Throughout my career, I’ve created (or co-created) some iconic mixtapes.  Viva La Hova.  Dillagence.  Ready To Boom.  That mixtape with Adele.  And of course, the Summertime series with Jazzy Jeff.

But this one here (probably my last ever mixtape, to be honest) is special.

The music.  The concept.  And even the origin story.

Recently, I was blasting Jay-Z’s The Blueprint in honor of its 20th anniversary.

My fiancé Carolyn was upstairs playing lots of Beyoncé to balance out the incessant amount of Hov playing in my office.

At one point, both playlists synced on beat and my mind was blown.

My first thought: THIS SHOULD BE AN ALBUM

I called up my creative partner Chi Duly (the most talented musician I know) and we fleshed out the idea for this project.

I dug up all the classic Blueprint samples (and some other classic Jay sources, as well).  

Chi acquired a bunch of Beyoncé acapellas.   And then we got to work.

23 songs.  All songs produced exclusively for this tape.  These are not deejay blends.  This is original production using the original samples with lots of other fun things added in.

(And, of course, some rare and timely Jay-Z verses sprinkled in for good measure).

I’m not sure if we will ever get The Carters, Part 2.

But until that day… we have something just as good. :)

This is the most creative thing I have ever been a part of.

This is Beyoncé meets The Blueprint.

This is THE B-PRINT.

1 Bonnie
2 Myself
3 Ring
4 Free
5 Take
6 Up
7 Love
8 Drunk
9 Form
10 Reason
11 No
12 Feel
13 Nina
14 Hold
15 Count
16 Her
17 Cry
18 Crazy
19 Lady
20 Emo
21 Summer
22 Flaws
23 Forever

Beyoncé + Jay-Z: The B-Print (Remixed by MICK + Chi Duly)

Listen With Your Eyez Closed

intro(pray)

world comatose

affliction

aspirations

The Appraisal

sshhh DIAMONDS [Prod. Versus Beats]

The Appraisal II

take life (Prod. AE Beats & Versus Beats)

meditate (Prod. False Ego)

affliction

Z:A:C:H