The Blueprint

The Blueprint Artist: Jay-Z
Label: Roc-a-Fella
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Clean
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 731458639527
EAN: 0731458639527
ASIN: B00005O54Q


Release Date: 2001-09-11

The Blueprint


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Tracks:

  1. The Ruler's Back
  2. Takeover
  3. Izzo (H.O.V.A)
  4. Girls, Girls, Girls
  5. Jigga That N***a
  6. U Don't Know
  7. Hola' Hovito
  8. Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)
  9. Never Change
  10. Song Cry
  11. All I Need
  12. Renagade
  13. Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Another classic by Jay-Z.......2002-04-07

This is one of the best all-around CD's out now. From commercial songs (Izzo & Girls, Girls, Girls) to the underground-like diss (Takeover) to the thuggish songs, Jay-Z keeps it real and bangin throughout.

The beats are pretty good on this LP but I think he should have had more guest spots on this CD. He has no ROC artists featured on this. But one guest spot made me get this CD...Eminem's appearance on Renagade. Yeah, Slim outshines Jigga on this track, but who can honestly outshine Eminem?

The songs to check out are definitly Renagade, Jigga That N***a, Hola Hovito & Song Cry.

The following is my track rating (1-5):

1. The Ruler's Back - 4 (decent for an intro)
2. Takeover - 4.5 (beat gets annoying...Jigga disses Nas & Mobb Deep here)
3. Izzo - 3 (it got played out)
4. Girls, Girls, Girls - 2 (this did too)
5. Jigga That N***a - 5 (the beat and hook keep it bangin)
6. U Don't Know - 4 (beat sounds like it's from a Jay-Z intro)
7. Hola Hovito - 5 (one of the best on here)
8. Heart Of The City - 4
9. Never Change - 3.5
10. Song Cry - 5
11. All I Need - 4.5
12. Renagade - 5+++
13. Blueprint (+ 2 BONUS TRACKS) - 3

4 out of 5 stars H TO THE IZZO.......2002-02-13

I AM NO GREAT JAY-Z FAN BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT JIGGA,HOVA,SHAWN CARTER OR WHATEVER HE LIKES TO BE CALLED HAS FINALLY REPRODUCED THE QUALITY OF HIS FIRST ALBUM, REASONABLE DOUBT WHICH WAS A CLASSIC HIP-HOP DEBUT BY ANYONE'S STANDARDS.ON THE BLUEPRINT THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERY HIP-HOP FAN OUT THERE,IF YOU LIKE TO HEAR PARTY TRACKS THEN IZZO,JIGGA THAT #### AND HOLA HOVITO WILL MAKE YA BOUNCE AND IF YOU PREFER A MORE SERIOUS SUBJECT MATTER JAY-Z TALKS ABOUT HIS FAMILY AND PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM ON THE TRACK BLUEPRINT(MOMMA LOVES ME) AND ABOUT HIS HUSTLIN' DAYS IN NEVER CHANGE,BUT FOR ME THE MST OUTSTANDING TRACK ON THE ALBUM IS 'RENEGADE' WHICH FEATURES THE RIDICULOUSLY EXCELLENT FLOW OF EMINEM WHO MANAGES TO STEAL THE TRACK.THE BLUEPRINT ISN'T A HIP-HOP CLASSIC BUT IS ONE OF THE BEST HIP-HOP ALBUMS OUT THIS YEAR EASILY AND IS WELL WORTH A LISTEN.

5 out of 5 stars This CD is Awesome Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2001-11-25

What's up! Hey I'm sick of all these bad reviews about Jay-z! He's one of the best rappers out there! With songs like, "Girls,Girls,Girls", and "H.I.Z.O" he's awesome!!! So for all you people writing the bad reviews bout' my dawg Jay-z... SHUT UP!!! My fav song is "Takeover". It's sweet. All of his cd's are just amazing. But this by far is his best. Trust me it's worth that $$$$$$$$$$$$$ in your pocket.

1 out of 5 stars Jay- Z.......2001-11-20

I thought this cd was pretty bad. Half of the words were beeped out!! And none of his songs have meaning, it's just all rap. These days anyone can get into music business. But I just want to say don't buy this cd, it's awful.

4 out of 5 stars another hot jay-z lp.......2001-09-13

Listen up Jay-Z fans....the only reason this CD got 4 stars if because no other Jay-Z cd will come close to reasonable doubt. Another reason is the obvious samples...but only Jigga could get away with sampling a Doors song and make it sound good. Only 2 collaborations on the whole CD also show that Jay-Z is self reliant and has some major staying power....however, the best track on the CD might be the huge collaboration on track 4 titled "Girls, Girls, Girls" in which Q-Tip, Slick Rick, and Biz Markie take turns spitting the chorus. The collaboration on track 12 with Eminem was different...a less flossy Jay-Z. I gave this CD 4 stars but if I could give it 4 and half I would. Next to Reasonable Doubt, this is some of Jigga man's best work. A must buy.

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