Typically, when Jay has a project in the works, it only takes him a few weeks to wrap it up. This time, though, there's been no rush.
"For me, the process of making an album is difficult with so many things going on," Jay told MTV News backstage at his "Eve of Change" show. "And me, I wanna make it beyond and above. I'm gonna take my time with it. I don't have any quotas, and that's a good thing. It may be too freeing. It's a good thing and a bad thing. You know, I think I need some restrictions. 'Cause if I had restrictions, I would have done it in three weeks. I would have made what I believe to be a great piece of art."
According to Kanye West, the album's rumored sole producer, the music recorded so far for BP3 is "phenomenal." West spoke with MTV Base in November and reiterated Jay's claim that the album could have been released. But after the positive feedback for "Jockin' Jay-Z" and T.I.'s "Swagger Like Us," Hov decided to keep cooking up tracks.
"We went in, and we [did] the whole album," West explained. "He wanted to do a few more joints, so he kinda pushed it back. Now we're gonna go in and just work on some more records. So I got some more stuff to kill it with! I think [Jay pushed the album back because] 'Swagger' just did so incredible. We wanted to go up [and make sure] everything was on that level."
In addition to "Jockin' Jay-Z" and "Swagger Like Us," the Jigga Man said his "Notorious" track, "Brooklyn Go Hard," is also slated for the album.
"I actually recorded a lot of records already," Jay said. "You know, all those records that leaked [online] were on The Blueprint 3."
The Blueprint 3 is believed to be Jay-Z's last contractual album due to Def Jam, his current recording home. The rapper, who served a three-year term as the label's president, signed a new $150 million contract with Live Nation over 10 years. It remains unclear, though, which company will distribute albums for Jay-Z under the Live Nation deal.
This song is not a diss track...“I heard about it, and what’s so crazy is that, I was told it’s a five year old verse and that it wasn’t real…Jay-Z is a great friend of mine and I plan to work with him in the future; musically and entrepreneur style, too.”
“I have no beef whatsoever with Jay-Z. In fact, we share a common goal…helping to get Barack Obama elected on Nov. 4th.”
“So for some reason people think this “new” Jay/Uncle Murda thing is a Fat Joe Khaled dis. It’s not. It’s also like 8000 years old and somehow dude got his hands on it and put a verse on it. Now that I recall, it’s Blueprint 2 era..I was going to use this verse for the S.Carter Remix CD but we couldn’t get the Pro Tools in time. Don’t fall for the okeydoke.”
Jay-Z hops on the lead single off M.I.A's last album...
The homie Lowkey just got the official word on Jay-Z's new album, The Blueprint 3. It is going to be released on December 2nd and will feature a Swagger Like Us Pt. 2. The original rumored lineup, Young Jeezy, Nas & Andre 3000 remains, although Curtis has been left off the track. This will be his eleventh and final album on Def Jam, before he begins working on his StarRoc label.
Jay-Z has officially announced his new partnership with StarGate, the multi-platinum Norwegian production duo responsible for hit singles by Ne-Yo, Rihanna, and Beyonce, Cher, Lionel Richie and others.
I wish I could report this as official news, but it's only a rumor for now. It's being reported that Jay-Z will have a sequel to the already historic "Swagger Like Us" track on his upcoming album The Blueprint 3. The lineup is rumored to feature Young Jeezy, 50 Cent, Andre 3000 & Nas. Personally I say you drop Andre 3000 and add Ludacris. Other possible candidates Lupe Fiasco, Fabolous & Cassidy. Anybody got any others?
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