There's no deep concept or surrounding purpose behind this record: it's just pure confidence. On his mid-to-late 90s Volume trilogy, Jay had steadily lost track of his confident street corner philosophy, but a series of battles led him to re-evaluate his career, resulting in the landmark album of his career: the prequel to this two-disc blowout was an inarguable masterwork of beautiful soul-struck production and serrated bling 'n' sting street rhymes sharp enough to eclipse even the heralded, barbs on 1996's world-memorized classic Reasonable Doubt. Jay-Z has chosen his own route: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse lobbies for a position on top of the commercial hip-hop market. For Biggie and Tupac, it led to grisly deaths. For the Wu-Tang Clan and Michael Jackson, it led to exponential career declines. The double album can mean a number of things for an artist.
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