Weekly Hip Hop Albums: New Rap Albums & Hip Hop Releases

Hip Hop Album Releases for Jun. 30: Ace Hood, Blaq Poet, Kurious, Maino, Mr. Dell, Tash, Willie Isz, Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan - Chamber Music

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Maino - If Tomorrow Comes

6/30
Ace Hood - Ruthless
Blaq Poet - Tha Blaqprint
Kaz-well - Fish Outta Water
Kurious - "II"
Maino - If Tomorrow Comes
Messy Marv - The Best of Messy Marv

Now That's What I Call Music! 31

Mr. Dell - Thrilla
Naledge - Chicago Picasso
Now That's What I Call Music! 31
Sick Jacken - Stray Bullets
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Playlist: The Very Best of Sir Mix-A-Lot
Sleep - Hesitation Wounds
Tash - Control Freek

Ace Hood - Ruthless

TLC - Playlist: The Very Best of TLC
Traum - Mad Dreamz
Willie Isz - Georgiavania
Willie Isz - Georgiavania [LP]
Wu-Tang Clan - Chamber Music
Wu-Tang Clan - Playlist: The Very Best of Wu-Tang Clan

Tash - Control Freek

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Jun. 23: Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern, Grand Puba, Jedi Mind Tricks, Mike E. Clark, Soul Assassins, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, U-God, Willy Northpole

Soul Assassins - Intermission

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Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern - Pulse of The People

6/23
Busdriver - Jhelli Beam [LP]
C-Thug - I Am Arizona: The Album
Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern - Pulse of The People
Fast Life Youngstaz - Jamboree

Willy Northpole - Tha Connect

Grand Puba - Retroactive
Jedi Mind Tricks - Greatest Features [2 CD]
Mike E. Clark's Psychopathic Murder Mix, Vol. 1
Pachino Dino - Hustlin' and Head Bussin': The Album

The Sa-Ra Creative Partners - Nuclear Evolution: The Age Of Love

Soul Assassins - Intermission
The Sa-Ra Creative Partners - Nuclear Evolution: The Age Of Love
U-God - Dopium
Willy Northpole - Tha Connect
Z-Ro - The Rain

U-God - Dopium

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Jun 16: Brokencyde, Hilltop Hoods, Hussein Fatal, The Jacka, Juicy J, Renz Julian, Tha Pillionaires, TF Mafia

Brokencyde - I'm Not a Fan But the Kids Like It

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The Jacka - Tear Gas

6/16
Alex King - Reincarnated
Brokencyde - I'm Not a Fan But the Kids Like It
E.S.G. - Greatest Independent Hits!
Hilltop Hoods - State of the Art [Import]

Juicy J - Hustle Till I Die

Hussein Fatal - Born Legendary
The Jacka - Tear Gas
Jimmy Roses - Can't See Faded
Juicy J - Hustle Till I Die
Mr. Sche & Al Kapone - Showdown Reloaded

Hussein Fatal - Born Legendary

Platinum Beats 2009
Reek Daddy - Super Thug
Renz Julian - Armageddon
Snoop Dogg - The Jamaican Episode [2 CD]
Tha Pillionaires - Compillation
TF Mafia - Bossilini

Hilltop Hoods - State of the Art [Import]

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Jun. 9: Black Eyed Peas, Busdriver, D-Block, DJ Quik & Kurupt, Fred Money, Mos Def, Pastor Troy, Toki Wright

The Black Eyed Peas - THE E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)

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Mos Def - The Ecstatic

6/9
Baby Girlz - Girlz World
The Black Eyed Peas - THE E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)
Busdriver - Jhelli Beam
D-Block - No Security

DJ Quik & Kurupt - Blaqkout

DJ Quik & Kurupt - Blaqkout
Fred Money - Money Rules Tha World
Magic Juan - The Sure Bet

D-Block - No Security

Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Mos Def - The Ecstatic [2 LP]
Pastor Troy - Ready For War
Toki Wright - A Different Mirror

Pastor Troy - Ready For War

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Jun 2: AZ, Guce, J Dilla, K-Solo, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Marco Polo & Torae

J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid

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AZ - Legendary

6/2
Alex King - Reincarnated
AZ - Legendary
Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguso - Suite For Ma Dukes

Guce - Gucey Guce Doe Boy: I Got That Cake Mix

Chingo Bling - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Guce - Gucey Guce Doe Boy: I Got That Cake Mix
J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid

Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel

K-Solo - Tell The World My Name [Deluxe Reissue]
L.E.G.A.C.Y. - Suicide Music
Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel

K-Solo - Tell The World My Name [Deluxe Reissue]

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Hip Hop Album Releases for May 26: Bike For Three!, Crew GRRL Order, Malik Yusef, Sandpeople, Scratch, Snowgoons, Tedashii, Tiye Phoenix, Wisin y Yandel

Wisin y Yandel - La Revolucion

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Snowgoons - A Fist In The Thought

5/26
Bike For Three! - More Heart Than Brains
Bike For Three! - More Heart Than Brains [LP]
Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S. [LP]
Charlie Row Campo - Southern Gang Violence
Chicano Rap Love Dedications

Tedashii - Identity Crisis

Crew GRRL Order - All Bets Off
Eminem - Relapse [LP]
Malik Yusef w/Kanye West - G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night: Dawn
Malik Yusef w/Kanye West - G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night: Dusk
P.M. Dawn - Greatest Hits - Live

Bike For Three! - More Heart Than Brains

Sandpeople - Long Story, Short...
Scratch - Loss 4 Wordz
Snowgoons - A Fist In The Thought
Tedashii - Identity Crisis
Tiye Phoenix - Half Woman Half Amazin'
Wisin y Yandel - La Revolucion

Tiye Phoenix - Half Woman Half Amazin'

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Hip Hop Album Releases for May 19: Andre Nickatina, Busta Rhymes, DJ Drama, Eminem, Freeway, Guru, Killah Priest, Mddl Fngz, Method Man & Redman, Tanya Morgan

Eminem - Relapse

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Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2

5/19
Amadeus the Stampede - House Of Broken Mirrors
Andre Nickatina - Ugly Money 2: Love It And Count It [CDDVD]
AP.9 - I Am Legend
The Best Of Cutthoat Committee [2 CD]
B-Hamp - B Dash
Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S.
Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S. [CD/DVD]
Cecil Otter - Rebel Yellow
DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Album, Vol. 2

Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S. [CD/DVD]

Eminem - Relapse
Fat Joe - Jealous One's Still Envy [Reissue]
Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway 2
Guce - Gucey Guce Doe Boy: I Got That Cake Mix
Guru - Guru 8.0: Lost & Found
Ironik - No Point in Wasting Tears [Import]
Killah Priest - The Exorcist
Los Wunder Twins del Rap - Activate [w/DVD]
Mddl Fngz - Smokin Wit Tha Enemy
Melle Mel and the Furious Five - The Message [Reissue]

DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Album, Vol. 2

Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2
Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2 [2 LP]
Method Man & Redman - Blackout + Blackout 2 Bundle
[10th Anniversary Double Pack]
Moka Only - Lowdown Suite 2: The Box
The Official Bay Area Rap Scene Awards
Prodigy - Ultimate P [Import]
Roc 'C' & IMAKEMADBEATS - The Transcontinental
Sheek Louch - Life on D-Block
Slaine - The White Man is the Devil, Volume 1
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight [Reissue]
Superstar Quamallah - Invisible Man
Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati

Killah Priest - The Exorcist

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Hip Hop Album Releases for May 12: Afroman, Cam'ron, Gucci Mane, Haystak, Paul Wall, Tanya Morgan, T-K.A.S.H.

Cam'ron - Crime Pays

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Gucci Mane - Murder Was The Case

5/12
Afroman - Frobama: Head of State
Carne Masada: Quite Possibly the Very Best of Hip Hop Hoodios
Cam'ron - Crime Pays
Fabio Musta - Passport

Paul Wall - Fast Life

Gucci Mane - Murder Was The Case
Haystak - The Natural II
J-Money - My Life Check Me Out
Paul Wall - Fast Life

Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati

Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers, Vol. 2
Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati
T-K.A.S.H. - Brains All Over The Street

Afroman - Frobama: Head of State

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Hip Hop Album Releases for May 5: Abstract Rude, A-Trak, Big Pooh, Company Flow, DJ Paul, General Steele, J-Live, RZA, Sadat X, Skull Gang, Yukmouth

DJ Paul - Scale-A-Ton

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Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus [Remastered Reissue]

5/5
Abstract Rude - Rejuvenation
All in Together Now Raw: A Tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard [2 CD]
A-Trak - Fabriclive.45 [Import]
Bicasso - Rebel Musiq
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus [Remastered Reissue]
Compilation - Random Rap: 1987-1988 [LP]

Rapper Big Pooh - Delightful Bars: North American Pie Version

DJ Paul - Scale-A-Ton
General Steele Presents: Welcome to Bucktown
J-Live - The Best Part
Krumb Snatcha - Hidden Scriptures
Oddisee - Mental Liberation
Phil The Agony - Think Green

Yukmouth - The West Coast Don

Rapper Big Pooh - Delightful Bars: North American Pie Version
RZA - The World According to RZA: Instrumentals
Sadat X - Brand New Bein'
Skull Gang - Skull Gang
Trek Life & Oddisee - New Money
Yukmouth - The West Coast Don

Sadat X - Brand New Bein'

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Apr. 28: Baby Wicked, Goldie Looking Chain, Hell Rell, Mike Jones, Tech N9ne, Themselves, Violent J

Tech N9ne Collabos - Sickology 101

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Mike Jones - The Voice

4/28
Baby Wicked - Sucka 4 Luv
Goldie Lookin Chain - Asbo 4 Life [Import]
Hell Rell - Hard As Hell
Mike Jones - The Voice

Violent J - The Shining

Psy 4 de la Rime - Autour des Cities d'Or [Import]
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap [2 LP]
Shiest Bubz - The I.B.D.: International Bud Dealer

Baby Wicked - Sucka 4 Luv

Tech N9ne Collabos - Sickology 101
Themselves - theFREEhoudini [Ltd Ed]
Violent J - The Shining

Goldie Lookin Chain - Asbo 4 Life [Import]

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Apr. 20/21: Asher Roth, Dr. Ama/Dark Skinned Assassin, The Grouch & Eligh, Mr. Lif, Rick Ross, Young Dru, X-Raided

Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap

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4/20
Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread Aisle
Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread Aisle [Deluxe w/DVD]

Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread Aisle

4/21
Berner and Ampichino - Traffic
Big Tone - The Art of Ink
Bosko - The Good Life Movement
Compilation - Random Rap: 1987-1988
Dr. Ama/Dark Skinned Assassin - Split Personali-D
Granite State - The RE:Public

The Grouch & Eligh - Say G & E!

The Grouch & Eligh - Say G & E!
Keak Da Sneak - Thizz Iz Allndadoe Vol. 2
Kool Keith & H Bomb - Stoned
Mastamind - Toxic Avenger
Mr. Lif - I Heard It Today
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap [Limited: CD/DVD]

X-Raided - The Eternally Unforgiven Project

Special Ed - Youngest In Charge [Reissue]
T.D. Camp - Face To Face
Thizz Nation - The Best Of Thizz Nation Vol. 3
Young Dru - Block Star
Young Jawz - The South West
X-Raided - The Eternally Unforgiven Project

Mr. Lif - I Heard It Today

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Apr. 14: Blue Sky Black Death, J. Wells, Pastor Troy, Prefuse 73, Wu-Tang, Two Fingers

Prefuse 73 - Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian

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Pastor Troy - Feel Me or Kill Me

4/14
Blue Sky Black Death - The Razah's Ladder Instrumentals
J. Wells - Digital Master, Vol. 2.1
Pastor Troy - Feel Me or Kill Me

Two Fingers - Two Fingers

Prefuse 73 - Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
Prefuse 73 - Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian [2 LP]
Think Differently Music - Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Instrumentals
Two Fingers - Two Fingers

J. Wells - Digital Master, Vol. 2.1

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Apr. 7: Beastie Boys, Finale, The Grouch & Eli, Jadakiss, Kero One, Lady Sovereign, MIMS

Jadakiss - The Last Kiss

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Finale - A Pipe Dream and a Promise

4/7
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head [2 CD, Reissue]
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head [2 LP, Reissue]
Capone - Raza for Life
Ese Lil' Joker - Never Lost Respect
Fes Taylor - Flight 10304

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head [2 CD, Reissue]

Finale - A Pipe Dream and a Promise
The Grouch & Eligh - Say G & E!
Jadakiss - The Last Kiss
Kero One - Early Believers
Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw
Mobb Deep - The Safe Is Cracked

Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw

MIMS - Guilt
Mr. Y.U.G. - Weightin
Smokehouse Junkiez - Act 1: Inhale the Violence
Soundtrack - The Struggle
Vinnie Stacks - Get Stacks
Yo Gotti - CM2

MIMS - Guilt

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Hip Hop Research: Book List at 51 Academic Titles & Growing!

Hip Hop Research, a new blog from Clyde Smith devoted to documenting academic studies of hip hop, has reached 51 titles with more on the way.

Entries feature the book's cover art, when available, and basic links to WorldCat, a world library search engine, as well as options from Amazon and Google for checking out the book's content.

The long term goal is to use this book list as a basis for an annotated bibligraphy of academic studies of hip hop but it's pretty cool just to see what researchers have already accomplished in this area of study.

Please pass this news on to students, educators, researchers and folks who like to know what's up!

Hip Hop Album Releases for Mar. 31: Aceyalone, Bow Wow, Flo Rida, J Dilla, JR Writer, Scarface, Stoupe, UGK

Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle)

Sorry about the delay.  America's infrastructure is shoddy and Obama ain't changing that anytime soon!

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J Dilla - Dillanthology I

3/31
Aceyalone - The Lonely Ones
Bow Wow - New Jack City II
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle)

UGK - UGK 4 Life

J Dilla - Dillanthology I
JR Writer - Cinecrack
Scarface - Greatest Features

JR Writer - Cinecrack

Soundtrack - Fast & Furious
Stoupe The Enemy of Mankind - Decalogue
UGK - UGK 4 Life

Stoupe The Enemy of Mankind - Decalogue

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