Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 A Hip-Hop Hit
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Hip-Hop maestro Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has released his latest album this month, titled The Blueprint 3, it is the artist’s eleventh career album to hit store shelves (and online). Jay-Z makes this album a hip-hop smorgasbord by co-producing with many top artists and including many different inspiring sounds and lyrics. His album has been quickly rising to become the number 1 album in the Billboard 200 charts just this week. He has also been trending on Twitter for the past few days.
Jay-Z, as a true hip-hop artist, has a lot of inspiration to work off of from the likes of New York City (Empire State of Mind, featuring Alicia Keys), and the faults of other rap artists, particularly for overusing a technique called auto-tuning (D.O.A. Death of Auto-Tune). His sounds are heavy at times, mixing various styles of simple computerized beats but also including softer instrumental parts using pianos and strings that make this music feel lively.
The album includes an array of accompanying artists that also help make the sound diverse, and look forward at his career and the world at hand. Musical appearances include Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Young Jeezy, Kid Cudi, Drake, and Kanye West who also helped produce the album.
Like the music, the album wasn’t produced by just one artist. While it is evident that Kanye West and Timbaland have taken the reigns, No I.D. have made an appearance in recognition of the more traditional rap style that Jay-Z is known for. The album is flowing with a lot of inferences and ideas pointing to the future of hip-hop and rap.
If hip-hop is your style, you’d certainly love Jay-Z’s latest album, The Blueprint 3, out now. Check out the music video for D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune):
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