Adventures in Counter-Culture

Adventures in Counter-Culture
Studio album by
Blueprint
ReleasedApril 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
GenreHip-hop
Length58:37
LabelRhymesayers
ProducerBlueprint
Blueprint chronology
Sign Language
(2009) 		Adventures in Counter-Culture
(2011) 		Deleted Scenes
(2012)

Adventures in Counter-Culture is a solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Blueprint. It was released on April 5, 2011 through Rhymesayers Entertainment, marking his second album for the label. In the United States, the album reached number 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 9 on the Heatseekers Albums charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX4/5[2]
Pitchfork6.6/10[3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
RapReviews6.5/10[5]
Tom HullB+((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[6]

Adventures in Counter-Culture was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on four reviews.[1]

Jake Paine of HipHopDX resumed: "while underground hip-hop peers such as Cage and Zion I have struggled in their efforts to expand genres, one of Ohio's best widens his scope with a fiery intensity and a welcomed sound".[2] Kiel Hauck of PopMatters wrote: "it's not to say that Adventures in Counter Culture is nothing but filler, far from it. The album ebbs and flows through its 15 tracks, each one playing part in a larger role of capturing Blueprint's purpose, which is to create a hip-hop album that goes against the grain of today's formula for success".[4] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork concluded: "Blueprint can be so effective when he's down to earth, it's a shame he feels the need to step up on a soapbox".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Five Years Ago"1:22
2."Go Hard or Go Home (Printnificence)"3:49
3."Automatic"3:14
4."Keep Bouncing"3:49
5."Wanna Be Like You"4:31
6."My Culture"4:09
7."Mind, Body & Soul" (featuring Angelica Lee)5:03
8."So Alive"3:51
9."Stole Our Yesterday"4:48
10."Radio-Inactive"4:16
11."Welcome Home"4:23
12."Fly Away"3:46
13."The Clouds"3:22
14."Rise & Fall"3:52
15."The Other Side"4:22
Total length:58:37
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
16."Soul Music"5:48
17."Who Do You Love" (featuring Slug and Illogic)4:47

Charts

Chart performance for Adventures in Counter-Culture
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 52
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 9

References

  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Adventures in Counter Culture - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Paine, Jake (April 8, 2011). "Blueprint - Adventures In Counter-Culture". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Cohen, Ian (May 2, 2011). "Blueprint: Adventures in Counter-Culture". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Hauck, Kiel (June 15, 2011). "Blueprint: Adventures in Counter Culture » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  5. ^ Jost, Matt (January 3, 2012). "Blueprint :: Adventures in Counter-Culture :: Rhymesayers Entertainment". RapReviews. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  6. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Blueprint". tomhull.com. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  7. ^ "Blueprint Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Blueprint Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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