Hip-Hop 2012

Rjd2

Aye.

New year, whats to look forward to?

Will we get Detox?:pac:

mufcboy1999

lol I wouldnt hold my breath on detox... i taught 11 was finally the year we would see it.

looking forward to 2012 some great music ahead, got into a lot of new hip hop in 11 and got to know a lot of new rappers but of the the top of my head here are some of the things im looking forward to...

• kendrick lamars debut album
• watch the throne 2 and solo albums from both jay and kanye is on the cards
• 50's new album
• Outkast re-union
• the new Wu tang alum with everyone coming together again
  • lamar and cole collab album
  • eminem new album ? (maybe)

Bobby Baccala

Dying for an outkast reunion or at least some nice solo material from andre.

Also looking forward to this potential dmx album and i hear cube is 7 tracks into a new album so i would absolutely love that to be released in 2012.

also hoping for some joe budden solo work as well, a friend of mine got me into him a few weeks back and he is one of the most intellectual active rappers out there today in my opinion.

mufcboy1999

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Dying for an outkast reunion or at least some nice solo material from andre.

Also looking forward to this potential dmx album and i hear cube is 7 tracks into a new album so i would absolutely love that to be released in 2012.

also hoping for some joe budden solo work as well, a friend of mine got me into him a few weeks back and he is one of the most intellectual active rappers out there today in my opinion.

outkast re-union would be class, either way as you said i think we will get something of andre anyway he's over due imo.

ye don't know how i forgot about X, thats right up near the top of my list of hip hop im looking forward too this year.

cube needs to bring it this time around, I am the west just wasn't good enough imo had a few nice songs but for the best part it just should of been better.

on budden, i was never was a big fan of his solo work tbh mate could never get in on his music and enjoy it... liked a bit of his more early stuff and really loved pump it up thats one of my fav songs to workout too... i know he can be quite active on the mixtape scene with his mood muzik series etc but whatever it is i just dont really like his style/sound.:(

Bobby Baccala

Yeah he's not really for everybody, I just got into him off one song and it lead on from there. In saying all that I really don't like slaughterhouse as a group.

Bobby Baccala

Just remembered EPMD are bringing out a new album this year called "there's no business like show business" , really looking forward to this, would love to hear from them this year.

And nas and commons album too, that looks quality, 2012 looks like it's gonna be a good year for hip hop.:D

mufcboy1999

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Yeah he's not really for everybody, I just got into him off one song and it lead on from there. In saying all that I really don't like slaughterhouse as a group.

ye he really isn't now but in fairness i can see the other side of the coin too because he can rap and is very lyrical its just he can be a bit too deep and depressing at times for me.

on slaughterhouse, im a fan but i wouldn't call myself a huge fan. I know there fairly popular with some here on the forum too but i started listening to them solely because im a big fan of royce's stuff he is the one i really keep an ear out for while listening to them most of the time but im looking forward too see what there shady debut will be like thats also coming in 2012.

Jimmy Iovine

I reckon we might see Big Boi's latest offering next year. That's as long as it isn't held up by the label again this time round.

Also Chamillionaire should be dropping his album as well. He's finally gone independent so he hasn't got any label executives dictating to him the content of the album. Should be an absolute banger when it gets released. He'll be dropping a lot of mixtapes and free songs in the lead up to it to build hype. And as he is imo one of the best self-promoters in the game it's definitely one to look out for.

horsebox09

I'm looking forward to evrything that's been mentioned

Others I'm expecting good things from would be;

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientelle 2: This is the longest Ghost has worked on an album since Fishscale, and apparently he's going back to his original Supreme Clientelle/stream of consciousness style, so it should definitely be interesting

Killer Mike and EL-P - R.A.P Music; To me, very few people possess the mic presence of Killer Mike, the guy just dominates all kinds of beats, and over some EL Producto production I'm expecting big things from this. Oh, and that snippet from last year was flames!

Pusha T's solo, Drake and Rick Ross' album, Freddie Gibbs' offical debut plus the album with Madlib, Bad Meets Evil LP (Maybe); there's a lot to look forward to next year

Zero-Cool

After hearing about him on these boards, I can't fuc*ing wait for Hopsin's album Knock Madness. Can't stop listening to his album Raw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bULBnef6w6k

conor.hogan.2

sheehy83 wrote: »

After hearing about him on these boards, I can't fuc*ing wait for Hopsin's album Knock Madness. Can't stop listening to his album Raw.

Yes, definitely can not wait for this album.

Looking forward to Detox, Cube, DMX and most other things mentioned in this thread too. Hopefully Outcast release some good stuff, either or both of them and I hope the EPMD thing actually follows through.

Slaughterhouse hopefully release some better stuff, same with bad meets evil or any combination of these solo.

Also a mixtape and an album from Sage Francis and B Dolan (although I am still not that big of a fan of Dolans)

It will be a good year for Hip-Hop (hopefully).

Orizio

New Ski Beatz, Stally, Alchemist and Curren$y projects.

Jimmy Iovine

horsebox09 wrote: »

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientelle 2: This is the longest Ghost has worked on an album since Fishscale, and apparently he's going back to his original Supreme Clientelle/stream of consciousness style, so it should definitely be interesting

Can't wait for this. Ghost is in my top-3 rappers. Fishscale was a brilliant album imo, as was Supreme Clientele. Can't wait to hear what he puts out this time round.

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

Looking forward to Detox, Cube, DMX and most other things mentioned in this thread too. Hopefully Outcast release some good stuff, either or both of them and I hope the EPMD thing actually follows through.

Listen out for Big Boi's album. He should have a track or two featuring Andre as well. I know it's not much but it should whet your appetite before they, hopefully, get back together.

Orizio wrote: »

New Ski Beatz, Stally, Alchemist and Curren$y projects.

It's dropping on 4/20. Wouldn't have expected anything less than that from Curren$y. Looking forward to it. Covert Coup was very good.

Is this just another mixtape or is it something more?

Jimmy Iovine

Method Man said that he's releasing another album. It'll be produced entirely by RZA. Unfortunately it's going to be Meth's last album. He's only just turned 40, so I highly doubt that it'll be his last album. Not sure of a date for this yet, or even if it'll drop in 2012.

Fabolous is releasing "Loso's Way 2" next summer. Hopefully it'll be a good one.

I'm looking forward to hearing from Pusha T as well. I liked his verses on Kanye's album and then the song that he did with Tyler a couple of months back.

Same goes for Big K.R.I.T. He had some nice tunes out there from his mixtape. Time Machine with Chamillionaire was D.O.P.E. Hopefully he can keep up the same consistency with the album and the label doesn't interfere too much with the final product.

Oh yea as well as the joint with Alchemist, Curren$y is putting out a new album as well called "The Stoned Immaculate"

There was a bit noise about a new album from Rakim as well a few months back. He's looking to work with Preemo and Pete Rock on it. No idea about the time frame for it. Hopefully we might hear something soon. Can't wait to hear what he does with Preemo. "When I B On Tha Mic" was sensational.

Orizio

Oh and also new The Coup! :pac:

Orizio

If that Killer Mike/EL-P collab comes out it'll be incredible but it seems unlikely,

Zero-Cool

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

Looking forward to ... DMX

YESS! Looks like he took over his facebook page on new years eve, posted a photo of himself on the laptop. Said the dog is coming in 2012. Really looking forward to that!

conor.hogan.2

sheehy83 wrote: »

YESS! Looks like he took over his facebook page on new years eve, posted a photo of himself on the laptop. Said the dog is coming in 2012. Really looking forward to that!

But it is a very big if if he will actually make something good and be out of jail long enough to do it, hopefully he can.

Hopefully he gets really good beats/production.

Rjd2

Some good suggestions so far lads:)

Anyways for me, Blackstar is the absolute standout for this year, if it is anywhere near as good as the last album then I will be..:D:D:D


Dessa will release an album early this year and their will be other Doomtree stuff. Their was talk of an Astronautalis/ POS album as well.

Kanye should have something as well.

Bobby Baccala

GZA is meant to be dropping Liquid Swords 2: The Return of the Shadowboxer this year too, RZA is producing the whole thing so i have high hopes for it.

Oleg Luzhny

Of the albums not mentioned so far, I'm looking forward to the new 1982 (Statik Selektah and Termanology) album "2012", Macklemore's LP and Bumpy Knuckles and DJ Premier's album "The Kolexion".

Jimmy Iovine

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

GZA is meant to be dropping Liquid Swords 2: The Return of the Shadowboxer this year too, RZA is producing the whole thing so i have high hopes for it.

So that's a GZA album, one from Ghostface, a new Wu album, a potential album from Meth and a mixtape from Raekwon.

Just read there also about another album featuring Ghost, Raekwon and Cappadonna that's due for release in February.

Then we got U-God's new album "The Key Note Speaker", and there's another album coming from Masta Killa as well.

That's every single member of the Wu crew with a potential album in the works for this year. Gonna be a good one.

Bobby Baccala

And RZA wanted to release some unreleased ODB tunes that he has but he's not aloud for legal reasons, I would absolutely love to hear some of his unreleased stuff.

conor.hogan.2

More RZA production and possible premo/rakim (well screw Detox for a while then)

Also Blackstar (with the artist formerly known as Mos def) I completely forgot they were back.

Definitely will be a great year for Hip-Hop.

Jimmy Iovine

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

And RZA wanted to release some unreleased ODB tunes that he has but he's not aloud for legal reasons, I would absolutely love to hear some of his unreleased stuff.

That sucks alright. The same thing happened with Pimp C's unreleased verses. Chamillionaire wanted to make a single with one of them and then all the proceeds would go to Pimp's family. Of course the label execs stepped in and put a stop to that, and Cham is banned entirely from releasing the song. It'd sell a ton but it'll never happen now.

They really are the worst thing to happen to music imo. It'd be 100 times better if artists just walked away from the labels and went independent. The quality of the music would go up ten-fold I reckon, and the artists themselves would get a better cut instead of being 5th or 6th in the feeding chain when it comes to who profits from an album.

Jimmy Iovine

Oh and I forgot all about the eagerly awaited debut from the saviour of hip hop Jay Electronica :pac:.

He put a message up on Twitter 6 months ago saying that his album was complete. Of course nothing has happened at all since then. Hard to know what to think of when it comes to him. Hopefully we hear something soon.

conor.hogan.2

Never heard of him, but after googling him the "Act I: Eternal Sunshine (the pledge)" beat is amazing too bad he spits over it and pretty much ruins it.

The shift away from the labels seems to be happening more and more.

Jimmy Iovine

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

Never heard of him, but after googling him the "Act I: Eternal Sunshine (the pledge)" beat is amazing too bad he spits over it and pretty much ruins it.

Have a listen to this song and then see if you've changed your mind. Class beat and then he steps up and destroys every bar of it.

This was the perfect time to drop his album. The hype he had after it was off the richter scale. For some reason he decided to become a hermit almost for 2 years after and he'll do well to get back that hype. There were people calling it one of the best songs of all time pretty much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBbDXX6r624

Bobby Baccala

Literally never heard of him.

conor.hogan.2

Again very nice production, and the rapping is a little better - would be much better if he got other rappers on the beats but he may end up being a Kanye and growing on me.

Mr. Rager

Man on the Moon III and WZRD to look forward to from Kid Cudi.

weemcd

Gimme Liquid Swords II and new OutKast, and I'll be a happy man

Boom_Bap

In some Doomtree release news, LazerBeak and DJ Plain Ole Bill are releasing LavaBangers soon.

LAVA BANGERS 4 LYFE

Lazerbeak and Plain Ole Bill (super producer and internationally touring DJ, respectively) are undisputed masters of their crafts. It is our good fortune that these two great and busy men found the time to meet, consume a considerable amount of Guinness ale, and develop a shared artistic vision: LAVA BANGERS.

When their meetings first began (in Beak's basement studio, while Brittany was at work), Lazerbeak had 150 beats stored in the dark and mysterious heart of his MPC. From this wealth of material, Beak and Bill trimmed, honed, and cut, never showing signs of weakness or fatigue. When their labors were complete, they were left with 20 of Beak's best beats, sequenced and blended into a seamless project that plays-front-to back as a continuous, unified whole. Light the fire in the study, slip on your satin robe, pour yourself a 151-and-soda, tear into the Pop Rocks. It's time for LAVA BANGERS.

Listen to "Cement Blocks" and "Knight Fighter" to get an idea of what all this means.

HovaBaby

I heard Detox is supposed to be coming out in April...

Bobby Baccala

HovaBaby wrote: »

I heard Detox is supposed to be coming out in April...

well i heard it was meant to be coming out last december, so yeah.

Boom_Bap

Brother Ali is recording an album with Jake One. There are also rumours of another Brother Ali/Jake One album, but with the addition of Freeway in the line up.

As far as I know on the Killer Mike/El-P thing, they only recorded 3 songs together for an upcoming Killa Mike album. So i wouldnt get your hopes up.

In relation to the new Wu member albums that are being talked about. I wont e getting my hopes up, I've heard so many bad Wu solo albums over the years.

HovaBaby

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

well i heard it was meant to be coming out last december, so yeah.

1st of April :P

conor.hogan.2

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

well i heard it was meant to be coming out last december, so yeah.

We heard it was coming out in 2003, then 2005, then ….

He should have released it in 2006, whole 7 year thing and Aftermath was riding very high at that time.

Boom_Bap

Got this is an email today, and got a little aroused.

The News:

News today hit HipHopDX that one of Detroit's biggest production names just got bigger: Apollo Brown announced that he has completed his full length collaborative album with legendary New York emcee OC (Word...Life, Jewelz). The album titled "Trophies" will be out March 27th on Mello Music Group.

The Album:

Apollo Brown has been locked away the last 6 months working on an amazing emcee/producer collaboration with the legendary OC. After trips back and forth between Detroit and NY, the album is in the final stages of mastering. Being that they're friends and each a big fan of the other, the album was fluid in the making. The project was conceptualized in New York and then completely recorded in Detroit. The duo decided to keep the album pure Apollo & OC with no features at all. Each of the 16 songs have a different concept and feel with an overall sound that is straight to the point Hip-Hop, no gimmicks. Trophies will be released on Mello Music Group March 27th. Check the announcement that debuted on HipHopDX http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18202/title.apollo-brown-oc-to-release-collaborative-album-trophies

Apollo Brown Catalog:

Apollo Brown has stormed the scene since winning the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championship in 2009 and then signing with Mello Music Group. In 2010, he released his debut The Reset, followed by Brown Study (with Atlanta MC Boog Brown), then the classic Gas Mask (with his group The Left). In 2011, Apollo released the wildly successful instrumental project Clouds and followed up with the gritty Daily Bread album (with Hassaan Mackey). 2012 kicks off Apollo's 3rd year on Mello Music Group and the release of his biggest project yet: Trophies (with OC).

Buy Apollo Brown CDs & Vinyl here:
http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/results.asp?searchby=Artist&keywords=apollo+brown

Listen to the Mello Music Group catalog here:

http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/

One of the best MC's (should be on the under-rated thread!) and one of the more exciting newish producers around.

Jimmy Iovine

Frank Ocean's debut is now near the top of my list for eagerly awaited albums in '12. Should be very good, if Nostalgia is anything to go by.

OFWGKTA's Frank Ocean reveals that his Def Jam debut is dropping this spring 2012.

2011 was the year for Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All's resident crooner Frank Ocean, earning critical acclaim with his Nostalgia, Ultra and placements with Jay-Z and Kanye West. Now, the New Orleans, Louisiana-born singer has revealed that 2012 will be the year of his Def Jam debut.

According to a recent interview with BBC News, Ocean said that he and label Def Jam are preparing to release his commercial as-of-yet untitled debut this spring 2012. Although Ocean kept tight lipped about the project and whether it would feature any of his OFWGKTA brethren, he did say that although Def Jam had frustrated him in the past - even prompting him to leak Nostalgia, Ultra without their consent - the storied label is fully backing the LP.

"[It felt like Def Jam was] signing a kid with dreams and talent with no intention of following through," he said. "[But now] we're cool. There is a new album coming. I'm super proud of it."

Frank Ocean most recently collaborated with Queensbrige legend Nas on his upcoming album Life Is Good, alongside Golf Wang's Tyler, the Creator and Hodgy Beats. The full interview with Ocean can be seen at BBC News's website.

Here's the link to the interview to the BBC interview. He seems like a pretty down to earth guy, the polar opposite of the rest of Odd Future.

Boom_Bap

Havent listened to this yet, only found out about it:

Mr. Muth****in eXquire - Merry eX-Mas & Suck My Dick

http://exqomaniarules.bandcamp.com/album/merry-ex-mas-suck-my-dick


Homeboy Sandman has also released his debut EP on Stones Throw called 'Subject: Matter' which I need to check out.

baddebt

can't wait for new albums from:

Method man
Wu
Mackelmore
AOTP
Snoowgoones
Mc Eiht and DJ Premier
Akala new album hopefully be dropping in 2012
Mobb deep supposedly dropping a follow-up to Black cocaine

not sure about Detox , kinda got feed up waiting for this , question is , will it actually be worth the wait??????????????????
I'm sure there will be many more that will tickle our fancy

Boom_Bap

Some confirmed release dates:

January 17
Necro - The Murder Murder Kill Kill EP
Juvenile - Rejuvenation
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
ATG - The Susan Sarandon Story
Koncept (Brown Bag AllStars) - Awaken

January 18
JTheS - The Last Days

January 23
Sha Stimuli - The Calling

January 24
40 Glocc - New World Agenda
Lazerbeak (Doomtree) - Lava Bangers
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient (Deluxe Edition)
Wiley - Evolve Or Be Extinct
Planet Asia - Black Belt Theatre

January 27
Lord Finesse (D.I.T.C.) - The Art Of Diggin: Blue Note State Of Mind (Mini LP Cardboard Gatefold) (Limited Edition)
January 31
AraabMuzik - Instrumental University

February 14
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
M-Phazes & DJ Rhettmatic of Beat Junkies - Phazed Out
Sean Born - Behind the Scale
Various Artists (John Legend, The Roots, Wyclef, etc.) - Soundtrack For a Revolution

February 20
Yelawolf - Radioactive (Deluxe Edition)

February 21
Joe Budden - Mood Muzik Box Set
Monica - New Life

February 28
Ja Rule - Pain Is Love 2
Gensu Dean - Standard Life
Lee Bannon - Fantastic Plastic
Madchild (Swollen Members) - Dope Sick
Stones Throw Records & Minimal Wave Records - The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2
Estelle - All Of Me
Copywrite - God Save The King
Obie Trice - Bottoms Up
Kid CuDi & Dot Da Genius - WZRD

March 6
Pep Love (Hieroglyphics) – Rigmarole

March 13
B.o.B. - Strange Clouds

March 27
Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - The Kolexion
Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious) - Logical Progression

March 2012
T.I. - Trouble Man
Chris Brown - Fortune

April 2012
Cam'Ron - Untitled


Koncept, Lazerbeak, Planet Asia, Apollo Brown & OC, Premo and Bumpy Knucks and Gift of Gab are the ones that I'm most looking forward to.

There is a track or two floating around from the Planet Asia album that are dope. I used to listen to a lot of his stuff wheh he first came on the scene with Rasco and Cali Agents, but he started to release wack stuff after that. Looks like he is back on form.

Mc Eiht and DJ Premier

I serisouly doubt that we will see this. MC Eiht has started to release/leak some new tracks, none of them produced by god.

mufcboy1999

the best beat iv heard so far in 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqX2dTfKTkk

conor.hogan.2

Obie trice and ja rule are still around?

Mad child, gab, premo and DITC are what I am most looking forward to of whats announced above.

hrsmn need to release an album.

Orizio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSFXAtopsjM

HATCHET IRL

has there been anything decent released yet this year? have da head in da books havent time to be searchin around

Orizio

HATCHET IRL wrote: »

has there been anything decent released yet this year? have da head in da books havent time to be searchin around

Schoolboy Q and Alchemist/Oh No anyway.

mufcboy1999

K'naan has a 5 track EP released on iTunes today.

Heard the 1st song ft belly furtado wasn't great IMO but the other 4 could be worth checking out.

HATCHET IRL

just put schoolboy q on da mp3 player before postin earlier , sounding pretty good. must check da others later.

Boom_Bap

I've heard a few reports that Detox has been given a release date of 4/20, that's the 20th of April for us non Americans