1988
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length49:14
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
ProducerBlueprint
Blueprint chronology
Chamber Music
(2004)
1988
(2005)
Iron & Niacin
(2006)
Singles from 1988
  1. "Boombox"
    Released: March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauA−[5]
Pitchfork Media6.0/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
RapReviews10/10[8]
XLR8Rfavorable[9]

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.TitleLength
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

  1. "Blueprint - 1988". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. "Blueprint - Boombox". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "1988 by Blueprint". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. Kristel, Todd. "1988 - Blueprint". AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Blueprint". Robert Christgau. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. Macia, Peter (June 2, 2005). "Blueprint: 1988". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  7. Braidwood, Stefan (April 24, 2005). "Blueprint: 1988". PopMatters. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  8. Book, John (March 15, 2005). "Blueprint :: 1988 :: Rhymesayers Entertainment". RapReviews.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  9. Herman, Max (June 14, 2005). "Blueprint - 1988". XLR8R. Retrieved May 5, 2016.



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