Additional InformationBrooklyn icon returns, battle-ready as ever, with 2009's third volume in his gold-label BLUEPRINT series.
EngineerAndrew Dawson, Karl Heilbron, Miki Tsutsumi, Marcos Tovar, Chris Godbey
Reviews"Working with the hottest talents in Hip Hop and beyond all held in place by the hub that is Jay-Z's latent vocal talent for wordplay, phrasing and cadence.", "With witty rhymes, pertinent collaborations and stellar productions from the likes of Timbaland and No I.D., among others the long-awaited BLUEPRINT 3 doesn't disappoint.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Jay-Z remains a virtuoso, and BLUEPRINT 3 has the usual quotient of punch lines and casually inventive flows...", "Blueprint Is Hip-Hop As Big Business, and Jay Retains His Ceo Throne." -- Grade: B+