Albums

DJ Premier Reveals Details of Premier Vs Pete Rock Album

It seems that good things come to those who wait. What’s been regarded as just a myth — a DJ Premier and Pete Rock “battle” album — seems to be in the works, and DJ Premier revealed details about the format in a recent interview with ItsBongoBoy.com. “Me and Pete Rock are about to a [...]

Ghostface Announces New Album for 2010

The Chef isn’t the only Wu-Tang member that’s got something cookin’. Ghostface Killah announced last week that his newest effort, The Apollo Kids, will be hitting shelves yet this year. “Apollo Kids live to spit the real! December 14th, Cop that!” the New York MC said from his Twitter account. Marking Tony Stark’s ninth solo [...]

Nas Holding Out On Album with DJ Premier?

A long-time fantasy of hip-hop heads all over the globe — the collaborative album between Nas and DJ Premier that has been a rumor for more than two years — still seems stalled. After footage of a recent DJ Premier show in Africa, it seems that Premo is down for the cause, but the Queensbridge [...]

Soulja Boy’s ‘Swag Flu’ Causes Delay for Kno’s Solo Album

Soulja Boy’s latest effort has caused some major headaches for the QN5 label — and no, they weren’t forced to listen to Swag Flu on repeat as a method of torture. Kno’s upcoming solo debut, Death Is Silent, has been pushed back two weeks from appearing on retail shelves due to a “UPC issue”, according [...]

Lupe Fiasco and Atlantic Records Reach Agreement, Announce Release Date For ‘Lasers’

A potential publicity fiasco (no pun intended) for Atlantic Records seems to be averted. The label has managed to save face with fans of MC Lupe Fiasco by reaching a deal with him, and announcing a release date for his highly-anticipated third studio album, Lasers, in the first quarter of 2011. “Victory!” Lupe Fiasco tweeted [...]

Nas Calls Out Def Jam for Holding Up ‘Lost Tapes 2′

Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli aren’t the only MCs standing up the man this month. In a recent “open letter” to the executives at Def Jam, Nas deplores the label’s business methods and says that they are responsible for delaying the second installment of his highly-coveted Lost Tapes series. “This isn’t the 90’s,” the Queensbridge [...]

Pharoahe Monch Speaks on Album’s Delay

Ambition can be a downfall — especially when you’re relying on other people to move forward. It seems to have been the Achilles’s heel of Pharoahe Monch’s next solo album, he said in a recent interview with HipHopChronicle where he discussed what caused his album, W.A.R., to be pushed back to 2011. “We decided collectively [...]

Lupe Fans to Protest Atlantic Records

As the wait for Lupe’s new album continues, fans have decided to protest Atlantic Records in their holding back Lasers from releasing.  The event is being dubbed “Fiasco Friday”, and will be Friday, Oct. 15 from 12PM – 9PM.  As it continues to gain attention, Lupe said on Twitter that he will be in attendance, and [...]

Common Working with Lupe Fiasco and Q-Tip

The Chi-town MC-turned-actor, Common, is getting back in the studio — and he’s bringing some friends along for the ride. According to various tweets and reports, Common will be working with Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest) and Lupe Fiasco for tracks — at least in part as preparation for the release of his new album, [...]

Aloe Blacc and Exile Talk Emanon, Childhood and Making Music, Release New Track

Aloe Blacc and Exile are getting ready to release another album under the transposed-moniker Emanon (that’s “No Name” backward), they divulged in a recent interview. The two, who have paired up for six albums over the past decade and a half, recently talked to HipHopDX about their upcoming project titled Bird’s Eye View, reflected on [...]