Rap Release Dates: Jay-Z and Kanye West, Big Boi, Smoke DZA, Alchemist

    It’s honestly been a while since the album releases trumped the mixtape releases. While most consumers would love some free music in the form of mixtapes, knowing they have to show up to their retailers or digi-stores to buy quality albums still means something, especially in Hip Hop. Today we get some big albums, like Big K.R.I.T.’s Live From the Underground, along with Curren$y’s The Stoned Immaculate. Both come highly anticipated, but there are also some more options like One Be Lo’s K.I.C.K. P.U.S.H. and Oh No’s Ohnomite, along with the Dubstep meets Rap combo of Cypress Hill and Rusko’s Cypressxrusko EP. Smoke DZA announced that Rugby Thompson is coming on June 19th, plus Alchemist’s Russian Roulette is coming July 17th, and it’s already shaping up to be a classic.

    The biggest news this week, though, is that Jay-Z and Kanye West plan to revisit their Watch the Throne title with a Part 2. No word yet on when that will happen, but it’s more than likely going to follow Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Cruel Summer. Outkast fans will be pleased to know that Big Boi has a title for his next solo album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. No set date yet, but it does bring up a bigger a point: Where’s Andre3000’s album? Well, Big Boi says as soon as his album drops (it’s about 80% done) then Mr. Benjamin will drop his solo. Hopefully once they get their solo albums released we can get that Outkast album we’ve been waiting for.

    Check HipHopDX’s Release Dates page for all your Hip Hop album needs.

    June 5
    Big K.R.I.T. – Live From the Underground
    Bigg Juss [Company Flow] – Machines That Make Civilization Fun
    Chino XL – Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary
    Curren$y – The Stoned Immaculate
    Cypress Hill x Rusko – Cypressxrusko EP
    Kool Keith – Love & Danger
    One Be Lo (as Rahlo) – K.I.C.K. P.U.S.H.
    Oh No – Ohnomite
    Ryan Leslie – Les Is More

    June 12
    Azealia Banks – 1991 EP
    Bow Wow – Underrated
    BURNTmd – Not So Black & White
    Diplo – Express Yourself EP
    Kid Ink – Up & Away
    Oddisee – People Hear What They See
    Slaughterhouse – welcome to: Our House
    Spaceghostpurrp – Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of Spaceghostpurrp
    Usher – Looking 4 Myself
    Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family
    Wordsworth – The Photo Album

    June 19
    Del Tha Funkee Homosapien x Parallel Thought – Attractive Sin
    Juvenile – Rejuvenation
    KNOiota – Kno Now Or Never
    Lil Wyte – Still Doubted?
    Pastor Troy – Outlaw
    Smoke DZA – Rugby Thompson

    June 26
    ALTERPROD/ALTERBEATS Present – The French Revolution Compilation
    DMX – Undisputed
    Eminem – Curtain Call: Hits (Import)
    Large Professor – Professor @ Large
    Maybach Music Group – Self Made Vol. 2

    July 2
    50 Cent – Untitled

    July 3
    Chris Brown – Fortune
    Flo Rida – Wild Ones
    Necro – The Murder Murder Kill Kill Double EP
    Young Zee & Mr. Green – One Crazy Weekend

    July 10
    Aesop Rock – Skelethon
    La Coka Nostra – Masters Of the Dark Arts

    July 17
    Alchemist – Russian Roulette
    French Montana – Excuse My French
    Madchild (Swollen Members) – Dope Sick
    Nas – Life Is Good

    July 24
    Big Shug – I.M. 4 E-VA

    July 31
    Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t

    August 14
    2 Chainz – Based On a T.R.U. Story
    Kreayshawn – Somethin’ Bout Kreay
    The-Dream – Love IV MMXII

    August 21
    DJ Khaled – Kiss The Ring

    August 28
    Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares
    Wiz Khalifa – O.N.I.F.C.

    September 4
    T.I. – Trouble Man

    September 11
    Ludacris – Ludaversal
    Saigon – Bread and Circuses

    September 18
    Skyzoo – A Dream Deferred
    Ne-Yo – R.E.D.

    October 2
    Bobby V – Dusk Till Dawn

    49 thoughts on “Rap Release Dates: Jay-Z and Kanye West, Big Boi, Smoke DZA, Alchemist

    1. “French Montana – Excuse My French” lol what an album name. July 10th is one serious day with Coka and Aesop.

    2. OMG, Im so going to Best Buy today to cop Live From The Undergound. KRIT is the sickest from the south right now…. the only ones that’s gonne give him a run for his money on this list is Big Boi’s LP or Life Is Good. Self Made will be worth checking out too Im sure (UGGHNHH!!)
      Here’s what AINT droppin on this list:

      50 Cent and Rick Ross will def not release on time… cmon, Ross is plausible but 50 doesn’t have a single or a album title. Bad look b
      Need to quit frontin on them dates guys, it hurts more than helps.
      Follow me @LexxieRyanPbliv 😉

      1. nah he just plain stupid “nerd rap” thats code for i cant read pass a 5th grade level so i dont know what a metaphor or simile is probably cant even pronounce the words. he like rappers that have sound eefects like whup whup or ahhhh

    3. flopperhouse pushed back again hah hah what a ‘surprise’

      wait til Jimmy I sends them the fucking bill and these bums leard what ‘recoupable costs’ REALLY means

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    5. Kinda disappointed that Jay is doing another collabo album. I was hoping for a proper solo joint. Kanye is looking like his crutch for relevancy right now. It’s a shame.

      1. This dumb ass commet should be removed as spam. Jay-Z a legend now and will always be relevant through his body of work. His music will always be timeless. When he ready to drop his next solo album, the rap world will be on his heels to get it dummy

    6. Chino XL yeah…..

      He needs to join the The HRSMN, as one monkey can’t stop no show…Goodie Mobb did it without Cee Lo who was a big part of the group, so can HRSMN can do withouth the valuable Ras Kass

      Id rather cop a HRSMN than LaughterHouse. Them niggaz ain’t as deep as the Headless Horsemen

    7. Laughterhouse will NOT drop in July either… yah, they such ‘smart’ ‘lyrical’ niggas they and Interscope just spent three months on hype, on tour etc… Iovine smells a corpse and it will be BURIED.

      1. Hahaha…he said laughterhouse..get it? He took of the S now they is just a joke..haha.

        That’s some clever shit right there, I bet it will catch on. Soon all the guys on hiphopdx will be calling them laughterhouse. This guy is on the forefront of innovation.

      2. laughterhouse laughterhouse laughterhouse lalaughterhouseughterhouse laughterhouse laughterhouse laughterhouse laughterhouse laughterhouse laughterhouse

      3. word up. hopefully laughterhouse picks up steam like the other revolutionary gems such as kanGAY west (see what they did there? they took out “ye” and added “gay”) lil GAYne “they removed the “w” and added a “g” so that it sounds like “gay”) and dick floss instead of rick ross(they took out the r’s and add some more homoerotic phrases). these niggas are so fucking daring.

    8. You assholes, calling the article “Rap Release Dates: Big Boi” and then don’t have his damn release date. Still glad I clicked to find out Del, Bigg Jus and Chino are dropping.

    9. i heard there was supposed to be a nas and common album coming out this year. Is there any truth to this. hopefully this 2nd watch the throne won’t be so dissapointing

    10. push rick back he my dude but his album not ready meek should drop first ross singles suck and dead that mmg album the shit is horrible i already heard enough

    11. Kanye should be making another hit album like my beautiful dark twisted fanstasy, why waste time with swag beats and old ass jay

      1. A stupid saying that’s overused. People 90 per cent are dumb teenagers, 10 per cent are little ass kids trying to be cool use it for EVERYTHING and also as their facebook name thinking that shit’s cute: ‘I just opened a cabinet, SWAG.’ ‘I just fell down, lol, SWAG.’ ‘SWAGNIFICENT’ ‘(your name) idontgiveafuq gotsswagg’ ‘lives in swagtown’ ‘works at swagville’ ‘That show was so SWAG.’ ‘I just finished brushing my teeth, SWAG.’ ‘Hey guys, just woke up, SWAG.’ ‘Lol, I got kicked out of class, SWAG.’ ‘I cursed the teacher out, SWAG.’ ‘Tumbling on tumblr in class, SWAG.’ ‘(your name) the swag god’ ‘texting in class, SWAG’ … ‘SWAG.’ You don’t have no motherfucking swag.

        You: ‘I got swag.’
        Me: ‘That’s because you’re a fucking retard trying to be like the rest of the try hards thinking their dumb ass have swag.’

    12. the best thing about mmg is the album titles they sound so deep then you just get the same old miami beats

    13. nah he just plain stupid “nerd rap” thats code for i cant read pass a 5th grade level so i dont know what a metaphor or simile is probably cant even pronounce the words. he like rappers that have sound effects like whup whup or ahhhh

    14. jay is not even making music at the moment. this album was confirmed as a mere idea. its not even in the infant stages yet. its just an idea. why is news. no fuck shit its coming out after the good album. just another excuses to put big names in the headline for more views. only dx does shit like this. wtt2 wont even drop this year. Why are you reporting this as a main topic??

      1. journalism schtick yo.. they want views for articles, it starts in the headline.. looks BS but it is what it is

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