This summer is shaping up to be a blockbuster for music with a jam-packed release schedule.
Get your wallets ready for new albums from the most anticipated hip-hop newcomer since 50 Cent (Drake’s Thank Me Later), Eminem’s Relapse 2 replacement (Recovery), a West Coast revival (Game’s The R.E.D. Album and Ice Cube’s I Am the West), and the return of rap royalty (T.I.’s King Uncaged).
We’ve put together a list of the season’s most notable releases.
Check back for updates as dates change and titles are added.
Toni Braxton – Pulse – May 4
Trina – Amazin’ – May 4
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Uni5: The World’s Enemy – May 4
Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Distant Relatives – May 18
Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid – May 18
Plies – Goon Affiliated – May 25
Rihanna – Rated R: Remixed – May 25
Common – Go! Common Classics – May 25
Taio Cruz – Rokstarr – June 1
Travie McCoy – Lazarus – June 8
Christina Aguilera – Bionic – June 8
Lil Jon – Crunk Rock – June 8
Iyaz – My Life – June 8
The Roots – How I Got Over – June 8
Drake – Thank Me Later – June 15
Game – The R.E.D. Album – June 15
Kevin Rudolf – To the Sky – June 15
N.E.R.D. – Nothing – June 15
Eminem – Recovery – June 22
Diddy-Dirty Money – Last Train to Paris – June 22
The-Dream – Love King – June 22
Chamillionaire – Venom – June 22
Dondria – Dondria vs. Phatfffat – June 22
Teairra Mari – At That Point – June 29
Fat Joe – The Dark Side – June 29
Rick Ross – Teflon Don – June 29
M.I.A. – TBD – June 29
Rye Rye – Go! Pop! Bang! – June 29
Dru Hill – InDRUpendence Day – June 29
Kelis – Flesh Tone – July 6
Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty – July 6
Ice Cube – I Am the West – July 13
T.I. – King Uncaged – August 17
Other Expected Releases Without Confirmed Dates:
Ciara – Basic Instinct
Jeezy – Thug Motivation 103
Jennifer Lopez – Love?
Quincy Jones – Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
Soulja Boy Tell’em – Dre
Flo Rida – The Only 1
Busta Rhymes – TBD