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Def Jam to Repackage and Re-release Jay-Z's <i>Blueprint 1 and 2</i> to Coincide with <i>Blueprint 3</i>'s Release Date

10:13 a.m. · July 31, 2009 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Def Jam has announced plan to repackage and re-release Jay-Z's seminal early aughts albums, The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2, as The Blueprint Collection to coincide with the release of Jigga's anticipated Blueprint 3 on September 11. The move is a shrewd one on the part of Def Jam, since they lost Jay to a Live Nation deal, and Blueprint 3 is the first album from him that isn't on Def Jam. It'll be a chance for Def Jam to continue milking money out of Jay-Z's back catalog. [HipHopDX]