Blueprint 2.1

Blueprint 2.1
Compilation album by Jay-Z
Released	April 8, 2003
Recorded	2002-2003
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Label	Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Producer	Kanye West, No I.D., Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Heavy D, Darrell 'Digga' Branch
Jay-Z chronology
The Blueprint^2: The Gift & The Curse (2002) Blueprint 2.1 (2003) The Black Album (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews.com	(8.5/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Blueprint 2.1 is a compilation album, by rapper Jay-Z, created from a re-cut version of The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse.^[4] It was certified gold by the RIAA. One LP single was released,"Stop/Excuse Me Miss Again".

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"A Dream" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G and Faith Evans)	Kanye West	4:12
2.	"Hovi Baby"	Just Blaze	4:21
3.	"The Watcher 2" (featuring Dr. Dre, Rakim and Truth Hurts)	Scott Storch Dr. Dre	5:55
4.	"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (featuring Beyoncé)	Kanye West	3:25
5.	"Excuse Me Miss"	The Neptunes	4:41
6.	"All Around the World" (featuring LaToiya Williams)	No I.D.	3:52
7.	"Guns & Roses" (featuring Lenny Kravitz)	Heavy D	4:26
8.	"U Don't Know (Remix)" (featuring M.O.P.)	Just Blaze	4:27
9.	"Meet the Parents"	Just Blaze	4:59
10.	"Some How Some Way" (featuring Scarface and Beanie Sigel)	Just Blaze	5:37
11.	"The Bounce" (featuring Kanye West)	Timbaland	4:18
12.	"What They Gonna Do, Part II" (Bonus track)	Darrell "Digga" Branch	3:47
13.	"La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" (Bonus track)	The Neptunes	4:41
14.	"Stop" (Bonus track)	Swizz Beatz	2:53
15.	"Beware of the Boys (Jay-Z Remix)" (Bonus track)	Punjabi MC	3:42
16.	"Blueprint^2" (Bonus track)	Charlemagne	2:39
17.	"Bitches & Sisters" (Bonus track)	Just Blaze	2:39

Bonus tracks

The album contains two bonus tracks (after "What They Gonna Do, Pt. II") not included in The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. The track "Stop" is a new cut and "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" can also be found on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Bad Boys II . The bonus tracks are unlisted and do not have track numbers. The Jay-Z remix of Punjabi MC's "Beware of the Boys" is included as an additional bonus track on the European version only and is lifted off Punjabi MC's album/CDS.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. RapReviews.com review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. "Blueprint 2.1 (Special Edition w/ 2 Bonus Tracks): Jay-Z: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.