In three days March will be here, and in just a few short weeks, we’ll be having Spring Fever. While Hip Hop enjoyed a mild hibernation this winter, with February coming to an end, it looks like the hustle has started once again. Today brings a whole slew of new albums to choose, whether swimming the mainstream or sticking to the underground. Kid Cudi of course brings his Dot Da Genius collaboration project W Z R D, along with Maino’s Day After Tomorrow (read the review here), Ja Rule’s Pain Is Love 2, Chiddy Bang’s Breakfast and many many others. Chiddy and Xaphoon dropped off a bonus “Zeros” 
that wasn’t found on the album.
As Alchemist’s Rappers Best Friend 2 is coming, so are the instrumental leaks, like the one Mobb Deep used, “Whole Lotta Thug.” Alchemist also showed up on two tracks off Hodgy Beats of Odd Future’s recently released EP, “In a Dream” and “Cookie Coma.” Speaking of Odd Future, with Earl Sweatshirt out and a new album coming, things are still looking up for the collective. In other collective news, YMCMB’s prom queen Nicki Minaj released another track off April 3rd’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The title track (“Roman Reloaded” ) featured her bossman Lil Wayne. In other boss news, Nas has completed his tenth studio album. While Life Is Good is still the working title, who knows what it will be called or when it will be coming. Just know that it’s done and the leaks should be starting any minute now.
Finally, Rick Ross announced that French Montana’s album Excuse My French will be dropping on July 17th. Isn’t it supposed to be “pardon my French?” Either way, the summer is already looking promising.
Check HipHopDX’s Release Dates page for all your Hip Hop album needs.
February 28
Biz Markie – The Biz Never Sleeps (Re-Issue)
Chiddy Bang – Breakfast
Copywrite – God Save The King
Dark Monk – True Underlord Estelle – All Of Me
Estelle – All Of Me
Gensu Dean – Lo-Fi Fingahz
Ja Rule – Pain Is Love 2
Kid Cudi x Dot Da Genius – W Z R D
Lee Bannon – Fantastic Plastic
Maino – Day After Tomorrow
Nneka – Soul Is Heavy
Stones Throw Records & Minimal Wave Records – The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2
Too $hort – No Trespassing
Shabaam Sahdeeq – Relentless Pt. 2
Planet Asia – Black Belt Theatre
March 6
Alchemist – Rapper’s Best Friend 2
Pep Love (of Hieroglyphics) – Rigmarole
Chaundon – The Jammington
March 13
Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One + D-Nice + DJ Scott La Rock) – South Bronx Teachings: A Collection Of Boogie Down Productions
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – I Wish My Brother George Was Here (Re-Issue w/ Bonus Poster)
MC Shan – Q.B. O.G.: The Best Of MC Shan
Bow Wow – Underrated
Blacastan – Master Builder Part II
Roddy Rod – Oakwood Grain I & II
March 20
Diggy Simmons – Unexpected
Odd Future – OF Tape Vol. 2
March 27
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles – The Kolexion
Georgia Anne Muldrow & madlib – Seeds
Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious) – Logical Progression
Iron Solomon – Monster
Mayday! – Take Me To Your Leader
Melanie Fiona – The MF Life
Mello Music Group – Self Sacrifice
Quakers – Quakers
April 2
DeLaSoul’s Plug 1 and Plug 2 Present – First Serve
April 3
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Obie Trice – Bottoms Up
April 10
Monica – New Life
April 24
Sene – Brooklynight
May 1
B.o.B. – Strange Clouds
Apollo Brown & O.C. – Trophies
May 8
Oh No – OhNoMite
May 15
Killer Mike x El-P – R.A.P. Music
Madchild (Swollen Members) – Dope Sick
July 17
French Montana – Excuse My French
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Co- Sign The only reason I checked this shit was for the nas release date so I can cop the shit.
That is false advertisement.
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Nas is not done. Far from it. They be lying over there to create artificial buzz. If he was “done” he would have a date. These days you get release dates before you finish. Its a “target” to complete your album 1.5 months previous to this date. If he has no date, he is still working. Def Jam don’t let anyone be done until it’s approved.
Word. Nas albums always come later than they supposed to. Dude’s still scrapping or adding tracks.
I guess ignorance is bliss. Nas made a post on twitter a few days ago stating he just wrapped up da album. HHDX is actually correct in this article homie. #ESCOBAR SEASON HAS RETURNED
I agree. Why no Slaughterhouse? And Chamillionaire is coming to take the throne on March 20th. Y’all hate real lyricists or what?
Now it seems 2011>>>>>>>>>2012
dear god no!
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NASTY NAS!!!!!!! life is good , the only thing im checkin for shits gona be a classic no doubt.
“Just know that it’s done and the leaks should be starting any minute now.”
Hahahaha yall niggas in fantasy land, Nas is on the run from the IRS…
Aw yea 2012 looking good. Bumpy knuckles, obie trice, alchemist, oh no, planet Asia, mayday, Apollo brown and o.c. and nas is done with his shit shit is looking real good. Hope ymcmb has some luck with limp bizkit lol. It’s over for them young money niggas.
Oh yea forgot killer mike and el-p
weak ass line up, Hip hop is dead