Jay-Z drops the third installment of his Blueprint series with the title implying a return to the perfect balancing of street and commercial appeal he displayed on The Blueprint. What Jigga delivers are some flashes of the old Jay and some of the Kingdom Come Jay that began the “Jay-Z fell off” movement.

It’s a 50-50 album. Half the tracks give us what we want, and the other half are doomed by poor beats, and/or questionable flow. The thing is, Jay-Z’s an older cat playing a young man’s game. In that respect he reps himself well as the Hip Hop version of The Rolling Stones. Jay will probably be releasing albums and touring until he’s 60.. In other words, another five years. Read the full story