1988
by Blueprint
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10

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  1. JakeB
    May 25, 2005
    9
    one of the best rap albums i have heard to date. up there with illmatic and madvillainy. the track boombox even has a sample of nas rapping from NY State of Mind, although slowed down. very good album.
  2. Ben
    May 29, 2005
    9
    What Jake Brid... B said. Good stuff
  3. matta
    Jul 8, 2005
    9
    This entire album is solid. Great beats and great production. Right up there with Lord Quas and Edan as the best rap albums of the year.
  4. Chris
    Aug 7, 2005
    7
    A Tad above average. The only thing that is good is the dudes production.
  5. ManuelM
    May 15, 2005
    10
    it was a surprisingly great album. especially that track with Aesop Rock.
  6. HeathR
    May 17, 2005
    9
    Good album that traces back to the mid-school. Dirty, choppy beats that keep your head moving, and lyrics you can memorize, and visualize.
  7. LeeM
    May 22, 2005
    10
    ill as hell...great dedication to the greatest year of hip-hop and the year i was born....cop it...blueprint's probably the tightest emcee/producer out there...peace
  8. BIGMAN22
    Apr 21, 2016
    10
    production is tight as well as his lyricism. most like to assume all this guy says is gibberish, obviously very little pay attention to what this guy spits. he remains one of the few rappers that can not only produce their own music but can rap lyrically as well. classic.

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#38 Best Album of 2005

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. cokemachineglow
    77
    These songs are enjoyable and beautiful and pure hip-hop --- glittering, hard diamonds that hopefully won’t get buried in the underground scene’s mounds of coal.
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  2. PopMatters
    80
    On 1988, Blueprint delivers a guide to a sparkplug of a year, capturing its essence whilst feeling bang up to date.
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  3. Urb
    80
    The highlight of this album is Blueprint's pensive, jazzy landscape of strangled horns and muddy synths. [Jan/Feb 2005, p.94]
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