The Kanye West song that was supposed to appear on Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint 3’
It’s the coldest story literally ever told.
Jay-Z Archives: 12/2025
The rapper Big Boi called “the coolest on the planet”
Big Boi grew up studying Slick Rick’s tapes, drawn to the swagger, the accent and the storytelling that felt richer than anything else in rap. Years later, he still calls Rick the coolest rapper on the planet, a title earned through style, imagination and a legacy that shaped everyone from Nas to OutKast.
The classic Big L song Jay-Z was meant to rap on
Big L and Jay-Z came up together in mid-90s New York.
