The Blueprint
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Title: The Blueprint Label: Roc-A-Fella Records Format: Vinyl Country: US Released: 2001-09-11 Genre: Hip Hop A1 The Ruler's Back A2 Takeover A3 Izzo (H.O.V.A.) A4 Girls, Girls, Girls B1 Jigga That N***a B2 U Don't Know B3 Hola' Hovito B4 Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love) C1 Never Change C2 Song Cry C3 All I Need C4 Renegade D Blueprint (Momma Loves Me) Barcode and other identifiers Barcode 7 31458 63961 9 Barcode 731458639619 Matrix / Runout 314-586-397-1 Matrix / Runout 314-586-398-1 Matrix / Runout 314-586-397-1-A1 X Ⓤ MASTERDISK TD Matrix / Runout 314-586-397-1-B1 ✩ Ⓤ Matrix / Runout 314-586-398-1-A Ⓤ MASTERDISK TD Matrix / Runout 314-586-398-1-B Ⓤ Matrix / Runout 314-586-397-1-A1 X MASTERDISK TD Matrix / Runout 314-586-397-1-B1 ✩ Ⓤ Matrix / Runout 314-586-398-1-A1 X Matrix / Runout 314-586-398-1-B1 X Matrix / Runout 314-586-397-1-A1 2 X MASTERDISK TD Matrix / Runout 314-586-397-1-B1 4 Matrix / Runout 314-586-398-1-A Ⓤ MASTERDISK TD Matrix / Runout 314-586-398-1-B1 4 X Pressing Plant ID Ⓤ Rights Society ASCAP Rights Society BMI Rights Society SESAC Review: Classic album - Great to hear this classic album again!!! Review: "I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell. I am a hustler baby, I'll sell water to a well." - I'm still just poking and prodding with rap, and I decided a good next step would be what might be the most acclaimed hip hop album of the last decade. It was released way back on 9/11, the same day when the towers fell. I don't know what it means that one of New York's most prominent rappers released possibly his best album on the same day of the city's worst tragedy, but there's definitely something interesting about it. Unlike using the events of that day to make political points though, The Blueprint still feels relevant nine years later. It helped lead a shift back towards using samples in rap beats, as Jay-Z and the various producers on the album (including Kanye West before he launched his own career) took a lot of 70s R&B and soul, and even a bit of The Doors, and made it sound new, with pretty much every track having its own sound yet a consistent feel with a heavy dose of bass. Some of the vocal samples are pitch-changed, and they're all used to add depth to the sound, and the album never sounds boring. I think Jay-Z is a talented lyricist and a pretty good rapper, but the star of the record for me is definitely the music. I still remember a couple of the album's singles from back when they were playing on MTV, though they're honestly among my least favorite songs. They're not bad, and "Girls, Girls, Girls" redeems itself a bit with the second part crammed onto the end of the twelve minute final track, but most of the other songs just seem to have more heart and more interesting moments. The content of the album is heavily autobiographical as would probably be expected, and also a bit defensive, as he was getting some backlash at the time for being presumptuous about his place in the scene, although he's still very confident in his own greatness. To be honest though, I think the single best verse on the album belongs to Eminem, who collaborates on the track "Renegade" which is apparently a remake of one they did earlier. It's overall an extremely good song, with a beat that's unique to the album and some extraordinary lyrics from both rappers. "Takeover" is another one that sounds a bit different from the rest, and features some pretty brutal disses including two bars at the end that pretty brilliantly wave aside just about everyone. There's plenty of other good songs on the album, and there's not really a point in naming them because it's just such a consistently high quality achievement.
| ASIN | B00005O54S |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,597 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #30 in East Coast Rap #44 in Gangsta & Hardcore Rap & Hip-Hop #96 in Pop Rap (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,810) |
| Date First Available | January 21, 2007 |
| Department | All Ages |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 28935726 |
| Label | Roc A Fella |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Roc A Fella |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Original Release Date | 2001 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.6 x 11.5 x 12.2 inches; 1.12 Pounds |
R**E
Classic album
Great to hear this classic album again!!!
M**S
"I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell. I am a hustler baby, I'll sell water to a well."
I'm still just poking and prodding with rap, and I decided a good next step would be what might be the most acclaimed hip hop album of the last decade. It was released way back on 9/11, the same day when the towers fell. I don't know what it means that one of New York's most prominent rappers released possibly his best album on the same day of the city's worst tragedy, but there's definitely something interesting about it. Unlike using the events of that day to make political points though, The Blueprint still feels relevant nine years later. It helped lead a shift back towards using samples in rap beats, as Jay-Z and the various producers on the album (including Kanye West before he launched his own career) took a lot of 70s R&B and soul, and even a bit of The Doors, and made it sound new, with pretty much every track having its own sound yet a consistent feel with a heavy dose of bass. Some of the vocal samples are pitch-changed, and they're all used to add depth to the sound, and the album never sounds boring. I think Jay-Z is a talented lyricist and a pretty good rapper, but the star of the record for me is definitely the music. I still remember a couple of the album's singles from back when they were playing on MTV, though they're honestly among my least favorite songs. They're not bad, and "Girls, Girls, Girls" redeems itself a bit with the second part crammed onto the end of the twelve minute final track, but most of the other songs just seem to have more heart and more interesting moments. The content of the album is heavily autobiographical as would probably be expected, and also a bit defensive, as he was getting some backlash at the time for being presumptuous about his place in the scene, although he's still very confident in his own greatness. To be honest though, I think the single best verse on the album belongs to Eminem, who collaborates on the track "Renegade" which is apparently a remake of one they did earlier. It's overall an extremely good song, with a beat that's unique to the album and some extraordinary lyrics from both rappers. "Takeover" is another one that sounds a bit different from the rest, and features some pretty brutal disses including two bars at the end that pretty brilliantly wave aside just about everyone. There's plenty of other good songs on the album, and there's not really a point in naming them because it's just such a consistently high quality achievement.
M**.
Very good
Good very good
J**S
J zee cd review
One of his best cds.
M**S
If you don’t like this album, you don’t like hip hop
“If you haven’t heard, I’m Michael Magic and Bird, all rolled in one, cause none got more flows than Young” Best Jay album, no question. I bought it when it came on on 9/11/01 I’ll never forgot playing the album for weeks; kept rewinding every song and listening to each track 1000 times over., Then one day, I was cleaning my room when the last song on the album was coming to an end. I couldn’t make it to my stereo to restart the album because I was busy cleaning. Then...the unthinkable happened!!! Another song! Wtf?!!! Then I let that one keep playing and ANOTHER song!!! It literally blew my mind. I was 12 when this came out. This was my first Jay-z album. My friend brought it over one day because I told him I’d never really cared to hear a Jay-z album. I’m from L.A. so Jay-Z wasn’t really that big as far as 12 year olds were concerned. This album changed my life!! Lol! Straight up. After this album, I went back and bought “Reasonable Doubt” and just started going through all of his albums in order. I couldn’t find this on iTunes, so I decided to replace my original with a CD(can’t believe I’m going to buy a CD again). Best rap album of my generation, period. Excluding nobody.
V**U
Bad pressing.
10/10 album but the pressing was horrible. For the price these really should be better pressed but im sure Jay is not the one quality checking his vinyl pressings lol. Absolutely trash though. It gets worse on the songs closer to the end of each side.
M**G
The start of a trilogy that was probably unmatched. Add the black album take away kingdom come
The album that may have started to show who is the king of hip hop in the late 90s early 2000s. After Vol 2 his rap got smooth and hard at the same time. His rap meant I'm here to stay I'm better then Nas I, been in this 5 and hes ontop. The hidden lyrical excersize shows bes not afraid to show you how to spit bars on a track and put it on an album after you slowed down your flow to make it actually better.
S**A
Classic!
Some of us still like to buy cd’s so I’m glad there’s somewhere to come buy them!
A**E
Top shelf
10/10, amazing quality
P**T
Top
Top
M**C
Definitely one of them must have essential album
Definitely one of them must have essential album
J**R
Cd neuf sous blister
Excellent c'est neuf
G**.
5 stelle
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