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Who favorited?Jay-Z Makes History With 11th Number 1 Album + The Making Of The Blue Print 3 Cover
by on September 16th, 2009
New York rapper Jay-Z has certainly cemented his place in music history after scoring his 11th number 1 album--a first for any solo artist.
Thanks to a tireless promotion regimen culminating in a live national telecast from Madison Square Garden last Friday, the MTV VMAs and a performance on this week’s premiere of The Jay Leno Show, Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, the first album for his own Roc Nation label through Atlantic Records, debuts at #1, with 465k+ in sales.
Jay's debut effectively beats out the record he previously tied with Elvis Presley of 10 number 1 albums.
In related news, the creative minds behind the Blue Print 3 artwork have released a time lapse video demonstrating exactly how everything came together.
The cover, which many perceived to be computer generated graphics, was actually shot over 3 days on 10×8 inch film.
The inspiration came from the "Letter E" photography shot by Dan Tobin.
You can check the video out below.
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jay z – 465,000
thankyou.
1st week sales
wayne(carter 3)-1.5 mil
jay Z(Blueprint 3)- 465 k
Jay= 25 mill +
Weezy= 5 mill? 7mill? 10 mill maybe with like 6 albums??
lol Fuck outta here.
That’s what’s wrong with you lazy niggas today. Always compromising the the authenticity and creativity of art by tryna find a way to make it easier and faster. That’s like a nigga using stencils for a drawing versus a nigga who can actually draw by hand.
Imagine if Picasso used stencils how much less it would be worth than the other painters of his time.
And why cars that were made back in the day are worth so much money now.I’ll give you a hint on that one,The Frame. (a majority of cars made now aren’t made from metal, alot of them are plastic and fiber glass.). They depreciate in Value.
Hov was looking for For the real, authentic, hand crafted, masterpiece to represent his album. Not some 6 min. photoshop bullshit. Quality dude, key word.
damn.
" men lie , women lie the numbers don’t "
" 10 number ones only the beatles above me "
and now the 11th damn !
i love jigga man , cuz his music is so diversified unlike nas
1- Ja rule
2- Fat joe
3- Jay z
4- Big pun
5- lil wayne
Congrat mr carter
now it’s time for the next goal
on to the next one
~i’m so OG….
boosie? a platinum sellin artist? on what planet? lmao I wanna see da charts! that lil roach couldn’t sell rice krispies treats to a pothead!
Vid of the cover bein made was dope
And jay is one dumb camel for evening mentioning his name in the same sentnce as the beatles. There are hundreds of more relevant and historic artists than you, ur nowhere close to the beatles dumbass.
Nah, i didn’t think so.
Do Jay a favor and get off his dick so he can take a piss. Or you can stay there and just keep opening your mouth.lol
The album sales are disappointing tho. But imagine the number it would have been had you heard nothing off the Album except for D.O.A and Run this Town. I bet that shit would be much higher. The leak fucked him up from going plat first week. Cuz you don’t normally get to hear ANYTHING off a Jay album in advance, except for a single or two.
haters can blow billy bob thornton’s sack with extra spit! Hovie the king!
Bagz Baily aka Ill Wiggy beh-beh!!!