September 11, 2001 has had an incredible impact on my life. I remember thinking that day that it was going to be something I would never forget. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think about it. It was the day Jay-Z’s album The Blueprint was released.
I went to Walmart to buy it. The cashier was crying. She must have already listened to it and was affected by some of the more emotional songs.
On the way home I popped it into my CD player. I was blown away by it from the very first moment. I tried to stop at a gas station, but for some reason they were all crowded. I guess it was all the people going out to buy the new album. When I got home my parents asked me if I had heard the news. I told them I already knew about the new Jay-Z album. I went to my room to listen to it. Every song was amazing and the track layout was perfect. The cover art was awesome. Jay-Z looked like the epitome of rap supe om. It was an incredible work of genius and I could understand why the cashier was so emotional. I had loved Vol 2 and The Dynasty, but this was something completely new and different from my favorite artist. My parents were watching the news really loud so I had to turn it up to drown that out. I played it on repeat over and over until I fell asleep. It was one of the most memorable days of my life. I can’t even begin to imagine what my life would be like without The Blueprint