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Generally favorable reviews- based on 215 Ratings
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Positive: 155 out of 215
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Mixed: 39 out of 215
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Negative: 21 out of 215
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AjayDSep 10, 2009
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CNSep 16, 2009
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Sep 27, 2011Jay-Z should be ashamed. Yes he is top of the Charts, yes he went platinum, but does that mean it has skill. For some who bleats he is the "best Rapper Alive" I was expecting a much better Album, especially after American Gangster.
They were all radio friendly tracks the one collaboriation song with J. Cole should have been a single. That would bring a lot recognition to J. Cole. -
SpotRusherSep 14, 2009Talk about cruise control. This is not a good album...and an even worse hip hop album. This is one of the most incohesive, unsurprising, forced albums I've ever heard. Heavy on guests with lackluster, out of place verses. 'Death of Autotune' is featured here, yet he has Rihanna & Kanye West featured...both of whom shamelessly use Autotune. Hmmm. Should have stayed retired.
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SteveR.Sep 12, 2009Cliché added to the typical women hating times the self-effacing bigotry . . . Kanye: why slum with someone so virile?
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chrisRSep 23, 2009
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CailyDNov 1, 2009Should have stayed retired.
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Sep 18, 2014Personally this is probably the worst Jay-Z album ever. Empire State of Mind, Venus vs. Mars, and D.O.A are the only songs I'd recommend to someone to listen to. Do yourself a favor and skip this album.
Awards & Rankings
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Blueprint is hip-hop as big business, and Jay retains his CEO throne.
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Jay overreaches, leaning too heavily on by-the-numbers production from Kanye West and Timbaland, and muffling his own voice in favor of a guest-heavy tracklist.
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Without its filler, this album could have been at least good, if not great. But, for better or for worse, this is what Jay wanted us to hear right now. It’s just a shame that it’s not entirely worth hearing.