The Blueprint 3

1. What We Talkin' About
-Hov does it again with an intro that could've been a single. He (as usual) calls out the names of those who dare state his in vain. Slightly repeatative, but still quality

2. Thank You
-Amazing track. The chorus is a little questionable, but he makes up for it with one of the best beats on the CD, and he comes with it hard with his lyrics and delivery. ("We are REALLY high, REALLY HIGH TONITE!")

3. D.O.A.
-It was impossible for me to dislike this song, probably because he talks about what I've been thinking(about hip hop) for a long time. His delivery wasn't that great, but no big deal, the beat makes up for it. Seriously though, if you don't like that beat you need to get your hearing checked dude.

4. Run This Town
-Jay had one good line in this song; "And they ain't spendin no cake/ they should throw their hands in cause they ain't got no spades." Other than that, it shoulda just been a Kanye West and Rhiana colabo, cause Jigga wasn't talkin bout shit. 'Ye killed it though, and I'm happy to say that I am a believer again, I had disowned him after his whole autotunes phaze.

5. Empire State of Mind
-For a hot second, I wished I were from New York. Possibly the best song on the album, Hov represented where he was from better than any artist has in a long time. ALICIA KEYS CAN SING HER ASS OFF!

6. Real as it Gets
-Well the only reason I like this song is cause Jeezy is in it, and even his verses are mediocre. I barely even remember what Jay was talkin bout in this song. I'll be skipping this track in the near future.

7. On to the Next One
-Really, it's hard to dislike a song produced by Swizz Beats, no matter how corny it is. Beat(of course) is sick, Jay is gonna be Jay, and altogether, the song is enjoyable

8. Off That
-Hov made Drake his bitch in this song. You're tellin me that Drizzy is supposed to be the next best thing, but all he gets is to sing the lame ass hook? Shit on that, if it's me, you gonna hafta let me spit 16, cause otherwise this song is gonna suck balls. And soooo, the song sucked balls. That beat was really weird too. NEXT!!

9. A Star is Born
- I enjoyed this song up until the third verse. I like how he acknoledges all the greats of our time, but then he starts talking about himself, as if he doesn't do that enough already. It's an okay song though. (Is it me, or does J.Cole sound like Lupe Fiasco?)

10.Venus vs Mars
-I liked the concept of this song. The word play was clever and I always enjoy a simple beat. I could live without the third verse though, who cares about the break up scenario.

11. Already Home
-This is my favorite song on the album. Hov showed his ass in this one, never letting us forget that he is the man. All three verses were precisely what they needed to be, and put together with that beat, hard not to like it. Kid Cudi earned my respect too; I understand now that he doesn't want to be classified as a rapper, but an artist, which he is.(I still think that lonely stoner song is annoying and just plain weird.)

12. Hate
-Um, I liked this one. Very strange beat, but Kanye was back in his element, like he felt right at home, and then Jay let loose and relaxed a little. I like how they kept it short and simple as well, no need to draw it out for three verses.

13. Reminder
-When the beat dropped, I thought I was in for a real treat. I cranked the volume up and stopped what I was doing to pay close attention. By the time the chorus started, I wanted to rip my hair out. Jay shows his age with this one. Wack.

14. So Ambitious
-The beat is nice, hook is cool, and Jay does his thing...but it kinda reminds me of that song on near the end of The Black Album that I liked at first, but eventually skipped over.

15. Young Forever
-Great way to finish an album. He takes us on a ride through his life while he looks back at his glory years. But it was after listening to this song that I realized that Hov is going through a mid life crisis. When he started his career as an artist, it was at the height of two of the greatest artist of all time's career. They became icons during their lives, and legends in their deaths. Dying in their twenties, Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. never had an opportunity to make a really dissappointing album(something that isn't hard to do when you get older and become irrelevant). At forty years old, Jay Z doesn't ever want to become irrelevant, but be Young Hov, forever.