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Linkin Park “A Thousand Suns” on Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros arrives Sept. 14th.

Besides being a rock band, Linkin Park have always embraced the hip hop, recording albums and projects with the likes of Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Evidence, Pharoahe Monch, etc. The album is co-produced by music master Rick Rubin and key band member Mike Shinoda. Linkin Park also goes up against Kanye West’s ‘Good A** Job’ in a battle royal for most album sales on Tuesday, September 14th.

“A Thousand Suns” track listing:

01. The Requiem
02. The Radiance
03. Burning In The Skies
04. Empty Spaces
05. When They Come For Me
06. Robot Boy
07. Jornada Del Muerto
08. Waiting For The End
09. Blackout
10. Wretches And Kings
11. Wisdom, Justice, And Love
12. Iridescent
13. Fallout
14. The Catalyst
15. The Messenger

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- C.A.

via the press release

October 12 marks the latest release from Miami-based hip-hop collective ¡MAYDAY! entitled Stuck on an Island (¡MAYDAY! Music). Stuck on an Island is the follow-up to 2009’s teaser EP Technology, both of which blaze with an upbeat, tightly wound energy that keeps the listener grooving with its slick production and singing along with its ultra-catchy hooks. The album’s title pays homage to the trials and tribulations the band has faced trying to “escape” Miami. Producer/guitarist Plex Luthor explains: “Miami is paradise, but at the same time the geography has always made us feel like outsiders in the larger pond. We want to get our music to the masses, but sometimes the walls around the port of Miami make it difficult to break out. We want to make sure the world knows musicians from this city can compete culturally with the best of them.”

While Stuck on an Island is only ¡MAYDAY!’s second full-length album, the band has consistently turned out addictive urban alternative tracks that have permeated the local Miami music scene and beyond, grabbing the ear of hip-hip impresario Lil’ Wayne who used the group as his personal band in the videos “Get a Life,” “Da Da Da” and “On Fire.” ¡MAYDAY! also collaborated with Cee-Lo on the hit song “Groundhog Day” from their self-titled debut of which mtvU said, “Like Gorillaz covering Gnarls Barkley, the gospel funk-hop assault of the¡MAYDAY! single “Groundhog Day” would be enough for most to base a career on.” The music video logged over 2 million hits on YouTube in its first two days and made the band a breakout success story, garnering attention from the New York Times, MTV and URB Magazine. They went on to share stages with Daft Punk, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Method Man, winning over audiences around the country with their high-octane live show.

The dynamic songs Stuck on an Island call to mind a who’s who of alt-hip-hop’s most cutting edge and creative stars like Gnarls Barkley, N*E*R*D or Lupe Fiasco. Tracks like “I’ll Be Gone,” “Picture Perfect,” “No 1’s Looking,” “Worse Case Scenario,” and “Make a Living” form the backbone of an album of diverse styles that always manages to surprise and never ceases to get your head bobbing and your body moving.

Track listing for Stuck on an Island:

01. I’ll Be Gone
02. Stuck on an Island feat. 7King
03. No 1’s Lookin
04. Lost Highway
05. Broads & Freqs
06. Transparent feat. Snave Nair
07. Freak Show
08. Smoke & Mirrors
09. On 2 Somethn feat. Jovi Rockwell
10. Worst Case Scenario feat. The Money Making Jam Boys

Fresh off the release of How I Got Over, The Roots and John Legend are set to release their collaborative cover album, Wake Up!. The album will be a cover of songs, mostly from the 60′s and 70′s with one brand new track, “Shine.” We’ve already gotten a taste of what’s to come with “Our Generation,” but below is the full tracklist:

1. Compared to What
2. Hard Times
3. Little Ghetto Boy
4. Wake Up Everybody feat. Common and Melanie Fiona
5. Our Generation
6. Love the Way It Should Be
7. Hang On in There
8. I Can’t Write Left Handed
9. Wholy Holy
10. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
11. Shine

Mark your calendars, September 28 is now the new street date for T.I.’s ‘King Uncaged.’

On July 27th, XXL will have the Freddie Gibbs ‘Str8 Killa’ EP available for free download and a week later Decon gets the physical version to sell in-stores August 3rd. Looking at the tracklist on Amazon, it doesn’t appear to include the track ‘The Coldest’ ft. B.J. The Chicago Kid as previously reported. I’m guessing, either it will be on the XXL version as an exclusive or it was held back to be seen at a later time.

1. Str8 Killa No Filla (feat. Big Kill)
2. Live By The Game
3. National Anthem (FTW)
4. Rep 2 Tha Fullest (feat. Jay Rock)
5. Rock Bottom (feat Bun B)
6. Personal O.G.
7. Oil Money (feat. Chuck Inglish, Chip The Ripper & Bun B)

-C.A.

After rumblings of a ‘resurrected’ Roc-A-Fella were heard earlier last month, there has been much speculation as to when the first artist Curren$y would drop his new album.

Expect to see Curren$y ‘Pilot Talk’ set to arrive July 13 on Dame Dash’s imprint DD172 thru Roc-A-Fella/ Island/Def Jam.

-C.A.

So, according to world famous DJ Semtex, J.Cole’s single is supposedly going to drop next week at some point. That single being, “Who Dat,” which can be found around the net right now as a live performance. Semtex also has high praise for some of the music he’s heard off of the album as he states below:

Just heard several tracks from the forth-coming J Cole album, as well as the single ‘Who Dat’ that is about to drop next week.

All i’m saying is that No ID did his thing…..expeditiously. I’m not snitching out any of the track titles or anything, but if you liked ‘Blueprint 1′ by Hov, this is probably going to kill your ipod.

There is no doubt that J Cole is going to drop one of the hottest albums of 2010.

Are you excited for Cole World to pop off? I definitely am. We’ve got some great music on the horizon, people!

Mr. Rager? Corny, yea. But it directly reflects Cudi’s goofy personality, so it works for him. No better way to describe the change than straight from the man himself. Here’s what he has to say on the album change (and album):

WHY?

i started making this project like a collab album, filled with fun and upbeat records that for the most part left you with jack shit when you were finished listening. i took a step back, went on tour, and realized im where im at because of the type of songs i write. every time i read a comment from someone saying ive touched their lives in some way is what made me want to stop fucking around and continue pouring my life into my music. MOTM2 is dark by nature and instead of bringing you into my dreams like my first album, im bringing you into my reality. good and bad. it will explain more of who iam aswell as pushing the envelope musically. this project will focus on many dark, fun, and ignorant moments in my life since ive been kid cudi in a exciting and cinematic nature continuing the MOTM theme. this is my darkest work so far with a hint of fun and grooviness for those who like the classic chill cudi sound but elevated to another level. the things i cant speak will be the things i write. before anything else, you’d come to the conclusion i need a shrink, a stronger drug or a mentor. not a hug. a lot of you have read the news and think they know cudi, got some slick shit to say amongst your peers or just flat out hate me but you havnt the slightest clue of who iam. i will tell the story of Mr. Rager….

the sound: wouldnt you like to know

release: aiming for august

completed? almost, got upcoming sessions with RATATAT and Dot Da Genius on the production side. as far as features ill keep you posted but I DEF got Chip on 2 joints so far. cleveland maneeee

cudder fact: me and dot are a production duo, our first creation is on the new album.

im excited to see what you guys think and i hope you love the new direction. dream on

Did that make you sweat a little this morning when it was posted? Well, there STILL is no Relapse 2, folks, but there is Recovery. Check the press release after the link:

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There’s speculation as just when the album will actually drop, but it’s nice to see Mr. Mescudi give us some updates on “Cudder: The Revolution of Evolution.” In a new blog post, he gives us some updates:

these last couple weeks have been nothin but work work work for me and its dope to see some positive feedback about the new joint.   Seems when some negative shit goes down people tend to forget what got niggaz here n the first place, my art. fuck all that other shit. its always good to see the love and at the end of the day yall kno im 1 of very few artist who actually create for the art of it before anything else.  jus some words before i pass out.  made progress on 2 joints today production wise, Dot Da Genius puttin in WORK!  its like 2007 again, but WAAAAYY ILLUH!

Looking forward to some new material and collabo’s from the Kid.

Via the Press Release:

Rhymefest’s sophomore LP, El Che, (in stores May 18th, 2010) delivers raw lyrics over epic production and Hip Hop lovers should expect to hear an unfiltered Rhymefest, liberated from the corporate suits and oppressive major label ideals of the prevailing record industry as evidenced by the hard-hitting “Talk My Shit,” “One Arm Push Up” and the frenetic Scram Jones produced “Give It To Me” f/Saigon & Adad. Always one to deliver a cohesive and diverse project, Fest and Phonte of Little Brother drop playful barbs on “Say Whassup” and gets celebratory on odes such as “Prosperity” and “How High” f/Little Brother and Darien Brockington.

On the heels of releasing El Che, Rhymefest will be releasing his last pre-album mixtape, DANGEROUS: 5-18 on ElCheTheMovement.com this April; Rhymefest’s tour dates (including Austin’s SXSW) can also be found there. Tracklist:

1.) Intro: The Agent
2.) Talk My Shit
3.) Say Whassup f/Phonte of Little Brother
4.) How High f/Little Brother & Darien Brockington
5.) Chocolates
6.) One Arm Push Up
7.) Prosperity
8.) Truth On You f/Twone Gabz
9.) Intermisson: Juan Carlos
10.) Chicago
11.) Agony f/Glenn Lewis
12.) Last Night
13.) Give It To Me f/Saigon & Adad
14.) Intermission: No Help
15.) City Is Fallen f/Slique
16.) Celebration