Wednesday Rap Release Dates: Schoolly D, Curren$y, Bun B
Rap pioneers Ice Cube, Schoolly D, Bun B and KRS-One all have upcoming work, and Slaughterhouse may have an EP coming?
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Big Boi, dead prez, DJ Clark Kent
Cookin' Soul & Don Cannon remix Drake, Terry Urban pays tribute to 2Pac, while Crooked I & Outasight are on the horizon.
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: Gucci Mane, Bun B, Nappy Roots
Diddy and Fat Joe push back, while Bun and Gucci get dates, and fall has glimpses of Slim Thug, Joe Budden, Cassidy & Foreign Exchange.
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Paul Wall, Nipsey Hussle, J. Cole
C-N-N and Tha Chill drop gems last week, while Nipsey introduces his Slauson Boyz, and Sheek Louch calls himself "Donny Def Jam."
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: Fat Joe, Jeezy, Rah Digga
Curren$y jumps on Sam Adams' physical release of "Boston's Boy," while we enter the biggest block of Rap releases in over a year.
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Cee-Lo, TiRon, dead prez
Goodie Mob's champ drops in, Fashawn covers Nas, and DXnext'ers Donnis, One-2, J.Y., Nickelus F, TiRon, Masspike Miles all have tapes.
Wednesday Rap Release Dates: Drake, Ice Cube, Kid Cudi
Diddy takes his own release date, while Kid Cudi takes aim on September, and June may be Rap's biggest month in years.
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Royce Da 5'9", Pill, Max B
T.I., Rick Ross, Raekwon, Lil Wayne, Major Lazer, Red Caf
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: Pharoahe Monch, Fabolous, Ice Cube
Rick Ross & Fat Joe follow the great June-to-July migration, while Duck Down lines up their 15th Anniv. top-shelf releases.
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Raekwon, Tabi Bonney, T.I.
Capone-N-Noreaga make a set-up tape this week with Green Lantern, while Red Cafe leaves no witnesses after Young Chris returns.
In comparison to previous albums, Li(f)e comes across as Sage Francis' break-out solo album. Musically, he's stepped away from the comparisons, and achieved genre-bending that others, such as Cage, stumbled with.
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: Crooked I, N.E.R.D., Young Buck
Yelawolf takes a page from Drake's "So Far Gone" book, while Babygrande Records copies a Death Row/Suave House marketing strategy.
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Lil Wayne, T.I., Tanya Morgan
The Guru tribute tapes come pouring in, while T.I. and DJ Drama line up a mixtape, Wayne's "Rikers Island Redemption" hit and Donwill and Von Pea serve sammies.
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: Fat Joe, Yelawolf, Z-Ro, Juvenile
Roc-A-Fella relaunches with old & new, while June now includes Drake, Jeezy, Game, Diddy, Lil Jon & Chamillionaire.
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Stat Quo, Cam'ron, Pill
DJ Drama reclaims his seat, releasing mixtapes from Cam'ron & Vado, Pill and dead prez, while DJ Smallz has a Rick Ross EP.
Albeit a disappointment, Ten Toes Down retains nostalgia value and places Ball & G among a select number of 20-year veterans that are able to stay remotely close to relevant.
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: The Roots, Joe Budden, Chamillionaire
Trina, 'Ball & G, Bone Thugs, Roc Marciano and Flying Lotus drop today, as PackFM, Homeboy Sandman and Diddy are on horizon.
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Pac Div, Jadakiss, Cookin' Soul
Jadakiss and Green Lantern strike again, as Young Jeezy and DJ Drama line up to make this week a true scorcher.
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: 8Ball & MJG, PackFM, Plies
Blitz The Ambassador releases an orchestral companion to Stereotype, RJD2 goes for two, and Necro returns with "Die!"
Monday Mixtape Release Dates: Game, Jeezy, Young Chris
Game & DJ Skee's "R.E.D Room" reunion plans to release today, Jadakiss on Sunday, while DPG and Theo Martins dropped last week.
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: N.E.R.D., Young Buck, Jeezy, Eminem
The Atlanta trap brothers of T.I. & Jeezy ready for summer releases, Eminem locks in, as N.E.R.D. returns, making June "hotter than July."