Blueprint (rapper)

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Blueprint
Birth name Albert Shepard
Origin Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genre(s) Hip Hop
Occupation(s) Producer, Rapper
Years active 1999 – Present
Label(s) Rhymesayers Entertainment
Weightless Recordings
Associated acts Soul Position
Greenhouse Effect
Website Weightless Recordings
Rhymesayers
For other uses, see Blueprint (disambiguation).

Blueprint (born Albert Shepard) is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment. He is also one half of the group Soul Position with producer RJD2, and a member of the rap group Greenhouse Effect.

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[edit] Biography

Over the span of several years, Blueprint has risen greatly in popularity. He first gained minor underground attention as a member of the crew Greenhouse Effect. He achieved somewhat more widespread notice with his appearance on the track "Final Frontier" on RJD2's album Deadringer. Since then, he has released one EP and two albums with RJD2 as Soul Position, as well as a solo release on Rhymesayers, titled 1988 (2005). Blueprint is known for his distinctive teeth and story-telling ability. His albums usually focus upon a range of subjects and include many different styles of music, rather than focusing on one level throughout. He is also a skilled freestyler and came in second place in the Scribble Jam 2000 freestyle competition.

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Soul Position

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • "The Jerry Springer Episode" b/w "Share This" (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2003)
  • "Inhale" b/w "Inhale Remix" & "Right Place, Wrong Time" (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2004)
  • "Hand-Me-Downs" b/w "Blame It On The Jager" (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2006)

[edit] Mixtapes

  • Mixtapes Go Better With RJ and AL (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2006)

[edit] With Greenhouse Effect

  • Life Sentences (Weightless Recordings, 2003)
  • Columbus or Bust (Weightless Recordings, 2005)

[edit] Solo artist

  • The Weightroom (Weightless Recordings, 2003)
  • Chamber Music (Weightless Recordings, 2004)
  • Printmatic: Vitamins & Minerals (Weightless Recordings, 2004)
  • 1988 (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2005)
  • Iron & Niacin (Weightless Recordings, 2006)
  • Blueprint vs. Funkadelic (Weightless Recordings, 2008)

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