At the risk of disappointing Hip Hop fans in the future months, there is a lot to look forward to on the album release front. Sure we lose out to pushbacks, project scrapping, and title changes, but hey, at least the hope is there. This week’s announcements are all full of hope. Let’s see what sticks and what doesn’t.
Lauryn Hill has evolved into quite the elusive (and polarizing) figure as of late. Once the shift over to “Ms. Hill” came, the idea of ever getting another studio album following the epic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill seemed like a total fantasy. Well fear not: Ms. Hill has announced that her second solo studio album will be titled The Return. Hill announced she’ll be performing at London’s O2 Arena on April 14th, and then dropped the even bigger news that there will be another album. We reported earlier in the month that Game has also titled his R.E.D. Album follow-up as F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution. So now there’s a mixtape (California Republic) and an album for Game. He’s never not working. Both Lauryn Hill and Game have yet to release dates for these projects.
Who has a release date is 50 Cent. Curtis revealed his album will be dropping on July 2nd. While the album was supposed to be titled Black Magic, it’s currently listed as his untitled fifth studio album. Black Magic was supposed to be a Dance meets Rock fusion album. That may or may not still be the case. If it is, Pauly D might get in on that action.
In other news, Bow Wow moved Underrated to June 12th. He shares that date with Waka Flocka Flame’s Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family. Additionally, Big K.R.I.T. will finally be releasing Live From the Underground. That comes a week earlier on June 5th.
Check HipHopDX’s Release Dates page for all your Hip Hop album needs.
March 27
Mayday! – Take Me To Your Leader
Melanie Fiona – The MF Life
Iron Solomon – Monster
Georgia Anne Muldrow & madlib – Seeds
Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious) – Logical Progression
Madlib – Medicine Show Number 01-13: The Brick (Limited Edition)
Mello Music Group – Self Sacrifice
Quakers – Quakers
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles – The Kolexion
March 30
Stalley – Savage Journey to the American Dream
April 2
DeLaSoul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present – First Serve
April 3
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Obie Trice – Bottoms Up
Ras Kass – Spit No Evil
April 10
Monica – New Life
Moka Only & Ayatollah – Bridges
April 17
Future – Pluto
Stik Figa – As Himself
SWV – I Missed Us
Lushlife – Plateau Vision
April 24
REKS x Statik Selektah – Straight No Chaser
Sene – Brooklyknight
Ashanti – Braveheart
Chuuwee – Crown Me King
May 1
Apollo Brown & O.C. – Trophies
B.o.B. – Strange Clouds
Chino XL – Ricanstruction – The Black Rosary
Juvenile – Rejuvenation
May 8
Oh No – OhNoMite
Chris Brown – Fortune
May 15
Killer Mike x El-P – R.A.P. Music
May 29
Travis Porter – From Day 1
June 5
Big K.R.I.T. – Live From the Underground
Madchild (Swollen Members) – Dope Sick
June 12
Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family
Bow Wow – Underrated
June 26
La Coka Nostra – Masters Of the Dark Arts
July 2
50 Cent – Untitled
July 17
French Montana – Excuse My French
September 18
Skyzoo – A Dream Deferred
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reks and statik
its all about Big Krit juve and that killer mike
the south got something to say
ill take some Iron SOlomon,some Bumpy Knuckles,some Obie Trice and Rass Kass some Chino Xl and some Big Krit
may 15th and june 5th baby!!!
why haven’t they put slaughterhouse as may 15th as well?……
its all about Ricanstruction, cant wait for may 1
I second that
May 1
May 8
July 2
May 22 – EL-P – Cancer for Cure
what about the slaughterhouse album on May 15th?
still, good to get confirmation on the new lauryn hill album
LAURYN HILL IS BACK NIGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZ!!!
u forgot 2 chainz realesing his debut album date this past week
Good to see that Ms.Hill is coming back out with another album, I only hope that shes as good as the first album because she’s still the greatest female MC ever.
Obie trice and 50 albums be fire.
How have you STILL not gotten the Mayday release right?
If Chino Xl’s album comes out on May 1st, I’ll….nevermind. Believe it when I see it.
DOWNLOAD 50CENT AND FRENCH MONTANA & BUY 2 COPIES OF BIG K.R.I.T
RIP TREYVON MARTIN
on that list i just want B.o.B. and K.R.I.T. and hopefully Lauryn
delasoul, swv and ashanti albums who knew they were even still around, good to see some old school coming back hopefully they dont sound like most of the shit thats put out now
Funny that you consider Ashanti old school………same category as De La and S dub? Not quite Stanley
Everytime they do this HHDX leaves out Slaughterhouse lol. SMFH.
Welcome to: OUR HOUSE – May 15th
Obie, Slaughterhouse, Krit, 50. Fuck wit it. Can’t wait for the Kendrick debut as well.
hey, slaughterhouse has a release date too, on May 15. I guess the media still won’t acknowlegde that mtv unplugged album.
I mean lauryn hill with mtv unplugged album.
Hope Lauryn’s new album is fire just like The Emancipation… and by the way, 50 can suck a nigga dick, cause his music is garbage
The Miseducation* lol
misleading title to the article
Damn, can’t wait for an album to sing and dance to, and by that I mean 50 Cent. I imagine he’ll do a duet with Cisco in the future
Lauryn Hill’s gonna be in Paris on April! I can’t wait to see her. I saw her twice in NYC during Rock The Bells Fectival 🙂
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May 1st O.C. & Apollo Brown Trophies. The only release on this list I’m waiting for.
They didn’t list the new Mac Mall album dropping in April 17th!
June 12= A wack week for hip-hop
No Detox. No DMX.
lookin good to me! I found this new artist ca$h out, his single “cashin out” is pretty dope check him out http://on.mtv.com/GIlhWI