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Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
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| Slantmagazine |
| We first received proof that this long-rumored album was a reality in August of last year, when Jay-Z took the stage at a Kanye West concert at Madison Square Garden and, after unloading a Run-D.M.C.-sampling hater-barrage called "Jockin' Jay-Z," announced the title of his next record like it was another potent political slogan in a season of many: The Blueprint 3. Since that moment, though, the rap world has sort of gone berserk: In addition to Jay's attempts at hipster-crossover with "Swagga Like Us" and "Brooklyn Go Hard," West befuddled millions with his Auto-Tune concept album 808s and Heartbreak, T.I. got locked up, Lil Wayne disappeared down a rabbit hole of grunge rock and promethezine, and hip-hop radio has come to be dominated on the one hand by a Bart Simpson-emblazoned bozo named Gucci Mane and on the other by an ex-Disney sitcom star, Drake—not to mention the fact that there's a black president. So perhaps the biggest weakness of Blueprint 3 is the absurdity of its goals, namely to be an "event" album, a game-changer, a course-setter like its namesake, when it's obvious that hip-hop has become such a mess of micro-trends, fads, and sub-fads that you would have be crazy to try to impose order on it or pull it under your sway....full text |
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| Prefixmag |
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It was only a matter of time before Jay-Z would return to the creative well that brought him the first two Blueprint albums, given that his last non-American Gangster album, Kingdom Come, was a resolute disaster. The Blueprint 3 promises to be a return to the blockbuster era of Jay-Z's career, with tracks like "History" (a song celebrating the Obama presidency), and "Jockin' Jay-Z" serving as early precursors to the album. The Blueprint 3 is promised for a 2009 release, with Kanye West reportedly on board to produce most, if not all, of the album's tracks. It was originally slated for a late 2008 release, but then Jay decided he didn't want to rush the album, and pushed it back to 2009. ...full text |
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| Rollingstone |
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With less than a month until the release of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, Jigga has revealed the track list for his highly anticipated album on his official Website. Of the record’s 15 tracks, only three songs find Jay-Z going it solo — the rest boast a kind of hip-hop all-star team. In addition to contributions from Kanye West and Rihanna on “Run This Town” and the previously reported collaborations with Drake, Kid Cudi and Mr Hudson, The Blueprint 3 will also feature appearances from Alicia Keyes, Young Jeezy, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell. Kanye, who served as producer for a bulk of the tracks on BP3, will also appear on the track “Hate.” Noticeably absent from the features listed on the Blueprint 3 track list are MGMT, who Jay-Z had previously said would be contributing to a song on BP3. (They still might serve as producers on one of the BP3 tracks.) Another notable name that has disappeared from the unconfirmed track list from June is Nas, who was rumored to feature on the track “Empire State of Mind.” The song remains on the album, only now it stars Alicia Keys. Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun, whose debut was one of our favorite albums from last year, appears on opener “What We Talkin’ About.”...full text |
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