Jay-Z [ tickets ] has scrapped the remainder of his 2009 tour dates behind his latest studio set, "The Blueprint 3," citing conflicts in scheduling.

The hip-hop star's upcoming shows in Lubbock, TX (11/17); Albuquerque, NM (11/19) and El Paso, TX (11/20), have all been canceled due to an "unforeseen scheduling conflict," according to concert promoter Live Nation. Refunds for the shows will be made available immediately at the point of purchase.

Jay-Z--whose real name is Shawn Carter--earlier moved a Nov. 22 show in Austin, TX, up to Nov. 10 in order to make a live appearance at the 2009 American Music Awards, which are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on the same day as the original Austin date.

The early 2010 leg of the performer's "BP3" tour continues to gather steam, however, with a handful of fresh dates recently added to an already full-sized schedule. The tour is currently set to kick off Feb. 20 in Sunrise, FL, and will hit 17 cities through late March. Dates are below.

"The Blueprint 3" is Jay-Z's 11th studio album and final installment in his "Blueprint" trilogy, which began with 2001's "The Blueprint" and continued with 2002's "Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse."

The new album debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, selling close to 500,000 copies in its first week and pushing the rapper's string of top-selling albums to 11, which earned him the distinction of being the solo artist with the most No. 1 albums on Billboard's top chart, a record he previously shared with Elvis Presley.

"The Blueprint 3" follows Carter's previous studio effort, 2007's "American Gangster." That album, which was inspired by the 2007 Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe film of the same name, sold more than 400,000 copies during its first week in stores.