Who Are You Waiting For?

2009 may be a big year for Hip-Hop. There are a lot of releases that myself and the general public are waiting for. Depsite the big names dropping in '09 I don't think record sales will bounce back due to the tough economy people rather be able to pay for gas than have listening music for their cars. Here are some off the names that are supposedly dropping albums this year.

Jadakiss-Album is called Last Kiss and is slated for a March 10th release I am praying Rocafella/Def Jam doesn't push it back again. This is a much anticipated album; especially with 5 years since the last Kiss album and zero LOX albums in between that time. Atleast he had a few mixtapes to keep the fiends nodding. Alqueda Jada is a lyrical beast and my predictions is this may be his best effort yet.

Joe Budden- The self-proclaimed King of New Jersey. Is not a friend off release dates. I prefer not to ever pay attention to any Budden release date, but when it does drop I will be one of the first people with it. He lost a lot of fans on his first album titled Joe Budden--critics said it didn't live up to his mixtape ability. But not shortly after, he began to drop his classic Mood Muzik series which gained him critical acclaim through different media avenues and with his fans. Buddens latest release is titled Padded Room and due to hit the stores and digital market on February 24th.

Jay-Z- The God MC J-Hova is working on Blueprint 3. I heard very little about the album except that all of its production is from Kanye West. Jay-Z rarely fails when it comes to music. You usually can't compare to any of the releases that drop with him. You usually have to compare his stuff with his older stuff. Just be prepared.

Dr. Dre-Detox--that is all I am going to say. It is all hype. It will probably be another classic, but I don't think it will be out for another 5 years.

Lupe Fiasco. Mr. Kick Push is scheduled to release is final album--sad to say but he will go out with a bang. His last effort will be a triple disc. The album is titled LUPEND. It will be difficult to top his first two albums, he survived the sophomore jinx and now for his junior effort before he retires he is trying to complete a very close to perfect set of albums. LUPEND is scheduled to drop in the 4th quarter.

Others:
50 Cent
Lil Wayne(Rock Album) Really doesn't count
Wale
Fabolous
Eminem
LOX
Charles Hamilton

Feel free to write which albums you are waiting for.