Vocals from Audio Two's 1987 single ' Top Billin'' are sampled throughout the song. It was, however, far from the last since Jay-Z and West eventually released the collaboration album Watch the Throne (2011), under the label. West's verse on the track 'The Bounce' marked his very first appearance as a rapper on any Roc-A-Fella release (although he contributed an uncredited hook to the Blueprint's 'Never Change' the previous year), which was on the sequel to The Blueprint (2001), an album he helped craft. The second disc entitled 'The Curse' contains dark, emotional, and bravado street songs such as the dark-toned retelling of 'Meet the Parents', the emotional substance of escaping the dangerous ghetto in 'Some How Some Way', the dissing of Nas and Jaz-O in 'Blueprint 2', and the bravado 'Nigga Please'. The first disc entitled 'The Gift' features mainstream, pop-oriented music. Though the album has no strict concept, the album contains two discs. Pharrell also provides vocals and hooks of many of his produced tracks, for example ' Excuse Me Miss' and 'Nigga Please'. The album also includes an uncredited verse from Kanye West on the Timbaland-produced track 'The Bounce'. Dre, Rakim, BeyoncГ©, Faith Evans, Beanie Sigel and Scarface. Other features include West Coast rapper and producer Dr. Unlike The Blueprint which was almost void of guest appearances, The BlueprintВІ features many featured guests, even out-of-genre artists that include Lenny Kravitz and Sean Paul. Dre, Jimmy Kendrick, Heavy D, and Neff-U. The production on the album was handled primarily by Just Blaze and Kanye West вЂ“ both of whom had recently established themselves as both of one of hip-hop's most celebrated producers due to the success of The Blueprint вЂ“ while other producers include The Neptunes, Timbaland, No I.D., Darrell 'Digga' Branch, Charlemagne, Big Chuck, Dr. The recording sessions took place after Jay-Z's critically acclaimed and commercially successful sixth album The Blueprint (2001), at the age of 32. ( September 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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