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Master P: Icon [Clean]

CD / Capitol / 2013-05-14

Tracks: Make 'Em Say Ugh - (featuring Fiend/Mia X/Mystikal/Silkk the Shocker); Bout It, Bout It, Pt. 2 - (featuring Mia X); How Ya Do Dat - (featuring Young Bleed/C-Loc); Hot Boys and Girls - (featuring Kane...
Artists: Master P

Leaner than any of the other Master P compilations, Icon boils the rapper/entrepreneur's career down to its most essential singles. Featuring trunk-rattling tracks like "I Got the Hook Up!," "Mr. Ice ...continue...

Master P: Icon [PA]

CD / Capitol / 2013-05-14

Tracks: Make 'Em Say Ugh - (featuring Fiend/Mia X/Mystikal/Silkk the Shocker); Bout It, Bout It, Pt. 2 - (featuring Mia X); How Ya Do Dat - (featuring Young Bleed/C-Loc); Hot Boys and Girls - (featuring Kane...
Artists: Master P

Leaner than any of the other Master P compilations, Icon boils the rapper/entrepreneur's career down to its most essential singles. Featuring trunk-rattling tracks like "I Got the Hook Up!," "Mr. Ice ...continue...

Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City [PA]

CD / Interscope (USA) / 2013-04-05

Artists: Kendrick Lamar

Hip-hop debuts don't come much more "highly anticipated" than Kendrick Lamar's. A series of killer mixtapes displayed his talent for thought-provoking street lyrics delivered with an attention-grabbin...continue...

Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City

CD / Aftermath / 2013-04-03

Artists: Kendrick Lamar

Hip-hop debuts don't come much more "highly anticipated" than Kendrick Lamar's. A series of killer mixtapes displayed his talent for thought-provoking street lyrics delivered with an attention-grabbin...continue...

2 Chainz: Different World [PA]

CD / North Clayton / 2013-03-19

Tracks: Drug Lord; F*Ckin Problem; Good Morning; Get Money; Getmedoe; I'm Gudda; I'm Like That [Remix]; Leggo; Make You Somebody; Marble Floors; Mind Blown; Own Drugs; R.I.P.; Rich As F*Ck; So Gone; Freakshow
Artists: 2 Chainz

Kicking off with the Red Café cut "Drug Lord," Different World is a mixtape that rounds up all the best "features" that 2 Chainz dropped during the 2012-2013 season, meaning all those "featuring ...continue...

2 Chainz: Don't Bring Me Down [PA]

CD / Lrg. Ent. / 2013-03-12

Tracks: R.I.P.; K.O. - (featuring Big Sean); Rich as F%ck - (featuring Lil Wayne); All Gold Everything - (featuring Trinidad James); Doin Numbers; Kitchen; I Got It; Kesha; Zip and a Double Cup, A; Perfect S...
Artists: 2 Chainz

This odd jumble of 2 Chainz features makes the jump from the underground to the record stores with this official release, but some tracks from the original have been lost while a couple new ones have ...continue...

Young Jeezy: It's tha World *

CD / BE Music Group / 2013-03-05

Tracks: Jefe Intro, El; Knob Broke; Stylin; How It Feel - (featuring Lodi); Millions; Get Right; Escobar; R.I.P. - (featuring 2 Chainz); Just Got Word - (featuring Y.G.); Damn Liar; Too Many Commas - (featur...
Artists: Young Jeezy

One of numerous mixtapes from Atlanta's long-running MC Young Jeezy, It's tha World features 16 tracks that find Jeezy in a playful, freewheeling mode, approaching each beat with fluidity and casual b...continue...

The Nasty Boys: Intimate Strangers *

CD / Essential Media Group / 2013-02-12

Artists: The Nasty Boys

Rick Ross (Rap): Black Bar-Mitzvah *

CD / BE Music Group / 2013-02-05

Tracks: Intro; Don't Like; Mercy - (featuring Rockie Fresh); Us - (featuring Lil' Reese/Drake); Rosenberg Skit; Birthday - (featuring Diddy); Burn; Clique - (featuring Gunplay/Rockie Fresh); 911 - (featuring...
Artists: Rick Ross (Rap)

Made to promote his Maybach Music Group's U.S. tour, Black Bar-Mitzvah is a swaggering and simple mixtape with Ross adding his brutish rhymes to established hits from other artists. Chief Keef's "Don'...continue...

Mr. Capone-E/Lil' Flip: Texas-Cali Connection, Vol. 3 [PA] *

1 CD / PMC Music Group / 2013-01-15

Tracks: Connected, Pt. 3; Rep You Sh*t; Go Make a Wish; Gang Stories; That's How We Do It; Hood; We Payed; Why U Mad-Doggin' Punk; Rollin' Up a Zone; Money; Gimme a Break; We Miss You [Dedicated 2 Pimp C]; [...
Artists: Mr. Capone-E/Lil' Flip

The third volume in the Texas-Cali Connection series of mixtapes find Houston's freestyle king Lil' Flip and west coast heavy-hitter Mr. Capone-E teaming up once again for a series of tracks indebted ...continue...

T.I.: Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head [PA]

CD / Grand Hustle Records / 2012-12-18

Tracks: Introduction, The; G Season - (featuring Meek Mill); Trap Back Jumpin; Wildside - (featuring A$AP Rocky); Ball; Sorry - (featuring André 3000); Can You Learn; Go Get It; Guns and Roses - (featur...
Artists: T.I.

Recording information: 11th Street Studio, Atlanta, GA; Atlanta, GA; Circle House Recording Studios, Miami, FL; DARP Studios; Earthstar Creation Center, Venice, CA; Kush Studios, Atlanta, GA; Silent S...continue...

Chief Keef: Finally Rich [Clean]

CD / Interscope (USA) / 2012-12-18

Tracks: Love Sosa; Hallelujah; I Don't Like - (featuring Lil' Reese); No Tomorrow; Hate Bein' Sober - (featuring Wiz Khalifa/50 Cent); Kay Kay; Laughin' to the Bank; Diamonds - (featuring French Montana); Ba...
Artists: Chief Keef

Recording information: Interscope Studios, Santa Monica, CA; No Excuses Studios, Santa Monica, CA; TD's Playhouse, Chicago, IL.

Creator: Stephanie Hsu.

Photographers: Jeff Forney; Daniel...continue...

Chief Keef: Finally Rich

CD / Interscope (USA) / 2012-12-18

Tracks: Love Sosa; Hallelujah; I Don't Like - (featuring Lil' Reese); No Tomorrow; Hate Bein' Sober - (featuring Wiz Khalifa/50 Cent); Kay Kay; Laughin' to the Bank; Diamonds - (featuring French Montana); Ba...
Artists: Chief Keef

Lumbering up the charts by mixing simple hooks with plenty of gun talk, Chief Keef's career rolled out like he was Soulja Boy enrolled as a No Limit soldier. That's an interesting combination, and his...continue...

T.I.: Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head [Clean]

CD / Atlantic (Label) / 2012-12-18

Tracks: Introduction, The; G Season - (featuring Meek Mill); Trap Back Jumpin; Wildside - (featuring A$AP Rocky); Ball; Sorry - (featuring André 3000); Can You Learn; Go Get It; Guns and Roses - (featur...
Artists: T.I.

Illustrator: Bill Sienkiewicz.

Photographer: Matt Jones.

Inspired by Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man soundtrack, sampled during the intro, T.I.'s eighth album is almost as pieced together as 2...continue...

Chief Keef: Finally Rich [Bonus Tracks] [PA]

CD / Interscope (USA) / 2012-12-18

Tracks: Love Sosa; Hallelujah; I Don't Like - (featuring Lil' Reese); No Tomorrow; Hate Bein' Sober - (featuring Wiz Khalifa/50 Cent); Kay Kay; Laughin' to the Bank; Diamonds - (featuring French Montana); Ba...
Artists: Chief Keef

Photographers: Jeff Forney; Daniel Shea.

Lumbering up the charts by mixing simple hooks with plenty of gun talk, Chief Keef's career rolled out like he was Soulja Boy enrolled as a No Limit sol...continue...

Game: Jesus Piece [Bonus Tracks] [PA]

CD / DGC / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Scared Now - (featuring Meek Mill); Ali Bomaye - (featuring 2 Chainz/Rick Ross); Jesus Piece - (featuring Common/Kanye West); Pray; Church - (featuring King Chip/Trey Songz); All That (Lady) - (featu...
Artists: Game

Recording information: Chalice Recording, Hollywood, CA; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA; Pacifique Studios, North Hollywood, CA; The "Bee" Hive, North Hollywood, CA.

Photographer: Jonathan...continue...

Game: Jesus Piece

CD / DGC / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Scared Now - (featuring Meek Mill); Ali Bomaye - (featuring 2 Chainz/Rick Ross); Jesus Piece - (featuring Common/Kanye West); Pray - (featuring JMSN); All That (Lady) - (featuring Big Sean/Fabolous/J...
Artists: Game

Recording information: Chalice Recording, Hollywood, CA; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA; Pacifique Studios, North Hollywood, CA; The "Bee" Hive, North Hollywood, CA.

Photographer: Jonathan...continue...

Game: Jesus Piece [PA]

CD / Interscope (USA) / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Scared Now - (featuring Meek Mill); Ali Bomaye - (featuring 2 Chainz/Rick Ross); Jesus Piece - (featuring Common/Kanye West); Pray - (featuring JMSN); All That (Lady) - (featuring Big Sean/Fabolous/J...
Artists: Game

Recording information: Chalice Recording, Hollywood, CA; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA; Pacifique Studios, North Hollywood, CA; The "Bee" Hive, North Hollywood, CA.

Photographer: Jonathan...continue...

Bushido (Rap): A=MYF

CD / Bushido / 2012-12-11

Artists: Bushido (Rap)

Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City [Deluxe Edition]

CD / Polydor / 2012-12-11

Artists: Kendrick Lamar

Hip-hop debuts don't come much more "highly anticipated" than Kendrick Lamar's. A series of killer mixtapes displayed his talent for thought-provoking street lyrics delivered with an attention-grabbin...continue...

Bushido (Rap): A=MYF

CD / Bushido / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Intro; Selbst Ist der Mann; Lebende Legende; Anis Ferchichi; Lass Mich Allein; Echte Leben, Das; Ihr Habt Mich Gemacht; Kleine Bushidos; Snare Drum Ich Rap; Mitten im Leben; Nicht So Wie Ihr; Theorie...
Artists: Bushido (Rap)

Daz Dillinger: Witit Witit [PA] *

CD / Dogg Pound / 2012-12-04

Tracks: Y.N.W.K.U. (Young Niggas Will Kill U); $treet Money; 4 tha Hood - (featuring Sky Keeton); 1 on 1; Ryd'n; Once Again; Hold Up; Come Thru - (featuring Sky Keeton); My Bitch; Ball It Up - (featuring Khu...
Artists: Daz Dillinger

Audio Mixer: T.K. Beatz.

Having kept a solid "album a year" schedule since 2002's This Is the Life I Lead, Tha Dogg Pound member Daz Dillinger could be nominated as the hardest-working man in G...continue...

Trae Tha Truth: Tha Blackprint Edition [Slabbed] [PA] *

1 CD / Oarfin / 2012-11-27

Tracks: Choppa Talk - (featuring Yo Gotti/Young Jeezy); I Run This City - (featuring T-Pain); Interlude T.I. Speaks; Fighting Words - (featuring Juicy J/T.I.); I Do This - (featuring DJ Khaled/Rico Love/T.I....
Artists: Trae Tha Truth

If the liberated mixtape Tha Blackprint Edition looks like a stopgap street release given a little of that major-label spit shine, it's because that's exactly what it is. Still, the Screwed Up Click f...continue...

The Lady of Rage: Necessary Roughness [PA]

1 CD / WideAwake / 2012-11-27

Artists: The Lady of Rage

Personnel includes: The Lady Of Rage (rap vocals); Dat Nigga Daz (rap vocals, keyboards); 2Pac, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Kevin Vernado, B.G.O.T.I., Madd 1 (rap vocals); Carl "Butch" Small (keyboards, percuss...continue...