This is the album that many people said Jay borrowed (or stole) the flow from his Roc-A-Fella cohort Young Chris and to be honest, I can see why people say that. The issue with Blueprint 2 IMO is that it doesn't have any cohesion and features a number of unnecessary songs. ![]() For the few double albums that don't suffer this problem, there is usually a cohesion within the album, despite the creativity and different sounds they usually employ. The issue with double albums tend to be the fact that they teeter the line between overkill and too much filler or they're solid, but it's just too much music in one sitting. What could we expect from the sequel? One would assume that Jay would go for a more lyrical and hip hop centered approach, being that he technically lost the battle, but instead what we got is an album that's admittedly middle of the road, a bit confusing in execution, yet also very entertaining in spurts. Now, the Blueprint was soulful, cohesive (for the most part), and showcased Jay at his most vulnerable lyrically. What's interesting to me is that Jay was supposedly hard at work at the time called The 8th Wonder, but that would soon turn into the double album sequel to his previous project The Blueprint. Granted, the battle remains debatable to this day, it's no denial that Jay took a hit when "Ether" dropped and oddly enough seemed to be under pressure. ![]() Introduction By 2002 began, Jay-Z was honestly dealing with the effects of a possible loss in the rap battle to Nas.
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