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Just when things were going great, Jay gets caught up in a tragedy, a beef and a scandal ...
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Jay still has love for R. Kelly but doesn't want to be nosy, Scarface gets intimidated, and Jigga and Beyoncé need an 'event' ...
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Jay's beef with Tupac, his dealings with Suge, and is he or isn't he with Beyoncé? ... ...
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6.19.2001
Jay-Z debuts "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" at the BET Awards (see "Destiny's Child, Outkast, Lil' Bow Wow Winners At BET Awards").
- 6.26.2001
"Rock Steady," a Mary J. Blige track featuring Jay-Z and Lenny Kravitz, leaks to mixtapes and the Internet and is subsequently cut from Blige's Mary LP (see "Blige May Cut Leaked Jay-Z/ Kravitz Track From Album").
- 6.28.2001
Jay gives one of the greatest performances in hip-hop history, at Hot 97's Summer Jam 2001 in Long Island, New York (see "Jay-Z's Special Guest A Thriller For Summer Jam Crowd").
- 8.27.2001
Jay announces dates for his Blueprint tour (see "Jay-Z Announces Blueprint Lounge Tour Dates").
- 9.04.2001
Jay-Z announces that The Blueprint, originally slated for a September 25 release, is being pushed up to September 11 (see "Jay-Z Dogged By Bootleggers Again, The Blueprint To Come Early").
- 9.11.2001
Jay-Z drops The Blueprint, terrorists attack the U.S.
- 9.19.2001
The Blueprint debuts at #1 (see "Jay-Z's Dynasty Continues As Blueprint Debuts At #1").
- 10.10.2001
The Blueprint booted from the top of the Billboard albums charts by the debut of Ja Rule's Pain Is Love (see "Ja Rule Boots Jay-Z From Top Of Albums Chart").
- 10.17.2001
Jay and Michael Jackson start to record a remix for "Girls, Girls, Girls" that was never completed Michael Jackson To Join Jay-Z On 'Girls' Remix").
- 10.17.2001
Jay-Z pleads guilty to stabbing Lance "Un" Rivera (see "Jay-Z Pleads Guilty To Stabbing, Faces Three Years' Probation").
- 10.31.2001
Jay-Z sued by woman who claims she sang on "Izzo" (see "Jay-Z Sued For Copyright Infringement By 'Izzo' Singer").
- 11.25.2001
Columbia Records previews Nas' Stillmatic for the New York press. Among the tracks played is "Ether," a dis track directed toward Jay (see "Nas Disses Jay-Z, Endless List Of Others On New LP").
- 12.01.2001
Cam'ron signs to Roc-A-Fella and subsequently goes platinum with his team Roc debut, Come Home With Me (see "Cam'ron Is Set To Blow With Roc-A-Fella").
- 12.01.2001
Jay-Z's "Unplugged" airs on MTV (see "Roots' ?uestlove Gives Backstage Access To Jay-Z Unplugged").
- 12.04.2001
Jay celebrates his 31st birthday (see "Jay-Z Plugs New Studio Track Into Unplugged LP").
- 12.06.2001
An extravagant press conference is held in New York to announce the Jay-Z and R. Kelly duet album, The Best of Both Worlds. Among those invited were P. Diddy and Johnnie Cochran (see "Jay-Z, R. Kelly Hype Joint LP With Hash Browns, Johnnie Cochran And A Pimp").
- 12.12.2001
Jay-Z is sentenced to three years' probation for stabbing Lance "Un" Rivera (see "Jay-Z Gets Three Years' Probation For 'Un' Rivera Stabbing").
- 12.13.2001
Jay-Z's "Super Ugly" is pitted against Nas' "Ether" on New York radio station Hot 97 in a battle of the dis records. Nas is declared the victor after listeners call in and vote (see "Feud Between Jay-Z, Nas Gets 'Super Ugly'").
- 1.18.2002
Roc-A-Fella Films' "State Property" hits theaters. It stars Beanie Sigel and most of his "State Property" clique members. Jay and Dame Dash also make appearances (see "Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel Hustle In 'State Property' Flick").
- 2.08.2002
Tracks from The Best of Both Worlds are leaked on the Internet and mixtapes (see "Bootleggers Get The Best Of Jay-Z, R. Kelly").
- 2.08.2002
Police begin investigating R. Kelly. Kelly is consequently indicted on charges of child pornography (see "Alleged R. Kelly Sex Tape Shows Up Online").
- 2.15.2002
Jay-Z tells MTV News the title of his next solo album, The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse (see "Jay-Z On The R. Kelly Scandal: 'It's The Gift And The Curse'").
- 2.27.2002
Jay-Z boycotts the Grammy Awards because he says they don't treat rap artists fairly (see "Where's The Love? Jay-Z Disses Grammys Again").
- 3.06.2002
Jay shoots the video for "Song Cry" (see "Jay-Z Shoots New Video, Unsure If Clip With R. Kelly Will Come").
- 3.20.2002
The Best of Both Worlds is released (see "In Stores Now And Coming Soon: New Albums By Jay-Z, R. Kelly, ODB, Simple Plan & More").
- 4.02.2002
The planned Jay-Z/ Ja Rule/ P. Diddy tour is canceled (see "Jay-Z, Ja Rule, P. Diddy Planned Triple Threat Tour Then Bagged It").
- 4.09.2002
Jay and the Roc-A-Fella family perform at Urban Aid 2 (see "Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Ashanti, Diddy, More Roc The Mic At Urban Aid 2").
- 6.26.2002
Nas is a no-show at Hot 97's Summer Jam after a dispute over a stage show where he allegedly planned a mock lynching of Jay-Z (see "Nas A No-Show At Summer Jam, Denies Planned Mock Lynching Of Jay-Z").
- 7.2002
Jay-Z goes on a month-long European vacation.
- 8.07.2002
"Hovi's home!" Fresh from his trip around the world, Jay goes on Hot 97 and challenges Nas to a Pay-Per-View battle. Nas would later refuse and say they both should drop albums on the same day (see "Jay-Z Returns From European Vacation, Ready To Hit Studio").
- 8.21.2002
The Sprite Liquid Mix Tour launches with Jay-Z as the headliner. Hoobastank, 311, N.E.R.D. and Nappy Roots are also on the roster of performers (see "Jay-Z Intros Blueprint 2; Hoobastank, N.E.R.D. Challenge Security At Tour Launch").
- 10.04.2002
Blueprint 2's first single, " '03 Bonnie & Clyde" debuts on New York radio. It takes from Tupac's "Me and My Girlfriend," an idea Toni Braxton also implemented for her "Me and My Boyfriend," off her More Than a Woman LP. She publicly accuses Jay of biting (see "Jay-Z, Beyoncé Are 'Bonnie & Clyde' On First Blueprint 2 Single").
- 10.23.2002
Producer of hits such as "Izzo" and Roc-A-Fella artist Kanye West is injured in a Los Angeles car accident. He suffers a broken jaw (see "Kanye West Injured In L.A. Accident").
- 10.26.2002
Jay-Z shoots the video for " '03 Bonnie & Clyde" in Mexico with Beyoncé and director Chris Robinson.
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