Hip Hop New Release Dates July 2010 & Beyond

The first half of 2010 ended with a bang as Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ and Drake’s full length debut pulled in some heavy sales numbers. No doubt that the second half of 2010 we’ll see some eagerly awaited releases, from the crossover world to the underground.

***updated July 15***

Rakaa – Crown of Thorns – July 20
Gyptian – Hold You – July 20
Potluck – Greatest Hits With My Buds – July 20
Step Up 3D – Sountrack – July 20
Rick Ross – Teflon Don – July 20
Esham – Suspended Animation – July 20
M.I.A. – XXXO – The Remixes (EP) – July 20
Ron Browz – Etherlibirum (iTunes Exclusive) – July 20
Tech N9ne The Ollie Gates Mixed Plate – July 27
Krayzie Bone – The Fixtape Vol. 3: Lyrical Paraphernalia – July 27
DruHill – InDRUpendence Day – July 27
ZO! – Sunstorm – July 27
Slum Village – Villa Manifesto – July 27
Paper Tiger – Made Like Us – July 27
Fat Joe – The Darkside: Volume 1 – July 27
Street Sweeper Social Club – Ghetto Blaster (EP) – July 27
Trek Life – Everything Changed Nothing - July 27
Cut Chemist – Sound Of The Police – July 27
Chubb Rock – Bridging The Gap – July 27
Shawn Jackson – Brand New Old Me – July 27
Madlib – Medicine Show No. 7: High Jazz – July 27
2 Live Crew – Just Wanna Be Heard - August 2010
Mack 10 & Glasses Malone – Money Muzik – August 2010
Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 (Deluxe Ed.) – August 2010
El-P – Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 – August 3
Bun B – Trill O.G. – August 3
Pastor Troy – King Of All Kings – August 3
Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa (EP) – August 3
Bizzy Bone – Crossroads 2010 – August 10
Ayatollah – Live From The MPC 60 (3-CD) – August 10
KRS-One & True Master – Meta-Historical – August 10
Messy Marv & Berner – Thizz City – August 10
Mike Posner – 31 Minutes to Takeoff – August 10
LMNO – Tripping On This Journey – August 10
Ahmad – The Death Of Me – August 10
Young Buck – The Rehab – August 17
Dondria – Dondria vs. Phatfffat – August 17
Kem – Intimacy – August 17
Ciara – Basic Instinct – August 17
Teairra Mari – Sincerely Yours (EP) – August 17
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream – August 24
DJ Muggs vs Ill Bill – Kill Devil Hills – August 24
Michael Franti – The Sound of Sunshine – August 24
Game – The R.E.D. Album – August 24
Cam’ron Presents The U.N. – Gunz N’ Butta – August 24
Blu – Her Favorite Colo(u)r – August 24
Dorrough – Get Big – August 24
Shontelle – No Gravity – August 24
Wino-O – Wine-O – August 24
Fantasia – Back To Me – August 24
The Pack – Wolfpack Party – August 24
Tha Dogg Pound – 100 Wayz – August 24
Fabolous – There is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music (EP) – August 24
Usher- Raymond V. Raymond (Deluxe Ed.) – August 24
Usher – Versus (EP) – August 24
Eric Benet – TBA – August 31
Greg Nice – Popcycle – August 31
Nipsey Hussle – South Central State of Mind – August 31
Cymarshall Law & The Beatnikz – Freedom Express Line – August 31
Boss Hogg Outlawz Present J Dawg – August 31
Slaughterhouse – The EP – August 31
Chiddy Bang – The Swelly Life – August 31
Gucci Mane – The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted – August 31
Kane & Abel – Back On Money – August 31
Lyfe Jennings – I Still Believe – August 31
Exile – AM/FM – August 31
Jeezy – TM 103 – August 31
Spraga Benz – Shotta Culture – August 31
Jennifer Hudson – TBA – September 2010
Birdman – Bigger Than Life – September 2010
Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik 0 To 60 – September 2010
New Boyz – Too Cool to Care – September 2010
Musiq Soulchild – TBA – September 2010
Travis Barker – TBA – September 2010
Drag-On – My Life, My Legacy, My Melody – September 2010
Duke Da God – More Than Music 3 – September 7
Estelle – All of Me – September 7
N.E.R.D. – Nothing – September 7
¡MAYDAY! – Stuck On An Island – September 7
Stevie Joe – 80′s Baby – September 7
Slim Thug – Tha Thug Show – September 7
Q-Unique – Between Heaven & Hell – September 7
Sauce Money – TBA – September 7
Von Pea – Pea’s Gotta Have It – September 7
Kat Deluna – Inside Out – September 7
Chingy – Success & Failure – September 7
Spice 1 – The Best Of Spice 1 V.2 – September 7
Krizz Kaliko – Shock Treatment – September 14
Trey Songz – Passion, Pain & Pleasure – September 14
Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. We Are Renegades – September 14
Huey – Redemption – September 14
Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon 2: The Legend Of Mr. Rager – September 14
Rah Digga – Classics – September 14
Marques Houston – Mattress Music – September 14
MF Doom – Expektoration (Live) – September 14
Chromeo – Business Casual – September 14
Joe Budden – The Great Escape – September 14
Bilal – Airtight’s Revenge – September 14
Black Milk – Album of the Year – September 14
Faith Evans – Somethin’ About Faith – September 14
Cali Swag District – TBA – September 14
Big Sean – Finally Famous – September 14
Kanye West – Good A** Job – September 14
Consequence – ConsTV – September 14
Big Bad 40 (formerly 40 Glocc) – NWA: New World Agenda – September 14
Pimp C – The Naked Soul of Sweet James Jones – September 14
Linkin Park – A Thousand Suns – September 14
Rye Rye – Go! Pop! Bang! – September 14
Diddy: Dirty Money – Last Train To Paris – September 20
Ninja Tune XX – Box Set – September 21
Ne-Yo – Libra Scale – September 21
Pleasure P – Pleasure P Principles – September 21
John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up – September 21
Prospect – First Blood – September 21
Nelly – Nelly 5.0 – September 21
Nate Dogg – G-Funk Mix – September 21
8 Ball & MJG – From the Bottom 2 The Top – September 21
Pastor Troy – The Best Of Pastor Troy – September 21
RydazNRtist – Soulful Warfare – September 21
Lil Wayne – I’m Not A Human Being (EP) September 27
Jagged Edge – The Remedy – September 28
Smif N Wessun & Pete Rock – Monumental – September 28
Cassidy – C.A.S.H. (Cass A Straight Hustla) – September 28
Ice Cube – I Am The West – September 28
Twista – The Perfect Storm – September 28
Mark Ronson – Record Collection – September 28
Hell Razah – Heaven Razah – September 28
T.I. – King Uncaged – September 28
Big Pun – Big Pun the Legacy (Special Collector’s Ed.) – September 28

October 2010 Highlights
LMNO – Box Set
YG – Fresh On Campus
Tank – Now or Never
Kardinal Offishall – Mr. International
Scarface – The Habit
Copywrite – The Life and Times of Peter Nelson
Roscoe Dash – Ready Set Go! – October 5
Canibus – C Of Tranquility – October 5
Bobby Valentino – Fly On the Wall – October 12
9th Wonder & Buckshot – The Solution – October 12
The Foreign Exchange – Authenticity – October 12
Kabosh (Krizz Kaliko & Tech N9ne) – Amafrican Psycho – October 19
Redman – Reggie – October 19
Skyzoo & Illmind – Live From The Tape Deck – October 26
Outasight – Brand New Sessions – October 26
Red Café – Red October – October 26
J. Cole – Cole World – October 26

November 2010 Highlights
Michael Jackson – TBA
Fabolous – Loso’s Way 2
Common – The Believer
Mariah Carey – TBA/Christmas Album
Rihanna – TBA
Jadakiss – Top Five, Dead or Alive
Nicki Minaj – TBA – November 23

December 2010
2Pac – TBA

Summer 2010 – To Be Scheduled
Flo Rida – The Only One
Ja Rule – Vetti Vecci 2010
Busta Rhymes – Extinction Level Event 2
David Banner & 9th Wonder – Death Of A Pop Star
Trae Tha Truth – Tha Truth
Vado – TBA
Termanology – 1982
Daz Dillinger Presents: This Is Long Beach – Various
Evidence – Cats & Dogs
Yo Gotti – Live From The Kitchen

Fall 2010 – To Be Scheduled
Cee-Lo – Lady Killer
Wyclef Jean – Wyclef Jean: The Haitian Experience
GZA – Liquid Swords 2: The Return Of The Shadowboxer
Obie Trice – Bottom’s Up
Mickey Factz – The New Museum
Juelz Santana – Born To Lose, Built to Win
Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels – Origins of Block Music
Ray J – Raydiation 2
Shareefa – The Secret
Keke Palmer – TBA
WC – Revenge of the Barracuda
Kelly Rowland – Kelly Rowland

2010 – To Be Scheduled
Lupe Fiasco – L.A.S.E.R.S.
Ludacris – Ludaversal
Shyne – Guess Who
Jeremih – All About You
Keri Hilson – TBA
Asher Roth – The Spaghetti Tree
Joell Ortiz – Free Agent
Chamillionaire – Venom
DJ Quik – The Book of David

2010 – To Be Rescheduled
Crooked I – Planet C.O.B. v.1 EP – was July 6
Killah Priest – The 3 Day Theory – was July 6
Jamie Foxx – TBA – was July 20
Major Lazer – Lazers Never Die (EP) – was July 20
Soulja Boy – Dre – was July 27
Spose – The Audacity! – was July 27
St. Lunatics – City Free – was July 27

All dates and time frames on all titles are subject to change.

-C.A.

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