On Tuesday, April 29, Columbus, OH rapper/producer/entrepreneur Blueprint presented his latest project — and it’s a free one.
The 30-minute EP is called Blueprint vs. Funkadelic, and it finds ‘Print — who some may know as one-half of Soul Position with RJD2 — dropping freestyle rhymes over beats built from Funkadelic samples. The sound is dusty and rough, and reminiscent of his solid 2003 solo album 1983.
In an email to Plug One, Blueprint elaborated on the project. “This is a project that I somewhat stumbled upon during my record collecting and rediscovering the catalog of Funkadelic and wanting to
pay homage to them, so i decided to write a bunch of rhymes to the beats that i created using their music as well as include old audio interviews from the group that explain their perspective on music,” he writes. “I would like to actually make the MP3 version of this album free to download on the sites of those that are interested. The CD version will be a limited pressing and include a 11×17 poster.”
So there you have it. A free EP from the indelible Blueprint. You can download it here. And, if you really like it or are just a fan, you can purchase a limited-edition copy (only 500 available) from his label, Weightless Recordings.
- 1. “Intro”
- 2. “Check Mate”
- 3. “La La La”
- 4. “Off the Top”
- 5. “The Day to Day”
- 6. “Don’t Make Me Laugh”
- 7. “Too Funkadelic”
- 8. “What Is”
www.myspace.com/blueprint
www.weightless.net
