Albe Back Performs Live At 'End Of The Weak' 10th Anniversary Concert NYC

End Of The Weak held their 10th Anniversary party at Highline Ballroom in NYC Friday September 3rd, where Homeboy Sandman, DMC of Run DMC and (above) Albe Back performed.

Check out the photos via Rule 4080 HERE

Read Birthplace's concert report HERE

(video footage courtesy of Birthplace Magazine)

Eminem & Jay-Z Detroit Concert 1st Night Play By Play Minute By Minute

2nd night in Detroit is under way, let's review last night's festivities.

via The Detroit Freepress

7:30 P.M.: Jay-Z Bailing Afterward?
Word among show personnel is that Jay-Z will be immediately exiting the stadium upon completion of his set -- in other words, no appearance during Eminem's set. He'll be headed to his waiting Gulfstream jet to fly home to New York, then return for the second show. Wife Beyonce is here in Comerica Park.

Jay-Z is waiting for darkness before taking the stage, to accommodate film crews who are chronicling the show. NOTE: Sources later said Jay-Z might have stayed backstage after all.

8:30 P.M.: A Fleet Of Escalades
With the Beastie Boys cranked on the stadium PA, there are seven minutes until Jay-Z's set. The rapper and his posse just arrived in a caravan of Escalades behind the right-field wall.

8:37 P.M.: Heavyweights Expected
Among the expected guests during Eminem's set: 50 Cent, Dr. Dre and Drake.

8:40 P.M.: The Countdown
Curtains have come down, lights are off. An onscreen countdown clock gets fans roaring: 50 seconds 'til Jay-Z hits the stage.

8:45 P.M.: Jay Starts Rocking
With a blast of lights and an epic, squalling rock lick, Jay-Z took the stage at 8:40 p.m., alone at center stage delivering lines from the opening of his 2000 album "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia."
Upon the song's conclusion, he urged show directors to bring the house lights up. "Just give me two minutes -- I've gotta take this all in," he said, grinning as he took in the crowd of 40,000-plus. "This is hip-hop music and this is how far we've come."



9:40: Frenetic Set Pauses To Honor Fallen Stars
Jay-Z, dressed in black and wearing a Yankees cap, has been whipping through a loud, fast-paced set, backed by a tight live band and a massive high-def video screen.
This is his stage, but he's been happy to share the spotlight: Young Jeezy and Memphis Bleek have already joined him for onstage collaborations, and Jay devoted a lengthy segment honoring fallen music stars such as Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur and Detroiters Proof and Aaliyah.
Hot songs like "Big Pimpin'" and swaying numbers like "Forever Young" have been interspersed with abbreviated medleys of tunes such as "Hard Knock Life" and "A Dream." With taupe-tinted Detroit images projected behind him, he delivers a jazzy rendition of "Thank You."

10 P.M.: Entering 'Empire State Of Mind' -- 'I'm Going To Take You Home'
Jay-Z heads into the homestretch with an appropriately epic-sized "Empire State of Mind."
"I'm going to take you home -- my home," the New York star tells the receptive Detroit crowd.
Minutes later, grinning wide, he closes up his set with a jazz-laced performance of "Numb."
"I had an incredible time with you," Jay tells the Comerica Park crowd. "This was one of the best experiences of my entire life."

10:05 P.M.: Jay-Z Killed It; Eminem Up Next
Jay-Z has left the stage. Everything is about 15 minutes behind -- Eminem is expected to go on at about 10:45 p.m. There's a low buzz around the ballpark as fans take in what they just witnessed: an impressively energetic set that found Jay-Z killing it onstage.

10:35 P.M.: First Eminem Performance In A While
Lost in the buildup to this week's shows was an important reality: Eminem hasn't spent much time on a concert stage lately. Until Thursday night, the self-confessed studio hermit had played just four full sets since his Comerica Park show in 2005 -- all festival appearances. This first hometown show in half a decade presented a vastly different sort of challenge.

10:36 P.M.: Eminem Builds Ferocious Energy
Eminem, a Detroit Tigers hoodie draped over his ballcap, hits the stage for a fierce performance of his new "Won't Back Down." It's already a different vibe than the one set by Jay-Z : sharper, grittier, darker.
He's got the microphone gripped tight as he tensely paces the stage, occasionally glancing out to soak in the sea of bodies in front of him. You can practically feel his heart and adrenaline coursing as he takes in the moment.

10:47 P.M.: Trick Trick Joins For 'Welcome To Detroit'
A grinning Trick Trick, clad in white, has bounded onstage to join Em for a bumping version of "Welcome to Detroit," a montage of Motor City imagery rolling on the big screen behind them.

11:10 P.M.: D12 Helps Em Walk Through The Catalog
About 30 minutes in, it looks to be an eclectic, career-spanning set, as members of D12 occasionally make their way onstage: Em quickly dips back in time, ripping through 1999’s “Kill You” with slinky backing from the live band behind him. He jumps through the years, placing older tunes (“Cleaning Out My Closet”) next to songs from his new “Recovery.”



11:12 P.M.: An Assured Pace; B.O.B., Drake Come Out
Opener B.O.B. has returned to the stage for his Eminem duet "Airplanes II." The songs are rolling one after another now: "Kill You," "The Way I Am," "So Bad," "Stan."
Eminem is locking into a confident groove. The early tension is growing into a self-assured command of the stage, as the rapper pumps his fists to exhort the crowd.
A clean-cut Drake is the next guest out, joining Eminem for a run through their hit "Forever."



11:25 P.M.: Working Hard With 50 Cent
The stars are definitely out on a Thursday night in Detroit : Now it's 50 Cent onstage with Eminem, working through a head-bobbing rendition of 50's "Patiently Waiting."
The stage lights drop to reveal 50's illuminated jacket. He continues his cameo with a booming "In Da Club" and the night's latest exhortation that fans put their hands up.
Em has certainly put in a shift: It's a gorgeous, mild night in Detroit, but his gray T-shirt is completely drenched in sweat.



11:40 P.M.; No Rihanna, But Lady Gaga Expected Tomorrow
Eminem launches into the summer's biggest single, "Love the Way You Lie." Ironically, it might be the first disappointment of the night for some fans: confirmation that studio partner Rihanna is not on the night's guest list.
But another female star is expected to be here for Friday night's show: Lady Gaga. The pop star is in Milwaukee tonight, but is headed this way for her Saturday show at the Palace. Folks behind the scenes say she'll spend her Friday night here at Comerica Park, though it's unknown if that's onstage or off.

12:07 P.M.: Encore Ends With Fireworks
Having closed his regular set with the anthemic "Not Afraid," Eminem has begun his encore: a pulsing rendition of "Lose Yourself." With the city skyline glowing behind him, the biggest Detroit music act of the past quarter-century rolls through his signature song.
It's the biggest moment in a night of big ones. The self-empowerment of "Lose Yourself" couples neatly with the strength-through-humility of "Not Afraid," and with a shot of colorful fireworks, Eminem ends his show on a potent, inspirational note.

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After tonight's 2nd Detroit show it's off to Yankee Stadium NYC September 13th & 14th.

more footage below.






(video courtesy of kontraband2, Radio One Detroit, hillzskillz69 and teezynoble)

Indie Rock Label Sub Pop Signs Indie Hip Hop Group Shabazz Palaces

via Seattle Weekly

Two EPs and just a pair of local shows into their existence, Shabazz Palaces -- the Seattle hip-hop duo featuring Digable Planets' Ishmael Butler -- have inked a deal with Sub Pop Records. Their full-length debut is due via the label sometime next year.

In a press release this morning, Butler, AKA "The Palaceer" and "Palaceer Lazaro" says:

"I think we both have a lot of love, appreciation, respect and energy for music and for each other. Recognizing the fact that business is necessary for maximizing exposure to it, I think we mutually feel that doing business is less a 'job' and more an opportunity to exercise those feelings in dope ass ways."

Shabazz Palaces by subpop

Who, What, Where Weekly Photo Links 9/1

Fabolous at the Sirius XM studios in NYC.

This and more events in the form of photo links below.

Tuesday, August 31

Ne-Yo meets fans in NYC:
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Snoop promoting Norton Anti-Virus software in NYC:
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O'Neal McKnight performs live in NYC:
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Faith Evans on SIRIUS XM in NYC:
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Fabolous album release party with Sean Kingston, Nipsey Hussle, DJ Envy and others in NYC:
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Monday, August 30

Snoop meet and greet with fans in Philadelphia, PA:
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John Legend and The Roots live in NYC:
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Fabolous on Sirius XM in NYC:
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Ashanti and others at the 20th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards:
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Film Magic
PR Photos
Globe Photos

Kelly Rowland on NBC's 'Today Show' in NYC:
Rex Features

Snoop Dogg performs live in Philadelphia, PA:
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Sunday, August 29

Ne-Yo at a club appearance in NYC:
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Kid Cudi at the HBO Post-Emmy party in West Hollywood, CA:
Film Magic

Michael Jackson celebration 'Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson' with Snoop Dogg, Spike Lee and more in NYC:
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Rex Features

Saturday, August 28

Common, Kid Cudi, Travis McCoy and others at Sunset Strip Music Festival in West Hollywood, CA:
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PR Photos
Corbis Images
Patrick McMullan
Rex Features
Star Traks Photo

Angie Stone, Chrisette Michele, Tank and others at the 8th Annual Hoodie Awards in Las Vegas, NV:
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J&R Music Fest. Day 2 with Ayanna Irish, Leela James, Eli "Paperboy" Reed and others in NYC:
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2010 Rock The Bells, with Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop and others in NYC:
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Friday, August 27

Alexis Jordan, J. Cole & Marsha Ambrosius perform live at media retailer J&R Music event in NYC:
See coverage here - J. Cole
See coverage here - Marsha Ambrosius
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NBA star Al Harrington, DJ Clue and others at a Celebrity Bowling Tournament & Party in NYC:
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Kem, Anthony Hamilton, Jaheim, Abraham McDonald, Tiffany Evans and others at the Budweiser Superfest Chicago, IL:
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Fantasia album release party in Las Vegas, NV:
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PR Photos

Travis McCoy, Black Eyed Peas and others at 944 Nightlife Issue Release Party in Miami Beach, FL:
Rex Features
Star Traks Photo

Thursday, August 26

Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert event with Dead Prez M1, Talib Kweli and others at press conference in NYC:
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Kelly Rowland performs live at Wal-Mart Soundcheck concert in NYC:
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Solange Knowles spins music in NYC:
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Swizz Beatz in SoHo, NYC:
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Wednesday, August 25

Bobby Trends Birthday Bash with Ron Browz, Jadakiss, Cipha Sounds, DJ Webstar and others in NYC:
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Grafh's Birthday party with Nipsey Hussle, Norega, DJ Clue and other in NYC:
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India.arie and others perform at Carlos Santana's Guitar Heaven concert in Las Vegas, NV:
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Rihanna after show party in Chicago, IL:
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Bobby Valentino performs live in NYC:
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Last week's:
Who, What, Where Weekly Photo Links 8/25

Yo Gotti - 'Look In The Mirror' (video)

My sons' friend from Tae Kwon Do is in this video. For the short cameo part, he was paid $80, not bad for a days work!

Yo Gotti Live From The Kitchen on J-Records/Inevitable/Polo Grounds coming soon!

Urban New Release Schedule 9/1

Hooked On That Urban New Release Schedule containing the upcoming Hip Hop and R & B releases, posted around the 1st and 15th of each month available here.

All dates, titles, releases and time frames are subject to change.

September 7, 2010
Chingy - Success & Failure (Real Talk)
Nate Dogg - G-Funk Mix (Thump)
Young Buck - The Rehab (Real Talk)
Blue Sky Black Death - Third Party (Fake Four Inc.)
Dorrough - Get Big (E1)
Q-Unique - Between Heaven & Hell (Fat Beats/Psycho+Logical Records)
Atmosphere - To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EPs (Rhymesayers)

September 14, 2010
Trey Songz - Passion, Pain & Pleasure (Songbook/Atlantic)
Krizz Kaliko – Shock Treatment (Strange Music)
Huey - Redemption (Que Records/EMI)
Marques Houston - Mattress Music
(Musicworks Inc./EMI/ Capitol Records)
MF Doom - Expektoration (Live) (Gold Dust Media)
Chromeo – Business Casual (Vice Recordings)
Bilal - Airtight’s Revenge (Plug Research)
Black Milk - Album of the Year (Fat Beats)
Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone (ANTI-)
Linkin Park – A Thousand Suns (Warner Bros./Machine Shop Recordings)
Wu-Tang Management Presents: The Watchmen - V/A (Wu Enterprises/Platinum City Entertainment/PCE Nation)
Boss Hogg Outlawz Present J Dawg (E1/Boss Hogg Outlawz)
Soul Live - Rubber Soul Live (Royal Family)
Will Downing - Lust, Love & Lies (An Audio Novel) (Concord)
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother Deluxe (2 CD - Box Set) (Traffic)
Owl - Qwel & Maker (Galapagos4)
Rah Digga - Classics (Raw Koncept/Traffic)

September 21, 2010
Maroon 5 - Hands All Over (Octone/Interscope/A&M)
John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up Sessions
(Columbia/G.O.O.D. Music)
Prospect - First Blood (Fat Beats)
Twiztid - Heartbroken And Homicidal (Psychopathic Records)
8 Ball & MJG - From the Bottom 2 The Top (Real Talk)
Pastor Troy - The Best Of Pastor Troy (Real Talk)
Michael Franti - The Sound of Sunshine (Capitol)
Roots Manuva Meets Wrong Tom - Duppy Writer (Ninja Tune)
Iyaz - Replay (Beluga Heights/Warner Bros.)
Slum Village - J-88 (Fat Beats)
Slum Village - Dirty District (Fat Beats)
MC Eiht - Best Of MC Eiht (Real Talk)
Stevie Joe - 80's Baby (SMC Recordings)
Shontelle - No Gravity (SRC/Universal)
Maximum Ballon - Maximum Ballon (DGC/Interscope/Geffen)
Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School (DD172/Island/Def Jam)
Qemists - Spirit in the System (Ninja Tune)
R. Kelly - Epic (EP) (Jive/Zomba)
Spice 1 - The Best Of Spice 1 V.2 (Real Talk)
Cam'ron Presents The U.N. - Gunz N' Butta (E1)

September 27, 2010
Lil Wayne - I’m Not A Human Being (EP) (Cash Money/Young Money/Universal) (digital version)

September 28, 2010
Ice Cube - I Am The West (Lynch Mob/EMI)
Hell Razah - Heaven Razah (Nature Sounds)
Big Pun - The Legacy (Special Collector's Ed.) (?)
Young Jeezy - TM 103 (Island/Def Jam/CTE)
Gucci Mane - The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (1017/Asylum)
Aloe Blacc – Good Things (Stones Throw Records)
B-Real – The Harvest - Vol. 1 (RBC Records)
Thug Lordz (C-Bo & Yukmouth) - Thug Money (RBC Records)
Joe Budden - The Great Escape (E1)
Donell Jones - Lyrics (E1)
Group Home - Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal (ihiphop)
Black Market Militia - Timbo King (ihiphop)
Kane & Abel - Back On Money (E1/Most Wanted)
Greg Nice (fr. Nice & Smooth fame) - Popcycle
(One Haven/Industry Rule 4080)
9th Wonder Presents: Big Remo - Entrapment (Traffic)
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded Elite Edition (3 CD - Box Set) (Traffic)
New Boyz - Too Cool to Care (Shotty/Asylum)
Mark Ronson - Record Collection (RCA/J-Records/AlliDo)
Jeremih - All About You (Island/Def Jam)
Lil Boosie - Incarcerated (Trill Entertainment/Asylum)
Brown Study - Brown Study (?)
J-Bo (fr. The Young Bloodz) - Herringbone Jones (Gracie G)
Madlib - Medicine Show No.9: featuring Frank Nitti (Stones Throw)

Fall 2010 - TBA
RydazNRtist - Soulful Warfare (Island/Def Jam) (was 9/21)
Jagged Edge - The Remedy (Slip N Slide/581 Muzik Group/EMI) (was 9/28)
Fefe Dobson - Joy (Island/Def Jam) (was 10/5)

October 2010
LMNO - Box Set (Up Above/LRG)
Scarface - The Habit (Facemob Music)
DJ Quik - The Book of David (Mad Science)
Travis Barker - Give The Drummer Some (Interscope)
Diddy: Dirty Money - Last Train To Paris (Interscope/Bad Boy)
Strange Fruit Project - A Dreamers Journey (?)

October 5, 2010
Canibus - C Of Tranquility (Interdependent Media)
Ninja Tune XX - Box Set (Ninja Tune)
Pimp C - The Naked Soul of Sweet James Jones
(Rap-A-Lot/Fontana)
Faith Evans - Somethin’ About Faith (E1/Prolific Music Group))
Mr. Del - Tennman (Dedicated Music Group)
Koshir - White Girl Diaries (SMC Recordings)
Lil Scrappy - Prince Of The South 2 (Real Talk)
The Bone Brothers - Best Of The Bone Brothers (Real Talk)
Skyzoo & Illmind – Live From The Tape Deck (Duck Down/Jamla)
Quazedelic - AnuthaWorld (SomeOthaShip Connect)
Savage - Presents The Tribal Council (SMC Recordings)
Trademark Da Skydiver - Presents Super Villian Issue #1 (iHiphop)
B.G. - Hollyhood (RBC Records)
Wisemen - Children Of A Lesser God (iHiphop)
9th Prince - Granddaddy Flow re-issue (iHiphop)
Shad - TSOL (US release) (Fontana North)
Theophilus London - Flying Overseas (Sire/Warner Bros.)
Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Elektra)
Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli (Asylum)
Vado - Slime Flu (Diplomats/Asylum)

October 12, 2010
9th Wonder & Buckshot – The Solution (Duck Down)
The Foreign Exchange – Authenticity (Foreign Exchange/Hard Boiled)
¡MAYDAY! – Stuck On An Island (¡MAYDAY! Music/Latchkey Records)
Big Bad 40 (formerly 40 Glocc) - N.W.A.: New World Agenda(Zoo Life Entertainment)
Pac Div - Grown Kid Syndrome (Universal)
Cali Swag - The Kickback (Checkmate Music Group/EMI/Capitol)
Nottz - You Need This Music (Raw Koncept Records)
GLC - Love, Life & Loyalty (?)
9th Prince – One Man Army (iHiphop)
Trademark Da Skydiver - Presents Super Villian Issue #2 (iHiphop)
CunninLyguists Present KNO - Death Is Silent (Venti Uno)
Boneified – Thug City (?)
El Da Sensei & The Returners – GT2: Nu World (?)
Far East Movement - Free Wired (CherryTree/Interscope)
Pitbull - Armando (Sony Discos/Mr.305)
Skillz - The World Needs More Skillz (E1)
7L & Esoteric - 1212 (Fly Casual Records)

October 19, 2010
Von Pea - Pea's Gotta Have It (Interdependent Media)
Shawn Chrystopher - You & Only You (Elitaste)
Devin The Dude – Gotta Be Me (Real Talk)
ABK - Medicine Bag (Psychopathic Records)
The Jacka & Ampichino – Devilz Rejectz 2: House Of The Dead (Double F Records)
Ne-Yo - Libra Scale (Island/Def Jam/Compound)

October 26, 2010
Termanology & Statik Seletah - 1982 (Showoff/St. Records)
Lyrics Born - As U Were (Quannum Projects)
9th Wonder Presents - 9th's Opus: It's A Wonderful World Music Group Volume 1 - Various (t's A Wonderful World Music Group/ABB Records)
Marsha Ambrosius (fr. Floetry) - Late Nights & Early Mornings (J-Records)
Masta Killa – Loyalty Is Royalty (Nature Sounds)
Snoop Dogg - Greatest Hits (Doggy Style/EMI/Priority)
Twista - The Perfect Storm (Get Money Gang/EMI)
Chaundon – No Excuses (?)
Lavish - Hometown Hero (iHiphop)
Mikkey Halsted – The Dark Room (iHiphop)
Freddie Jackson - 4 U (E1)
Gorilla Zoe - King Kong (Block Entertainment/Atlantic/E1)
Celph Titled & Buckwild – Nineteen Ninety Now (?)
Lil Boosie & Webbie - Trill Movie Soundtrack (Trill Entertainment/Asylum)
Jim Jones - Capo (E1)
Omniscient - Social Work (SoFlo Entertainment)
Joe Budden - Mood Muzik 4 (E1)
Doc-ish - Doc Ish Presents: The First Treatment (Universal)
Treme - TV Soundtrack: Music From The HBO Original Series Season 1
(Interscope)
Chaundon – No Excuses (?)
Philithy Rich - Trippin' For Life (SMC Recordings)

Fall 2010
Triple C's - Color, Cut, Clarity (Island/Def Jam/Maybach Music)
Keyshia Cole - Keyshia (Geffen/Imani Ent.)
GZA - Liquid Swords 2: The Return Of The Shadowboxer (?)
Obie Trice - Bottom's Up (Black Market Entertainment)
Mickey Factz - The New Museum (GFCNY/Battery/Jive Records)
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels - Origins of Block Music (?)
Sheek Louch - Extinction (Island/Def Jam)
Ray J - Raydiation 2 (SRC/Universal/Knockout Entertainment)
Shareefa - The Secret (DTP/Geffen)
Estelle - All of Me (Atlantic/Home School)
Johnta Austin - Love Sex Religion (So So Def)
MC Eiht - Which Way Is West (?)
Flo Rida - Only One Flo/Only One Rida(Atlantic/Poe Boy)
Billy Blue - The Story Of My Life (Interscope/Poe Boy/Konvict/Mosley)
Hal Linton - Return From The Future (Universal/Motown)
Ozomatli - Ultimate Ozomatli (Concord)
Kabosh (Krizz Kaliko & Tech N9ne) - Amafrican Psycho
(Strange Music)
DJ Kayslay - Rhyme Or Die (E1)
YG - Fresh On Campus (Island/Def Jam)
Keri Hilson - No Boys Allowed (Zone4/Mosley Music/Interscope)

November 2010
Michael Jackson - TBA (Epic/Sony)
Common - The Believer (Geffen/G.O.O.D. Music)
Jadakiss - Top Five, Dead or Alive (Island/Def Jam/Roc A Fella)
Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me (Epic)
Jill Scott - The Light Of The Sun (Hidden Beach)
Random Axe (Guilty Simpson, Sean Price & Black Milk) - TBA (Duck Down)
El Debarge - Second Chance (Geffen Records)

November 2, 2010
Jay Sean - Freeze Time (Cash Money)
Disko – iProduce (?)
Tank - Now or Never (Atlantic)
Norah Jones - Features (Blue Note/EMI)
Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas II You (Island/Def Jam)
Roscoe Dash - Ready Set Go! (Zone 4/Interscope)
Soulja Boy - The DeAndre Way (ColliPark/Interscope)
Joe - Home Is The Essence Of Christmas
(Kedar Entertainment Group)
Copywrite - The Life and Times of Peter Nelson (Man Bites Dog)
Jazmine Sullivan - Love Me Back (J-Records)
Keak Da Sneak/PSD & Messy Marv - Da Bidness Pt. 2 (SMC Recordings)
Sunshine Anderson - The Sun Shines Again (Verve Forecast)
Cassidy – C.A.S.H. (Cass A Straight Hustla)
(Larsiny Family/Krossover/E1)
Diplo Presents: Dubstep - Blow Your Head V/A (Downtown Recordings)
Ciara - Basic Instinct (Jive/Zomba)

November 9, 2010
David Banner & 9th Wonder - Death Of A Pop Star (Big Face)
Natalie 'The Floacist' Stewart - TBA (Shanachie Records)
Eligh – The Grey Crow (Living Legends)
Webbie - Webbie's Web (Asylum/Trill Entertainement)
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon 2: The Legend Of Mr. Rager (Universal/Motown)
DJ Felli Fel - Thump Ridaz Mix (Thump)
Erk Tha Jerk - Nerds Eye View (SMC Recordings)
Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No) - Gutter Water (Decon)
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik 0 To 60 (Interscope/Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment)
Lil Keke – 713: The Album (?)
Zion I - Atomic Clock (?)
Lord Jamar – Known Associates (iHiphop)
Quincy Jones - Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (Interscope)

November 16, 2010
Nelly - Nelly 5.0 (Derrty/Motown/Universal)
Kanye West - Dark Twisted Fantasy (Island/Def Jam/G.O.O.D.)
Kid Rock - Born Free (Atlantic Records)
N.O.M.E. Nomadd - The Who? (360 Music)
Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind 3 (SMC Recordings)
Rihanna - Loud (Island/Def Jam)

November 23, 2010
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday (Young Money/Universal)
Fabolous - Loso's Way 2 (Island/Def Jam/Desert Storm)
Tron Legacy - Soundtrack (Walt Disney Records)
Lloyd Banks - H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2) (EMI/G-Unit/Thisis50.com)

November 30, 2010
Ron Isley - Mr. I (Island/Def Jam)

November/December 2010
Jay-Z - The Hits Collection Volume One
(Roc A Fella/Island/Def Jam)

December 2010
2Pac - TBA (WIDEawake/Death Row)
Akon - Stadium (Motown/Universal/Konvict/SRC)
Anthony Hamilton - TBA (So So Def/Laface/Jive)
Lil Wayne - I’m Not A Human Being (EP) (Cash Money/Young Money/Universal) (physical version)
Jamie Foxx - TBA (J-Records)
Lil Twist - Don't Get It Twisted (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal)
Yo Gotti - Live From The Kitchen
(Inevitable/Polo Grounds/J-Records)
J. Cole - TBA (Roc Nation/Columbia)

December 7, 2010
Yung Texxus – The Underground Prince (U.G.P.) (?)
Cee-Lo Green - Lady Killer (Elektra)
Del The Funky Homosapien - Golden Era Triple Pack (?)

December 14, 2010
Drake - Thank Me Later (Dlx Ed) (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal)

December 21, 2010
Nipsey Hussle - South Central State of Mind
(E1/Epic/Cinamatc)

2010
Black Eyed Peas - The Beginning (Interscope/A&M)
Andre 3000 - TBA (Jive/Zomba/LaFace)
Prince - 20Ten (?)
Blakroc - Blakroc 2 (Island/Def Jam/DD172)
Shyne - Guess Who (Island/Def Jam)
Birdman - Bigger Than Life (Cash Money/Universal)
Drag-On - My Life, My Legacy, My Melody
(Ruff Ryders/Hood Environment)
Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang (Ice H2O/EMI)
Slim Thug - Tha Thug Show (Boss Hogg Outlawz/E1)
WC - Revenge of the Barracuda (Lynch Mob/E1)
Swizz Beatz - TBA (Everest Entertainment)
Birdman & Lil Wayne - Like Father
Like Son pt.2 (Cash Money/Universal)
Maino - The Day After (Hustle Hard Entertainment/Atlantic)
Dres - From The Black Pool Of Genius (?)
Ace Hood - Mr. Hood (We The Best/Island/Def Jam)
Explizit One - Out My Mama's Basement (Hall of Justus)
KRS-One & Showbiz - Godsville (Fat Beats?)
Playaz Circle - Supply & Demand 2 (DTP/Island/Def Jam)
Naughty By Nature - Anthem Inc. (Illtown Records)
K'naan - TBA (A&M/Octone)
Madlib - Miles Away (Stones Throw)
Sean Price - Mic Tyson (Duck Down)
Asher Roth - The Spaghetti Tree (Universal/Motown)
Jody Watley - Chameleon (?)
B.G. & Lil Boosie - Bad Azz & Gizzle (?)
XV - The Kid With The Green Backpack (Square Bound Music/Warner Brothers)
Esther Dean - TBA (Zone 4/Interscope)
Big K.R.I.T. - TBA (Cinematic Music Group/Island/Def Jam)
Bow Wow - Who Is Shad Moss? (Cash Money/Universal Motown)
Immortal Technique - Middle Passage (Viper)
Amerie - Cymatica Vol. 1 (Island/Def Jam/Feenix Rising)
Crooked I – Million Dollar Story (?)
Chino XL - RICANstructuon (Machete)
Shawnna – TBA (Nappy Boy/Money Over Everyting Ent.)
DJ Webstar – TBA (E1)
Dead Prez – Information Age (Boss Up/Family Tree)
Freeway - Diamond in the Rough (Freemoney/Cash Money)
AZ - Doe or Do 2 (Quiet $$/Fastlife/E1)
Black Milk & Melanie Rutherford - Searching For Sanity (?)
OJ Da Juice Man - Otis Williams Jr. Story (Mizay/Asylum)
Diamond (fr.Crime Mob) - TBA (Battery/Jive Records)
Black Thought & DangerMouse - Dangerous Thoughts (?)
Project Pat - Play Me Some Pimpin (The Album) or Goon Hustlin
(Hypnotize Minds)
Xzibit - MMX (Open Bar Entertainment)
Blu - theGODleeBarnes LP (Sire/Warner Bros.)
Hezekiah – Conscious Porn (Soulspazm)
Panacea - 12 Step Program (?)
Madvillian (DOOM & Madlib) - Madvillainy 2 (Stones Throw)
Krayzie Bone - Chasing The Devil (ThugLine Records)
Junior Reid - Living Legend (ABB Records/Leak)
Beenie Man - The Legend Returns (Brookland/Universal/Republic)
Knoc-turn'al - Knoc’s Ville (Hoopla Media Group/LRT/Universal)
Cassie - Electro Love (Bad Boy/Interscope)
Tyga - Careless World (Bat Squad/Decaydance/G.E.D./Young Money)

2010 - TBA
Dr. Dre - Detox (Interscope/Aftermath)
T.I. - King Uncaged (Atlantic/Grand Hustle)
T-Pain - rEVOLVEr (Jive/Nappy Boy/Konvict)
Lupe Fiasco - L.A.S.E.R.S. (Atlantic/1st & 15th)
Game - The R.E.D. Album (Interscope/Black Wall Street)
N.E.R.D. - Nothing (Star Trak/Interscope)
Jennifer Lopez - Greatest Hits (Epic Records)
Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles (C.A.K.E./XL Recordings)
Wyclef Jean - Wyclef Jean: The Haitian Experience (Columbia)
Mario - TBA (J-Records)
Juelz Santana - Born To Lose, Built to Win: Regan Years
(Island/Def Jam/Skull Gang)
CyHi Da Prynce - TBA (Island/Def Jam)
Eric Benet - Lost In Time (Reprise)
Musiq Soulchild - TBA (Atlantic)
Beanie Sigel - The Closure (Universal Republic)
Pleasure P - Pleasure P Principles (Atlantic)
Evidence - Cats & Dogs (Rhymesayers)
Redman - Reggie (Island/Def Jam/Gillahouse)
Nas - TBA (Island/Def Jam)
50 Cent - TBA (Interscope/Aftermath/G-Unit)
R. Kelly - Zodiac (Jive/Zomba)
2 Live Crew - Just Wanna Be Heard (Nu Focuz Entertainment/Lil Joe Records)
Mack 10 & Glasses Malone - Money Muzik (Hoo Bangin' Records)
Pill - The Medicine (Asylum)
Rocko - One Of One (?)
Aaron Fresh - Fresh N Up (Island/Def Jam/NCredible)
Keke Palmer - TBA (Interscope)
Kat Deluna - Inside Out (Universal/Republic)
Glasses Malone - Beach Cruiser
(Blu Division/Hoo-Bangin'/Cash Money)
Busta Rhymes - Extinction Level Event 2
(Universal/Motown/Flipmode)
Big Sean - Finally Famous (G.O.O.D./Island/Def Jam)
Consequence - ConsTV (G.O.O.D./Motown/Universal)
Outasight - Brand New Sessions (Asylum)
Mike Jones - Expect The Unexpected (Asylum)
Sauce Money - TBA (Asylum)
Joell Ortiz - Free Agent (E1)
Chamillionaire - Venom (Universal Republic/Chamilitary)
Kandi Burruss - Fly Above (Asylum/Kandi Koated Ent.)
Jermaine Dupri - Room 52638 (So So Def)
Red Café - Red October (Bad Boy/Interscope)
Young Dro - P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once)
(Atlantic/Grand Hustle)
Three 6 Mafia - Laws of Power (Hypnotize Minds/Columbia)
Tiffany Evans – Ms. Tiffany (Columbia/Music World)
Trae Tha Truth - Tha Truth (A.B.N.)
Daz Dillinger Presents: This Is Long Beach - Various (Gangsta Advisory Recordingz Inc)
Playaz Circle - Supply & Demand 2 (DTP/Island/Def Jam)
Cory Gunz - TBA (Young Money/Universal)
Beanie Sigel - The Closure (Universal Republic)
Kevin Cossum - TBA (N.A.R.S./Jive)
Izza Kizza – Saturday Morning (Decon)
Shanica Knowles - TBA (Music Mayhem Entertainment)
Olivia - Show The World (Universal Republic)
Verse - Stories Of A Bachelor (Darkchild/Interscope)
Brisco - Street Medicine (Poe Boy Entertainment)
Ghostface & (MF) Doom - Swift & Changeable (Nature Sounds)
Ruff Ryders Reunion: The Evolution - Various (Ruff Ryders)
Eve - Lip Lock (?)
DMX - Walk With Me Now (Bodog?)
DMX - You’ll Fly With Me Later (Bodog?)
Mia X-n-Scarface Present - Malory-n-Micky: Natural Born Killers 2010 (?)
Rick Ross & Birdman - The H (Universal)
Black Dada - F.L.A. (First, Love & Addiction) (Strictly Business/Universal Republic)
Sammie - Coming of Age (Star Camp/Street Love)
Bertell Young - Goin Hard (Capitol)
Ashanti - TBA (?)
Mia X - Betty Rocka Locksmith (?)
J*DaVey - New Designer Drug (Sire/Warner Bros.)
Keith Murray – TBA (Sound Records)
Bronze Nazareth - School For The Blind (Sound Records)
One Chance - One Chance (Nappy Boy)
Pretty Ricky - Bluestars 2 (Bluestars)
Ja Rule - Renaissance Project (Mpire Records)
Reks – R.E.K.S. (Showoff/Brick Records)
Saigon – All In A Another Day’s Work (Amalgam)
D. Woods (fr.Danity Kane) - My Favorite Color
(Bonzi Records/Woodgrane Music)
Spice 1 - Home Street Home (?)
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Umculo (Groove Attack)
Kali - The Coast (Showoff West)
Duke Da God - More Than Music 3 (Diplomats/E1)

TBA
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album (Atlantic)
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary (EMI/Priority/Doggy Style)
Method Man - The Crystal Meth (Island/Def Jam)
Redman - Muddy Waters 2 (Island/Def Jam/Gillahouse)
Christina Milian - Elope (Radio Killa/My Space/Interscope)
Aretha Franklin
A Woman Falling Out Of Love (Wal-Mart/QVC exclusive)
Lil Scrappy - The Grustle
(Island/Def Jam/Disturbing Tha Peace/G's Up)
Shawty Lo - I Am Carlos (DFL/Asylum)
Jay Rock - Follow Me Home (Warner Bros./Top Dawg Ent.)
Teairra Mari - At That Point (Fo' Reel/Asylum)
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee-pt.1 (Capitol)
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee-pt.2 (Capitol)
Kenna - Songs For Flight (Interscope/Star Trak)
Teyana Taylor - From A Planet Called Harlem
(Interscope/Star Trak)
Jack Splash - Technology and Love Might Save Us All (J-Records)
St. Lunatics - City Free (Universal/Motown/Derrty)
Spose - The Audacity! (Universal Republic)

January 2011
Amy Winehouse - Yes, Please! (Universal/Republic)

January 11, 2011
Rye Rye - Go! Pop! Bang! (Interscope/N.E.E.T. Recordings)
Bobby Valentino - Fly On the Wall (EMI/Blu Kolla Dreams)
Anita Baker - 21st Century Love (EMI/Blue Note/Angel)
Doey Rock – Mean Doe Green (?)

February 2011
Maxwell - (Black) SUMMERS' (Night) (Columbia)
Kurupt - To The Next Level (Penagon Entertainment)

February 8, 2011
Smif N Wessun & Pete Rock - Monumental (Duck Down)
Lloyd - King of Hearts (Interscope/Zone 4)

February 22, 2011
Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. We Are Renegades (Duck Down)

March 2011
Chiddy Bang - The Swelly Life (Virgin)

Winter 2011
Pitbull - Planet Pit (Mr. 305/J-Records/Polo Grounds)
Range - No Strings (StarRoc/RocNation/Columbia Records)
Rich Boy - Resurrected in Diamonds (Interscope/Zone 4)
Wiz Khalifa - TBA (Atlantic Records/Rostrum Records)
M-Phazes - Phased Out (Coalmine Records)
BC Jean - TBA (J-Records)
Tony Yayo - TBA (G-Unit/Thisis50.com/EMI)
Miguel - All I Want Is You (Jive/Zomba)
Swollen Members - Dagger Mouth (Suburban Noize)
Kelly Rowland - Kelly Rowland (Motown/Universal)
Jennifer Hudson - TBA (J-Records)

Spring 2011
Wale - TBA (AlliDo/Interscope)

Summer 2011
Cormega - TBA (Traffic)

Fall 2011
Big Boi - Daddy Fat Sax: Soul Funk Crusader (Island/Def Jam)

2011
Beyonce - TBA (Music World/Columbia)
Ludacris - Ludaversal (Island/Def Jam/DTP)
Gucci Mane - The Final Verdict (Asylum)
DJ Khaled - We The Best Forever (E1/We The Best/Cash Money)
Redman/Method Man - Blackout 3 (Island/Def jam)
The Outlawz - Perfect Timing (?)
Melanie Fiona - The MF Life (SRC Records/Universal)
Alexis Jordan - TBA (StarRoc/Roc Nation/Columbia)
Kardinal Offishall - Mr. International
(Black Jays/KonLive/Geffen/Interscope)
Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Consciousness (WB/Blacksmith)
David Banner - MTA3: The Trinity Movement (Motown/Universal/SRC)
Mystikal - TBA (Big Truck Records)
Missy Elliott - Block Party (Atlantic/Goldmind)
Yung Joc - Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood (RCA/Polo Grounds)
N.O.R.E. - S.U.P.E.R.T.H.U.G. (?)
N-Dubz - TBA (Island/Def Jam)
Mann - TBA (A2Z Ent/Beluga Heights/Mercury/Def Jam)
Stalley - TBA (Island/Def Jam/DD172/BluRoc)
Liam Bailey - TBA (?)
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV (Cash Money/Universal)
Gym Class Heroes - The Papercut Chronicles II (Fueled By Ramen/Decadance/Atlantic)
Fashawn - The Ecology (The Orchard)
Ginuwine - Elgin (Notifi)
Donnis -TBA (Atlantic Records)
The LOX - New L.O.X. Order (Ruff Ryders)
A Tribe Called Quest
Beats Rhymes & Life: Michael Rappaport Directed DVD Documentary
Diggy Simmons - TBA (Atlantic)

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