Jay-Z – The Blueprint² (The Gift & The Curse)

Bass, Guitar, Keyboards – E-Bass
Featuring – Notorious B.I.G.
Featuring – Faith Evans
Mixed By – DURO
Producer – Kanye West
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Scratches – Just Blaze
Written-By – James Mtume
Written-By – Christopher Wallace
Written-By – Kanye West
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Jean-Claude Olivier
Written-By – Sean Combs

Mixed By – Doug Wilson
Producer – Just Blaze
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Vocals [Additional] – Christy Love
Written-By – Justin Smith (3)
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Kenneth Edmonds

Backing Vocals – Terri
Backing Vocals – Truth Hurts
Electric Piano – Scott Storch
Featuring – Dr. Dre
Featuring – Rakim
Featuring – Truth Hurts
Guitar – Mike Elizondo
Keyboards – Mike Elizondo
Keyboards – Camara Kambon
Mixed By – Dr. Dre
Producer – Dr. Dre
Recorded By – Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recorded By [Assistant] – Ruben Rivera
Recorded By [Assistant] – John Tyree
Recorded By [Assistant] – Thomas Rounds
Written-By – Andre Young
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – William Michael Griffin, Jr.

Featuring – Beyoncé Knowles
Mixed By – Jason Goldstein
Producer – Kanye West
Recorded By – Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Tyrone Wrice
Written-By – Darryl Harper
Written-By – Prince
Written-By – Tupac Shakur
Written-By – Ricardo Rouse
Written-By – Kanye West
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Mixed By – Rich Travali
Producer – The Neptunes
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recorded By – Andrew Coleman (3)
Vocals [Uncredited] – Pharrell Williams
Written-By – Chad Hugo
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Pharrell Williams

Featuring – Sean Paul
Mixed By – Jimmy Douglass
Mixed By [Assistant] – Steve Penny
Producer – Timbaland
Recorded By – Jimmy Douglass
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Timothy Mosley
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Featuring – Latoya Williams
Mixed By – DURO
Producer – No I.D.
Recorded By – Priest "Soopafly" Brooks
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Vocals [Additional] – Latoya Williams
Written-By – Bootsy Collins
Written-By – George Clinton
Written-By – Edwin Hawkins
Written-By – Ernest Wilson (2)
Written-By – Bruce Hawes
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Jim Vitti
Written-By – Joseph Jefferson
Written-By – Charles Simmons (2)
Written-By – J.S. Theracon

Bass Guitar – Debra Killings
Bass Guitar, Keyboards – E-Bass
Featuring – Killer Mike
Featuring – Big Boi
Featuring – Twista
Mixed By – John Frye
Mixed By [Assistant] – Warren Bletcher
Producer – Kanye West
Recorded By – Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Vocals [Additional] – Sleepy Brown
Vocals [Additional] – Debra Killings
Written-By – Michael Render
Written-By – Antwan Patton
Written-By – Smokey Robinson
Written-By – Carl Mitchell
Written-By – Kanye West
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Mixed By – Rich Travali
Producer – The Neptunes
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recorded By – Andrew Coleman (3)
Vocals [Additional] – Tanisha Carnes
Written-By – Chad Hugo
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Pharrell Williams

Guest, Vocals [Guest Vocal Appearance] – Raje Shwari
Mixed By [Assistant] – Steve Penny
Producer – Timbaland
Rap [Uncredited] – Kanye West
Recorded By, Mixed By – Jimmy Douglass
Written-By – Timothy Mosley
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Mixed By – Doug Wilson
Producer – Jimi Kendrix
Producer – Big Chuck (2)
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Chuck Stanton (2)
Written-By – Jacques Revaux
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Jimi Kendrix
Written-By – Claude François
Written-By – Paul Anka
Written-By – Gilles Thibaut

Mixed By – DURO
Producer – Big Chuck (2)
Producer – Ron "NEFF-U" Feemstar
Recorded By – Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Vocals [Additional] – Michelle Rosario
Written-By – Chuck Stanton (2)
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Ron "NEFF-U" Feemstar

Featuring – Lenny Kravitz
Mixed By – Lenny Kravitz
Producer – Heavy D
Recorded By – Mike Ging
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Dwight Myers
Written-By – John McCrea
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Featuring – M.O.P.
Mixed By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Producer – Just Blaze
Recorded By – Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Remix – Just Blaze
Written-By – Justin Smith (3)
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Bobby Byrd
Written-By – Eric Murray
Written-By – Jamal Grinnage

Guitar – E-Bass
Instruments [All Other] – Just Blaze
Producer – Just Blaze
Recorded By, Mixed By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Justin Smith (3)
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Featuring – Beanie Sigel
Featuring – Scarface (3)
Mixed By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Producer – Just Blaze
Recorded By – Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Justin Smith (3)
Written-By – Dwight Grant
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Brad Jordan
Written-By – Michael McGloiry

Mixed By – Doug Wilson
Producer – Kanye West
Recorded By – Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Written-By – Brian Russell
Written-By – Kanye West
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Brenda Russell (2)

Producer – Charlemagne
Recorded By, Mixed By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Ennio Morricone
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Henri Charlemagne

Featuring – Young Chris
Mixed By – Rich Travali
Producer – The Neptunes
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Chris Ries
Written-By – Chad Hugo
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Pharrell Williams

Mixed By – Jimmy Douglass
Mixed By [Assistant] – Steve Penny
Producer – Timbaland
Recorded By – Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Recorded By – Jimmy Douglass
Recorded By [Assistant To Jimmy Douglas] – Steve Penny
Written-By – Timothy Mosley
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Featuring – Freeway
Featuring – Rell
Featuring – Memphis Bleek
Featuring – Young Gunz
Featuring – Sparks (2)
Featuring – Peedi Crakk
Mixed By – Doug Wilson
Producer – Just Blaze
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Hanif Muhammad
Written-By – Chris Ries
Written-By – Justin Smith (3)
Written-By – Leslie Pridgen
Written-By – Verdine White
Written-By – Malik Cox
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Eduardo Del Barrio
Written-By – Pedro Zayas
Written-By – Maurice White
Written-By – Kenneth Johnson (2)

Mixed By – Rich Travali
Producer – The Neptunes
Recorded By – Rich Travali
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Vocals [Additional] – Marc Dorsey
Written-By – Chad Hugo
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Pharrell Williams

Producer – Just Blaze
Recorded By, Mixed By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Justin Smith (3)
Written-By – Shawn Carter

Producer – Just Blaze
Recorded By, Mixed By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Justin Smith (3)
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Hayes & Porter

Mixed By – Pat Viala
Producer – Darrell "Digga" Branch
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Written-By – Shawn Carter
Written-By – Darrell "Digga" Branch