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Birth name | Albert Shepard |
Also known as | Printmatic |
Origin | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
Years active | 1999-present |
Labels | Rhymesayers Entertainment, Weightless Recordings |
Associated acts | Soul Position, Greenhouse |
Website | printmatic |
Albert Shepard, better known by his stage name Blueprint, is an American hip hop musician from Columbus, Ohio. He is a founder of Weightless Recordings.
Blueprint is one half of the duo Soul Position along with producer RJD2. He is also a member of the rap group Greenhouse (formerly known as Greenhouse Effect), which currently consists of himself and Illogic.
Blueprint first gained underground attention as a member of the crew Greenhouse Effect. He then reached a wider audience when he appeared on the track "Final Frontier" from RJD2's debut album Deadringer in 2002. Since then, he has released two albums with RJD2 as Soul Position, as well as several solo albums on Rhymesayers Entertainment, including 1988 (2005) and Adventures in Counter-Culture (2011). In 2014, he released Respect the Architect.