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Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Album To Be Inducted Into The Library Of Congress’ National Recording Registry

<p>Jay-Z’s sixth studio album &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Blueprint” was announced as one of the 25 audio recordings to be inducted into the Library of Congress’<em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;loc&period;gov&sol;item&sol;prn-19-018&sol;"> National Recording Registry<&sol;a><&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cbsnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;national-recording-registry-jay-z-cyndi-lauper-schoolhouse-rock-hair-minnie-the-moocher&sol;">CBS News<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; on Wednesday the Library announced the batch of recordings that will be preserved for future generations to come&period; Music from across all genres are picked for preservation as they represent the &&num;8220&semi;cultural&comma; historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The National Recording Registry honors the music that enriches our souls&comma; the voices that tell our stories and the sounds that mirror our lives&period; The influence of recorded sound over its nearly 160-year history has been profound and technology has increased its reach and significance exponentially&period; The Library of Congress and its many collaborators are working to preserve these sounds and moments in time&comma; which reflect our past&comma; present&comma; and future&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Jay-Z dropped &&num;8220&semi;The Blueprint&&num;8221&semi; back in 2001 and it reached No&period; 1 on the Billboard 200&period; The album featured some of his classic hits&comma; including&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Izzo &lpar;H&period;O&period;V&period;A&period;&rpar;&comma;&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8220&semi;Girls&comma; Girls&comma; Girls&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;Song Cry&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Other classic recordings to be inducted into the National Recording Registry include Curtis Mayfield&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8220&semi;Superfly&&num;8221&semi; 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