The Blueprint is the 6th solo album released by rapper Jay-Z. The album's release date was pushed up from September 18, 2001 to September 11, 2001, in order to combat widespread bootlegging. Unfortunately, the album's new release date landed on the day of the infamous terrorist attacks in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Jay-Z's native New York City. Despite being overshadowed by the attacks, the album sold over 426,000 copies in its opening week becoming his fourth consecutive album to hit #1 on the Billboard 200. It would eventually be certified 2x Platinum as sales currently stand at more than 2.3 million copies in the US. Jay-Z would later dare to boast about the record's success on the track "The Bounce" from his following album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse;