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Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3

Review by Finn Scott-Delany

American Gangster was the last time we saw the real Jay-Z – soulful, lyrically adept, his narrative streak reborn with a newfound alter ego – but here he is back to treading water. »

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'the blueprint 3' is the follow up to jay-z's instant classic 'blueprint' (2001) and the critically acclaimed 'blueprint 2' (2002); 'blueprint 3' is the final installment in the blueprint series. of the record's 15 tracks, only three songs find jay-z going it solo - the rest boast a kind of hip-hop all-star team. in addition to contributions from kanye west and rihanna on 'run this town' and the collaborations with drake, kid cudi and mr hudson, 'the blueprint 3' also features appearances from alicia keyes, young jeezy, swizz beatz and pharrell. kanye, who served as producer for a bulk of the tracks on the album, also appears on the track 'hate.'
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