GENERAL By TC on August 18, 2009 at 8:05 pm
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The Official Tracklist Via Jay-Z.com…
Somebody needs a lot of help in their old age. (Oops)
Previously Posted — Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town” | Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” Video
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Dope cover, like the concept of blank instruments and wot not, colour them in, that’s the new blueprint, the colour and vibrancy you blow into them, and the energy that you subsequently bring with the music.
Provbably the most eagerly awaited popular culture event since the pre-release of Rocky 4 way back in 1985.
i can dig it.
reminds me of QTip for some reason
Like he on some Kanye shit right here.
Reported “Official Tracklist”*
jay-z_blueprint3_cover
1. What We Talking About (Produced by Kanye West)
2. D.O.A. (Produced by No I.D.)
3. Weigh Me Down Feat. Kid Cudi (Produced by Kanye West)
4. Unforgiven (Produced by Kanye West, Additional Production: MGMT)
5. Run This Town Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Empire State Of Mind Feat. Nas (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.)
7. When It Comes To This (Produced by Timbaland)
8. Always Feat. Drake (Produced by Kanye West)
9. Scenes From The Past (Produced by No I.D., Co-produced by Kanye West)
10. Everyday A Star Is Born Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
11. Already Home (Produced by Kanye West)
12. Forever Young Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
13. Thank You (Produced by No I.D.)
Bonus Tracks:
14. Sound Of The 70s (Produced by Kanye West)
15. We Made History (Produced by Kanye West)
*We’ll see on 9/11
P woulda done better
reminds me of QTip for some reason
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I thought the same thing.
I actually went on Wikipedia about an hour ago looking for a tracklisting and/or album cover for this. Looks pretty good.
Interesting guest choices. Surprised he didn’t go for at least one more veteran presence.
What happen to that Jockin Jay-Z
I knew Nas was gonna be on that Empire State Of Mind track. For some reason the title just screamed Nas collabo. When he was all cryptic with who might be on the album it pretty much became a dead give away…
RMF…
white iz that immaculate color like pureness
and with all that jazz as the blueprint of music yeah
and and and and and and those mysterious three (red) lines…
huh,
now that album must to be fucking genuine cuz of that !
first cover w/o jigga on it, the music first so
yeahh
jay-z wants the congruence ? of music
maybe more, the perfectness !
Wow…
No Just Blaze?
@ larry
jigga cant put “old” songs on his BP3′s comeback and emancipation
those leftovers was more exclusive world wide promotion track
to announce a brand new album in concerts, for the fans and fanatics
maybe jocking jayz, history, swagger like us, bk go hard… As
“The Leak EP” certified by Jayz, via Itunes. lol
dope tracklist, with all these guests already announced and confirmed
but please u must to drop this swagger like us part II nevertheless ;
if that exist, don’t forget jigga, u don’t have the right to fucked dat
Same thing I said, Myke.
No Pharrell either. One track from Timbo.
This is all about letting his little brother shine. And get some help from No I.D.
We will see before 9/11 methinks
*evil Mad Scientist Laugh Muahahhahaaha coff coff Muahhahaa*
OH MY GOD THAT SLAUGHTERHOUSE ALBUM IS CRAZY.CROOKED SHOWED HIS ASS ON THIS ONE, U THE BEST .COP THAT SLAUGHTERHOUSE, CROOKED THE BEST IN THE GAME.
History Lesson 101:-
Ancient Egyptian artists used vertical and horizontal reference lines in order to maintain the correct proportions in their work. Political and religious, as well as artistic order, was also maintained in Egyptian art. In order to clearly define the social hierarchy of a situation, figures were drawn to sizes based not on their distance from the painter’s point of view but on relative importance.
OB4CL2 >>> BP3
“feat. Mr Hudson” x 2
Not a good sign…..
three lines = bp3 also ; more simple but true fact too !
@ dayoung Don king
jayz ft hudson > hudson & yeezy
cuz jayz cosigns those 2 tracks wit him
so i’m pretty confident. maybe that will be like his first album Mr Hudson & The Library. i don’t think that jayz will take 2 songs like the last two songs leaked by hudson & kanye for his second album. if it’s bad, it’s as good as Supernova. if it’s great, i can’t wait
@Greums, yeah that sounds about right, hah! :)
Maybe if you fuse it with the hieroglyphics imperium logo, then it will give us the co-ordinates on how to unlock the secret track on the Streets Is Watching cd? ;)
Nah, it’s just that Mr Hudson is shit and isn’t an element I want to hear on a Jigga LP, the same way that I don’t want to hear Coldplay on a Jigga LP….
P woulda done better
^ co-sign that!
@ Pawzilla
lmao,
yeah but u must to put a sunshine on the right axe, perpendiculary with one of the pyramidal edifice of Gizeh, at 12 o’clock, neveruary 29th,
aight !!!
powaaa
secret society
“it’s the Roc” (Nation) !
I heard you, but jigga wanna play with these type of dudes now ;
That bloke from Oasis said I couldn’t play guitar
Somebody shoulda told him I’m a fucking rock star
Today is the gonna be the day
That I’m gonna throw it back to you
Damn, I can’t wait to hear this.
BUT, whatever happened to SLU pt. 2 that had Andre 3000, Jeezy and Nas? Guess that never amounted to anything huh?
i dont like this cover much but id rather look at white instruments then look at jays camel face like weve been forced to do on all his past albums.
i think he should get off kanyes dick a little bit though this looks like some shit he would have did.
if Nasir does his new LP with Damian Marley & brotha ;
The Blueprint³ is definitely a Jay-Z/KanYeW ‘s Album,
let we see if this iz on the level of Finding Forever !
@ don king
That Beach Chair track was fire!! (Cept for that whole beach chair concept.)
since Beach Chair, Homecoming’s Ye, Jayz for an official cold play remix
and add a mixtape Viva La Hova ! probably we will see a Jayz/Chris Martin /Cold Play LP one day…
looks hot but jay is jockin kanye hard just because he “discovered” him
Wasup with the Adidas stripes?
Hate to sound like a backpacker nerd, but Empire State of Mind should’ve been reserved for Premier. I wonder if he even bothered to submit any tracks for BP3..
Not a big fan of the cover, but let’s be honest, I couldn’t really care about the cover. Just can’t wait to hear the album. Let’s hope for his reputation’s sake its more classic blueprint 1 than horrendous garbage blueprint 2.
@JayWest
Exactly…I don’t for one minute think that Jay screwed up his face like he did when he heard the beat for ‘Dirt Off Your Shoulder’ the first time he heard the instrumental for ‘Beach Chair’….with these terrible collaborations it’s like he’s trying to make rap for Adult Oriented Rock stations.
To be fo’real im kinda geeked about this CD. Ye producing 80% of the tracks himself, At the very least this is a 4 cig album. I got a feeling Jay might do Ye numbers call it a hunch.
i like that the album has a sort of cohesion like the old 90s records had, one producer one mc. this is definitely anticipated…
the only name i didnt like seeing on there was mgmt, WTF??
I think it’s fresh.
Co-sign Tre
No dis to the “puhdusah” on the track, but c’mon… Empire State/Nas/Jay…and no Preemo???
Covers kinda nice tho.
crazy just a few years ago the comversations went something like. … JAYZ is too old. He fell off. YAY for 20 year old rappers.
The only reason I ask is because everyday I have to wait to hear another verse from 3000 is torture, but what happened to that rumored Swagger Like Us remix featuring Jeezy and Andre?
WHOA BP2 was actually quite dope…definitely doper than his last two
Swami says BP3>>Good Ass Job>>R.E.D.>>wayne’s next whatever
the secret machines put out an album that looks a lot like this.
That Beach Chair track was fire!! (Cept for that whole beach chair concept.)
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“Beach Chair” was the dopest track on that album. Including the beach chair concept.
“A Star Is Born” (ft. J. Cole) = “Coming Of Age” (ft. Memphis Bleek)
^ “Yeah I said it!” (c) Chris Rock
Seriously doubt it will be that good Doug.
^ You got a point.
Anyone holdin’ that Che Grand album?
blueprint 3 leaked http://tinyurl.com/re6ejj
If Jay-z succeed with this album it would bring hope to the “old” rappers… Anyway OB4CL series >>>>>>>>>> Blueprint series
If Jay-z succeed with this album it would bring hope to the “old” rappers… Anyway OB4CL series >>>>>>>> Blueprint series
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Somebody needs a lot of help in their old age. (Oops)
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real talk. this is gonna be ass.
^^dont think so….only reason jay is still relavent is hes half a billi in. old rappers just tour.
This many features, it should’ve been Hard Knock Life 2
Why would a Jay-Z album need to list “Jay-Z + …” for all the tracks?
HE should change the title to Viagra…
If there is one thing that is guaranteed in life… it is that we get older.
We all get older.
Remember…
We are all old to someone.
I hope the album is better than its cover.
This comments section seems like the graveyard for bad Jay-Z jokes.
Humor is contagious that way…
Too many shit guest appearances.
Drop everyone bar Kanye, Swizzy and Skateboard P (as long as he doesn’t sing….or rap….adlibs only thanks…even then it’s a push)
It might be too early to call considering only two songs and artwork have leaked but I’m bold enough to pronounce this album as subpar – the only way it can be saved is if Kanye weaves some magic on the beats….
Worst “point” in any hip-hop debate or discussion regarding quality = age.
@ taiwaneese…
“the only name i didnt like seeing on there was mgmt, WTF??”
Agreed.
MGMT is what’s up, I bet that track is nice.
I might be stretching this a bit far but I hope there isnt too much singing
This looks like a Coldplay record cover
or worse U2
@Tawaineese…
What the fuck am I saying!? I must’ve been smoking windex when i read your OG comment. I thought you said you were upset you didn’t see their name on the tracklist, which I most definitely was. (I didn’t see them listed on that official copy. only the leaked one. ) you’re crazy if you don’t want to see that collabo.
I REALLY hope MGMT made the cut. they make fresh ass music, with great drums tracks that just ask to get rapped over and don’t.
hip-hop fans….so fickle…lol.
we assume so much…w/out even listening to the product first…haha.
I’m interested in the J. Cole and Drake features…just to see who is able to outshine the other…haha.
Memphis Bleek had to carry all those instruments for the cover.
^hahahaha I still want Nas on that empire state of mind tho! Ahhhhhh
OB4CL2 >>> BP3
^^^
AYEZZIRR!!! !
back to basics: using real instruments and showcasing the musicality of hip-hop. Its not just about using computer programs(hint, hint) to make beats BUT also fusing it with instruments. GENIUS i tell you… Genius.
i love bp3 and stop talking about his age, whats that got to do with anything at least the man still knows how to get down….about the kanye comment….jay-z doesnt have to kiss his ass, i think your just jealous