This fall, music’s heaviest hitters are gearing up to release brand spankin’ new albums to help close out the year with a bang. Following summer blockbusters from Drake and Eminem, autumn is set to include the debut from Young Money’s baddest chica (Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday), the “POWER”-ful return of Kanye West, Rihanna’s fifth album in five years (Loud), and the sequel to a holiday classic (Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas II You).
We’ve compiled a schedule highlighting some of the season’s biggest hip-hop and R&B releases. Continue on to discover who might end up putting out your favorite album of 2010, and bookmark the page for any date changes and additions to the list.
September 27
Lil Wayne – I Am Not a Human Being (Digital release)
September 28
Jeremih – All About You
Ice Cube – I Am the West
Mark Ronson – Record Collection
Gucci Mane – The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted
Donell Jones – Lyrics
Lil Boosie – Incarcerated
Donnis – Fashionably Late EP
October 5
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Faith Evans – Something About Faith
Waka Flocka Flame – Flockaveli
Pimp C – The Naked Soul of Sweet James Jones
October 12
Lil Wayne – I Am Not a Human Being (Physical release)
Chiddy Bang – The Preview
Cali Swag District – The Kickback
October 19
Shakira – Sale El Sol
October 26
Jim Jones – Capo
Twista – Perfect Storm
November 2
Mariah Carey – Merry Christmas II You
Jay Sean – Freeze Time
Jazmine Sullivan – Love Me Back
N.E.R.D. – Nothing
Roscoe Dash – Ready Set Go!
November 9
Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager
Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer
Marsha Ambrosius – Late Nights & Early Mornings
November 16
Rihanna – Loud
Soulja Boy – The DeAndre Way
Nelly – 5.0
November 22
Ne-Yo – Libra Scale
Flo Rida – The Only 1
November 23
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Lloyd Banks – H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2)
Akon – Akonic
November 30
Chrisette Michele – Let Freedom Reign
Ron Isley – Mr. I
December 7
Redman – Reggie
December 14
Nas – The Lost Tapes: Vol. 2
Tank – Now or Never
December 21
Nipsey Hussle – South Central State of Mind
Other Q4 Releases
Kanye West – TBD
Ciara – Basic Instinct
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Black Eyed Peas – The Beginning
Lloyd – King of Hearts
Keyshia Cole – TBD
J. Cole – TBD
Diddy-Dirty Money – Last Train to Paris
Keri Hilson – No Boys Allowed
El DeBarge – Second Chance
Swizz Beatz – Haute Living
T.I. – King Uncaged
Travis Barker – Give the Drummer Some
(RapUp.com)
