Blog: The Smoking Section

For over a decade Jay-Z has been at the epicenter of Hip-Hop's ever changing landscape. Through a combination of auspicious events and astute maneuvers, he set the pace for the genre on a mainstream level with air of affluence. Which in turn allowed him to set and break trends at will with even the slightest mention. At his peak, he released 2001's The Blueprint ; an album that made Hip-Hip take a 180 ° turn sonically. Unfortunately, no matter how far ahead of the curve you are, the field eventually catches up: forcing you to [...]