Rumors of track leaks from Jay-Z's long anticipated studio album The Blueprint 3 were in full force in late-August 2009. On August 31, the website The Fader posted a track called "Hate"—rumored to be a collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West. The album was released on September 11, 2009.http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/31/jay-z-f-kanye-west-hate-mp3/ http://pitchfork.com/news/36365-jay-z-and-kanye-west-team-up-for-another-iblueprint-3i-track/ It hit number one on the Billboard 200 charts, selling more than 476,000 copies in its first week.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/09/jayz-and-the-beatles-together-again.html
