Blueprint Explains "Deleted Scenes" Relationship To "Adventures In Counter-Culture," Rhymesayers' Fan Engagement

by Homer Johnsen xclusive: Blueprint explains how his deal with Rhymesayers Entertainment challenged him to be a better musician. He also revisits "Chamber Music." Columbus, Ohio emcee/producer Blueprint is no stranger to the game. Since 1999 he’s released hundreds of songs in via solo LPs and collaborative efforts like Soul Position and Greenhouse Effect. This week, he’s set to release his 13th solo effort in nine years. HipHopDX recently caught up with Blueprint to discuss his new album, Deleted Scenes. Released through Rhymesayers Entertainment, Deleted Scenes consists of previously recorded tracks left off of his last album, Adventures in Counter-Culture. Accordingly, Deleted Scenes is a continuation of the same story, though Blueprint notes that the message is “more positive.” Having observed the state of Hip Hop as a participant for over ten years, Blueprint’s wisdom is captivating. Discussing the first single from Deleted Scenes, “The American Dream”, he notes that values from prior generations have gotten lost along the way. “We look at the people who flaunt the excess the hardest as the biggest examples of the American Dream,” he says. “Meanwhile, the majority of residents have a hard time meeting their basic needs.” It goes much deeper than that though. According to Blueprint, major labels have capitalized on this sentiment, which has taken some power away from independent labels. He also says it’s up to Independent artists to remain engaged with their fans to counter the effect of materialism on The American Dream. Blueprint Explains Making Deleted Scenes Out Of Adventures In Counter-Culture HipHopDX: Deleted Scenes is the new album and it’s comprised of some of the better tracks that didn’t make the cut for your last album, Adventures in Counter-Culture. Stylistically and artistically, what would you say the relationship is between these two albums? Blueprint: Adventures in Counter-Culture is more exploratory and as that album developed, people were watching me change. It started out fun, then I was drinking, going through an entire change and seeing that I was stagnant. And by the end of that album, it ended on a kind of hopeful, optimistic note about the future. Deleted Scenes, from what I’ve seen so far, it starts at the ending and it sticks to that throughout. It starts with a more optimistic theme like, “Okay, now what do you do?” So as far as the song context, they’re positive- with the exception of one or two that are real serious- but overall it’s just more positive. The reason some of them didn’t get put on [Adventures in Counter-Culture] was because the theme was more different. I wanted [Adventures in Counter-Culture] to have kind of a rollercoaster feel to it, but Deleted Scenes I kind of wanted to have a really specific feel throughout. So all of those tracks naturally go together a lot easier. read the rest at: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21540/title.blueprint-explains-deleted-scenes-relationship-to-adventures-in-counter-culture-rhymesayers-fan-engagement