"The Blueprint 3" Release date and first single

Jay Z- arguably the best rapper alive- will release his hotly anticipated album The Blueprint 3 on September 11 this year.

That’s 8 years to the day since he put out his classic disc The Blueprint.

Sources confirmed to MTV.com that rumours of the release date are true. Jay and producer Kanye West have now been working on the album for at least a year.

Jigga’s last LP, the concept record American Gangster, was released in Autumn 2007.

According to reports The Blueprint 3 will be distributed by the Warner Music group after Jay’s recent split from Def Jam. It will be released through the rapper’s own Roc Nation label.

http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/jay-z/news/123914-jay-z-announces-blueprint-3-release

fuckin' A..im all about the title here....nice track from Hov'

This track is complete FIRE. Sounds like another Jay classic on the way.

damn NO I.D. and Kanye both did that track thats dope

Damn, let's see if he can follow through on the hype with this one.

Lord Emperor N3R0N0N wrote:

Damn, let's see if he can follow through on the hype with this one.

lol i agree, be honest ive never been a huge Jay fan only albums i ever play by him are RD, Blueprint and Black Album, and sometimes In My Lifetime, overall he doesnt get much spin from

Lovin the Apocalypse sig, btw Gambit.


I'm probably i the minority here, but although Reasonable Doubt, Blueprit and American Gangster may be "better" albums, I spin Vol 3 a lot more.

American Gangster was pretty good but kinda doesnt have much replay value from me alot like Nas' last two albums....same with Vol. 3 but that has some bangers on it

Lord Emperor N3R0N0N wrote:

Lovin the Apocalypse sig, btw Gambit.

i know you said you havent been keepin up on Messiah War....but the last ish ended with Archangel sparing Apocalypse's life then he gets up and goes...."Lets kill my son together" kinda saw it coming but still cool

Apoc was talkig about Stryfe then?

^ yea sorry, Stryfe is owning everyone else right now Elixir almost had him but no....so Apoc and Angel should be coming for Stryfe next issue

At the risk of being called a hater, I'm not feeling this track; it may be one of those tracks that sounds better in the flow of an album, but its an odd choice for a lead single.


i am also on a computer so i havent heard it in my car yet.

Steve wrote:

At the risk of being called a hater, I'm not feeling this track; it may be one of those tracks that sounds better in the flow of an album, but its an odd choice for a lead single.


i am also on a computer so i havent heard it in my car yet.

It's not the official first single..... The first single comes out in July it's called "Off That" feature DRAKE.

Justice wrote:

Steve wrote:

At the risk of being called a hater, I'm not feeling this track; it may be one of those tracks that sounds better in the flow of an album, but its an odd choice for a lead single.


i am also on a computer so i havent heard it in my car yet.

It's not the official first single..... The first single comes out in July it's called "Off That" feature DRAKE.

Now that you mention it...it does have a "leaked single vibe" rather than a "radio single vibe"...for obvious reasons(auto-tuning's flooding the air waves..egghhh!)
When i put it this way, it defeats the 'odd choice' argument(steve)...no beef..lol

Wait...

Kanye co-produced this? Isn't this like a huge punch in the face to Kanye?

Shon wrote:

Wait...

Kanye co-produced this? Isn't this like a huge punch in the face to Kanye?

...lmao...ill be goddamn'...youre right...

I'm anticipating this one.

Kanye said he didnt mind. It's not for everybody. But as for the song the joint is fire.

Another Sept. 11th release. Lets see if it's anywhere as good as the original Blueprint.

Esco wrote:

Another Sept. 11th release. Lets see if it's anywhere as good as the original Blueprint.

That date certainly puts alot of pressure on him to release a good product. We'll see.

lol jay is a bitch hes out there saying kanye and lil waynes albums are great, but hes making a track called death of autotune. he said t pain is talented and sound good. this dude needs to stand up and be a fucking man. instead hes scared to offend anyone.

"lol jay is a bitch hes out there saying kanye and lil waynes albums are great, but hes making a track called death of autotune. he said t pain is talented and sound good. this dude needs to stand up and be a fucking man. instead hes scared to offend anyone."

Yeah. That is being very contradictory. Jay is trying to stay relevant, and it shows. The official single featuring Drake?? Geez!! Drake is straight booty, but I guess Jay trying to be relevant is the excuse for the track. I never really was a Jay fan, but the RD album was his best IMO. Nas could care less about trying to stay relevant and Untitled was still a dope album.

Another thing, I think Jay needs to change pace a little on his albums. Grab a beat from Large Pro, RZA, or Marley Marl. Also, feature someone like KRS or MOP. It's like he's too good for that shit now. If I was him, I would definitely try and do that for the sake of real hip hop and not some fucking T-Pain.

"Nas could care less about trying to stay relevant and Untitled was still a dope album.

Nas did a song with Rick Ross called Maybach Music....

"Nas did a song with Rick Ross called Maybach Music...."

Whoops!! I forgot about that one.

He also made an album called Nastradamus? Maybe you've heard it.

"He also made an album called Nastradamus? Maybe you've heard it."

Yeah, I remember that one. I haven't listened to that one since it came out.

Jay explained the record, he not dissing Auto tunes. He dissing the folks that use it because they have no talent. He feels if your only using it because have no talent then you need to stop rapping or singing or step your game up. He feels Ye(Producer, good rapper), T-Pain(song writter, Producer), and Wayne(was a alright rapper) have talent. So thats the biz, you can take it and destroy it or understand it.

Zuri I can over-explain hypocritical statements too.


Nas saying hip hop is dead on a hip hop record isn't contradictory because ACTUALLY it was just a marketing tool. He's not hating on anybody (especially not his homeboy Rick Ross) he's just saying that hip hop is dead because those fat white guys in suits he always bitches about want hip hop to be co-opted and pioneers saying it's dead is a good step in that direction. Nas isn't a hypocrite or a sell out or a culture traitor, he's just doing what makes the most business sense for him. Kinda like him saying the n-word on his singles knowing that white kids somewhere are singing a long and then going on to chastise 60-70% of his fans! No hypocrisy there!