The Blueprint 20 Year Aniversary Thread
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I remember it leaking on SOHH. Think it was end of August 2001 leak...classic & loved the vibe immediately. Made sure to get the album for real later on possibly through I think BMG music service.
I joined SOHH in 2001 cause I was googling Jay vs Nas beef and the forum popped up in the results, ha.
I joined SOHH in 2001 cause I was googling Jay vs Nas beef and the forum popped up in the results, ha.
I remember going to the record store on 9/11 to get this album. I musta ran Ruler's Back about 20 times before getting to Takeover. Then I remember getting stuck on Girls and playing that about 30 times. Then I got stuck on U Don't Know. Then going back between U Don't Know and Hola Hovito.
After all that, All I Need and Lyrical Exercise ended up being my favorite records
After all that, All I Need and Lyrical Exercise ended up being my favorite records
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Amidst the 9/11 tragedy, Jay-Z dropped one of his most classic albums.
It was later inducted into the National Recording Registry of The Library Of Congress as an aural treasure worthy of preservation because of it’s cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
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It was later inducted into the National Recording Registry of The Library Of Congress as an aural treasure worthy of preservation because of it’s cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
Today in Hip-Hop History: Jay-Z Dropped His Landmark ‘The Blueprint’ Album 23 Years Ago - The Source
On possibly the world's most tragic day in recent history (9/11), Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z released one of his best LPs, The Blueprint, on his own Roc-A-Fella Records imprint. The fall of the World Trade Center obviously overshadowed the release on that date, however, before the end of 2001, The...
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