Most Anticipated Albums of 09 (Part 1)

On the Hip-Hop side lets take a look at some of the albums that are due to drop this year by some of the top talent in the game.

Jadakiss-The Last Kiss

The NY rapper with the raspy flow is returning after a 5 year absence from the game. Will he be rusty? I guess the jury was silenced after his first two singles dropped. "By Your Side" feat Ne-Yo and the street single "Cant Stop Me" have both received constant rotation on the radio and Kiss looks to be in rare form. This time he returns with a major deal courtesy of Def Jam, so the bar is set high for him to produce a platinum album.

The guest appearances are already set with Ne-Yo, The LOX, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Jazmine Sullivan, Barrington Levy, Pharell, Avery Storm, Ghostface, and Raekwon. Will all this collection of talent finally bring the respect to D-Block? Only time will tell, look for this album to drop April 7th.

Jim Jones-Prey IV Reign

The Dipset General is back with his 4th solo album and he looks to pick up where P.O.M.E left off. This LP sheds light on the rappers upbringing in Harlem and how he was able to make it out of the drug infested streets. The lead single is tittled "Na-Na Na-Na" and is quickly picking up steam in the clubs and on the radios rotation.

Although Jim Jones became a household name with his last single "Ballin" most people still don't know his story. This album looks to bring him full circle as he plans on opening up to his fans. The track list has yet to be released, but the buzz is in the air regarding who may make a guest appearance. Will Juelz Santana get the invite; or better has the hatchet been buried between "Capo" and Camron? The release date is set for March 24th, go get it.

Rick Ross-Deeper Than Rap

The Biggest Boss that you've seen thus far has burst back on the scene with his new album titled Deeper Than Rap. Not only is Rick Ross the self proclaimed Boss of Miami, he now has his sights on taking over the crown of Hip-Hop. At the top of the year his street single "Mafia Music" dropped and sparked the return of Ross. One of the lines in the song was personally addressed to 50 Cent, in which Ross took shots at the G-Unit General. Since then a war of words has ensued between the two and who knows how this will affect his sales. "Cigar Music" and and "Magnificent" are the other singles that are receiving steady rotation. Nobody can take away the fact that Rick Ross has carved his lane in the game and is putting Miami on the map again. Will Deeper than Rap outsell "Trilla"? We will find out March 24th when the album hits stores.


Peace,
Agent 34