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This list does not represent every 2011 release, just a handful of some of the biggest releases that will drop this year, in no particular order. We’d say that 1/3 of these releases probably won’t drop in 2011, and some may never come out at all. But here is what has been announced…..

1. Dr. Dre – “Detox” – Aftermath
2. Slaughterhouse – “Untitled Debut LP” – Shady Records
3. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “Watch The Throne” – Def Jam / Roc Nation
4. Drake – “Take Care” – Young Money
5. Lil Wayne – “Tha Carter IV” – Young Money
6. Rick Ross – “God Forgives, I Don’t” – Def Jam
7. Wiz Khalifa – “TBA” – Atlantic
8. Raekwon – “Shaolin Vs. The Wu-Tang” – Ice H20
9. J. Cole – “Cole World” – Roc Nation
10. Rick Ross + Diddy – Bugatti Boyz EP – Bad Boy
11. AZ – “Doe Or Die 2″ – Quiet Money
12. Xzibit – “MMX1″ – Open Bar
13. Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth Reunion LP (Announced)
14. Smif N Wessun + Pete Rock – “Monumental” – Duck Down
15. Ghostface Killah – “Supreme Clientele 2″ – Def Jam
16. DJ Premier + KRS-One – “Return Of The Boom Bip” – Year Round
17. DJ Premier + Freddie Foxxx – “The Kollexion” – Year Round
18. Ski Beatz – “24 Hour Karate School 2″ – DD172
19. Evidence + Alchemist – “Step Brothers” – ????
20. Evidence – “Cats & Dogs” – Rhymesayers
21. Blueprint – “Adventures In Counter Culture” – Rhymesayers
22. Donnis – “Southern Lights” – Atlantic
23. Consequence – “Movies On Demand 2″ – Bandcamp
24. Beastie Boys – “Hot Sauce Committee” – Capitol
25. N.O.R.E. – “S.U.P.E.R.T.H.U.G.” – Thugged Out Militainment
26. Cage – Untitled 2011 LP – ????
27. Freeway – “Untitled RSE LP” – Rhymesayers
28. Royce Da 5’9 – “Success Is Certain” – ????
29. Yelawolf – “Untitled Shady Records Debut” – Shady
30. Saigon – “The Greatest Story Never Told” – Fort Knocks
31. Nas – “The Lost Tapes 2″ – Def Jam
32. Emanon (Aloe Blacc + Exile) – “Bird’s Eye View” – ????
33. Big K.R.I.T.  – Untitled Def Jam Debut – Def Jam
34. J-live – “S.P.T.A. (Said Person Of That Ability)” – Triple Threat
35. Talib Kweli – “Gutter Rainbows” – Blacksmith
36. Pharoahe Monch – “W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)” – Duck Down
37. Curren$y – “The Muscle Car Chronicles” – DD172
38. T-Pain – “Revolver” – Jive
39. Q-Tip – “The Last Zulu” – Universal
40. Trackademics – “State Of The Arts”
41. Jay Electronica – “Untitled Roc Nation Debut” – Roc Nation
42. Jon Connor – “Vinnie Chase Season 2″ (Mixtape)
43. DJ Khaled – “We The Best Forever” – Cash Money
44. The Game – “R.E.D.” – Aftermath
45. 50 Cent – “Untitled Fifth Studio LP” – G-Unit
46. Showbiz + KRS-One – “Godsville” – Fat Beats
47. Murs – “Varsity Blues 2″ – ???
48. Murs + Terrace Martin – “The Melrose”
49. Snoop Dogg – “Doggumentary” – EMI
50. Killer Mike – “Pl3dge”- ???
51. Apathy – “Honkey Kong” – Demigodz Ent.
52. Lupe Fiasco – “L.A.S.E.R.S.” – Atlantic
53. Madlib + MF Doom – “Madvillainy 2″ – Stones Throw
54. Snoop Dogg + Wiz Khalifa – “High School” (Soundtrack) – EMI
55. Blu & Exile – “Untitled Reunion LP” – ????
56. Roc Marciano – “Marcberg Reloaded” – Fat Beats
57. Vast Aire – “OX 2010 Street Odyssey” – Man Bites Dog
58. Crooked I – “Million Dollar Story” – Dynasty / Treacherous
59. Statik Selektah – “Population Control” – Showoff
60. El-P – “Cancer For The Cure” – Definitive Jux

Did we miss something? Sound off in the comments section below….

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  • HipHopComeup says:

    Good list really looking forward to some of these.

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