Jay-Z - The Blueprint Artist_Lucid Express a live string ensemble was

a live string ensemble was used

The LP cover pays homage to a selection of legendary Reid Miles covers [in particular

Vocal and instrumental collaborators include: Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel/the Postal Service)

Marvin Gaye recorded at the Montreux Casino on July 7

fades and mixing in favour of red hot selections and sequencing

Jay-Z - The Blueprint Artist_Lucid Express a live string ensemble wasThe Blueprint may be Jay Z's most captivating record since Reasonable Doubt, but its predictably detached mood reflects the master hustler's superior ability to trick out lackluster subject matter with lyrical complexity and brief flashes of manufactured introspection. The Blueprint, a solid mix of preprogrammed radio hits ("Izzo," "Girls, Girls, Girls") and better than average mid tempo compositions ("Never Change," "Song Cry"), confirms the Brooklyn