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The Blueprint

Inside the Business of Roc-A-Fella Records

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    12 January 2027

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Summary

Hit Men meets Dilla Time in this story of how three legacies in the music industry built a business empire—and how three entrepreneurs reimagined what a record label could become.

Today, Roc-A-Fella Records stands as one of the most influential forces in modern music and hip-hop history. Its founders and early collaborators produced not just a label, but a blueprint for how hip-hop could become both a cultural engine and an economic force. With Jay-Z…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781668066027
ISBN-10:1668066025
Author:Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:12 January 2027
Weight:449g
Dimensions:25mm x 152mm x 229mm
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The Blueprint by Sowmya Krishnamurthy - ISBN: 9781668066027
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Critics Review

“A detailed account of a key chapter in hip-hop history.” * Publishers Weekly *

About The Author

Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Sowmya Krishnamurthy is a music journalist and pop culture expert. Her work has been featured in Time, Rolling Stone, Complex, XXL, Playboy, Highsnobiety, and NPR. She is a graduate of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion and The Blueprint: Inside the Business of Roc-A-Fella Records.

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