample of The Doors's 'Five to One'), the track is an extended diss directed primarily at Nas and Mobb De…

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3. 2001

   "Takeover" is released

   "Takeover" is released.

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4. 2001

   The Blueprint is released

   The Blueprint is released.

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5. 2007

   Graduation is released

   Graduation is released.

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