Blueprint 2.1

Blueprint 2.1
Compilation album by Jay-Z
Released	April 8, 2003 (US)
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)The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse2002 Blueprint 2.1 (2003) The Black Album (2003)The Black Album2003

Professional ratings
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Allmusic
RapReviews.com	(8.5/10)
Rolling Stone

Blueprint 2.1 is a compilation album, by rapper Jay-Z, created from a re-cut version of The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. It was certified gold by the RIAA. One LP single was released,"Stop/Excuse Me Miss Again".

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Sample(s)	Time
1	"A Dream"(feat. Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G.)	Kanye West	"Juicy" by Notorious B.I.G. "Stay" by Blackjack	4:12
2	"Hovi Baby"	Just Blaze	"Diggin' on You" (Live) by TLC	4:21
3	"The Watcher 2"(feat. Dr. Dre, Truth Hurts & Rakim)	Dr. Dre, Scott Storch	"The Watcher" by Dr. Dre	5:57
4	"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"(feat. Beyoncé)	Kanye West	"If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Prince "Me And My Girlfriend" by Tupac Shakur	3:26
5	"Excuse Me Miss"	The Neptunes		4:41
6	"All Around the World"(feat. LaToiya Williams)	No I.D.	"Sadie" "Theme From The Black Hole" "Children Get Together"	3:53
7	"Guns & Roses"(feat. Lenny Kravitz)	Heavy D	"Arco Arena by Cake	4:26
8	"U Don't Know (Remix)"(feat. M.O.P)	Just Blaze	"I'm Not To Blame" by Bobby Byrd	4:27
9	"Meet the Parents"	Just Blaze		4:59
10	"Some How Some Way"(feat. Beanie Sigel & Scarface)	Just Blaze	"Castles of Sand" by Jermaine Jackson	5:38
11	"The Bounce"(feat. Kanye West)	Timbaland	"Choli ke Peeche"	4:19
12	"What They Gonna Do, Part. II"	Darrell 'Digga' Branch		3:47
*	"La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)"	The Neptunes		4:41
*	"Stop"	Swizz Beatz		2:53
*	"Beware of the Boys (Jay-Z Remix)"	Punjabi MC	"Knight Rider" "Mundian to Bach Ke"	3:42
*	"Blueprint 2"	Charlemagne	"L'Estasi Dell'Oro" by Ennio Morricone	4:49
*	"Bitches & Sisters"	Just Blaze	"When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" by Kim Weston "A Bitch Iz A Bitch" by N.W.A	2:39

(*) Indicates bonus track

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 Bad Boys II soundtrack. 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.