Jay-Z's "the blueprint" - EW's 2nd best album of the decade.

boogieb: personally id switch number 1 and 2 but its all good. def in my top 5 hiphop albums of all time. congrats to the jigga man.

2. THE BLUEPRINT, JAY-Z (2001)
One of the greatest poets ever to pick up a mic released his magnum opus in 2001. One retirement and one un-retirement later, it's still his finest hour. [holla@EW]