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100 Reasons To Live Another Year: The 2012 Album List
Just as we do every year, we close out our Year-In-Review lists by giving a rundown of the perspective album releases slated for the new year. Yeah, we probably missed some things, and yeah, 25% of this stuff will not come out. But hey. So here it is, in no particular order…..
P.S. – All jokes aside, don’t mind the Mediafire logo…. Support the artists you like and buy their albums.
- Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight - DD172/BluRoc
- DJ Premier + Bumpy Knuckles – The Kollexxxion – Year Round
- DJ Premier + KRS-One – Return Of The Boom Bip – Year Round
- KRS-One – Just Like That
- Sean Price – Mic Tyson – Duck Down
- Xzibit – Napalm
- Nas + Common – Nas Dot Com
- Dr. Dre – Detox – Aftermath
- B.o.B. – Strange Clouds – Atlantic
- T.I. – Trouble Man - Atlantic
- Big K.R.I.T. – 4evaNaDay (Mixtape)
- Big K.R.I.T. – Live From The Underground – Def Jam
- Asher Roth – Is This Too Orange – Def Jam
- Kid Cudi and Dot Da Genius - WZRD
- Nas – Life Is Good – Def Jam
- Jay Electronica – Act II: Patents of Nobility (the turn) – Roc Nation
- J. Dilla – The Rebirth of Detroit
- Crooked I – Million Dollar Story
- Prodigy of Mobb Deep – HNIC 3
- Mobb Deep – Mobb Deep
- Killer Mike – R.A.P. (Rebellious African People) Music – Grand Hu$tle
- Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele Presents Blue & Cream: The Wally Era - Def Jam
- Ghostface Killah + MF Doom – Doomstarks – Nature Sounds
- Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t – Def Jam
- Action Bronson + Party Supplies – Blue Chips – Fool’s Gold
- Action Bronson – Commander’s Palace Mixtape
- Statik Selektah + Bun B – Untitled LP
- Statik Selektah + Termanology – 2012 – Showoff
- Statik Selektah + Styles P – Untitled LP
- Statik Selektah + Strong Arm Steady – Stereotype
- Maino – The Day After Tomorrow
- N.O.R.E. – S.U.P.E.R.T.H.U.G. – Thugged Out Militatinment
- Pete Rock + Camp Lo – 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s
- 50 Cent – Fifth Studio Album – Interscope
- Alchemist + Evidence – Step Brothers
- Alchemist + Curren$y – Re-Conversionalize
- Alchemist + Kool G. Rap – ????
- Alchemist + Action Bronson – ?????
- Alchemist + Freddie Gibbs – Devil’s Palace
- Freddie Gibbs + Madlib – Madgibbs
- Pete Rock – Petestrumentals II
- Curren$y – Muscle Car Chronicles – DD172
- Raekwon – Only Built For Cuban Links 3
- D-Block + Ghostface + Raekwon + Cappadonna – Wu-Block
- Redman – Muddy Waters 2
- Method Man – Crystal Meth
- Redman + Method Man – Blackout! 3
- G.O.O.D. Music Vol. One
- Immortal Technique – The Middle Passage
- Brother Ali – Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color
- Joe Budden – The Great Escape
- Slaughterhouse Shady Records LP
- Busta Rhymes – E.L.E. 2 – Cash Money
- Demigodz – ????
- Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being 2
- Lil Wayne – Rebirth 2
- Emanon (Aloe Blacc + Exile) – Bird’s Eye View
- Q-Tip – The Last Zulu
- Masta Ace + MF Doom – Ma Doom
- El-P – Cancer For The Cure – Definitive Jux
- Consequence – Get Even – Bandcamp
- Vinnie Paz – The Priest of Bloodshed – Enemy Soil
- Army Of The Pharoahes – In Death Reborn – Enemy Soil
- Copywrite – God Save The King – Man Bites Dog
- O.C. + Apollo Brown – Trophies – Mello Music Group
- Rick Ross + Drake - Y.O.L.O. (You Only Live Once) Mixtape
- Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious
- Blu + Madlib – UCLA
- Blackstar – Black Star Aretha Mixtape
- Showbiz and AG – Mugshot Music
- Joell Ortiz – The Life and Times of Sebastian Rios
- Freeway – Diamond In The Ruff
- Ryan Leslie – Les Is More
- Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
- Lupe Fiasco – Food and Liquor 2
- Lupe Fiasco + Pharrell – ????
- Ludacris - Ludaversal – Def Jam
- Re-Up Gang – Long Live The Caine Mixtape
- Clipse Reunion LP
- NYG’z – Year Round LP
- ¡MAYDAY! – Take Me To Your Leader - Strange Music
- De La Soul – You’re Welcome (?)
- De La Soul Are First Serve LP
- Kool G. Rap + Necro – The Godfathers – Psycho+Logical-Records
- Statik Selektah + Action Bronson – New Jack City: Chopped and Screwed
- Too $hort – No Trespassing
- David Banner – The Make Believe Album
- Stalley – Savage Journey To The American Dream
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haha how many years has Detox been on this list?
almost as long as mf doom ghost collabo
Looks like the Mic Tyson album is on the verge of becoming a repeat offender on this list as well.
Besides those mentioned, what do you guys think is the album least likely to come out?
My money is on Redman’s joint, but I’m hoping that nothing from Lil’ Lame, I mean Wayne comes out.
No Megaupload album?
Also, sign me up for all the Alchemist collabos
might be the first year the Weathermen album isn’t on the list. That’s 10 years “in the making” at least……well, obviously its not droppin ever
Nas dot com will never come out. I actually believe detox
is more likely to come out than the nas/com joint
Well, on stuff not coming out, I would put it on either ‘Detox’ or ‘G.O.O.D. Music Vol One’. Not to knock Kanye, but it’s hard enough to get the shops to stock regular releases. Compilations have a much harder time these days of garnering interest. Especially in the nobody buys music, ‘I want free sh*t’ society we live in now.
Damn…if even half of this stuff comes out this year, I’m gonna need to make room in my budget. No more starbucks for this cat…
I would say any album from Jay Electronica coming out next year would surprise me.
How come yall didn’t list Public Enemy? They have a joint coming out this year.
Don’t forget the Esoteric + Inspectah Deck Collabo, Get Busy Committee, Celph Titled – The Fresh Prince of Hell’s Lair
I’d say the least likely to drop are doom Starks & detox. I’m hoping that opio-vulture’s wisdom drops this year, a living legends album would be nice, haven’t heard any talk of one yet though. I’m sure big boi’s droppin’ an album this year, I wouldn’t bet on Andre 3000 putting out an album though. Might get a new album from guilty Simpson this year, maybe scarface too.
Premier vs. Pete Rock?
What about Ill Bill the grimy awards and La Coka masters of the drak arts? Ya’ll slippin
No Kendrick? are you serious?
Nas + Common – Nas Dot Com
Ghostface Killah + MF Doom – Doomstarks – Nature Sounds
Alchemist + Kool G. Rap – ????
Immortal Technique – The Middle Passage
D-Block + Ghostface + Raekwon + Cappadonna – Wu-Block
Lupe Fiasco + Pharrell – ????
Clipse Reunion LP
If I was a betting man I would say that these albums won’t come out this year.
Nice list but please let’s drop Detox as even an option. I won’t believe that album is coming out until I am holding it in my hands, even then I won’t believe it until I it play and I hear it… I am really excited to hear all of Action’s projects and GBC, Demigodz, Celph Titled and Army of the Pharoahs. I agree I don’t see the Nas Dot Com LP ever actually being made. Also hyped on DJ Premier’s LPs with Bumpy and KRS, should be classics. OC and Apollo Brown, wow, that is gonna be dope.
My pick for LPs not coming out different than anyone elses choices so far is Only Built For Cuban Linx 3 and Q-Tip’s new jawn… And yes Doomstarks ain’t never happening I got over that years ago…
Also stoked for Brother Ali and hopefully Blu with Madlib will be awesome, Blu is either one of the best or makes lame stuff, very hit or miss after his first couple LPs but hopefully this will be a return to form for him.
cant wait for the two new little wayne joints!! I am not a human being 2!!!!! oh shit how can he ever top the first one??? maybe he’ll incorporate some classical music or tribal jazz fusion
No the weeknd? or drake? surprised I am
Great list and as always cheers for the 2011 rap up
Cmon pizzo. Detox? Haha. Muddy waters 2 & Blackout 3. Common is wacker than Drake. I just want NaS solo
Opio’s Vulture’s Wisdom 2 is dropping March. Can’t wait, been waiting for years
I never believe it when artists signed to 2 different major labels say they’re making am albu
Together. Too much red tape, they could record it, good luck getting both labels to sign off on it. That nas & common album probably won’t happen unless nas signs to Warner bros after his tenure at def jam.
No Dilated Peoples?
True, some very dope stuff is (maybe) droppin this year… But what about:
Chino Xl / RICANstruction, Killah Priest / The Psychic World Of Walter Reed and the new album from Shabazz The Disciple.
Smart choice not to include madvillainy 2, who knows when if ever that’s coming out. More than enough good stuff coming out this year though.
Chino xl’s album is supposed to have a song w big pun and another with Obama !
I was hoping to see black & brown by self scientific and sick symphonies (psycho realm & street platoon)
at least action Bronson and Freddie gibbs will be killing shit this year!
Brother Ali is not exciting and Maino??