H20’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2009
Well, the awards are over, and it looks like 2009 should be great musically: you got Hov, Slim Shady, the return of Dre, 50, the Notorious soundtrack, Ludacris’ Theatre of the Mind 2, Kanye West, Drake, Common, Lupe Fiasco…I could go on and on. But I’m sure y’all already knew about the hits coming out this year: it’s time for me to count down my top five anticipated albums of the year. Oh, and as a disclaimer, my top five albums is different from the other staff’s.
5. Dr. Dre – Detox
I had to put Dre up here. Detox should be pretty much perfect by now, and I just can’t wait! But I know that it’s not a definite that Detox is coming out. That’s why Dre gets the #5 spot. While I’m almost 100% certain that this entire album will be a banger, I can’t be sure it’s coming out this year. I will say that if it doesn’t come out this year, I’m giving it up. I know some of you out there already have, but come on, give Dre one more year!
4. Drake – Thank Me Later
Drake, after grinding hard in the mixtape game and churning out 100’s of songs like another famous rapper, is now set to release his first studio album this year. Even though he still hasn’t made that first step to releasing a commercial album, Drake is already sounding like a veteran on some of the tracks that he’s put out. Anyone who’s heard Comeback Season knows what I’m talking about. That’s why Drake gets the #4 spot.
3. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
Being a huge Jay-Z fan, you’d think that he’d be higher on this list, but I can’t lie, I’m excited about BP3. “Jockin Jay-Z” to me was just okay, but it was “History” that made me a believer that Jay was really gonna go hard this time. That, along with all the extra songs he’s been doing (“Go Hard (remix)”, “Brookyn Anthem”, “Brooklyn We Go Hard”, etc.), I feel like BP3 will be the album that Hov gets rid of the #45 jersey and puts the #23 back on.
2. Eminem – Relapse
Em has been out of the game for 5 years now. He’s hungrier than ever and ready to take the game. “Crack a Bottle” is too hot, that freestyle he did was hot, and it just keeps me wanting more and more. That right there is what makes a great album buzz and keeps the public wanting more before you hit them with the hot fire. So far, Eminem hasn’t released a dud track off this, so I’m gonna have to put him at #2.
And the winner is…
1. Lupe Fiasco – LupE.N.D.
Surprised? Yeah, you should be. I don’t know why, but Lupe’s next project facinates me: three CDs in one album is definitely ambitious to say the very least. I don’t even think that’s been done in Hip-Hop (Eightball’s Lost doesn’t count)! Yeah, a lot of people have complained, wanting Lupe to stay in the game. Why release three CDs at once when you could stay in the game for three more years?? But I think that all the questions will be answered at the end of this year when LupE.N.D. is released. That’s why Lupe gets my #1 spot, and I’ll gladly review all three of those albums.
Honorable Mentions:
Ludacris – Theatre of the Mind 2
Kanye West – A Good Ass Job
Common – The Believer
i guess i can’t really argue since it is YOUR most anticipated …
but come on … did you JUST start listening to Drake or somethin’ ? cats have the propensity to exaggerate and blow whatever it is out of proportion when they are still hyped up in it … son has 2 mixtape … the last one came out over a year ago … but he’s “grinding hard in the mixtape game” … and “churning out 100’s of songs” … GTFOHWTBS … show me 100 Drake tracks … I won’t say I have every Drake track EVER but I have most of the misc. one plus the two mixtapes and I’m sure that’s not even 100 don’t feel like finding my Touch so don’t quote me.
Dre … hmmm … personally I could give a fuck less if it comes out … it’s been know he doesn’t write his own verses forever and he’s so irrelevant in the production game now … y’all can have it …
Jay … he can still spit … he’s still the best rapper alive ..l but I canNOT be the only person tired of hearing this nigga. I started listening to him when Vol. 1 … so it’s been over a decade … WHAT MORE CAN HE SAY ?
I guess mine would be: Drake, Wale, Wayne, ‘Ye & I dunno. Not too many people have me actually anticipating …
oh yeah … WOW … how could i forget …
Outkast … Andre 3k … and Sir Lucious all have LPs slated for release this year … and yeah … and I forgot to put Lu in my top 5.
Drake?? Curren$ys better than Drake straight up! But other than that shits pretty much on point. For me tho Games D.O.C. has gotta be up there if its for real. And Kanyes RAP album comin this summer. But Blueprint 3, Detox, and Relapse for sure, hopefully there as good as all the hype thats built up for em.
ohhhh and I cant forget about the nigga Luda!! and you already know weezys “rock” album is definitely one to look for. Gonna be a good year.
lupe changed the name of his cd its not lupe.n.d. anymore……drakes album allong w/ dres aint comin out…….”blueprint 3″ will be better than “relapse”……..i would switch ddre n drake for lloyd banks album and 50’s “before i self destruct”…….and is theatre of the mind 2 a brand new album or like it comes w/ videos or sum shit???????…..
how about Saigon,Cam’ron,Jim Jones,Maino, just because yor a fan o f Drake obviously you cant put him above more deserving people
Monstorous list. Wait, Kanye is definitely realeasing “A Good Ass Job” this year? I can’t wait for the vintage sound Kanye used to make.
I got
1. Drake
2. Crooked I
3. 3 Stacks/ Big Boi/ Outkast
4. Clipse
5. The Game
Fuck all other opinions.
lets face it 50 is not coming bac dis year, all da tracks hes been bringin out r jus weak
Defo put outkast in that list, but its not a definite. Game ain’t bringin a new album out, i jus got a feelin bout that. I’m lookin forward to Swizzy’s new album and Flo Rida’s, but i wouldn’t put em in da most anticipatd list.
2k9 is gonna b hot tho
Haha Lupe’s #1, I can’t deny it tho if it is his last album it’s gonna be damn good. Food and Liquor is CLASSIC in my opinion.
Mine’s pretty much the same:
Dre
Em
Jay
50
and agreeing with V-G CLIPSE!!! (Hell Hath No Fury was the best cd of 2006)
@V-G
The Game?? Game’s DONE. (not in a bad way but he stated that L.A.X. is his final album since Dre will not produce for him)
Nah, I think Game will release a new album still.
My bad on the Drake paragraph: it was late. I didn’t mean to put 100s of songs…thats what I get for not looking shit over!
lupe-lupend
outkast andre and boi-sir lucious left foot and other shit
luda- theatre 2
young l.a. -no idea the album name
young dro- no idea album name
gucci mane-murder was the case
@ V-G
now you can say fuk all other options
What’s Drake’s second mixtape?
He made three actually: Room for Improvement in 06, Comeback Season in ‘07, and Heartbreak Drake in ‘08. He also released The Best of Drizzy in late ‘08. He’s making another mixtape for ‘09 along with an album late in ‘09, which is in my top five.
Do you have a link to Heartbreak Drake?
You think Wayne is really gonna do Drake justice? Look what he did to Tyga
Wayne don’t got Drake…. Drake’s signed to Interscope. He tour wit them niggas like he Young Money/Cash Money, but he aint.
Actually Drake is Interscope Records/Young Money Entertainment.
my list is
1. Kanye
2. Lupe
3. Jadakiss – Cant believe no one mentioned this
4. 50/Em
5. Weezy/3 stacks/Drake
After the top 3, no particular order. All these are suppose to drop next year, except for the last 7.
1. Dr. Dre – Detox
2. Raekwon – Only Built For Cuban Linx II
3. Lupe Fiasco – LupEnd
4. Cage – Depart From Me
5. Ghostface Killah & MF Doom – Swift & Changeable (DoomStarks)
6. MF Doom – Doomposter?
7. Evidence – Cats & Dogs
8. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
9. De La Soul – You’re Welcome
10. Wale – Debut Album
11. Eminem – R3lapse?
12. Royce Da 5’’9” – Street Hop
13. Method Man – Crystal Method
14. Redman & Method Man – Blackout 2
15. Redman – Muddy Waters 2
16. Holocaust – The Robot Tank Album
17. U-God – New Album
18. The Pharcyde – Back II Pharcyde
19. Souls Of Mischief – New Album
20. Hieroglyphics – New Album
21. Immortal Technique – The Middle Passage
22. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek – New Album
23. Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told
24. Mr. Lif – I Heard It Today
25. Bishop Lamont – The Reformation
26. El-P – Hold This Piranha
27. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
28. 50 Cent – Before I Self Destruct
29. Lil’ Wayne & Juelz Santana – I Can’t Feel My Face
30. Asher Roth – Debut Album
31. The Lox – Prepare For Glory
32. KRS-One & Buckshot – Conflosations
33. O.C. – My Soul To Keep
34. Rakim – The Seventh Seal
35. Joe Budden – Padded Room
36. Jay Electronica – Debut Album
37. Jadakiss – The Last Kiss
38. The Clipse – Till The Casket Drops
39. Guilty Simpson, Black Milk & Sean Price – Random Axe
40. Guilty Simpson & Madlib – O.J. Simpson [EP]
41. Common – New Album
42. Zion I – The Takeover
43. Kool G Rap – Full Clip
44. Immortal Technique – Revolutionary Vol. 3
45. Wu-Tang Clan – Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
46. Murs & Slug – Felt3
47. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – A Son Unique
48. Big L – Posthumous Album by Lord Finesse
49. RZA – The Cure
50. Nas – New Album produced by DJ Premier
looks like were only seeing two of those five albums lol
nah, 3. LUPend is coming soon.
Actually LUPend was postponed indefinitely. His next album will be called “Lasers”. But it’s scheduled to be released on December 15th of this year.