Jay-Z: Blueprint 3 (RS)

"I may be the most bootlegged artist in history. It's a preview. I'm excited for people to hear the album. I'm very proud of the work I've done, so enjoy it" Jay-Z

Well if it's okay with Jay, then it's okay with me. Here's the recently leaked Blueprint 3 in all its full retail glory.

Rapidshare link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/274416203/Jay-Z-The_Blueprint_3.rar

First impressions:
It seems everybody that's written about BP3 is in either one of two camps: BP3 is the hottest shit since sliced bread, or Jay is trying way too hard to stay relevant. Actually, the truth falls somewhere between the two. After the first few listens, "Already Home" stands out as the only track that deserving of "audio crack" status. That being said, BP3 seems like a grower with quite a few skippable songs. Check it out for yourself:

http://rapidshare.com/files/274416203/Jay-Z-The_Blueprint_3.rar

Herbie Hancock: Junku

Here's a great Herbie Hancock track called "Junku" off the 1984 album Sound-System. Herbie's arrangement blends traditional African instruments like the kora and talking drum with drum machine, turntable scratching, a vocoder sample and synths that sound dated now but were probably cool as shit back in the early 80s. Follow the rapidshare link to download the mp3, or just listen to Youtube clip for instant gratification.



http://rapidshare.com/files/274355884/1-04_Junku.mp3