I recently sat down with my old friend Blueprint to discuss his upcoming projects, his career, and the state of hip hop. 

So Print you have been out of the spotlight for a little while now, what have you been up to?

A few years back I started to feel like I was pigeon-holing myself as an artist who’s known for recreating older hip-hop and I felt that if I continued on that path that I may never get to do anything different or anything that reflects the music I actually can and want to make. It’s almost like realizing you were being too safe. So I had to take a step back from some of the things that were distracting me from my music; like touring as much as I was, promoting shows, or even being out so much locally. It wasn’t really doing anything but working against my progression as an artist. In a lot of ways I had become really used to doing records and writing songs a certain kind of way. So I kind of abandoned that, but as an artist when you decide to change directions a little bit it takes time to master your new style, so I’ve been trying to master my new style.

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