KRS-One On Jay-Z Borrowing His Blueprint, "That's Honor, That's Respect

Rap legend KRS-One has spoken up on Jay-Z's usage of the title Blueprint on three of his recent albums and how Hov has continued to pay homage to his 1989 album, Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop.

According to KRS, Jay continues to represent hip-hop's growth and culture.

"You can't get mad if you say number one, you put out a record and then Jay-Z puts out one," KRS said in an interview. "That's honor, that's respect because you call yourself the teacher. If I put out the first Blueprint, and then Jay-Z decides to name his next three albums The Blueprint, you can only look at that as respect in hip-hop and it actually signifies the unity of hip-hop all together...you could compare this all the way across the board [with other rappers]. You're finally getting to see hip-hop's culture, not the rap music industry. Ask yourself this question too, with all the money that Jay-Z has, why does he still have to rap? Why does he still have to rap? He has to rap because he is hip-hop. He is the culture himself..."