Mar 21, 2019 https://pitchfork.com/news/jay-zs-the-blueprint-to-be-archived-in-library-of-congress/amp/ BY: JAZZ MONROE MAR 20 2019 Recordings by Nina Simone and Curtis Mayfield that “reflect our past, present, and future” also added JAY-Z’s The Blueprint will be archived in the Library of Congress, joining classics such as John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme and Radiohead’s OK Computer, the National Recording Registry announced today. The new batch of recordings which “reflect our past, present, and future” also includes Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam,” Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly, Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual, Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September,” and more, Associated Press reports. The Registry will also preserve Robert F. Kennedy’s speech following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, two months before Kennedy was killed. Additions to the archive last year included Run-D.M.C.’s Raising h---, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, and Chic’s “Le Freak.” Read about Superfly in Pitchfork’s recent feature “The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time.”
