2012 is now upon us, and as always, the first month usually drags by musically. Rappers are on their holiday hangovers (especially dropping a million mixtapes for the season) and the rest are in the studio perfecting albums for the months ahead.
This week we see Statik Selektah’s collaborative project with Strong Arm Steady called StereoType. Statik has worked with the likes of Freddie Gibbs 
and Action Bronson this past year, both newbies. This time though, he aligns with the veteran collective SAS. The most recent leak was the cut “Classic.” If that’s any indication of the quality of this project, then this is definitely something to look out for. Ten days later, Sha Stimuli delivers what sounds like a street album, The Calling. Sha recently tackled Tupac’s classic “Brenda’s Got a Baby” by writing a catch up cut called “Brenda’s Baby” as if Brenda is now 20 years old.
Juvenile bumped Rejuvenation to January 17th, sharing the day with Necro’s The Murder Murder Kill Kill EP. Ja Rule was slated to have a January release, but due to lack of promotion, Pain Is Love 2 will close out February on the 28th. In “world music” news, Sean Paul is dropping his album Tomahawk Technique. There’s no solid release date for it yet, though it’s definitely coming soon. Strangely enough, other countries have real release dates for the project, but America does not. Just goes to show where most of Sean P’s money is coming from these days. Lastly, B.o.B. gets a release date of March 13th for his album Strange Clouds. Seems like Bobby Ray has been on the fast track since he flew in those “Airplanes” with Eminem.
Hopefully 2012 will bring some more albums to our ears more sooner than later.
Check HipHopDX’s Release Dates page for all your Hip Hop album needs.
January 2, 2012
Strong Arm Steady x Statik Selektah – StereoType
January 12, 2012
Sha Stimuli – The Calling
January 17, 2012
Necro – The Murder Murder Kill Kill EP
Juvenile – Rejuvenation
January 18, 2012
JTheS – The Last Days
January 30, 2012
Kid Cudi x Dot Da Genius – W Z R D
February 14, 2012
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
February 21, 2012
Monica – New Life
February 28, 2012
Ja Rule – Pain Is Love 2
March 13, 2012
B.o.B. – Strange Clouds
March 2012
T.I. – Trouble Man
Chris Brown – Fortune
April 2012
Cam’Ron – Untitled
Where’s Tyga’s album?
Hopefully by Feb slaughterhouse has a official release date.
No one cares about Tyga’s album apart from the kim kardashians teenage sisters
BOB- you da man!
PIL2 all day just check out parachute. Rule gonna be a problem.
Ja Rule PIL2 gonna be off the Hook!!!
PIL2 for album of the year. Check out Parachute, Never Had Time and Real Life Fantasy on YouTube if y’all need convincing.
Peep Ja Rule Parachute that track is some REAL Hip Hop!!!
PAIN IS LOVE 2 IS THE SHIT!!!
The Rule is back!!!
Parachute!!! Ja Rule gonna own the start of 2012 look at the competition Niki Minaj an B.o.B lmao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9szrDMZjKS4&feature=related
Anticipating ja rules new album a whole lot #freejarule
Pain is love 2 will be a problem!!!bring back ja
Damn this new Ja Rule is dope… Check this parachute vid… Ja back for sure rocking this shit… 50 has some competition again
(ummm no sorry 50 just fell off)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdAc5GtxT4w
Holly shit Ja Rule Taking Over!!!
BRING. BACK. JA. PIL2!!
im really lookin forward to the new Ja Rule album – PIL2, iv heard 3 tracks off it – Parachute, Never had time and Real Life Fantasy and theyr amazing tracks
If u have doubts about Ja’s new album than listen to Parachute or Real Life Fantasy!!!
BRING BACK JA
PIL 2 . . IS GONNA MAKE YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER LOOK LIKE RULES’S SON ! HAHA. .
PIL2 Bitches