Still got tons more ‘08 lists to drop, but since it’s New Years Day, lets see what coming for the ‘09!
10. Rhymefest: El Che
Due: March 2009
- A few great tracks have dropped from this already, and I hope they stay on this and find a home. His Man in the Mirror stuff was pretty dope and built up a lot of hype around Rhymefest. Rightfully so, he’s extra dope, even though Blue Collar was slightly below his standards and potential, El Che is showing tons of promise.
9. Common: The Believer
Due: TBA 2009
- Anytime one of the best rappers of our generation is about to drop something, we should be excited. Hopefully he’s focusing on this and not on his inevitable 3 minute role in the new Terminator. The last time Common went a little unCommon-like, we got his verse on “Get ‘Em High,” so, yeah…please Common.
8. Mos Def: The Ecstatic
Due: February 2009
- I’m pretty sure The New Danger and Tru3 Magic made both of my most anticipated lists when they were about to drop and I couldn’t of hated two albums more. The worst is when Mos Def rhymes, you feel like you are listening to someone who could EASILY be the best MC ever to grace the microphone, that is until he just starts mumbling or rambles or sings or something. The Ecstatic is showing more promise than the previous two.
7. Black Milk/Sean Price/Guilty Simpson: Random Axe
Due: TBA 2009
- This could be a pipe dream, but early talks about it in and around the time of “Run” made people foam at the mouth. The aforementioned song just gave us a taste of what things could be if these three really definite voices and styles mash up and make an album together. Cross your fingers, put in your requests, you never know; after all, that Caltroit project seemed pretty obscure at one point.
6. Buckshot & KRS-One: Conflosations
Due: TBA 2009
- First got word about this around summer and there really hasn’t been much talk about it, but there hasn’t been talk about it dismantling. KRS has shown that he could be the best of the best still, but he also has shown he can be the grumpiest of grumpy. Hopefully Buckshot, who still has it, can evoke some fire out of KRS and target it on some great production ranging from 9th, Beatminerz, etc.
5. Method Man & Redman: Blackout 2, Redman: Muddy Waters 2, Method Man: Crystal Meth
Due: TBA 2009
- Have you heard “Broken Language?” You should go and listen to it right now because what they do on it is dope as hell. They also opened up their show with a new joint that sounded dope as hell. Even though “Blackout” was below the standards these two have been known to set, you can’t help but be excited with these two cats hooking up again. On another note, both supposedly have two other LP’s dropping: Muddy Waters 2 and Crystal Meth.
4. Jay-Z: Blueprint 3
Due: February 2009
- Self explanatory. I’m not that excited, but I know all of you are. As long as he keeps turning down beats from DJ Premier, I’ll keep wondering why in the hell he would. Regardless, if “Brooklyn (Go Hard)” is any indication of Jay-Z’s state right now, we really should be excited.
3. Royce Da 5′9- Street Hop
Due: March 2009
- Did anyone have a better 2008? Royce apparently doesn’t need to drop an album to be on the top of everyone’s list, but it helps when “Shake This” is complete heat and just about every guest verse has been candidates for “Verse of the Year” honours. The god, DJ Premier is executive producing this too, should be quality.
2. Big Boi: Sir Luscious Left Foot: The song of Chico Dusty, Andre 3000: TBD, Outkast: TBD
Due: TBA 2009
- The greatest duo or group in hip hop (yeah, I said it) are supposedly coming back in 2009. Big Boi’s album seems almost positive to drop this upcoming year, while Andre’s is still a little in the dark. Still, chatter about another Outkast album AND an Andre solo project are causes for necessary excitement.
1. Eminem: Relapse
Due: Spring 2009
- So, does he actually have a track with DJ Premier? Premier’s confirmed it, so let’s hope it makes the cut. If this dream combination isn’t worthy of the number one spot, throw on the fact that Dr. Dre will be handling a majority of the work and Eminem is back to his old self, then maybe it will be more than a valid option for top spot. Don’t spoil much by listening to a leak or whatever, the surprise alone warrants a purchase. 50, Dr. Dre and Marshall all seem to be a part of this Aftermath re-birth planned for 2009. I could careless about any Detox talk, because it’s made this list for the last 5 years, so I’ll enjoy a fairly up-to-date Relapse moment.
Honourable Mentions
- 50 Cent: Before I Self Destruct
- Asher Roth, Wale, Charles Hamilton Solo Projects
- Evidence & Alchemst: Step Brothers
- Jay Electronica Solo Project
- Sean Price: Mic Tyson
- Blu Solo Project
- K-os: Yes!
- Jadakiss: The Last Kiss
- Joe Budden: Padded Room
- Slaughterhouse (Crooked I, Royce Da 5′9, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz) Group Project
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nice list Kev! before reading this list, i couldnt think of what albums i was looking fwd to, but this gives me a good reminder!
two omitted are Lupe’s first installment of LupE.N.D. and for me, the new Daft Punk album!!
props for also not putting the ‘expected’ albums like detox and greatest story never told on here to! i’ll believe them when i see em!
This is actually Deez’s list. You know Jigga is in the number one spot for me. Also looking forward to Nicolay’s City Lights, Vol 2: Shibuya and Big Pooh’s Delightful Bars.
nice list fam…
Deez now you know Jay is the #1 most anticipated album this year. lol. I’m a HUGE Jay fan, but I only say that because when he says he’ll put out an album it comes out. Em and Dr and some of the others always seem like “rumors” and nothing materializes.
Jay never gets pushed back (except last year).
Good list though. I’m looking for Jay E and Joe Budden’s projects personally.
+ exile – radio
+ souls of mischief – montezuma’s revenge
the relapse.. WILL drop
big ups to kev for including the due dates
Pretty good list I’m always with Thomas and Kev about anything HOV!!! lol Definitely #1 on my list also looking forward to Jadakiss, Fabolous, Joe Budden, Em and Dre hopefully these albums will drop!!
okay, you left Wale off this list and you left Kizzaland off your top 10 mixtapes, not even an honorable mention for either of them. fail
Any news from the god rakim ? Or should we wait another decade, when he’ll be the first grandpa mc ?
good list..im def looking forward to that RANDOM AXE project..others in the your list im also looking forward are MOS DEF,COMMON,SEAN PRICE,STEP BROTHERS,WALE,BLU,ROYCE..also im looking forward to these…
SKYZOO “the salvation”
SELF SCIENTIFIC “come in peace, prepare for war”
JON HOPE “somekind of wonderful”
ALCHEMIST “chemical warfare”
NOTES TO SELF “a shot in the dark”
EVIDENCE “cats and dogs”
STYLES OF BEYOND “reseda beach”
EMILIO ROJAS “the nouveau slick”
REKS “more grey hairs”
RAKAA IRISCIENCE “crown of thorns”
OC & AG “o-a-sis”
EXILE “radio”
GANG GREEN (OH NO & ALCHEMIST)
ODDISEE
MICKEY FACTZ
DEFARI
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okay, you left Wale off this list and you left Kizzaland off your top 10 mixtapes, not even an honorable mention for either of them. fail
Brian you fucking moron. Whoever the fuck you are.. stay the fuck off the fucking site if we fucking fail. Read the fucking honourable mentions you fucking low life..
You illiterate, inconsiderate, incomplete fucking douchebag
nice list – for me its the Evidence/Alchemist and Royce stuff – The Layover was the best thing I heard all year along with The Bar Exam 1 and 2.
agreed on the detox comment kev…im all about the eminem album. Primo is gonna set it off with him. Very excited to hear about Royce’s album a while ago as well.
one love
Dr. Dre’s Detox ???? :’(
lol I purposely ignored Detox Cuban Linx and Seventh Seal
so.. quit it!
Damn Deez…. F-bombs? Really? LMAO!
Chyea I hope 3 stacks and Big Boi release all those albums, we need some new Kast!
Nice List…. It all makes sense… Eminem’s first solo in 4 years is hugely anticipated, so a logical number 1.
I was surprised Lupe Fiasco’s L.U.P.End didnt make the list. The Cool was a monster record.
c’mon Deez, don’t be so mind closed, i personally love hearing Mos Def singing and mumbling
I guess we all have given up on Cuban Linx 2 and Detox
outside of outkast,rhymefest and Jay electronica I am going to say I am not that excited about any of these. Could it be that 2009 is the year the avenger and hip-hop has a falling out. Who knows and who cares LOL? But seriously congrats KEv on everything you are doing with this site you definitely keep winning this year.
I must admit I might be pretty stoked about most def too
CAN’T FORGET ABOUT LUPE!!! HE’S DROPPIN’ A THREE DISC JOINT SOMETIME THIS YEAR. LUPE E.N.D.!!!!
good list in all, but no LUPE FIASCO?? not even on the honorable mention. No complaints minus the inclusion of Asher Roth over him. maybe include Wale too, hes fresh
edit: obviously wasn’t reading that carefully, you got Wale on there lol. but still, no lupEND???
Personally, I’m not that excited about the Lupe.. then again, you’re right, could’ve been an honourable mention.
I just don’t look forward to a fucking 3 disc album
I kinda agree with Deez on that note. I mean how good can a 3 Disc album be? Most good albums with 15 tracks have at least 5 tracks of filler.
Agree with the list except for Eminem (who I personally can’t stand), Rhymefest (too many tracks have already leaked), and Buck and KRS (I have a feeling it will be hella average). Those should have been replaced with Skyzoo, Jay Electronica, and Jadakiss. Nice work though Deez! I can’t believe this dude is talking about Izza Kizza, that guy is so bad he’s not even terrible, he’s TURRIBLE!
Should be a good year… Plus all the ’suprise and delight’ releases that come outta nowhere…
I just checked out ‘Broken Language 08′… Man, why has it taken so long for someone to re make this??!! The original is a classic!
3 Disc album? maaaan. I still don’t think there is a double disk out there that wouldn’t sound a WHOLE lot better as a single disk.
Looking forward to the Ed OG & Masta Ace “A&E” project. Royce will be high up on the anticipation meter as well.
Patiently waiting to hear new stuff from Mos Def and Blu’s solo project….
Red and Meth should be sick….
look out for Detox!!
Unfortunately, I’ve been saying that to Deez since I met him. Years ago.
Yo deez even though shit got pushed back like dudes eye in The dark knight ( Joker sure did make that pencil diappear ) I gotta vote for Cuban linx 2. I hope Rza does at least 80% of the beats.
Bishop Lamont? I’ll bet he will be on the top 10(5?) list at the end of 2009.
when. the. fuck. is. raekwon. dropping. only built 4 cuban linx 2. I hate how he keeps pushing it back trying to perfect the album.
nice list but personally my no 1 is bone thugs cuz i have been waiting and waiting and waiting for a new album from them. also lets not forget my favorite rapper rite now, lupe fiasco’s LupEnd
What about Raekwons’s OB4CL2??!!
Saigon – Greatest Story Never Told
I don’t care if he has no label behind it atm, or that it’s been on hiatus for the last few years.
When it drops, so will my balls.
Glad u did this Deez, I forget, who asked you to do a most anticipated?
Oh yeah, it was me
Really hope the Em album is sick
There’s also hopefully gonna be a Brother Ali EP…..
TOTALLY disagree with the majority of this list.
Lil Ish, I’m right with you on waiting for that Bone Thugs album. it’s been way too long. unfortunately, DJ U-Neek won’t be involved in this project
hopefully common can get back to being common and i cant wait for mos def’s realease, its ganna be dope. Also lupe is releasing a new album which is always a good thing. Hopefully royce can put out a classic with his sick flow.
lol, Lupe is releasing a 3 disc album…
I aint looking forward to that
uhhmmmm…..where’s ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2? shouldve been #1 to me…..
razorsharpe–
OB4CL2 is like Detox….I’ll believe when I see it.
yea u got a point…but that still doesn’t stop the fact that both albums are highly anticipated
lol sharpe, why would I anticipate an album I don’t think is gonna come out
the exact same reason why Detox isn’t on here
idk its hard to explain….ppl had their doubts about obama being president n looked what happened…so da same way ppl anticipated obama y can’t i anticipate 2 albums that might not see da light of day…one word ppl….HOPE
OB4CL2 was suppose to drop like 06 early 07.
Detox was suppose to drop every year since 05.
No hope for me…..and I’m a Wu Stan!
honestly u cant blame rae n dre cuz u gotta think abt it…in raekwon’s case he prolly wanted to wait 4 da perfect time to drop this album….then he prolly had to wrry abt gettin da right tracks togetherwit da right producers….n in dre’s case..i feel hes takin too long because he’s tryna crop a CLASSIC….something to leave 4 da game when he reitres…u feel me?
you forgot wale?!?!
he deserves at least honorable mention!
Ben
Wale is listed as honorable mention. Recheck the list!
This List is Real But Come on 50 Cent Should Be in there yea he was Honourable Mentions But Before I self Distruct is gonna Shock The World its gonna be a Crazy Album its the Year of the After Math/ Three Headed Monsters, G-UNIT All Day
I’ve also been looking forward to that Ghostface/MF Doom collabo named Ghostdoom for quite a while now… Maybe that’s finally gon drop in tha 09! Props all the way from Berlin, Germany for the best blog in the world! Keep up your great work!
razorSHARPE
OB4CL MAY come out this….I’ve seen April.
But anyway 09 might be the year of the BIG mainstream stars. Jay, Em, 50, Dre, Jada (he’s a star to me).
Listening to Royce…..this might be his last chance at stardom. He’s had some other opportunities with previous releases….that didn’t pan out.
Royce
Royce never really could put out a great full length album. It was always 80% dope though, but that loss 20% hurts.
That’s what I’m talking about Deez. I think 80% is generous. I remember Rock City was just a mess. I thought it was an artist confused about what direction he wanted to go in.
Death is Certain was good in certain spots, but again….a confused artist.
Independence Day….well
The Bar Exam album and the leaked “Revival” gives me hope that he has the direction that he wants. It will be interesting to see who has producing most of his joints.
If I was him I wouldn’t go to far away from Preemo, Black Milk, Carlos Broady, and Green Lantern (GL gave him some heat).
We’ll see….I guess.
I do want to see him have more focus on the album. With the perception of Shake This and that other track, seems like he’s talking heavily about Struggle, hustle. Which I don’t mind.. he can tell a hood story, I’ll be fine with that.
And how about all ya’ll bitchin’ at me for not including LupeEnd… where ya’ll at now?
Humble young man humble! LOL.
Royce’s album won’t sell because people don’t buy music anymore…. I’m like you if he just sticks with “Struggle, hustle” i’m ok with that as well.
Hey Iwas wondering! if you would by any chance, know when: the Seventh Seal.. and the New Canibus is supposed to come out.. Damn good list except for the Jay-Z LP.. Hasn’t measured up to par wit Reasonable Doubt!