| 1988 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2005 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 49:14 | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Blueprint | |||
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| Singles from 1988 | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Robert Christgau | A- [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.0/10 [6] |
| PopMatters |   |
| RapReviews | 10/10 [8] |
| XLR8R | favorable [9] |
1988 is the third studio album by American hip hop musician Blueprint. It was released on March 29, 2005, on Rhymesayers Entertainment.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, 1988 received an average score of 83% based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:27 |
| 2. | "Anything Is Possible" | 1:29 |
| 3. | "1988" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Inner City Native Son" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Tramp" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Boombox" | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Trouble on My Mind" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Lo-Fi Funk" (featuring Aesop Rock) | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Big Girls Need Love Too" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Fresh" | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Where's Your Girl At?" | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Kill Me First" (featuring CJ the Cynic) | 4:58 |
| 13. | "Liberated / Who You Talkin' To?" | 8:53 |
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