Jay-Z couldn’t wait to get this album out. He wanted to get The Blueprint into people’s ears so bad that the release date was moved up by weeks. Jay-Z certainly is one of the most distinguishable faces and voices in hip-hop and here he comes to shake up the world again, just as “The Ruler’s Back” promises.
A loop of the Doors’ “Five To One” rallies around Jay-Z as he tells of the “Takeover”. “Girls, Girls, Girls” teams up Q-Tip, Slick Rick and Biz Markie to back up Jigga. If you could take Q-tip and Biz Markie out of singing the chorus, this would be one classic track. Slick Rick should have gotten more time on the track in my opinion. The album ends more on a lower tempo. “Song Cry” is almost a ballad, but you won’t be slow dancing to this song any time soon. Then there is “Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)”, actually sentimental and heartfelt.
“Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” is the album’s first single, but not the album’s best song. The Blueprint isn’t in line with the albums that made Jay-Z the massive hip-hop artist he is today, although “Never Change” and Eminem stopping by to mix licks on “Renegade” make up for other saggy tracks.
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