Song

Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

Artist: Jay‐Z

Album: The Blueprint

2001 (release year; edition unverified)

Track 3 of JAŸ-Z's The Blueprint (2001), where MusicBrainz credits Ye as producer, is “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”.

Catalog context only, from MusicBrainz; no reviewed critical source describes this song yet.

Song-level links; exact audio editions and playback are not verified. Link checks & sources

Sources & recording details
Explanation & sources

An original summary of documented musical or release context. Reviewed 11/8/2026.

Track 3 of The Blueprint. Other producers credited by MusicBrainz: none.

Music video

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JAŸ-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

Official artist or label upload · JAŸ-Z

Official artist-channel reissue of the music video; upload date is not the song release date.

Video link check

YouTube indexed metadata identifies the uploader as an Official Artist Channel and identifies the named official video through its title, music-video description, or creative/directing credits.

Music-video identity checked from primary YouTube metadata. Playback and regional availability were not tested. Video edits may differ from the audio catalog.

Credits

Recording-specific Ye role
producer (documented)

Evidence applies to the cited recording only, not every track or the whole catalog.

Date & editorial context
Date context
9/11/2001 (edition unverified) · linked release

Inherited from the linked release, not independently verified as this track's first release date. Imported catalog-date claim with a linked reference. The exact territory, edition and date have not been independently reverified for this release record.

Editorial era
The College Dropout · 2001–2004

Editorial grouping, not a sourced historical boundary.

Sources & evidence

View field-level evidence (5 claims)
  • Title

    Archive summary: Track 3 is titled Izzo (H.O.V.A.).

    Claim confidence: documented

    Source location: Track 3: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: The Blueprint (JAŸ-Z, release 3d3b0245) →
  • Release status · field status

    Archive summary: The track appears on an official release.

    Claim confidence: documented

    Source location: Track 3: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: The Blueprint (JAŸ-Z, release 3d3b0245) →
  • Release membership · field releaseIds

    Archive summary: The track is on The Blueprint.

    Claim confidence: documented

    Source location: Track 3: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: The Blueprint (JAŸ-Z, release 3d3b0245) →
  • Catalog artist attribution · field primaryArtistIds

    Archive summary: The track artist credit reads Jay‐Z.

    Imported catalog artist attribution. The artist identity, display name and recording credit have not been independently reverified.

    Recorded claim, not reverified

    Source location: Track 3: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: The Blueprint (JAŸ-Z, release 3d3b0245) →
  • Ye role on this recording · field yeRoles

    Archive summary: The recording has a producer relationship to Ye.

    Scope note: Scoped to this recording on this release; co-producers are listed in the track notes and no sole-production claim is made.

    Claim confidence: documented · Scope: recording

    Source location: Track 3: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: The Blueprint (JAŸ-Z, release 3d3b0245) →
Archive detail

Record ID: trk-the-blueprint-izzo-h-o-v-a

Evidence is assessed claim by claim. An association or a source confidence label does not establish a recording credit.

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