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Jay Z is widely regarded as one of the most successful rappers in history. He has received many awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, ten Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, and an Academy Award. A soft intro track leads into “Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)” which opens with Jay Z singing through Auto-Tune before he quickly switches to rapping about his upbringing. The song features Kanye West on the hook and guitar work by American rap-metal musician Kid Rock. “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)…” is an appropriate track to represent Jay Z’s rise to fame in the hip-hop industry. It references his previous albums, Reasonable Doubt and Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life, and has several celebrity guests including appearances by Kanye West, Mike Tyson, Pharrell Williams, Young Jeezy, R. Kelly and Beanie Sigel. The lyrics are mostly braggadocios about his past success in the rap game. The fourth track on "Blueprint 3", “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” is a diss track aimed at producer/vocal effects peddler, Emile “E.S.G.” Smith who Jay Z alleges got him banned from using Auto-Tune vocals on his most recent albums. In the song, Jay Z alludes to the fact that E.S.G. was the one who caused his rapping to sound less natural through Auto-Tune usage, and for this reason, he is holding a grudge against him. This inflection point marks a changing of the guard in terms of lyrical content and flow on all of Jay Z's albums with the exception of 2003's "The Blueprint". On "The Blueprint 3", Jay Z strays away from the machismo rooted in hip hop’s Golden Age and claims to be more mature and reflective of his life experiences. He also reverts back to more intricate rhyme patterns on this album, although many of the memorable lines are still on the simplistic side. This change is perhaps due in part to the fact that he is no longer an emerging artist, but rather a veteran on top of his game who has reached a point where he does not have to rely on traditionally accepted techniques anymore. More than half of the track's lyrics deal with the balancing act of life and rapping, exemplified in lines like “I handle my business while I’m on vacation / I’m on the beach but still gettin it in / Heavy is the crown, they hate to see me winnin.” Jay Z also takes some time to explain his side of the story on songs like “Off That”, which gives an account of how he was wronged on "American Gangster" by Frank Lucas. "Blueprint 3" has received overall positive reviews from music critics. cfa1e77820
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