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The Blueprint Collector's Edition
The Blueprint may be Jay Z's most captivating record since Reasonable Doubt, but its predictably detached mood reflects the master hustler's superior ability to trick out lackluster subject matter with lyrical complexity and brief flashes of manufactured introspection. The Blueprint, a solid mix of preprogrammed radio hits ("Izzo," "Girls, Girls, Girls") and better-than-average mid-tempo compositions ("Never Change," "Song Cry"), confirms the Brooklyn rapper's legendary status. Blistering flames of the Queensbridge/Jay Z feud fan high with "Takeover," a direct attack on Nas, set over the Doors' rock & roll burner, "5 to 1." "Renegade" provides the album's only full-on guest appearance. Jay and Eminem take this opportunity to address haters (within the industry and in the general population) who don't understand the mind of an artist. Jigga spells it out on the title track: "Reasonable Doubt--classic, shoulda went triple." The Blueprint might not be quite on par with Reasonable Doubt but it is reasonably good. --Rebecca Levine
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Tracks| 1 | The Ruler's Back | | 2 | Takeover | | 3 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.) | | 4 | Girls, Girls, Girls | | 5 | Jigga That Nigga | | 6 | U Don't Know | | 7 | Hola' Hovito | | 8 | Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love) | | 9 | Never Change | | 10 | Song Cry | | 11 | All I Need | | 12 | Renegade | | 13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me) | | 14 | A Dream | | 15 | Hovi Baby | | 16 | The Watcher 2 | | 17 | 03' Bonnie & Clyde | | 18 | Excuse Me Miss | | 19 | What They Gonna Do | | 20 | All Around The World | | 21 | Poppin' Tags | | 22 | F**k All Nite | | 23 | The Bounce | | 24 | I Did It My Way | | 25 | Diamonds Is Forever | | 26 | Guns & Roses | | 27 | U Don't Know Remix | | 28 | Meet The Parents | | 29 | Some How Some Way | | 30 | Some People Hate | | 31 | Blueprint 2 | | 32 | N***a Please | | 33 | 2 Many Hoes | | 34 | As One | | 35 | A Ballad For The Fallen Soldier | | 36 | Show You How | | 37 | B*****s & Sisters | | 38 | What They Gonna Do Part II |
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