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- More Blueprint 2 than Blueprint, Jay-Z's latest is actually closer to Kingdom Come than either of those others.
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Sep 14, 2009 · More Blueprint 2 than Blueprint, Jay-Z's latest is actually closer to Kingdom Come than either of those others. Unfortunately. Who's been responsible for The Blueprint 3 's biggest PR boost...
While most artists struggle to get discovered, to prolong their 15 minutes of fame as long as humanly possible (see: Flo-Rida, T-Pain), Jay-Z does the discovering. Instead of searching for a single hit, Jay-Z has built a kingdom on album after enjoyable album of dynamic and relevant material.
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Sep 7, 2009 · The song takes Jay into ethereal nostalgia territory, much like Kingdom Come’s “Beach Chair,” and he manages again to handle it without being contrived. It’s an effective closer, albeit a ...
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The Blueprint 3 is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 8, 2009, on Roc Nation and Roc-A-Fella, through distribution from Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. It is the third album in the Blueprint series, preceded by The Blueprint (2001) and The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002).
Never one to leave money on the table, Jay-Z reneged on his alleged retirement on The Black Album, bringing back the Blueprint franchise (after a middling comeback, Kingdom Come, and an American Gangster soundtrack).
Sep 7, 2008 · Review: Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3 The album is filled to the brim with elite production and rapping, but it lacks the hungriness, spirit, and craziness of a classic. by Wilson McBee
Sep 15, 2009 · Although The Blueprint 3 is musically a return to form (after Kingdom Come and American Gangster didn't quite live up to Jay-Z's considerable legacy), it suffers from a lack of punch . While much...
