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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Soul Position

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Mixtapes

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

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