The Blueprint: Vinyl LP Gym Class Heroes and “Devolution

and “Devolution

Big Wows is both cynical and optimistic: dreaminess and pop dance rhythms are cut With eye rolling vocal styles inflected by heartfelt lyrical messages “We hit upon this conversational-style between the vocals and have alternating lead melodies

fifty years ago

an album that aligns the best rapper alive

as well as the DVD-debut of The New York Album

The Blueprint: Vinyl LP Gym Class Heroes and “DevolutionThe Blueprint may be Jay Z's most captivating record since Reasonable Doubt, but its predictably detached mood reflects the master hustler's superior ability to trick out lackluster subject matter with lyrical complexity and brief flashes of manufactured introspection. The Blueprint, a solid mix of preprogrammed radio hits ("Izzo," "Girls, Girls, Girls") and better than average mid tempo compositions ("Never Change," "Song Cry"), confirms the Brooklyn