1. "Heart of The City" was played in Chrysler Commercials and for the American Gangster Trailer, Takeover contributed to one of the biggest and best Hip-Hop battles in history, and Izzo (H to the O) was the biggest single from the album. Tell me what Just Blaze produced songs were "more popular" than that?
2. Blueprint made sped up soul samples popular again and made it a popular sound for Hip-Hop for most of the decade and Blueprint is listed as one of the top 10 greatest albums of 2000's. Some would argue it was probably Jays best album. It's def in the classic convo.
your defense is a chrysler commercial?

the takeover beat is a str8 rip breh.
soul samples were already back. this was moreso its re-entrance into the mainstream.
izzo is one song. blaze generally had the more popular beats. hell, the heatmakerz' beats were more popular than kanye's back then.