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===Recording===
===Recording===
Most of the album's recording took place in [[Hawaii]]. West protege [[Mr Hudson]] explained to the ''[[The Times]]'' that he "won't get bothered there" compared in a major city such as [[New York City]] or [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Mr Hudson Goes 'Supernova' with Kanye| last = Crerar| first = Simon | author-link =| publisher = Times Online| url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6660915.ece| date = 2009-07-08| accessdate = 2009-07-17}}</ref> Jay-Z told the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' his method of selecting producers, "If Timbaland makes ten great tracks then he produces the album, if Kanye West makes ten great tracks then he produces the album; if he makes three, I'll take three. I let the music dictate the direction".<ref name = "Rolling Stone Interview"/> West has confirmed two songs, "Everyday A Star Is Born" and "Forever Young", during an appearance on the ''The Wake Up Show'' in February 2009.<ref>{{cite news | title = Kanye West Says 'Best Hip-Hop Beats Of All Time' Will Be On Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 | last = Reid| first = Shaheem | author-link =| publisher = MTV| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605128/20090213/west_kanye.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown| date = 2009-02-13| accessdate = 2009-07-17}}</ref> [[Mr Hudson]], who is the featured artist on the latter, described it as a flip on the [[Bob Dylan]] record [[Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)|song of the same name]].<ref name = "West Hudson MTV">{{cite news | title = Mr Hudson On Working With Jay-Z: 'I'm Pinching Myself' | last = Roberts| first = Steven | author-link =| publisher = MTV| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611532/20090515/mister_hudson.jhtml| date = 2009-05-18| accessdate = 2009-07-17}}</ref> During a joint interview with Hudson, West confirmed that the pop artist would be on three tracks.<ref name = "West Hudson MTV"/> In a ''Reuters'' interview, Jay-Z confirmed collaborations with the rock band [[MGMT]], rappers [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] and [[Kid Cudi]] and singer [[Rihanna]].<ref name = "Reuters"/> The second official single is "Run This Town", featuring [[Kanye West]] and [[Rihanna]]<ref>http://www.sohh.com/2009/07/jay-z_to_replace_drake_w.html<ref>.
Most of the album's recording took place in [[Hawaii]]. West protege [[Mr Hudson]] explained to the ''[[The Times]]'' that he "won't get bothered there" compared in a major city such as [[New York City]] or [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Mr Hudson Goes 'Supernova' with Kanye| last = Crerar| first = Simon | author-link =| publisher = Times Online| url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6660915.ece| date = 2009-07-08| accessdate = 2009-07-17}}</ref> Jay-Z told the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' his method of selecting producers, "If Timbaland makes ten great tracks then he produces the album, if Kanye West makes ten great tracks then he produces the album; if he makes three, I'll take three. I let the music dictate the direction".<ref name = "Rolling Stone Interview"/> West has confirmed two songs, "Everyday A Star Is Born" and "Forever Young", during an appearance on the ''The Wake Up Show'' in February 2009.<ref>{{cite news | title = Kanye West Says 'Best Hip-Hop Beats Of All Time' Will Be On Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 | last = Reid| first = Shaheem | author-link =| publisher = MTV| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605128/20090213/west_kanye.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown| date = 2009-02-13| accessdate = 2009-07-17}}</ref> [[Mr Hudson]], who is the featured artist on the latter, described it as a flip on the [[Bob Dylan]] record [[Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)|song of the same name]].<ref name = "West Hudson MTV">{{cite news | title = Mr Hudson On Working With Jay-Z: 'I'm Pinching Myself' | last = Roberts| first = Steven | author-link =| publisher = MTV| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611532/20090515/mister_hudson.jhtml| date = 2009-05-18| accessdate = 2009-07-17}}</ref> During a joint interview with Hudson, West confirmed that the pop artist would be on three tracks.<ref name = "West Hudson MTV"/> In a ''Reuters'' interview, Jay-Z confirmed collaborations with the rock band [[MGMT]], rappers [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] and [[Kid Cudi]] and singer [[Rihanna]].<ref name = "Reuters"/> The second official single is "Run This Town", featuring [[Kanye West]] and [[Rihanna]]<ref>http://www.sohh.com/2009/07/jay-z_to_replace_drake_w.html</ref>.


==References==
==References==

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The Blueprint 3 is the upcoming eleventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, set to be released on September 11, 2009. It will be the third installment in The Blueprint series preceded by the critically acclaimed The Blueprint (2001) and the follow-up The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse (2002). On May 20, 2009 Jay-Z confirmed that he bought out the remainder of his contract from Def Jam Records in order to start his contract with Live Nation, and therefore The Blueprint 3 will be released under Roc Nation and distributed by Atlantic Records.[1]

Conception

Background

The initial hype over The Blueprint 3 came when DJ Clue released a mixtape song called "Ain't I", produced by Timbaland in January 2008. In the intro, Clue said, "Off that The Blueprint 3 baby!" However, a spokesperson for Jay-Z said that the song was an older, unreleased Jay-Z song and that the recording of The Blueprint 3 had not yet started.[2] In July, producer Timbaland, a frequent contributor of previous Jay-Z albums, told MTV News that he was producing the whole album.[3] But in an interview with the Rolling Stone, Jay-Z called the statement "premature".[4] Later that month Jay-Z appeared onstage with to perform the Kanye West–produced song "Jockin' JAY-Z" during the former's Glow in the Dark Tour.[5] The next morning, Jay-Z confirmed The Blueprint 3 as the album's name during a interview with radio station Shade 45.[5] By November, he had finished the album but with lengthy negotiations with Def Jam, he went back to reworkThe Blueprint 3.[6] In January, Jay-Z confirmed continued production on and admitted the leak of several songs.[7][8] During the next few months, West and Jay-Z removed all songs with the Auto-Tune effect.[9] In June, the album's first street-single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" was released.

Recording

Most of the album's recording took place in Hawaii. West protege Mr Hudson explained to the The Times that he "won't get bothered there" compared in a major city such as New York City or Los Angeles.[10] Jay-Z told the Rolling Stone his method of selecting producers, "If Timbaland makes ten great tracks then he produces the album, if Kanye West makes ten great tracks then he produces the album; if he makes three, I'll take three. I let the music dictate the direction".[4] West has confirmed two songs, "Everyday A Star Is Born" and "Forever Young", during an appearance on the The Wake Up Show in February 2009.[11] Mr Hudson, who is the featured artist on the latter, described it as a flip on the Bob Dylan record song of the same name.[12] During a joint interview with Hudson, West confirmed that the pop artist would be on three tracks.[12] In a Reuters interview, Jay-Z confirmed collaborations with the rock band MGMT, rappers Drake and Kid Cudi and singer Rihanna.[6] The second official single is "Run This Town", featuring Kanye West and Rihanna[13].

References

  1. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (2009-06-30). "Jay-Z, R. Kelly Hype Joint LP With Hash Browns, Johnnie Cochran And A Pimp". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  2. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-01-30). "New Jay-Z Song Leaks -- Is Blueprint 3 In The Works?". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-07-16). "Timbaland On Producing Jay-Z's Next LP: 'It'll Be A Monster'". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  4. ^ a b Van Dril, E. (2008-09-01). "Jay-Z Teaming with Kanye West on Next Album". TheCelebrityCafe. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  5. ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (2008-09-07). "Jay-Z Announces Blueprint 3, Premieres New Kanye West-Produced Track At Kanye's NYC Show". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  6. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (2009-07-19). "Jay-Z unveils latest "Blueprint" for success". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  7. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson; Calloway, Sway J. (2009-01-22). "Jay-Z Taking His Time With Blueprint 3 To Make It 'Beyond And Above'". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  8. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-02-18). "Jay-Z Explains Blueprint 3 Delays: 'I'll Be Axl Rose Out Here!'". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  9. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-06-30). "Kanye West Promises Jay-Z's 'Anti-Auto-Tune' Blueprint 3 Will Be 'Amazing'". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  10. ^ Crerar, Simon (2009-07-08). "Mr Hudson Goes 'Supernova' with Kanye". Times Online. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  11. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-02-13). "Kanye West Says 'Best Hip-Hop Beats Of All Time' Will Be On Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  12. ^ a b Roberts, Steven (2009-05-18). "Mr Hudson On Working With Jay-Z: 'I'm Pinching Myself'". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  13. ^ http://www.sohh.com/2009/07/jay-z_to_replace_drake_w.html
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