Customer ReviewsThe long awaited Blueprint 3 is finally here and it is everything but dissappointing. The album features some of the best artists in the music industry, including Jay-Z, and features some of the most promising upcoming artists, such as Drake, Kid Cudi, and J-Cole. Prior to the album's release, Jay-Z has released 3 promo singles, 1 street single, and 1 official. Jay-Z kills the auto-tune fad with his street single D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) and tops the Billboard Hot 100 with his official single Run This Town also featuring Rihanna and Kanye West, which has peaked at #3 and is currently at #4. Overall, The Blueprint 3 is an album that won't be going stale for a long time. Favorite Tracks: Run This Town, Empire State of Mind, Real as It Gets, and Off That.
I think this collection will open up Jay-Z to additional audiences. I've seen the other reviews here saying it's not really Hip Hop. Well, Hip Hop should be about progression of expression. Why should he continue to rap about the streets? There's more to life than running the streets, hustling in the streets, etc... His life has evolved and naturally his lyrics should reflect that. The true sell outs are 1) those making all this money for the record companies and still being involved in illicit activities 2)those making all this money and perpetuating a stereotype they do not even live (if they ever have). You can apply a "street" mentality no matter where your life takes you. If "street" equals keeping it real, hustling for a cause and keeping it harcore, then Jay-Z is all of that and more. His tastes have become more refined and discretionary. Last time I checked Street Life is not the American Dream.
from start to finish, the blueprint trae piece delivers, its far from what i tought it was gonna be from the timbaland produced tracks to the kanye tracks, jay kills it with clever lyrics, different approaches. this album has it all from the old school sampled tracks that u fell in love with on the original blueprint, to more futuristic beats, i.e off that, hate, and venus vs. mars, u can go through this album without skipping a track, those are grounds for a classic album..... ROC NATION
I naively was expecting an album that hit home as quickly and with the impact of the original Blueprint. That album defined that year of music for me, an album I could listen to from beginning to end over and over again with it getting better each time. This album, although fun to listen to, lacks that "it" factor that former Jay-Z albums had. It lacks the emotional punch seen in nearly every track on the Blueprint, and more recent songs like Lost Ones. The inherent problem with this album is Jay's life is just too good. Yeah he had millions when the Blueprint came out, but he wasn't the leader of the pack, he had things to prove, his past was still in recent memory, and he didn't have B by his side. Now, as the undisputed King of Hip-hop with his hustling past a distant memory, B by his side, and hanging with Deniro and other royalty, he is just out of touch with anything resembling struggle. The greatest hip-hop albums of all time all used emotions as a vehicle for greatness, this album lacks emotionality, and merely highlights his status as an amazing rapper, with an amazing life, reppin an amazing city. It's not Jay's fault; without an ounce of struggle, what's there to rap about?
Death to all the B.S. out here. Beat, lyrics, substance what more can you ask for. Those who are not feeling this are detached from what hip-hop is. This is a instant classic, Jay spread is wings wide with this one. Every song has substance and he kills it lyrically. He brought the A.I take out the crates with "practice, we talkin bout practice", what we talkin bout.
Visits to The Blueprint 3 [Explicit]
I think this collection will open up Jay-Z to additional audiences. I've seen the other reviews here saying it's not really Hip Hop. Well, Hip Hop should be about progression of expression. Why should he continue to rap about the streets? There's more to life than running the streets, hustling in the streets, etc... His life has evolved and naturally his lyrics should reflect that. The true sell outs are 1) those making all this money for the record companies and still being involved in illicit activities 2)those making all this money and perpetuating a stereotype they do not even live (if they ever have). You can apply a "street" mentality no matter where your life takes you. If "street" equals keeping it real, hustling for a cause and keeping it harcore, then Jay-Z is all of that and more. His tastes have become more refined and discretionary. Last time I checked Street Life is not the American Dream.
from start to finish, the blueprint trae piece delivers, its far from what i tought it was gonna be from the timbaland produced tracks to the kanye tracks, jay kills it with clever lyrics, different approaches. this album has it all from the old school sampled tracks that u fell in love with on the original blueprint, to more futuristic beats, i.e off that, hate, and venus vs. mars, u can go through this album without skipping a track, those are grounds for a classic album..... ROC NATION
I naively was expecting an album that hit home as quickly and with the impact of the original Blueprint. That album defined that year of music for me, an album I could listen to from beginning to end over and over again with it getting better each time. This album, although fun to listen to, lacks that "it" factor that former Jay-Z albums had. It lacks the emotional punch seen in nearly every track on the Blueprint, and more recent songs like Lost Ones. The inherent problem with this album is Jay's life is just too good. Yeah he had millions when the Blueprint came out, but he wasn't the leader of the pack, he had things to prove, his past was still in recent memory, and he didn't have B by his side. Now, as the undisputed King of Hip-hop with his hustling past a distant memory, B by his side, and hanging with Deniro and other royalty, he is just out of touch with anything resembling struggle. The greatest hip-hop albums of all time all used emotions as a vehicle for greatness, this album lacks emotionality, and merely highlights his status as an amazing rapper, with an amazing life, reppin an amazing city. It's not Jay's fault; without an ounce of struggle, what's there to rap about?
Death to all the B.S. out here. Beat, lyrics, substance what more can you ask for. Those who are not feeling this are detached from what hip-hop is. This is a instant classic, Jay spread is wings wide with this one. Every song has substance and he kills it lyrically. He brought the A.I take out the crates with "practice, we talkin bout practice", what we talkin bout.
Visits to The Blueprint 3 [Explicit]
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