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April 5, 2008

Juelz Santana "Built to Lose, Built to Win, The Reagan era"

Is Juelz Santana even old enough to remember The Reagan era? Regardless, "Built to Lose, Built to Win - The Reagan era" is the title of Juelz Santana's latest album due out in spring 2008.

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TI Paper Trail Album

The new album from TI entitled paper trail is due to be released sometime this summer, last we heard. No word yet on how his sentencing will affect the date for Paper Trail, but one would assume TI has done a lot of recording as his legal troubles and house arrest played out.

Here's the latest info posted on wikipizzeria:

Paper Trail is the sixth studio album by T.I.. TI working on the new Paper Trail studio album while under house arrest on pending gun charges. TI has completed 30 tracks for the album already. TI says that he only likes about 16 of them though and plans to produce about 16 more for Paper Trail. The album is entitled Paper Trail, which comes from lyrics he has written down on paper. He abandoned this style of rapping after his first album I'm Serious. "He wanted to take more time to really put something down (this time)," explains his rep.[3] The album is expected sometime in 2008.

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December 14, 2006

J Dilla "Ruff Draft" Album Reissue

One of the rarer J Dilla releases is getting a reissue soon, courtest of Stones Throw:



J Dilla's Ruff Draft

Stones Throw will continue its tribute to J Dilla with the March 6 reissue of the late producer's Ruff Draft LP.

Originally a vinyl-only release on Dilla's own Mummy Records, Ruff Draft got its name from being produced with the intention to sound like an old cassette. Four previously unreleased tracks from the Ruff Draft sessions, including alternate versions of "Intro" and "Shouts", are included in the reissue, which comes in both double CD and double LP formats. The second disc of each is devoted to instrumentals.

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October 26, 2006

UGK "Underground Kingz" Album

Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap.. cannot complain about that.

On December 19, 2006, Texas hip-hop kings UGK (Bun B and Pimp C) will drop their seventh album, the eponymous "U.G.K. Underground Kingz (Kings)". The UGK Underground Kingz album is their first new album since 2001's "Dirty Money," and it's a double album containing 20 new tracks written and performed by Bun B and Pimp C, including the first single off the album, "Stop & Go," produced by Jazze Pha.

Though Pimp C does most production, also on the album's production were ATL's Lil Jon, Swizz Beats, and legendary producer/rapper Scarface.

In addition to the guest producers, the album features Three 6 Mafia, Rick Ross, Slim Thug, Willy D, and old school kings Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane.

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October 16, 2006

Lady Sovereign "Public Warning" Album

Lady Sovereign's American debut on Def Jam was a big story about 14 months ago.. now that her album is actually dropping is there any buzz left? We shall see on October 31st.. Here's the scoop from the fader:

On her album Public Warning the choruses are even bigger and brighter. Lady Sovereign has continued working with grime-based producers including Medasyn, but has also collaborated with established dance producers like Basement Jaxx and incorporated sonic references to ska, electro and new wave. This appeal to both the mainstream and underground is also reflected in her upcoming remixes, as ultra rugged producer Jammer is doing a rework and Ordinary Boys, a popular laddish rock band, have been commissioned to cover Sovereign's lead single "9 To 5".

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July 10, 2006

Rick Ross "Port Of Miami" Album

Rick Ross, AKA the man most likely to play the starring role in a movie about Suge Knight and/or Kay Slay, drops his new album "Port of Miami" in August.

Rick Ross, Miami's Latest Hip-Hop Phenom
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Rick Ross's forthcoming debut, Port of Miami, may be the summer's biggest rap record, but Ross has made sure fans will have plenty of other opportunities to hear his brawny, hypnotic flows. In the past year, he has added to the string of mixtapes he began selling on the streets of Miami in the late Nineties, and he has recorded with several other big-time MCs..

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Rick Ross Preps Port of Miami Album vibe

Rick Ross is ready to show hip hop fans just how strong his hustle really is. The Miami-bred MC has slated his Def Jam debut album, the Port of Miami, for an Aug. 8 release date.

According to Billboard.com, the highly-anticipated Port of Miami LP features the likes of Young Jeezy, Akon, R&B crooner Mario Winans and Def Jam President Jay-Z. In addition, Ross recruited producers like Cool & Dre, Jazze Pha and DJ Toomp to work the boards for his album.

Comment Ross immediately appealed to hip hop fans with his smash single, “Hustlin’ and subsequently the “Hustlin’” remix, which features Jeezy and Jay-Z spitting alongside the 305 MC. Both tracks will be included on the Port of Miami album....

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Justin Timberlake "Future Sex/Love Sounds" Album

Justin TImberlake returns on September 12th with "Future Sex/Love Sounds," a new album that promises different artistic directions with work from Ruck Rubin etc... but no matter what he does he'll still be living in Usher's shadow.

Timberlake is Back with “Future Sex/Love Sounds”
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Justin Timberlake’s new album “Future Sex/Love Sounds” hits stores in September.

Justin Timberlake is taking another shot at being a solo artist. The former NSYNCer is set to release his second solo album entitled “Future Sex/Love Sounds” on September 12. Timberlake co-wrote and co-produced the tracks on his latest album. He created his new sound with the help of hit making producers Timbaland, Nate Hills, Rick Rubin, and the Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am. Timbaland also worked on Timberlake’s 2002 album, “Justified,” which won two Grammys and debuted at number two on the “Billboard” chart.

The first single off of “Future Sex/Love Sounds” entitled “SexyBack” will hit radio stations across the U.S. on July 7.

While on a break from making albums, Timberlake has been trying out his acting skills in films like “Edison,” “Alpha Dog,” and the third “Shrek” film.

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May 24, 2006

Ying Yang Twins "2 Live Crew" Album

On their third album "2 Live Crew" the Ying Yang Twins are taking the unusual measure of straight-up naming their album after the artist who most influenced their style. In related news, Ashanti, Rihanna, Teairra Mari, Brooke Valentine and Cristina Milian are all coming out with albums named "Beyonce."

Billboard has the scoop:


Ying-Yang Twins Take Raunchy Route On Next Disc, "2 Live Crew"

Atlanta rap duo Ying Yang Twins is currently planning its third studio effort "2 Live Crew," due later this year. According to member D-Roc, the album title is an ode to the raunchy 1990s rap group of the same name.

"We're gonna take 'em back [to] 'As Nasty As They Wanna Be,'" D-Roc tells Billboard.com, referring to 2 Live Crew's controversial 1989 album. "We ain't actually working on the album [yet] but outside of just working with [producer] Mr. Collipark, we're getting together and doing songs on our own."

"2 Live Crew" will be the follow-up to Ying Yang Twins' 2005 set "U.S.A.: United State of Atlanta" (Collipark/TVT), which bowed at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 932,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The disc spawned the hit single "Wait (The Whisper Song)," which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Kaine recently launched his new label Grown Folk Entertainment, while D-Roc is currently rolling with Da Muzicianz, a group he formed two years ago with his younger brother Mr. Ball and Da Birthday Boy. Out today (May 23), the group's debut, "In Stores Now," features guest appearances from Fabo of D4L, Kaine and Mr. Collipark, who handled the majority of production. The lead single is "Camera Phone."

"It's basically a party album," says D-Roc. "In Atlanta, there's a different variety of clubs to go to seven days a week and that's what we show you on this album."

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Method Man "420" Album

Gee, I wonder what inspired the album title? I'm inclined to be skeptical about this supposed June 27th release date I saw elsewhere.

Method Man Eyeing Comeback with 420 Album sixshot

Method Man is hoping to release his fourth solo album this year.

The 35 year old rapper recently revealed to The Morning Call that his album will be titled 420, which refers to the weed-smoking day (April 20), when marijuana users gather each year to celebrate and smoke the illegal substance.

Though he didn’t name any producers or artists who will be featured in the album, Method Man divulged that Lauryn Hill allowed him to sample the song “So Much Things to Say," a track from her 2002 album, MTV Unplugged No. 2.

Method Man’s song which contains the sample is also titled “Say” and has already leaked on the internet.

"I'm not bragging, but it shows the respect that she has for me” said Method Man. “It’s gonna solidify me as one of the premier artists of our time."

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Shawnna "Block Music" Album

The Bonnie to Luda's Clyde gets another shot at solo spotlight-eration:


Shawnna Hits The Block With "Block Music"
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Shawnna is preparing to release her second album, Block Music, this June.

The album will feature appearances from Lil Wayne and Too Short as well as fellow Disturbing Tha Peace mates Ludacris, Bobby Valentino and Shareefa.

"Gettin' Some," the first single off Block Music, has already received a good response from fans and also appears as a hidden track on DTP compilation album, Ludacris Presents...Distrubing Tha Peace.

Several different remixes of "Gettin' Some" featuring new verses from a variety of MCs including Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Twista, Pimp C and Too Short, whose 1993 track "Blowjob Betty" was sampled for "Gettin' Some," have recently been circulated online and on mixtapes.

Shawnna's second single, "Damn," which features Smoke of Field Mob, is expected to hit radio by the beginning of June. Shawnna's first album Worth Tha Weight was released in 2004.

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