Rick Ross finally unveils his Maybach Music Group empire this week with Self Made Vol. 1. While the album has already presented a handful of leaks, most recently “Fitted Cap” 
with J. Cole, new joints featuring Pill, Meek Mill, and Wale are all over the compilation. In other compilation news, Canibus and Keith Murray reunite as the Undergods for In Gods We Trust: Crush Microphones to Dust arriving next week (May 31st).
Legendary rap stalwart, the late Big L, also posthumously releases The Danger Zone on May 31st, along with the legendary Kool G Rap’s physical release of Riches, Royalty & Respect. One half of Cannibal Ox, Vast Aire, drops OX 2010 Odyssey the same day.
As an unexpected twist to June, Mrs. Jay-Z aka Beyoncé will be releasing 4, her fourth solo album on June 28th. Earlier in the month, Ja Rule’s double whammy of pre-prison releases, Pain Is Love 2 and The Renaissance Project, remain on June 7th along with Tech N9ne’s All 6’s and 7’s and the recently pushed back Boss Hogg Outlawz – Serve And Collect Part 3 (Immahogg) presented by Slim Thug.
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May 24
Maybach Music Group – Self Made Vol. 1
Stephen Marley – Revelation Part 1: The Roots Of Life
May 31
Big L – The Danger Zone
Canibus & Keith Murray (as Undergods) – In Gods We Trust: Crush Microphones To Dust
Kool G Rap – Riches, Royalty, Respect
Vast Aire – OX 2010 Odyssey
June 7
Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz)- Are You Gonna Eat That?
Ja Rule – Pain Is Love 2
Ja Rule – The Renaissance Project
Slim Thug Presents… Boss Hogg Outlawz – Serve And Collect Part 3 (Immahogg)
Tech N9ne – All 6’s And 7’s
June 14
J. Period & Q-Tip – The [Abstract] Best
Random Axe (Sean Price, Guilty Simpson, & Black Milk) – Random Axe
Vakill – Armor Of God
Ziggy Marley – Wild And Free
June 21
Grieves – Together Apart
Pitbull – Planet Pit
Potluck – Rhymes And Resin
Blaq Poet – Blaq Poet Society
T3 (Slum Village) – 3iLLA
June 28
Beyonce – 4
Big Sean – Finally Famous: The Album
Dorrough & DJ Drama – Gangsta Grillz: Silent Assassins
Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun – Monumental
Bad Meets Evil? Carter IV?
they hopefully wont ever release carter IV
Enough dope hip hop for the next weeks.
Only Random Axe and Monumental are worth coppin’
who’s big l?
who’s keith murray?
i think ive heard of canibus cause hes had beef with eminem
whos big l?? are you serious…
look at his name, dumbass, hes sayin the average hip hop fan wouldnt even of heard of the greats.
Wow, what a fuckin’ dumb ass. They are only some of the greatest MC’s in the history of Hip-Hop
Wow, what a fuckin’ dumb ass. They are only some of the greatest MC’s in the history of Hip-Hop.
I’ll be copping the Maybach Music joint, the Random Axe, “Monumnetal,” and “Tha Carter IV.” I’d get the Vakill but judging by the tracklist, it looks more like a glorified mixtape/street album than an honest-to-god studio effort, even though his last two albums were fire. That’ll probably get a download and maybe later a cop if it’s worth it. Same with “3iLLA.”
Oh, and for anyone who might’ve been doubting the prospective quality of “Monumental” based on Pete Rock’s recent material (’cause I was also one of those people), I advise you to go listen to “That’s Hard” with Styles P and Sean Price, off the album. It’s one of the hardest beats of the past five years on some “Wu-Tang Forever” shit.
WHy don’t you fools update the release dates section?
Pre ordered that Vast Aire from ughh.com after peeping the snippets at amazon.com… Thor’s Hammer and Horoscope!
“Pain is love 2” can’t wait. Have’nt actually rocked any RnB in a life time acept for Alicia
Big L, Rest in Peace. Glad to hear something fresh from the past. Big L would kill everyone, even my boy Lupe.