The year appeared to be starting off slowly, but as the days progress, we’re seeing new albums being announced daily. Today, Yo Gotti delivers Live From the Kitchen. Gotti’s been pounding the pavement for a while now, and just last week he dropped his “January 10th” 
mixtape. Two days after that, we get ScHoolboy Q’s highly anticipated Habits & Contradictions. Q became a friendly face as 2011 neared its end, and now the Black Hippy is geared for a 2012 takeover.
Some new dates hit the list this week, like Koncept of Brown Bag AllStars’ Awaken, coming January 17th and 40 Glocc’s New World Agenda on January 24th. Sha Stimuli’s The Calling got a baby bump to the 23rd. In addition, Hieroglyphics’ Pep Love plans to drop Rigmarole on March 6th. Longtime friends and Gang Starr affiliates DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles bring The Kolexion on March 27th.
Even though Christmas has passed, some deluxe editions of albums arrive that will make some good gifts for yourself or others. On January 24th, Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s classic album The Main Ingredient will re-release as a deluxe edition. While the extras on the release are unclear, anything from that album is welcomed. Despite dropping his album only a few months ago, Yelawolf will release the deluxe edition of Radioactive on February 20th. This version will come with some bonus cuts too. Start saving your lunch money now.
Check HipHopDX’s Release Dates page for all your Hip Hop album needs.
January 10
Yo Gotti – Live From the Kitchen
January 14
ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions
January 17
Necro – The Murder Murder Kill Kill EP
Juvenile – Rejuvenation
Dizzee Rascal – Boy In Da Corner
ATG – The Susan Sarandon Story
Koncept (Brown Bag AllStars) – Awaken
January 18
JTheS – The Last Days
January 23
Sha Stimuli – The Calling
January 24
40 Glocc – New World Agenda
Lazerbeak (Doomtree) – Lava Bangers
Pete Rock & CL Smooth – The Main Ingredient (Deluxe Edition)
Wiley – Evolve Or Be Extinct
Planet Asia – Black Belt Theatre
January 30
Kid Cudi x Dot Da Genius – W Z R D
February 14
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
M-Phazes & DJ Rhettmatic of Beat Junkies – Phazed Out
Sean Born – Behind the Scale
Various Artists (John Legend, The Roots, Wyclef, etc.) – Soundtrack For a Revolution
February 20
Yelawolf – Radioactive (Deluxe Edition)
February 21
Monica – New Life
February 28
Ja Rule – Pain Is Love 2
Gensu Dean – Standard Life
Lee Bannon – Fantastic Plastic
Madchild (Swollen Members) – Dope Sick
Stones Throw Records & Minimal Wave Records – The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2
March 6
Pep Love (Hieroglyphics) – Rigmarole
March 13
B.o.B. – Strange Clouds
March 27
Apollo Brown & O.C. – Trophies
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles – The Kolexion
Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious) – Logical Progression
March 2012
T.I. – Trouble Man
Chris Brown – Fortune
April 2012
Cam’Ron – Untitled
damn YO GOTTI album OUT and the streets dont even know
CUSS THEY DONT CARE
The Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth “Mecca & the Soul Brother” deluxe edition was released back in 2010, wasn’t it? It came with a poster & 20 page booklet! Recognize!
Ok. Now their doing it with ‘The Main Ingredient’
SCHOOLBOY Q IS DOPE ON THE MIC THATS ALL IM LOOKING FORWARD TO ON THIS LIST EVERYTHING ELSE CAN GO TO THE BARGING BIN
Schoolboy Q is that dude. Know I was late but the first time I heard him spit was on A$AP Rocky’s mixtape. Thought he had the best verse on the whole mixtape.
Isn’t E-40 Block Brochure albums out late Feb early March?
Schoolboy q, necro, koncept, bumpy and primo,sha and planet Asias shit. Worth copping..
Jay-Z has way too many dickriders. Jay-Z been a disloyal bitch for years and yet too many fags still talk about him like he’s Biggie or Pac. Biggie and Pac were real dudes…they were loyal to the people who they came up with. Jay the exact opposite. He shit on everybody who helped him get to the top except Memphis he dude probably suck Jay-Zs dick when Beyonce is on tour. I swear, people who like Jay-Z worship him as if he was a god. There is nothing that he can do wrong in the eyes of his fans. Even when he makes shitty pop music like Young Forever people talk about him as if he makes only meaningful songs like Nas. Jay-Z definitely has he gayest fan base of all. I bet any one of Jay-Zs fans would agree to swallow his cock and fondle his balls on request. Everyone knows he’s gonna be exposed as a fraud one day. And when he is, I hope all of his fucking bitch ass fans hang themselves.
Hey… WTF happened to Preemo and Pete Rock’s Album??? Is that ever coming out??
MC Eiht WHICH WAY IS WEST album
They sell yelawolf deluxe edition at best buy already…
Not much to look forward to. K.R.I.T. needs a release date