Jay-Z

Some reviews from print.

source: thosegeese (WordPress)

Alarm bells should be ringing when any artist releases an album entitled The Blueprint. It’s hubristic for a musician to set their music on a pedestal above predecessors and peers. It turns it into a competition. But that’s what mainstream hip-hop is all about, being the best right now, and i...

Published 5 hours ago

Jay-Z LIVE in London

source: mashaalmir (WordPress)

Bringing the crowd back to the present, Jay, with the help of Memphis Bleek, showcased tracks from ‘The Blueprint 3′, including “Venus Vs. Mars’, ‘Empire State Of Mind’ and ‘Already Home’.  Like his shades, Jay remembered to bring his ego along with him, as with a smirk on his face, he stated...

Published 13 hours ago

Some Jay-Z to Lighten Your Day

source: colincs (WordPress)

I recently re-discovered this song in my library and have been re-obsessed with it along with the entire album, The Blueprint 2 (1&3 too) since.  The beat is EPIC with a pretty nice Nas dis as well.  Shut your eyes and mouth, and open your ears because they are about to melt off your head.

Published 19 hours ago

Young Jeezy to Join Jay-Z on Blueprint III Tour!!!

source: trueclefmusic.com

As Jay-Z begins to wrap up his ‘North American College Tour’ with Roc Nation affiliate Wale an As Jay-Z begins to wrap up his ‘North American College Tour’ with Roc Nation affiliate Wale an

Published Fri, Nov 6

Jay-Z plots early 2010 tour on 'Blueprint'

source: topix.com

The hip-hop mogul, also known by his birth name, Shawn Carter, is currently on the road with rap supergroup N.E.R.D. during the fall installment of his BP3 tour, which continues Nov.

Published Fri, Nov 6

Weekend Rock List: New York Songs

source: Rolling Stone

Just yesterday in Berlin, Jay-Z was rapping his ode to New York, “Empire State of Mind,” at the MTV Europe Music Awards (see photos here!) and today he was back in Manhattan doing his Blueprint 3 hit at the Yankees’ World Series victory parade. “Empire” has gone global, and Jay-Z and Keys’ so...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Album Cover Design, behind the scenes

source: iluvdezine (WordPress)

I was looking at a blog a while ago and came across an artist who paints shapes on inanimate objects then photographs it. Then I saw the cover of the latest Jay-Z album, Blueprint 3 and noticed it was the same technique. Well I happened to find a video of the behind the scenes footage of how they cr...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Sales Wrap: Michael Jackson Sticks "It" To No. 1, Jay-Z Is Still Top 10 Plus Rick Ross & Triple C's Debut On The Charts

source: urbanmogullife.com

Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 took a slight six-position dip but managed to land at No. 10 with 40,700. After two months on store shelves, Hovi’s 11th number one album has sold 1,200,100 pieces to date. Rap veteran Tech N9ne’s K.O.D. debuted onto the charts this week securing a s...

Published Fri, Nov 6