1988 (Blueprint album)
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Christgau’s Consumer Guide | A−[5] |
| Cokemachineglow | 77%[6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[8] |
| RapReviews | 10/10[9] |
| URB | [10] |
1988 is the third studio album by American hip hop musician Blueprint. It was released on March 29, 2005, on Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, 1988 received an average score of 83% based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:27 |
| 2. | "Anything Is Possible" | 1:29 |
| 3. | "1988" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Inner City Native Son" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Tramp" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Boombox" | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Trouble on My Mind" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Lo-Fi Funk" (featuring Aesop Rock) | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Big Girls Need Love Too" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Fresh" | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Where's Your Girl At?" | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Kill Me First" (featuring CJ the Cynic) | 4:58 |
| 13. | "Liberated / Who You Talkin' To?" | 8:53 |
References
- ^ "Blueprint - 1988". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Blueprint - Boombox". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "1988 by Blueprint". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ Kristel, Todd. "1988 - Blueprint". AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Blueprint". Robert Christgau. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ Betz, Chet (April 6, 2005). "Blueprint - 1988". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ Macia, Peter (June 2, 2005). "Blueprint: 1988". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Braidwood, Stefan (April 24, 2005). "Blueprint: 1988". PopMatters. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Book, John (March 15, 2005). "Blueprint :: 1988 :: Rhymesayers Entertainment". RapReviews.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ The highlight of this album is Blueprint's pensive, jazzy landscape of strangled horns and muddy synths. [Jan/Feb 2005, p.94]
External links
- 1988 at Discogs (list of releases)
- "Boombox" on SoundCloud
