Rose said a confluence of factors, not unlike the catalyst for 9/11 itself, help explain Jay-Z's sales that week. To be fair, Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint' - considered to be a masterpiece by many music reviewers - was not a particularly socially conscious work.ДЄ hodge-podge of musings on street life, the album's most endearing quality may be its soulful production (crafted in part by a then-young Kanye West), featuring music samples from the likes of David Bowie and the Doors.ДЄ handful of other significant albums were also released on 9/11, including Bob Dylan's 'Love and Theft' and Mariah Carey's 'Glitter.' But no one had record sales that approached what Jay-Z did that week. 'Young people not directly affected are always more removed from the onset of national tragedy,' said Tricia Rose, a professor at Brown University and author of 'The Hip Hop Wars.' Music experts say that music sales that day and week were at least partially driven by a group of youthful consumers, who were somehow and incredulously untroubled - or at least not paralyzed - by the events of 9/11. So why did 'The Blueprint' do so well amid the chaos of 9/11? The album went on to sell more than 2 million copies, earning a multi-platinum certification, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, which tracks music sales.

That's an impressive feat for any musician in a time of declining sales - let alone while Americans were still reeling from the worst terror attack on U.S. (CNN) - Jay-Z's sixth album, 'The Blueprint,' hit record stores on the fateful morning of September 11, 2001.Дespite the horrible coincidence, the New York rapper's album - featuring the hit track 'Izzo (H.O.V.A)' - sold more than 420,000 copies in the first week. Professor says fans of hip-hop have a special relationship to the genre.'The Blueprint' sold more than 420,000 copies that first week.Rapper Jay-Z was one of a few artists whose album dropped on September 11, 2001.

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