Blueprint (rapper)

For other uses, see Blueprint (disambiguation).

Blueprint
Birth name	Albert Shepard
Origin	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Producer, Rapper
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Rhymesayers Entertainment Weightless Recordings
Associated acts	Soul Position Greenhouse Effect
Website	Weightless Recordings Rhymesayers

Blueprint (born Albert Shepard) is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment. He is also one half of the group Soul Position with producer RJD2, and a member of the rap group Greenhouse Effect, which currently consists of himself and Illogic.

Biography

Over the span of several years, Blueprint has risen greatly in popularity. He first gained minor underground attention as a member of the crew Greenhouse Effect. He achieved somewhat more widespread notice with his appearance on the track "Final Frontier" on RJD2's album Deadringer. Since then, he has released one EP and two albums with RJD2 as Soul Position, as well as a solo release on Rhymesayers, titled 1988 (2005). Blueprint is known for his distinctive teeth and story-telling ability. His albums usually focus upon a range of subjects and include many different styles of music, rather than focusing on one level throughout. He is also a skilled freestyler and came in second place in the Scribble Jam 2000 freestyle competition. Blueprint is very appreciative of fans; a 2004 Fort Collins show had a very low turnout because the promoter had the wrong date on the flyers. Blueprint chose to get down from the stage, and perform the entire concert with all 50 or so fans encircling him on the floor.

Discography

With Soul Position

Albums

• Unlimited EP (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2002)
• 8 Million Stories (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2003)
• 8 Million Stories: Instrumentals (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2003)
• Things Go Better with RJ and AL (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2006)

Singles

• "The Jerry Springer Episode" b/w "Share This" (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2003)
• "Inhale" b/w "Inhale Remix" & "Right Place, Wrong Time" (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2004)
• "Hand-Me-Downs" b/w "Blame It On The Jager" (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2006)

Mixtapes

• Mixtapes Go Better With RJ and AL (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2006)

With Greenhouse Effect

• Up To Speed (Weightless Recordings, 1999)
• Life Sentences (Weightless Recordings, 2003)
• Columbus or Bust (Weightless Recordings, 2005)
• Greenhouse Effect Vs. Radiohead (Weightless Recordings, 2006)
• Electric Purgatory Pt. 1 EP (Weightless Recordings, 2009)
• Electric Purgatory Pt. 2 EP (Weightless Recordings, 2010)
• Bend but Don't Break LP (Weightless Recordings)

Solo artist

• The Weightroom (Weightless Recordings, 2003)
• Chamber Music (Weightless Recordings, 2004)
• Printmatic: The Vitamins & Minerals EP (Weightless Recordings, 2004)
• 1988 (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2005)
• Iron & Niacin (Weightless Recordings, 2006)
• Blueprint vs. Funkadelic (Weightless Recordings, 2008)
• Sign Language (Weightless Recordings, 2009)
• Blueprint Who (Weightless Recordings, 2010)
• Adventures in Counter-Culture (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2011)

External links

• Weightless Recordings
• Rhymesayers Entertainment
• 2008 Interview with ArtofRhyme.com: Discusses Blueprint vs. Funkadelic project
• Interview with Platform8470.com, April 2011