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 .
Life and career 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 1988  (2005) and Adventures in Counter-Culture  (2011). In 2014, he released Respect the Architect 
The Weightroom Chamber Music  (2004)1988  (2005)Iron and Niacin  (2006)Sign Language  (2009)Adventures in Counter-Culture  (2011)Deleted Scenes  (2012)Respect the Architect King No Crown  (2015)Weightless Radio: A Collection of Blueprint Instrumentals  (2011)Vitamins & Minerals  (2004)Blueprint vs. Funkadelic  (2008)Blueprint Who  (2010)Vigilante Genesis  (2016)"Boombox" (2005) "So Alive" (2011) Illogic - "Favorite Things" and "Blueprint" from Unforeseen Shadows  Sage Francis  - "Orphanage Freestyle" from Sick of Waiting Tables Eyedea & Abilities - "Before and After" from First Born  (2001) Illogic - "Break Bread" from Got Lyrics?  (2002) Aesop Rock  - "Alchemy" from Daylight RJD2 - "Final Frontier" from Deadringer  Mars Ill  - "Planes and Trains" from Backbreakanomics Static & Nat Ill - "Fist High" from Teamwork  (2004) Tack Fu - "Evolution Is Outdated" from 85 Decibel Monks  (2004) Vast Aire  - "Zenith" from Look Mom... No Hands Illogic - "The Only Constant" from Celestial Clockwork  Envelope - "Be Your Own Man" from Insignificant Anthems  (2005) Mr. Lif - "Mo' Mega " from Mo' Mega  (2006) Zero Star - "Catch Up" from Forever's Never Really That Long  (2006) Lord 360 - "Previously Pillaged" from The Anomaly LP (The Battle Cry)  (2006) Ill Poetic - "Common Knowledge" from The World Is Ours  (2007) Atmosphere  - "Crewed Up" from Strictly Leakage Envelope - "Looking In" from Shark Bolt  (2008) Bottom Brick - "Cadillac Rap" from The Groundbreaking  (2008) Jake One  - "Scared" from White Van Music BK-One with Benzilla - "Blue Balls" from RĂ¡dio Do Canibal  (2009) Small Professor - "Make Moves" from Gigantic Vol. 1  (2012) Aesop Rock - "BMX" from Skelethon  Abstract Rude  & Musab - "Pomp and Circumstance" from The Awful Truth  (2012)True Believers - "One Question" from The Man  (2012) Illus - "The Gift" and "Extraordinary" from Family First  (2012) Solillaquists of Sound  - "Here I Am" from The 4th Wall: Part 2  (2013)Art Vandelay - "When Death Sings" from Eye 8 the Crow  (2013) Midaz the Beast - "Seeing Is Believing" from AU: Another Universe  (2013) RJD2 - "It All Came to Me in a Dream" from More Is Than Isn't  Mad Dukez & Fresh Kils - "Rearview Reminder" from Gettin' Gatsby  (2013) Illogic & Blockhead  - "Justified" from Capture the Sun  (2013) Rick Chyme - "Starving Artists" from 5iveit LP  (2013) J. Rawls - "Best Producer on the Mic II" from The Legacy  (2014) Doze - "How America Works" from Hell Is Hot as Hell, Boss  (2014) Illus & ICBM - "Beautiful Thing" from Behind the Mask  (2014) Ill State - "Blood, Sweat & Tears" from Illiterates  (2014) Illus & DJ Johnny Juice - "Extraordinary" and "Beautiful Thing" from Kaboom  (2015) Abstract Rude - "Kan of Whoop Ass Reprise" from Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul  (2015) Doze - "No Gravity" from Pay Dues Forever  (2015) Paulie Rhyme  - "Dream Chasers" from Super String Theory  (2015)Atmosphere - "This Lonely Rose" (2015) RJD2 - "Up in the Clouds" from Dame Fortune  (2016) Aesop Rock - "Alchemy" from Daylight  Illogic - Celestial Clockwork  Vast Aire  - "Zenith" and "Outro: 12 Noon" from Look Mom... No Hands