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February 11, 2011 // Comments: 4
Album cover for Atmosphere's seventh studio release, The Family Sign. The duo recently revealed the art along with the album's full tracklist.

The Minneapolis hip hop duo have revealed further details on their pending album. Slug and Ant revealed today the tracklist and cover art for Atmosphere’s seventh studio album, The Family Sign. Just a few weeks after the initial announcement of the album’s release, Rhymesayers revealed today the track list for Atmosphere’s forthcoming album, The Family [...]

February 11, 2011 // Comments: 3
Bay Area duo, Zion I and the The Grouch recently announced plans to release their second collaborative album. In addition, they revealed that they'll be embarking on a nation-wide tour to promote their 'Heroes In The Healing of The Nation' release.

The Bay Area trio is realigning for a follow-up to their 2006 group effort. Zumbi, Amp Live and The Grouch announced this week that they’re planning the release of the second Zion I and The Grouch album, along with an accompanying nation-wide tour with appearances from Blu, One Be Lo and other guests. The second [...]

February 8, 2011 // Comments: 2
Rhymesayers to Release New Album, 'Waste-Age Teenland', From Eyedea's Group Face Candy

The Minnesota indie label prepares the release of what may be the final posthumous album from the late Michael Larsen. In a recent e-mail, Rhymesayers revealed that they’re preparing for a 2011 release of the newest album from the group Face Candy, an experimental hip hop group fronted by the St. Paul MC, Eyedea. “By [...]

February 4, 2011 // Comments: 1
Chicago native, Lupe Fiasco, finally revealed the track list for his March 8th third effort, Lasers.

The Chi-town lyricist reveals the track list for his highly-anticipated third effort. Following the release of the album’s second single, “Words I Never Said” featuring Skylar Grey, to massive acclaim, Lupe Fiasco yesterday revealed the full track list for his impending record, Lasers. Featuring appearances from MDMA, Trey Songz, Eric Turner, Sway and John Legend, [...]

February 4, 2011 // Comments: 1
Donwill and Von Pea Confirm Next Tanya Morgan Album Will Be Without Ilyas

Donwill and Von Pea recently revealed that Tanya Morgan will be moving forward with their next album as a duo. In an interview with the LA Times Pop & Hiss blog, Donwill and Von Pea of Tanya Morgan discussed their last record, their recent solo efforts, and the decision to create the next Tanya Morgan [...]

January 28, 2011 // Comments: 1
The legendary Roots crew frontman, Black Thought, is gearing up to tackle two other project. He recently unveiled that he will be completing a solo EP, which has yet to receive a release date, and a group mixtape with his side project, Money Making Jam Boys, which will be dropping in early February.

The Roots front man is finally stepping out from in-front of his legendary band to release music as a solo artist. Black Thought of The Roots fame recently unveiled in an interview with the New York Post that he’ll soon be releasing his first solo record. In addition, Black Thought’s recent side-project is gearing up [...]

January 27, 2011 // Comments: 1
GZA, a member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan announced in 2010 that he would follow-up his critically-acclaimed 1995 release, Liquid Swords, with Liquid Swords 2 produced entirely be RZA. Since then, the MC has clarified that he will be releasing a different album in the near future, but still plans to release Liquid Swords 2 at a later time.

The Genius is getting back in the lab, but isn’t quite ready to put together the follow-up to his most highly-regarded album — yet. After a series of tweets from the Clansman, it seems clear that the MC will be producing a new album sometime in the near future. For some fans, though, it will [...]

January 27, 2011 // Comments: 4
2011 Underground Hip Hop Album Release Dates

Need a weekly buyers guide for your hip hop addiction? We got you! Here are the releases to look for in the coming months. Keep in mind, this is a curated list of underground hip hop album release dates — not just a list of every hip hop release that’s coming up. These are hand-picked [...]

January 25, 2011 // Comments: 3
Ill Bill is a well-known independent/underground MC as the leader of the group Non-Phixion. Vinnie Paz is well known as a founder of both Jedi Mind Tricks and Army of the Pharoahs. The two are teaming up for a self-titled Heavy Metal Kings album, recently announcing the album's release date.

Vinnie and Bill are preparing to release their single-inspired group album. Stemming from the collaborative track, “Heavy Metal Kings”, by Vinnie Paz’s Jedi Mind Tricks which featured Ill Bill, the two lyricists have now teamed up to debut an official group release baring the same name. Although ‘Paz and ‘Bill have worked together on various [...]

January 20, 2011 // Comments: 1
Underground rapper MF Doom's debut album, Operation Doomsday, will be receiving a VIP re-release complete with plenty of extra goods and available in both CD format and on vinyl.

Doom’s much-sought-after debut album will be receiving the royal re-release treatment. Bundled with plenty of extra goodies, MF Doom’s Operation: Doomsday is slated for a reissue this spring. The new version, being released by Doom’s own label, Metalface Records, will offer fans a slew of new content and some slick packaging to tie everything together. [...]

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