Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint' Inducted Into National Recording Registry The Library of Congress just released br the new National Recording Registry. Hova's 2001 album made the cut of br recordings which “reflect our past, br present, and future." Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 requires selecting 25 titles 'The Blueprint' appears to be br the most contemporary selection br on the 2018 list. Other inductees include, Nina Simone’s br “Mississippi Goddam,” Curtis Mayfield’s 'Superfly,' br Cyndi Lauper’s 'She’s So Unusual' and more. Robert F. Kennedy’s speech following br Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in br 1968 will also be preserved.