About this episode

The episode discusses the making of Jay-Z's influential album 'The Blueprint' and its cultural impact.

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Jay-Z had fame, fortune, and a growing portfolio of successful business ventures when he decided to recruit a young Kanye West as producer and make an album that would forever cement his status in the hip hop world. Allan, Tom, and Rob get together to discuss the Nas / Jay-Z feud, sampling from the Jackson 5, and how rapping side by side with Eminem is a risky decision.  Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62GiA73r99MCoKCGfFQx8V?si=5e754a5c196044be Listen to The Blueprint here: https://open.spotify.com/album/69CmkikTHkGKdkrUZTtyWl?si=-uTgLIC5S8adjeS4zG3NQg And our…

People in this episode

Hosts: Allan, Tom, Rob

Topics covered

• Jay-Z
• Kanye West
• hip hop
• album production
• feuds
• sampling
• music commentary

Keywords

• Jay-Z
• Kanye West
• The Blueprint
• hip hop
• Nas
• Eminem
• sampling
• album production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, The Beverly Crushers, MEGA, Spotify

Books & works: The Blueprint, When the Walls Fell, After the Afterlife

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