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- Summary: The now-legendary Brooklyn rapper follows 2000's 'The Dynasty Roc la Familia' with this 13-track disc.
- Record Label: Uptown/Universal
- Genre(s): Rap
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Top Track
Song Cry | |
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Most incredible baby Uhh - mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm Yeah, yeah. uhh I can't see 'em comin down my eyes So I gotta make the song cry I can't see 'em comin... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 12
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Mixed: 0 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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A fully realized masterpiece.
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UncutAlmost every tune sounds like a hit. [Dec 2001, p.108]
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Trades the chilly, futuristic minimalism of S. Carter for a warmer, more organic sound rooted in the soul and funk of the '60s and '70s
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While The Blueprint falls short of his debut's brilliance, it is easily the best Jay Z recording since that release.
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13 tracks of the kind of confident, effortless wordplay that made him a household name in the first place.
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The Blueprint is not a perfect album. Some of the material is undoubtedly filler. But this recording makes it clear that hip-hop is supposed to be fun -- and that Jay-Z is having a ball.
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But for an MC claiming to represent ''for the seat where Rosa Parks sat,'' one expects a bit more.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 55 out of 61
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Mixed: 3 out of 61
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Negative: 3 out of 61
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Aug 17, 2010
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Mar 24, 2014
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DjH(KouroutaRulez)HekApr 18, 2006
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Jul 1, 2017
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JohnSAug 5, 2003Yes, every track in this album/compilation/life story/masterpiece sounds like a hit. Can't get over it until Jay releases a better one.
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Jul 9, 2021
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goatmanMar 19, 2005ew
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