Producer Timberland Apologizes For “Blueprint 3″ Album Leak

Super producer Timberland personally apologized to Jay Z for the album leak that occured to two weeks prior to the release of Blueprint 3.

Initially Memphis Bleek, publicly blamed the producer for the songs landing on the internet – although Bleek blamed Timberland for the leak, Jay Z never blamed Timberland, but he was sure it was someone in his camp.

He revealed Timberland denied being behind the leak when he was first approached, but later called to apologize when he realized his mistake.

Jay Z insists he isn’t angry about fans hearing the songs early, just disappointed he couldn’t control which tracks were leaked first. “(It just affects) the presentation. There’s a reason you have singles, you want fans to hear certain songs first.”

Blueprint 3 was released Sept. 8 three days prior to the original release date.

Some project BP3 to move between 350,000 and 500,000 units despite the album being leaked.

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