The release date for Jay-Z’s highly anticipated album The Blueprint 3 has been shuffled due to bootlegging and leaks on the Internet. Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 The new album will now be released this Tuesday (September 8) as opposed to the original date of Friday, September 11.

Over the past two week, songs from The Blueprint 3 – mainly those produced by Timbaland – landed on net.

More recently, the entire album was leaked, prompting Jay-Z to address the issue in an interview.

Jay-Z’s benefit concert supporting the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund will continue as planned on September 11.