JAY-Z served up one of the best albums of his career on this day 24 years ago, despite all the turmoil happening in his life and the United States in general.

On September 11, 2001, Hov delivered his sixth studio album The Blueprint . The 15-track includes breakthrough production from a young Kanye West , who produced four songs including “Izzy (H.O.V.A.)” and “Takeover,” and Just Blaze , who handled the instrumentals on “Girls, Girls, Girls,” “Song Cry” and “U Don’t Know.” The album also features contributions from Timbaland , Bink, Trackmasters and Eminem , who produced and rapped on "Renegade."

The infamous photo on the album's cover was shot by Jonathan Mannion, who was inspired by a photograph series that documented the lives of hustlers in the UK calle

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