Something magical happens in hip-hop every fall. Record companies unleash their biggest cashcows and blast them off into the air, with hopes that holiday shoppers will stop to scoop up a CD or two. Sometimes the 4th Quarter rush yields great music. At other times, we get a bunch of hastily packaged albums. As we get ready for 2009's final lap, I've compiled a calendar of upcoming fall hip-hop releases to make your music shopping experience easier.
August 25, 2009
- Green Tea - Places and Spaces
- J Rocc - Taster's Choice Vol. 2
- James Pants & Dam-Funk - Chart Toppers
- Kero One - Early Believers Instros
- Lyrics Born - Variety Show Season
- Obba Supa - TO: AM - FREE: AM
September 1, 2009
- Aesop - Living the Dream
- Beanie Sigel - The Broad Street Bully
- Blue Scholars - Bayani Redux
- Breez Evahflowin' - Breez Deez Treez
- Citizen - In Search of Her Soul
- Funky DL - The Interview
September 8, 2009
- ApSci - Best Crisis Ever
- The Gaslamp Killer - All Killer
- John Forte - StyleFREE EP
- JunClassic (Gabarah/MIC) - Imaginary Enemies
- Lord Newborn+Magic Skulls - Lord Newborn+Magic Skulls
- Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement
- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2
September 11, 2009
© Roc Nation
- Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
September 15, 2009
- Big Pun - Big Pun: The Legacy
- D.Black - Ali Yah
- DJ Fresh - The Tonite Show
- J Rocc - Taster's Choice Vol. 3
- KRS One & Buckshot - Survival Skills
- MOP - The Foundation
- Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract
- Sojourn - Sojournalism
September 22, 2009
© Ra Records
- Afro Classics - Classic Rock
- Brother Ali - Us
- Esoteric - Saving Seamus Ryan
- Oh No - Oh No vs. Now Again
- Rakim - The 7th Seal
September 29, 2009
- Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black
- Dynas - The Apartment
- Ghostface Killah - The Wizard of Poetry
- Skyzoo - The Salvation
October 6, 2009
- Guilty Simpson - Coroner's Music 12"
- Lambent - Smoothness Extract
- Ro Knew - High Times in Low Places
- Scratch Perverts - Beatdown
October 13, 2009
- Clutchy Hopkins+Shawn Lee - Fascinating Fingers
- Kay Slay - More Than Just a DJ
- Kidz In The Hall - Land of Make Believe
- People Under The Stairs - Carried Away
- Swollen Members - Armed to the Teeth
October 20, 2009
- Cormega - Born and Raised
- The Roots - How I Got Over
- Themselves - CrownsDown
- Wale - Attention: Deficit
November 3, 2009
- Chief - Collabo Collection
- Cunninlynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two [Deluxe Edition]
- Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars
- Hell Rell - Live From Hell
- K-Rino - Solitary Confinement
- Legendary Status: Ying Yang Twins Greatest Hits
- Masta Ace & Edo G - Arts & Entertainment
- Mr. Chop - For Pete's Sake
November 10, 2009
- Bekay - Hunger Pains
- DJ Drama & Wyclef Jean AKA Toussaint St. Jean - From The Hut, To The Projects, To The Mansion
- DOOM - Unexpected Guests
- Freeway - Streetz Is Mine
- Kosha Dillz - Beverly Dillz
- K-Rino - Solitary Confinement
- Messy Marv & T-Nutty - Tha 2nd & 3rd Letter
- Wale - Attention Deficit (more on this later)
- Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep
