What would have initially been an Atlantic protest event for the shelving of LASERS, became a a celebration of it’s March 2011 release, thanks to his reconciliation with the label. Above, he announces his new mixtape, coming soon.

Here’s a nice little HipHopSite exclusive for you… Official tracklist for Kid Cudi’s Man on The Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager, dropping November 9th. Thanks to our connect at Universal, you know who you are ;) Tracklist: 1 Scott Mescudi Vs. The World [Album Version (Explicit)] USUM71025496 3:55 2 REVOFEV (prod. Plain Pat) [cont.]

Bad timing? T.I. had his probation period revoked today, as a federal judge sent him back to prison for 11 months, after his arrest in Los Angeles last month on suspicion of drug possession. He was originally arrested on federal weapons charges. T.I. begged Judge Charles Pannell Jr. for mercy, to no avail. “I want [cont.]

T.I. responds to allegations that his talking a man down from the roof of a building was a publicity stunt.

T.I. did his good deed for the day yesterday when he ended up helping a suicidal jumper in downtown Atlanta off the ledge. Tip heard about the jumper via V103′s Ryan Cameron radio show and called to see if there was anything he could do to help. He ended up taping a message for the [cont.]

SMC Recordings, along with Distrolord Inc, is set for a huge release from New York rapper Big L, close to 12 years after his death. Since his passing, albums have been released under the guise of the Big L imprint, but none except his sophomore release was official. Ten years later, Big L fans will [cont.]

A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold imprint will release Fool’s Gold Vol. One via Itunes and all fine digital retailers on October 25th. CD versions will be available at Opening Ceremony and other boutiques. 1. Treasure Fingers f. Haley Small – Keep Up 2. Vega – No Reasons (Tensnake Remix) 3. Sammy Bananas – Move Your Body 4. [cont.]

Black Rob is the newest affiliate of Duck Down Music. The former Bad Boy, Harlem rapper is poised to release his first studio album in over five years. This past May, Black Rob was released from prison after serving four years for failing to show up to a previous sentence hearing for a grand larceny [cont.]

Ghostface tweeted today that his new album, The Apollo Kid, would hit Dec. 14th. We verified it in Universal’s retail database, which you can see above. (Nov. 19th is the retail pre-order date)

November 22nd will see the release of Jay-Z’s The Hits Collection, a Def Jam released greatest hits package chronicling his career on Roc-A-Fella Records. The Deluxe Edition, as seen above, is a double CD that will feature five previously unreleased tracks. Also included in the Deluxe Edition will be a 32 page Roc diamond embossed [cont.]

The original Mad rapper returns on October 26th. 1. Celebrate Life 2. Regular Guy 3. Wants And Needs (Feat. Bilal) 4. Call Me Crazy (Feat. Raheem DeVaughn) 5. Superbad (Feat. Mamouna Youseff) 6. Enjoying The View (Feat. Joe Tann) 7. The World Needs More Skillz 8. Flash Of Genius 9. Going Up 10. R.n.i.t.r. 11. [cont.]

Let us break it down like this. Post this on your desktop and study it for a while. Click image for a larger version.

Believe it or not, E-40 will continue his Revenue Retrievin’ series on February 8th, 2011, with two more entries in the series, with Overtime Shift and Graveyard Shift, respectively. On a paper chase, he’s on a paper chase.

Nice! Looks like the threat of angry fans picketing outside Atlantic’s office, combined with Lupe’s vocal dismay with the label actually made a difference. Lupe Fiasco’s LASERS will hit March 8th, 2011.

Looks like Nas is having problems getting Def Jam to release The Lost Tapes 2. According to Lefsetz Letter, who obtained an email sent by Nas to Def Jam, they will put out the album, but will not allow it to count as one of the albums owed to Def Jam through his deal, nor [cont.]

Chris Brown’s road to recovery may be cut a little short, despite the success of “Deuces”. House music auteur Calvin Harris tweeted yesterday that Brown’s new single “Yeah 3x” is a direct bite of “I Am Not Alone”. “Stealing is still stealing, doesn’t matter who you are,” he tweeted. “Because Chris Brown is an international [cont.]

…..My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. You know, Good Ass Job doesn’t “sit well” with retail execs. Thanks for fucking up the continuity Wal-Mart!

Copy’s long-awaited return to the scene hits on November 16th. Tracklist: 1. It (Parts 1, 2 & 3) (produced by Surock) 2.Trooper f/Sean Price (produced by !llmind) 3.Wish You Were Here (produced by Twiz The Beat Pro) 4.Smile (produced by Joe Benny) 5.Y.O.G.A. Stretch 6.Best In Show f/ Planet Asia & Tage Future (produced by [cont.]

Here’s a first look at J-Live’s Undivided Attention EP, dropping November 4th. This is the precursor to the S.P.T.A. (Said Person Of That Ability) LP (pronounced “Spitta”), dropping next year. TRACKLIST: 1. HOME OR AWAY (produced by Korede) 2. THE WAY THAT I RHYME (f/ Boog Brown)(produced by Korede) 3. HOW I FEEL (produced by Nicolay) [cont.]

Wow, is this the dark ages? Lil’ Wayne will be forced to serve the remainder of his Riker’s Island sentence, ending November 4th, in solitary confinement for being caught with a “contraband” IPod a couple of months back. Apparently an empty spot in solitary just opened up for Wayne and his reign of portable music [cont.]