The Blueprint 3
66% JUST MUSIC APPROVAL 
- Rolling Stone
# of reviews counted: 59
3.3 / 5
Avg. Critic Rating
3.0 / 5
Avg. User Rating
JUST LISTEN:
| “Empire State Of Mind (ft. Alicia Keys)” | |||||
| “Young Forever (ft. Mr. Hudson)” | |||||
| “Run This Town (ft. Rihanna & Kanye West)” |
FEATURED REVIEW:
Chicago Tribune – “Blueprint 3 splits the difference between its two predecessors, with Jay-Z sounding hungrier than he has in years on about half the tracks while sharing time with guest stars or grappling with undercooked production on the rest. At its core, the album is less about introducing newfound skills or subject matter than it is a platform for Jay-Z to showcase his imperious flow…”
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WIDESPREAD PRESS
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Approval Percentage
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75 %
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Positive
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( 4 Reviews )
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Pete Cashmore: 8/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Rolling Stone — POSITIVE
n/a: 3/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Billboard — POSITIVE
Mariel Concepcion: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Spin — NEGATIVE
Charles Aaron: Unfavorable READ FULL REVIEW…
MINOR MUSIC MAGS, MAJOR WEBSITES, & WEBZINES
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55 %
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Positive
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( 20 Reviews )
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Robert Christgau: A- READ FULL REVIEW…
The Onion (A.V. Club) — POSITIVE
Nathan Rabin: B+ READ FULL REVIEW…
Clash Music — POSITIVE
Nick Annan: 8/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
MusicOMH — POSITIVE
Ben Hogwood: 4/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
All Music Guide — POSITIVE
John Bush: 4/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Hip Hop DX — POSITIVE
Slava Kuperstein: 4/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
IGN — POSITIVE
Chris Carle: 7.9/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Cokemachineglow — POSITIVE
Clayton Purdom: 70% READ FULL REVIEW…
Prefix Mag — POSITIVE
Andrew Winistorfer: 7.0/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Slant Magazine — POSITIVE
Wilson McBee: 3.5/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
NPR — POSITIVE
Oliver Wang: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Paste Magazine — NEGATIVE
Michael Saba: 5.1 [Respectable] READ FULL REVIEW…
Rap Reviews — NEGATIVE
Jesal ‘Jay Soul’ Padania: 5.0/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Dotmusic — NEGATIVE
Angus Batey: 5/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Drowned In Sound — NEGATIVE
Finn Scott-Delany: 5/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
PopMatters — NEGATIVE
Andrew Martin: 5/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Pitchfork — NEGATIVE
Ian Cohen: 4.5/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
No Ripcord — NEGATIVE
Nate Adams: 4/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Tiny Mix Tapes — NEGATIVE
Ajitpaul Mangat: 2/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Sputnikmusic — NEGATIVE
Nick Butler: 2.0 [Poor] READ FULL REVIEW…
NEWSPAPERS & ALT. WEEKLIES
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Approval Percentage
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69 %
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Positive
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( 16 Reviews )
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Steve Jones: 3.5/4 READ FULL REVIEW…
Entertainment Weekly — POSITIVE
Leah Greenblatt: B+ READ FULL REVIEW…
Telegraph — POSITIVE
n/a: 4/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
The Independent — POSITIVE
Andy Gill: 4/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Chicago Tribune — POSITIVE
Greg Kot: 2.5/4 READ FULL REVIEW…
Times Online — POSITIVE
Stephen Dalton: 3/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Hartford Courant — POSITIVE
Eric R. Danton: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
BBC — POSITIVE
Adam Anonymous: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
The Observer — POSITIVE
Killian Fox: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Boston Globe — POSITIVE
Julian Benbow: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Village Voice — POSITIVE
Zach Baron: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Time Out — NEGATIVE
Jesse Serwer: 3/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
The Guardian — NEGATIVE
Alexis Petridis: 3/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
NOW Magazine — NEGATIVE
Jason Richards: 2/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
LA Times — NEGATIVE
Jeff Weiss: Unfavorable READ FULL REVIEW…
The Washington Post — NEGATIVE
Chris Richards: Unfavorable READ FULL REVIEW…
MINOR WEBSITES & ENDORSED BLOGS
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Approval Percentage
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74 %
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Positive
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( 19 Reviews )
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Patrick Robinson: 9.0 [Amazing] READ FULL REVIEW…
Word On The Streets Mag — POSITIVE
NailzBuck50: 4/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Digital Spy — POSITIVE
Alex Fletcher: 4/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
HipHop.com — POSITIVE
DJ Z: 7.5/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
AllHipHop.com — POSITIVE
Ismael AbduSalaam : 7.5/10 READ FULL REVIEW…
Metromix — POSITIVE
Wade Tatangelo: 3.5/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
About.com — POSITIVE
Shannon Barbour: 3.5/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Pretty Much Amazing — POSITIVE
Chris Barth: 68 [Very Good] READ FULL REVIEW…
Consequence Of Sound — POSITIVE
Michael Denslow: 3/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
Contact Music — POSITIVE
Tareck Ghoneim: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Pop Dose — POSITIVE
Jeff Giles: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
The Line Of Best Fit — POSITIVE
Tyler Boehm: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Newsday.com — POSITIVE
Glenn Gamboa: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Hip Hop Wired — POSITIVE
Justin T. Stewart: Favorable READ FULL REVIEW…
DJBooth.net — NEGATIVE
Nathan S.: 3.0 [Average] READ FULL REVIEW…
Music Emissions — NEGATIVE
Kevin Stevens: 2.5/5 READ FULL REVIEW…
ByronCrawford.com — NEGATIVE
Byron Crawford: Unfavorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Culture Bully — NEGATIVE
Kyle “Guante” Myhre: Unfavorable READ FULL REVIEW…
Crave Online (Antiquiet) — NEGATIVE
Johnny Firecloud: Unfavorable READ FULL REVIEW…
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User Ratings sourced from Metacritic, Sputnikmusic, and RateYourMusic.
Popularity: 92% [?]
