It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Charles Dickens can have his two cities. The way the comment boards have been buzzing around the Hip-Hop blogosphere, the only two things of note at the moment are Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 and Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II, both of which leaked in the past two days. What the buildup, the leak and the early reception has proven, if anything, is that nobody knows how the fuck to handle this internet business. A brief look at the two albums:

The Blueprint 3- Jay-Z, one of the richest and most successful artists of all-time returns at 40 to continue his Blueprint series. At this point, a Jay-Z release is a global event. The man basically strong armed his way toward releasing the record on …