My take on: Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3"

Here it is folks, the most hyped album of the year. Jay has arguably three classic albums. Two albums (original Blueprint, and Reasonable Doubt) are indisputable classics. Now we have the Blueprint 3 in our midst. Is it a classic? No, not in my opinion. Is it a good/decent Jay album? Yes, I believe it is. The first track "what we talkin' about" starts the album off right. The indie hook, and Jay go well together. The beat is grand, and it sounds like the king is coming. Jay is on point with this track. The first six songs are fantastic. DOA, and Run this town show the old Jay. He talks about his self alot but hey, that's Jay right. His witty lyricism is apparent on the first half of the album, and it is grand. The second half of the album is where it's hit or miss. The Swizz Beatz produced track "on to the next one" is a clone of the "we off that" drake track. We get it Jay, your off the old trends and in with the new. Did it take two tracks to say that? Not really, but I digress. Drake's name alone can not save the "we off that" track. The beat is mediocre, and the hook is uninspired. sad really. The Swizz Beatz track "on to the next one" suffers from the same thing. The whole "let's repeat people saying things" on a track is getting old for Swizz. Find a new bag of tricks. "Venus vs. Mars" is just an embarrassment. Like I said, it's not a classic, but it's a decent album. Jay has shown some growth with tracks like "forever young" where he talks of his music living on when he's long gone, and "a star is born" where he passes the torch to younger mc's. He's shown some growth, but the majority of the songs are just Jay talking about Jay. That gets a little old. I say lose about five tracks and this album would have been more complete. ok, bye