At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, which indicates 'universal acclaim', based on 12 reviews. We did our best not to fuck up the colors. The Blueprint received rave reviews from critics. And placing one great high just means moving another great down. Sean Paul) 4:53 7 All Around the World (feat. Beyonc Knowles) 3:25 5 Excuse Me Miss 4:41 6 What They Gonna Do (feat. Dre, Rakim & Truth Hurts) 5:56 4 03' Bonnie & Clyde (feat. Faith Evans & the Notorious B.I.G.) 4:12 2 Hovi Baby 4:21 3 The Watcher 2 (feat. Most, if not all of them, are classic in some way. HIP-HOP/RAP 2002 Preview Disc 1 1 A Dream (feat. Trying to do each great Jay-Z album justice is a high-wire act. Jay-Z kept The Blueprint incredibly tight, focusing on a single sound and letting nothing interfere with some of the best raps of his career. That's to say nothing of the way he and his equally GOAT wife bodied beat the odds this year and delivered a compelling joint album that has more in common with Watch the Throne than it does "Hollywood." Hova did the unexpected once again last year with 4:44, delivering an effort that not only stands as, arguably his best post-retirement project, but one that deserves special recognition for the way it mines a wealth of new depth despite being Jigga's thirteenth solo album. Time will tell how high it truly deserves to go but immediately, this startlingly intimate, technically dazzling project is just the latest in a storied solo career that has excellence in spades. No two people rank the Volumes the same only a blessed few seem to recognize that Life and Times of S. Even the top spot is so hotly debated that we had our own debate to try and settle it. Born in 1969 and raised in the rough Marcy Projects of. Is Kingdom Come really dead last? Not if you're counting Unfinished Business. Jay Z is one of the most illustrious rappers alive, with a career spanning decades and classic albums like The Blueprint & Reasonable Doubt. Even the obvious choices don't seem so easy when you really get down to it. It applies just as much when trying to sort that sprawling discography. Over the years this tape was lost and forgotten by many. He took various Jay-Z acapellas and put them over his 80s sampled beats and made a mixtape nothing short of amazing. on the Kanye West-produced opening track to Jay’s 2002 album The Blueprint: The Gift & The Curse. "Every album's a color." Jay-Z famously compared his catalog to a Rubik's Cube, specifically in how trying to complete a new side inevitably "fucks up the other color." Since then, as his career morphed into distinct retirement and negated retirement phases, collaborative albums with everyone from Linkin Park to Kanye, concept albums and album sequels, that observation has only gotten more apt. Jay-Z It Was All a Dream (2010 Re-Release) In 2006 an unknown producer by the name of Jerzee took the message boards by storm with his 80s mash-up Jay-Z mixtape. Jay-Z and Faith Evans pay a tribute to The Notorious B.I.G.
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