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The Blueprint

Jay Z

SKU: 5335347

Barcode: 600753353479

18.00 £18.00
  • Genre: Rap / Hip Hop
  • Label: Back To Black
  • Released Date: 2nd December 2014
  • Buying Format:
    180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code

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The Blueprint may be Jay Z’s most captivating record since Reasonable Doubt, but its predictably detached mood reflects the master hustler’s superior ability to trick out lackluster subject matter with lyrical complexity and brief flashes of manufactured introspection. The Blueprint, a solid mix of preprogrammed radio hits (“Izzo,” “Girls, Girls, Girls”) and better-than-average mid-tempo compositions (“Never Change,” “Song Cry”), confirms the Brooklyn rapper’s legendary status. Blistering flames of the Queensbridge/Jay Z feud fan high with “Takeover,” a direct attack on Nas, set over the Doors’ rock & roll burner, “5 to 1.” “Renegade” provides the album’s only full-on guest appearance. Jay and Eminem take this opportunity to address haters (within the industry and in the general population) who don’t understand the mind of an artist. Jigga spells it out on the title track: “Reasonable Doubt–classic, shoulda went triple.” The Blueprint might not be quite on par with Reasonable Doubt but it is reasonably good. –Rebecca Levine

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Track Listings

Side 1
The Ruler's Back (3:48)
Takeover (5:12)
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (4:01)
Girls, Girls, Girls (4:35)

Side 2
Jigga That N***a (3:23)
U Don't Know (3:19)
Hola Hovito (4:32)
Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love) (3:42)

Side 3
Never Change (3:57)
Song Cry (5:02)
All I Need (4:25)
Renegade (Feat. Eminem) (5:36)

Side 4
Blueprint (Moma Loves Me) (12:08)

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