The Blueprint 3

THE WAIT IS OVER! UNFORTUNATELY THE "OFFICIAL" RELEASE OF JAY-Z'S 11TH ALBUM WAS NOT VERY EXCITING DESPITE THE AMAZING SHOW HE PUT ON AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ( ONE OF THE NIGHTS I WISH I WAS STRANDED IN NYC).

THIS CD RELEASE DID NOT BLOW OUR MINDS BECAUSE WEEKS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 11TH THE WORLD HAD ALREADY ILLEGALY DOWNLOADED THE ALBUM. I MUST ADMIT I WAS GIVEN THE ALBUM EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT. I AM A FAN OF REVOLUTIONARY THEMED MUSIC AND INTELLECTUAL SONGS THAT MAKE STATEMENTS. JAY-Z GOES OFF ON THE BLUEPRINT 3 AND THANK HEAVENS BECAUSE IT IS TIME FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THE TRUTH!

ONCE AGAIN I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING OVERBOARD IN HIS SONG "D.O.A" , WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT BECAUSE THE USE OF THE AUTO TUNE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW SO HOW CAN WE PUT NEW ARTISTS DOWN FOR USING SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A SUCCESS IN THE PAST. IN THAT CASE WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A DEATH OF THE SAMPLE SONGS AND DEATH OF SNAP MUSIC. SOME THINGS WILL NEVER END BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION THE WORLD IS TAKING US.

I MUST SAY THAT HE DOES MAKE A POINT IN A SENSE THAT HE WANTS TO REVIVE TRUE HIP HOP AND PUT AN END TO THIS FAKE MUSIC THAT BRAINWASHES OUR MINDS 24/7. SADLY JAY, HIP HOP IS DEAD. I DO NOT THINK I HAVE HEARD A TRUE HIP HOP SONGS SINCE THE LATE 90'S/EARLY 00'S.

NOW WHAT WE ARE HEARING IS RAP MUSIC. RAP MEANING TALKING. TALKING MEANING SAYING GIBBERISH OFF A PASSED AROUND BEAT. PASSED AROUND BEAT MEANING THE REDUNDANT SNARE SOUND WE HEARD ON " A MILLI, DIVA, BREAK UP ETC. THEREFORE IF THIS RAP MUSIC MUST GO ON THEN WE NEED SOME REAL HIP HOP ARTISTS TO COME AND TAKE THE STAGE AS WELL. CAN WE ATLEAST COMPROMISE? THOSE WHO WANT THE KNOCK OFFS CAN HAVE THE ARTIFICIALS AND THOSE WHO WANT THE REAL THING CAN GET THE AUTHENTIC. FAIR ENOUGH?

I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING JAY-Z CLOSELY OFF AND ON EVER SINCE THE BLACK ALBUM. ON AMERICAN GANGSTER, I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS STYLE ONCE AGAIN AND NOW I'M BACK AGAIN ON THE HOV TRAIN. ALL ABOARD. I AM VERY AWARE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN OPINIONS AND MIGHT BELIEVE THAT HIS CD IS POSSIBLY TRASH BUT IF JAY-Z'S ALBUM IS TRASH THEN WHAT DO YOU CALL 'DORROUGH,' 'PLIES,' AND THE MAINSTREAM WEEZY?'

NO DISRESPECT BUT REALLY -JUST ASK YOUR SELF THAT.

LYRICS THAT DO NOT INFORM, EDUCATE NOR INOVATE- #WE OFF THAT.