RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album Award for Jay-Z album The Blueprint. Released on Sept. 11, 2001 and on May 1, 2002 was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold.

Jay-Z's sixth studio album featured guest appearances from Eminem, Kanye West, Slick Rick, Q-Tip, and some well-known producers such as Timbaland. Single released included "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)", "Girls, Girls, Girls", "Song Cry" and more. The album hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #2 in the UK, #3 in Canada, and charted well in many other world markets. By 2003 the album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum album award
• In VG condition
• First presentation award made in 2002
• Presented to record promotion executive
• Has original backing paper and manufacturer's label
  
• Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
• Large and impressive award measures approx. 34" x 25.5”
• Great collectors item for any Jay-Z fan

Detailed Item Description: This Jay-Z RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2002, making it about 21 years old. It is presented to David Clark, A.K.A. Big Daddy, a record promoter.

This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with unopened backing paper and Ill Eagle manufacturer sticker.

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.