Rap Release Dates: Tony Yayo, Mariah Carey, Ludacris

Several artists recently announced the February release of their upcoming mixtapes including B.o.B., Bun B, Cassidy, Chris Brown, Curren$y, Joell Ortiz and Novel, Juelz Santana, Kuniva, OJ Da Juiceman, Styles P, and Wordsmith. While Tony Yayo has been advertising that his Gunpowder Guru: The LP album prequel will hit iTunes on February 9, it appears that the project has sprung an early leak today thanks to Amazon.com. Just three weeks after his release of Prenuptial Agreement, J. Stalin will release his follow-up entitled The Annulment. Speaking of follow-ups, Sadat X has revealed the delay of his forthcoming Wild Cowboys II album until March 23. As mentioned in last week’s edition of Rap Release Dates, Sadat X will tide fans over with the Wild Cowboys II EP, slated for the album’s original February 23 release date. The following is a listing of what to expect from February:

February 1
B.o.B. (a.k.a. Bobby Ray), DJ Drama, & DJ Sense May 25th
Bun B (of UGK) No Mixtape
OJ Da Juiceman & DJ Drama O.R.A.N.G.E.
Ques RAP2K10
Tony Yayo Gunpowder Guru: The LP

February 2
Big Noyd Queens Chronicle
Chamillionaire Major Pain
Cunninlynguists Dirty Acres (Deluxe Edition)
J. Stalin The Annulment
Lil Wayne Rebirth
Madlib Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before The Verdict
Maino Unstoppable
Statik Selektah 100 Proof (The Hangover)
Styles P (of The L.O.X.) & DJ Green Lantern The Green Ghost Project
Styles P & DJ O.P 02.02.10

February 4
Cassidy, DJ Thoro & Big Mike Apply Pressure 2

February 5
Joell Ortiz & Novel Denying The Unpredictable

February 7
Curren$y & Don Cannon Smokey Robinson

February 9
Bekay The Hunger Pains Remix EP
Canibus Melatonin Magik
Donnis Gone EP
DJ Kay Slay More Than Just A DJ
Georgia Anne Muldrow Kings Ballad
Gil Scott-Heron I’m New Here
Jaheim Another Round
Kuniva Retribution: The Mixtape
Kurupt Down And Dirty
Sade Soldier Of Love

February 14
Chris Brown & DJ Drama In My Zone
Johnny Polygon & DJ Green Lantern Rebel Without Applause
Juelz Santana & DJ Clue Reagan Era

February 16
Big Rich & Ya Boy Guns & Roses: The EP
Freeway & Jake One The Stimulus Package
LMNO Push That Work
Mathematics Return Of The Wu And Friends
The Jacka Dre Area Vol. 2

February 23
DJ Babu The Beat Tape Vol. 2
General Steele Amerikkka’s Nightmare Part 2: Children Of War
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime (a.k.a. Dudley Perkins) SomeOthaShip
k-os Yes!
Madlib Madlib Medicine Show No. 2: Flight To Brazil
Madlib (as The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble) Miles Away
Oddisee Traveling Man
Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military Chain Of Command
Rob Swift The Architect
Sadat X Wild Cowboys II EP
Snoop Dogg The West Coast Blueprint
Tha Chill Chillafornia
Wordsmith The Vintage Vault Mixtape

This week, Murs and 9th Wonder proclaimed to the masses that their next collaborative project, entitled ForNever, will hit stores on March 30. Other key movement for the month includes Ludacris pushing Battle Of The Sexes forward a week and both Mariah Carey’s Angels Advocate and Usher’s Raymond V. Raymond being moved to March 30. The following is what March will bring to the table:

March 2
B. Dolan Fallen House, Sunken City
Bun B Trill O.G.
DJ Khaled Victory
Jason Derulo Jason Derulo
K. Sparks A Day In The Life
Main Flow Return Of The Castle
Raheem DeVaughn The Love & War Masterpeace

March 9
Bertell Goin’ Hard
Broken Bells (Danger Mouse & James Mercer) Broken Bells
Gorillaz Plastic Beach
Juice The Gift
Kidz In The Hall Land Of Make Believe
Ludacris Battle Of The Sexes
Reks R.E.K.S.
U-N-I & Ro Blvd. A Love Supreme 2.0

March 16
Amp Live Murder At The Discotech
Andre Nickatina Khan! The Me Generation
Black Sheep From The Black Pool Of Genius
Swollen Members Greatest Hits
Yukmouth Free At Last

March 23
Big Boi Sir Luscious Left Foot: Son Of Chico Dusty
Brotha Lynch Hung Dinner And A Movie
Cam’ron Presents The U.N. Gunz N’ Butta  
Donwill Don Cusack In High Fidelity
Game The R.E.D. Album
J-Kwon J-Kwon
Madlib Madlib Medicine Show No. 3: Beat Konducta In Africa And India
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx The eXXecution
Memphis Bleek The Process
Monica Still Standing
Plies Goon Affiliated
Redman Reggie Noble 9½
Sadat X Wild Cowboys II
Snoop Dogg Malice N Wonderland: More Malice
Three 6 Mafia Laws Of Power
Yo Gotti Live From The Kitchen

March 30
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Uni5: The World’s Enemy
Drake Thank Me Later
E-40 Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift
E-40 Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift
Erykah Badu New Amerykah Pt. 2 (Return Of The Ankh)
Mariah Carey Angels Advocate
Murs & 9th Wonder ForNever
Spice 1 Home Street Home
T-Pain RevolveЯ
Usher Raymond V. Raymond
Wordsmith Vintage Experience
yU Before Taxes

Looking further out, 8Ball & MJG, Reflection Eternal, Krayzie Bone, Little Brother, Pastor Troy, Lil Jon, and Macy Gray have all pegged release dates for their forthcoming projects. Their respective projects will drop on the following dates: Ten Toes Down and Revolutions Per Minute on April 6, Fixtape Vol. 3 – Lyrical Paraphernalia and LeftBack on April 20, King Of All Kings on May 4, and Crunk Rock and The Sellout on May 18. In addition, Trina revealed that her Amazin’ album would hit the streets a month sooner, while Joell Ortiz, Chamillionaire, and Jamie Foxx are making fans wait a little bit longer for their next albums. Their respective projects will come out on the following dates: Amazin’ on May 4, Free Agent on April 20, Body on May 25, and Venom on June 15.