• Thu 2/21/2013: Gainsville, FL @The Backyard @ Boca Fiesta / Palomino
• Fri 2/22/2013: Jacksonville, FL @ The Phoenix Taproom
• Sat 2/23/2013: Miami Springs, FL @ The Catalyst
• Sun 2/24/2013: Fort Myers Beach, FL @ Ugly’s Bar (at Nervous Nellies)
• Tue 2/26/2013: Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
• Wed 2/27/2013: Lake Worth, FL @ The Speakeasy Lounge
• Thu 2/28/2013: Orlando, FL @ Backbooth

Blueprint announces the first leg of his Deleted Scenes tour w/ special guest Ill Poetic. More dates to be announced soon.

Thursday October 11th – Grand Rapids, MI @ Billys | RSVP
Friday October 12th – Marquette, MI @ Northern Michigan University | RSVP
Thursday Oct 18th – Erie, PA @ Crooked I | RSVP
*Friday Oct 19th – Columbus, OH @ Carabar (Free show) | RSVP
Saturday Oct 20th – Cleveland, OH @ Rockstar | RSVP
Tuesday Oct 23rd – Fairborn, OH @ One Eyed Jacks | RSVP
Thursday Oct 24th – Athens, OH @ Casa Cantina | RSVP
*Friday Oct 26th – Cincinnati, OH @ North Side Tavern (Free show) | RSVP
Saturday Oct 27th – Meadville, PA @ Allegheny College (Vukovich Center) | RSVP

*w/o Ill Poetic

The new album, Deleted Scenes is available Oct 16th. Pre-order now @ http://printmatic.net

The American Dream by BLUEPRINT

The Rhymesayers emcee and Weightless Recordings founder Blueprint, who dropped the critically-acclaimed album Adventures in Counter-Culture in 2011, announces the release of a new project called Deleted Scenes. The 15-track project will be released Tuesday October 16th on the independent imprint he has ran for over 10-years, Weightless Recordings.

In describing the Deleted Scenes album, Blueprint comments:

“I wrote and recorded at least 75 songs for my last album, Adventures in Counter-Culture. Only 15 of those songs were chosen for the final tracklist. Many of the remaining songs were good (some very good), but weren’t chosen for the album because their vibe or message didn’t fit the overall theme that I was going for. I soon realized that although these songs didn’t fit into what Adventures in Counter-Culture ultimately turned into, they still played a significant role in telling my story. After revisiting many of these songs, I came to the conclusion that the best of them should be heard by the people who support me to the fullest, so I took some time to fully produce these songs. The result is Deleted Scenes”

PRE-ORDER NOW! (Physical orders ship on Thursday Oct 11th)

Package #1- $10 Add to Cart
Signed Copy of Deleted Scenes CD
11×17 “Deleted Scenes” Poster
3″ Circular Blueprint Sticker

Package #2 – $25 Add to Cart
Signed Copy of Deleted Scenes CD
11×17 Deleted Scenes Poster
3″ Circular Blueprint Sticker
Deleted Scenes Instrumental CD
Signed copy of Word is Blog: Volume One Book

Package #3 – $40 Add to Cart
Signed Copy of Deleted Scenes CD
11×17 “Deleted Scenes” Poster
3″ Circular Blueprint Sticker
Deleted Scenes instrumental CD
Signed copy of Word is Blog: Volume One Book
Blueprint Deleted Scenes T-Shirt (select size at check out)

Digital Version (Bandcamp Pre-order) – $8 Add to Cart
The song “The American Dream” is free to download for those preordering the digital album from Bandcamp. You will be e-mailed a download link on Tuesday October 16th.

BLUEPRINT “Deleted Scenes” Track List:

1. Starting Out
2. Takin’ It
3. Get Right – Featuring Dominique Larue
4. The American Dream – Featuring Adoria
5. True Love – Featuring Angelica Lee
6. Body Movin’
7. Never Grow Old – featuring Angelica Lee
8. Bells & Whistles
9. The Mask
10. Bartenders – featuring Zero Star
11. Babies Got Guns
12. I Wanna Go – featuring Nina D
13. Senseless
14. Leave Me Alone – featuring Terry Troutman of Zapp
15. Packt Like…

Enjoy Latimore’s remix of ‘Deck the Halls’ by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

Also, stay tuned for Latimore’s music video debut this Tuesday, December 28th.
And in case you missed it, be sure to Download his latest FREE EP ‘Smokey Part 2′ here: http://www.divshare.com/direct/13124250-8ad.zip

Merry Christmas from the Weightless Crew!

“Radio-inactive” is the first official single from the forthcoming Blueprint album Adventures in Counter-Culture, to be released March 1st, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnKdnDS9KtM

Shot, edited, & directed by Bangland Media

Buy it now at iTunes: Explicit | Clean | Instrumental

Critically acclaimed mc/producer and Soul Position frontman Blueprint, returns with his highly anticipated sophomore solo release Adventures in Counter-Culture. Experimenting with synths, keyboards, and drum machines, Adventures in Counter-Culture touches on Blueprint’s cynicism with the world, his disdain for pop culture, the state of politics and an apathetic, uninspired society. The album encompasses every facet of music Blueprint knows. It blurs genre lines and connects his hip hop pedigree with his early days in the church choir, to the R&B bands he was a part of in high school, to his new found interest in rock and electronic music.

After a five year musical journey, Blueprint has emerged with his greatest effort to date. A culmination of self discovery and societal critique, Adventures in Counter-Culture is just that. The adventure begins March 1st, 2011.

Word is blog

“Radio-inactive” video teaser:

Single and video debut Monday December 20th.

Word is blog

Smokey Part 2 is available now.  Download HERE or via bandcamp:

Thanks for the support!

Out of print since 2005, the Greenhouse Effect album Columbus or Bust is now available again for the first time.  It is now a double-cd that includes the instrumentals to the album.  Now shipping for $8

Columbus or Bust is the third release from the Greenhouse Effect crew and the follow-up to their debut full-length album Life Sentences. Produced entirely by Blueprint, with guest appearances by Murs and Jakki the Motormouth. Rhymes by Blueprint & Fess. Written and recorded during the same time period as 1988, and released the same year

CD Version: $8 Add To Cart

Digital Version: $5 Add To Cart

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As old man winter continues to strengthen his hold on our collective asses, the good people at Weightless Recordings have decided to bring back one of the most popular merch items, the Greenhouse hooded sweatshirt. These have been out of stock since Greenhouse‘s spring tour with Killah Priest, but they are officially back and in two colors; Black w/ Silver print and Green with white print. If you slept last time around, you should probably wake up and pick up one this time around. Any hoodie ships with a free greenhouse CD of your choice. Choose size and title in the checkout cart.

Greenhouse Hoodie + Free CD: $25 Add to cart

Thanks for the support!

The second release, Smokey Part 2, by Columbus hip-hop producer Latimore Platz is now available on Weightless Recordings. If you’re a fan of hip-hop production, do yourself a big favor and click on the above cover image and download the goodness.

Direct link: http://www.divshare.com/direct/13124250-8ad.zip

Thanks for the support!