So far confirmed releases for 2005. I've highlighted the ones I'm excited about.
February 2006 Roots, The - Game Theory
Royce Da 5'9 - The 5th July: The Day After
Early 2006/Spring 2006
Canibus - Mic Club: Vol. II
Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job (G.O.O.D. Music debut)
DPG - (title TBA)
E-40 - My Ghetto Report
Eve - (title TBA)
Flavor Flav - (title TBA)
Game, The - (title TBA) Ghostface & MF Doom - Ghostface Meets Metal Face Jurassic 5 - (title TBA)
Masta Killah - East Coast Is In The House
Mobb Deep - (title TBA)
M.O.P. - Ghetto Warfare
N.O.R.E. - One Fan A Day Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II Raekwon & Ill Bill - Weed vs. Cocaine
Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) - (title TBA)
Shyne - Perils In The Name Of Po: The Album
Snoop Dogg - The Blue Carpet Treatment Slick Rick - The Adventure Continues
Tash - Rap Life II: Expensive Habits
Summer 2006
Dr. Dre - Detox
2006 (no date set)
2Pac - (title TBA)
Bishop Lamont - The Reformation Blackstar - (title TBA)
D12 - (title TBA) Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 II DJ Muggs & Inspektah Deck - Muggs Meets Deck: The Rebel & Assassin
Eminem - (title TBA)
Fugees, The - (title TBA)
G-Malone - The Beach Cruiser
Guru - Jazzmatazz Vol. 4: The Sun Always Rises
Ice Cube - (title TBA)
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 3 Jean Grae & 9th Wonder - The Phoenix
Kanye West - Graduation
Method Man - (title TBA)
Method Man & Redman - B.A.S.I.C. (Bricks And Staten Island Connected)
MF Doom - FM Mood MF Doom aka Viktor Vaughn - VV3
Poor Righteous Teachers - (title TBA) Ras Kass - Underground Superhero
Shyheim - Featuring My f*ckin' Self
Spider Loc - The West Kept Secret Wu-Tang Clan - (title TBA)
X-Ecutioners, The - (title TBA)
Winter 2006
Cee-Lo & Danger Mouse - Gnarles Barkely
Clipse, The - Hell Hath No Fury Cypress Hill - Still Smokin'
Da Lench Mob - (title TBA) GZA The Genius - The GZA Presents
Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology Vol. 2
Kam - The Self
King T - (title TBA)
Lauryn Hill - Khulami Phase
Lord Jamar (of Brand Nubian) - The 5 Percent Album
Lox, The - Live, Suffer & Celebrate
Mike Jones - American Dreams Mos Def - The Undeniable Free Flaco Nas - NASDAQ: Dow Jones Percee P - Perseverence Pharoahe Monch - Inner Vision
Project Pat - Crook By The Book
Stic.man (of Dead Prez) - (title TBA)
Too $hort - (title TBA)
Bonus mentions for: DJ Muggs & Inspektah Deck - Muggs Meets Deck: The Rebel & Assassin, Jean Grae & 9th Wonder - The Phoenix.
The only thing that's been holding these two back is a lack of consistent production, now they're teaming up with two of the best producers around, both of which have proved in advance they can work together (Muggs is one of the few non-RZA producers who can handle Wu stuff well, 9th produced a couple of highlight tracks on ''This Week'').
Also, PROPER sequel albums from Rae and Vik. '06 can't happen quick enough.
Yes, a new Meth and Red album. Hopefully they will do what they did with Blackout! and keep it with just those two. I can't wait for that. Also the new Wu-Tang and Jurassic 5. I would purchase the Doom/Face album but I've never really liked 'Face, it's his voice.
Pharoahe Monch has been taking his time, but I'm excited for that. I always think hip hop
releases take ages if they're more than two years apart just because that's standard in rock, really.
Wow, a new Deltron! Where'd you hear this!? I'm exited for mostly all the albums Death highlited specially for Ghost/Doom, Vaudeville, and GZA. And although MM Food disapointed me, i'm confident his next one won't. thanks for the list
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I'll definitely be buying a lot of these. I wonder how that new Reflection Eternal album is gonna sound. Hopefully it's as good as the first. I see Black Star but I wont hold my breath. There's no doubt it'll be pushed back like it's always been. Plus Mos is too busy being a triple threat to put in the work for a new album.
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Unless they go OTT on the production, The Fugees' new album is gonna be sick. Dre's joint has been so long in the works, it's gotta be good too. Also, Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse sounds like a good connection - those dudes are funky, yo.
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Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.