In January 2009, Jay-Z confirmed continued production of the album and admitted the leak of several songs. īy November 2008, he had finished the album but with lengthy negotiations with Def Jam, he went on to reworking it. In July 2009, Jay-Z confirmed The Blueprint 3 as the album's title during an interview with radio station Shade 45. But in an interview with the Rolling Stone magazine, Jay-Z called the statement 'premature'. On July 20, Timbaland, a frequent contributor to previous Jay-Z albums, told MTV News that he would be producing the whole album. In the intro, Clue says, 'Off that Blueprint 3 baby!' However, a spokesperson for Jay-Z said that it was an old, unreleased song and that the recording of The Blueprint 3 had not yet started. The earliest hype over The Blueprint 3 came when DJ Clue released in January 2008 a mixtape song called 'Ain't I', produced by Timbaland. (Death of Auto-Tune)', 'Run This Town', 'On to the Next One', and 'Empire State of Mind' won a combined number of six Grammys at both the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

The album received a nomination for Best Rap Album, while four of its singles 'D.O.A. It became Jay-Z's eleventh US number-one album, breaking the record he had previously shared with Elvis Presley. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 476,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. All singles achieved chart success excluding the latter. (Death of Auto-Tune)', ' Run This Town', ' ' Empire State of Mind', ' On to the Next One', ' Young Forever' and ' A Star Is Born'. The Blueprint 3 produced six singles: ' D.O.A.

The album also features guest appearances by Kanye West, Rihanna, Drake, Kid Cudi, Young Jeezy, J. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 at several recording studios and was handled by Kanye West, No I.D., The Neptunes, Jeff Bhasker, Al Shux, Jerome 'J-Roc' Harmon, The Inkredibles, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland.

It is the third album in the Blueprint series, preceded by The Blueprint (2001) and The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). The Blueprint 3 is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 8, 2009, on Roc Nation, through distribution from Asylum Records & Atlantic Records.

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