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When Jay-Z dropped "The City Is Mine" in 1997 and claimed New York's hip-hop throne upon the Notorious B.I.G.'s demise, many smirked and some even snickered. Four years later in 2001, when he released The Blueprint, no one was smirking and no one dared snicker. At this point in time, nobody in New York could match Jay-Z rhyme for rhyme and nobody in New York had fresher beats -- and many would argue that Jigga's reign was not just confined to New York but was, in fact, national. Yes, Jay-Z had risen to the top of the rap game in the late '90s and solidified his position with gigantic hits like "Big Pimpin" and "I Just Wanna Love You (Give It 2 Me)." Furthermore, The Blueprint's leadoff single, "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," dominated urban radio numerous weeks before the album hit the streets, generating so much demand that Def Jam had to push up the album's street date because it was being so heavily bootlegged. So when Jay-Z opens The Blueprint dropping rhymes about "runnin' this rap sh*t," it's not so much arrogance as it is a matter of fact. And by the time he brutally dismisses two of his most formidable opponents, Mobb Deep and Nas, less than ten minutes into the album, there's little doubt that Jay-Z's status as the top MC in the game is justified. But that's just one song. There are 12 other songs on The Blueprint -- and they're all stunning, to the point where the album seems almost flawless. Besides rhymes that challenge those on Reasonable Doubt as the most crafted of Jay-Z's career to date in terms of not only lyrics but also flow and delivery, The Blueprint also boasts some of his most extravagant beats, courtesy of impressive newcomers Kanye West and Just Blaze. Moreover, if the rhymes and beats alone don't make The Blueprint a career highlight for Jay-Z, the minimal guest appearances surely do. For once, listeners get exactly what they want: Jay-Z and nothing but Jay-Z, over beats so loaded with marvelously flipped samples the songs don't even need big vocal hooks. Besides, when you're already the top MC in the game, there's no need for crossover attempts. Uneven albums like Hard Knock Life were the crossover attempts, and now that Jay-Z is "runnin' this rap sh*t," a fully realized masterpiece like The Blueprint is the glorious result.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - B. SIGLER, ComposerLyricist - R. Harrell, ComposerLyricist - Bink, Producer, Programmer - Phil Hurtt, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Doug Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Keyamo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Josey Scott, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Parker, ComposerLyricist - Rodney Lemay, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - JOHN DENSMORE, ComposerLyricist - Jim Morrison, ComposerLyricist - Ray Manzarek, ComposerLyricist - Robby Krieger, ComposerLyricist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kamel Adbo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Slick Rick, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Goldstein, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Q-Tip, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Biz Markie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Just Blaze, Producer - Robert Relf, ComposerLyricist - Reginald Payne, ComposerLyricist - Tom Brock, ComposerLyricist - Barry Bailey, ComposerLyricist - George Belton, ComposerLyricist - Charles Fleming, ComposerLyricist - Larry Miller, ComposerLyricist - Kamel Adbo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Larry Gates, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jason Goldstein, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Poke & Tone, Producer - Shane "Bermuda" Woodley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean "Poke" Olivier, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mills, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie Miller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jason Goldstein, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Byrd, ComposerLyricist - Just Blaze, Producer - Shane "Bermuda" Woodley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Timbaland, Producer - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Timothy Mosley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Michael Price, ComposerLyricist - Dan Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kamel Adbo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jason Goldstein, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Eugene Miller, ComposerLyricist - Kamel Adbo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jason Goldstein, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Just Blaze, Producer - Douglas Gibbs, ComposerLyricist - Shane "Bermuda" Woodley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - R. Harrell, ComposerLyricist - Bink, Producer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Doug Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Raeneal Quann, ComposerLyricist - Sonni Black, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Eminem, Producer, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Huredia, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - R. Harrell, ComposerLyricist - Bink, Producer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Doug Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - Victor Flowers, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bo, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Schevise Harrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Luren Leek, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - August Moon, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Michael Garson, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Doug Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STANLEY CLARKE, ComposerLyricist - Just Blaze, Producer - Raymond Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jason Goldstein, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Just Blaze, Producer - R. Poindexter, ComposerLyricist - Kamel Adbo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jacqueline Members, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Approfondimenti
When Jay-Z dropped "The City Is Mine" in 1997 and claimed New York's hip-hop throne upon the Notorious B.I.G.'s demise, many smirked and some even snickered. Four years later in 2001, when he released The Blueprint, no one was smirking and no one dared snicker. At this point in time, nobody in New York could match Jay-Z rhyme for rhyme and nobody in New York had fresher beats -- and many would argue that Jigga's reign was not just confined to New York but was, in fact, national. Yes, Jay-Z had risen to the top of the rap game in the late '90s and solidified his position with gigantic hits like "Big Pimpin" and "I Just Wanna Love You (Give It 2 Me)." Furthermore, The Blueprint's leadoff single, "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," dominated urban radio numerous weeks before the album hit the streets, generating so much demand that Def Jam had to push up the album's street date because it was being so heavily bootlegged. So when Jay-Z opens The Blueprint dropping rhymes about "runnin' this rap sh*t," it's not so much arrogance as it is a matter of fact. And by the time he brutally dismisses two of his most formidable opponents, Mobb Deep and Nas, less than ten minutes into the album, there's little doubt that Jay-Z's status as the top MC in the game is justified. But that's just one song. There are 12 other songs on The Blueprint -- and they're all stunning, to the point where the album seems almost flawless. Besides rhymes that challenge those on Reasonable Doubt as the most crafted of Jay-Z's career to date in terms of not only lyrics but also flow and delivery, The Blueprint also boasts some of his most extravagant beats, courtesy of impressive newcomers Kanye West and Just Blaze. Moreover, if the rhymes and beats alone don't make The Blueprint a career highlight for Jay-Z, the minimal guest appearances surely do. For once, listeners get exactly what they want: Jay-Z and nothing but Jay-Z, over beats so loaded with marvelously flipped samples the songs don't even need big vocal hooks. Besides, when you're already the top MC in the game, there's no need for crossover attempts. Uneven albums like Hard Knock Life were the crossover attempts, and now that Jay-Z is "runnin' this rap sh*t," a fully realized masterpiece like The Blueprint is the glorious result.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 15 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 01:03:08
- Artisti principali: Jay Z
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Roc-A-Fella
- Genere: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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