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Rank the Tracks: Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001)

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Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" (2001)

Tracklisting:
01 | The Ruler's Back
02 | Takeover
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
05 | Jigga That N***a
06 | U Don't Know
07 | Hola' Hovito
08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
09 | Never Change
10 | Song Cry
11 | All I Need
12 | Renagade
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)

Note 1: I've included the typo on the title of the #12 song because it appears on my CD copy of the album twice, both on the backcover and on the booklet.
Note 2: I've included the two hidden tracks as independent tracks despite not being credited and not having a number assigned as independent tracks on the CD because we did it before with other albums.

Additional feature:
Since the album is not available on Spotify I decided to offer you a compilation of songs sampled on the album. Warning: it makes an absolutely delicious listening!

Tom Brock - There's Nothing in This World That Can Stop Me from Loving You


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11 | All I Need
10 | Song Cry
08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
02 | Takeover
12 | Renagade
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
01 | The Ruler's Back
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
09 | Never Change
05 | Jigga That N***a
06 | U Don't Know
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
07 | Hola' Hovito
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
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08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
10 | Song Cry
07 | Hola' Hovito
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
09 | Never Change
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
12 | Renagade
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
01 | The Ruler's Back
05 | Jigga That N***a
11 | All I Need
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
06 | U Don't Know
02 | Takeover
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
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02 | Takeover*
12 | Renagade*
08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
01 | The Ruler's Back
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
05 | Jigga That N***a
06 | U Don't Know
07 | Hola' Hovito
11 | All I Need
10 | Song Cry
09 | Never Change
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)

Personal favorites *
Overall album rating: 6.42 (Good)

Instead of repeating myself about my personal ratings, I figured I'd just start putting what it means to me in parentheses. Basically, a 9+ represents an all-time personal favorite; 8 is great; 7 is very good; 6 is good; 5 is okay; and 4 and lower means "not for me."

I'm a little surprised by the lack of participation this week for an album from this century. Typically, a lack of votes this extreme is (sadly) reserved for older legends like Elvis and Sinatra. (Though I'm sure the lack of availability on streaming services plays a role for "The Blueprint.")
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03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
05 | Jigga That N***a
09 | Never Change
08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
12 | Renagade
01 | The Ruler's Back
06 | U Don't Know
07 | Hola' Hovito
02 | Takeover
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
11 | All I Need
10 | Song Cry
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
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08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
12 | Renegade
09 | Never Change
02 | Takeover
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
01 | The Ruler's Back
07 | Hola' Hovito
10 | Song Cry
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
11 | All I Need
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
06 | U Don't Know
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
05 | Jigga That N***a
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jamieW wrote:(Though I'm sure the lack of availability on streaming services plays a role for "The Blueprint.")
Yes, with the recent availability of many Prince albums and the comeback of "Funeral" it's going to be the only album without a Spotify playlist of the 60 albums so far.
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Results after the first week of voting:
01 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) | 2,4 points
02 | Renagade | 4,2 points
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.) | 6,2 points
04 | Takeover | 6,4 points
05 | Never Change | 6,4 points
06 | The Ruler's Back | 6,4 points
07 | Song Cry | 7,0 points
08 | Hola' Hovito | 8,2 points
09 | All I Need | 8,6 points
10 | Jigga That N***a | 8,8 points
11 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me) | 9,4 points
12 | Girls, Girls, Girls | 9,4 points
13 | U Don't Know | 10,2 points
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise) | 12,2 points
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2) | 14,2 points
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01 | Takeover
02 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
03 | Renagade
04 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
05 | Jigga That N***a
06 | All I Need
07 | Hola' Hovito
08 | Never Change
09 | U Don't Know
10 | Song Cry
11 | The Ruler's Back
12 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
14 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls
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02 | Takeover
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
12 | Renagade
10 | Song Cry
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
05 | Jigga That N***a
01 | The Ruler's Back
09 | Never Change
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
11 | All I Need
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
07 | Hola' Hovito
06 | U Don't Know
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
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10 | Song Cry
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
06 | U Don't Know
02 | Takeover
01 | The Ruler's Back
07 | Hola' Hovito
08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
11 | All I Need
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
05 | Jigga That N***a
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
09 | Never Change
12 | Renagade
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08 | Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
07 | Hola' Hovito
03 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
11 | All I Need
12 | Renagade
02 | Takeover
01 | The Ruler's Back
10 | Song Cry
09 | Never Change
05 | Jigga That N***a
06 | U Don't Know
04 | Girls, Girls, Girls
13 | Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
14 | Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
15 | Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
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I can't hear Takeover without thinking how hard it lost to Ether but the rest of the album is Jay at his most accessible, the slick production helps too:

03| Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
08| Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
06| U Don't Know
12| Renagade
10| Song Cry
05| Jigga That N***a
09| Never Change
11| All I Need
13| Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
01| The Ruler's Back
14| Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
04| Girls, Girls, Girls
07| Hola' Hovito
02| Takeover
15| Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
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