It's that time of year again folks. We're once again approaching what many may consider the best time of our Hip Hop year--the notorious fourth quarter. With releases from Hip Hop heavyweights such as Jay Z, Kanye West, T.I., and Ludacris, 2008's fourth quarter is slated to bring nothing but gems.
Chicago MC Kanye West and his management have confirmed the release of his fourth LP tentatively titled, "Good Ass Job," while Jay Z has confirmed the long awaited "Blue Print III."
According to recent reports, the Roc-A-Fella allstars are rumored to be planning a December showdown in the same fashion as last years, September brawl between Fif & Kanye.
Jay Z recently released a street single off the "Blue Print III," entitled Jockin' Jay Z. The track, produced by Kanye West, has been in heavy rotation since its debut.
Last night at MTV's 2008 Video Music Awards, Kanye West debuted what is rumored to be the lead single off his forthcoming LP entitled "Love, Lockdown."
The pseudo-rock single, marks a drastic departure for West, as it features no rapping, and is sung using an Auto-Tune. It will be on Itunes available for purchase today, Monday, September 8th.
Other noteable releases this fourth quarter come from hip hop giants 50 Cent and Ludacris.
Fif's "Before I Self Destruct," will be his last album on Interscope Records. According to Fif, he plans on reinventing the wheel this time around.
“[Other rappers] can take what I’ve done for the last five years and do their version of it and be successful with momentum,” the G-Unit head told Rolling Stone. “Meanwhile, I have to reinvent the wheel.”
50 also says he’s tuned out most of the music out now, trying to find a zone of his own.
In other news…
”I’m not really listening to anyone else’s record. Now I’m in another space where I gotta make what I’m excited about,” he added.
"Theater Of The Mind," will be Ludacris sixth solo effort and may mark the end to the rappers musical career.
In a recent interview with the LA Times, Luda says he isn't planning on doing music much longer and would rather concentrate on his budding acting career.
“I can see a point where acting is my full-time job, really,” he tells the Los Angeles Times.
"Theater Of the Mind" will hit stores on Halloween.
Yonkers rapper, Jadakiss, will also be dropping his forthcoming LP, "Kiss My Ass," this Halloween.
The LP will mark the rappers debut on Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam records and will feature the long awaited Biggie Smalls tribute, "Letter To Big."
With Blueprint III arriving in December, Kanye possibly releasing his 4th album the same month, 50, Luda, and Jadakiss all dropping new material-- hip-hop may be in for an exciting Christmas.
COMMENTS
Not A Single One Mentioned Was Sumthin That I'd Think Would Not Grab My Attention..Even Fif's Album Might Get Copped By Me And I'll See Wut He Has In Store This Tyme Around..Really Lookin Forward To All This Except Seeing Luda Being A Full Tyme Actor..Why Give All That Up With Tha Success He's Had?? Guess That's Where His Hearts At Though...Damn Luda Tha Game Might Need Him Bacc Sooner Than Expected...Now Jada,T.I.(Not Really A Fan) Jay-Z....Sounds Like They Won't Disapoint Neitha...Lets See Wut Happens Scream At Me,1..
DON'T SLEEP ON JADA
i don't know about you guys but i think some of these joints look promising. I try and put faith in Kanye and he usually wins me over, but that new song.... i just ain't feeling it. i think he went far enough with "Stronger". whats the deal with rappers wanting to be rockers and singers (with the t-pain effect)?????
"good ass job" is a funny title. you know, you graduate now you wanna go and get a "good ass job". if not that then he could call it "unemployment because of a flooded market, and a struggling economy." UBOAFMAASE for short. Or he could call it "outsourcing". Just a thought.
"Letter to Big" will probably end up being a tight track but who has been waiting for it???? I could've swore the L.O.X. first single released on bad boy was "We'll always love Big Poppa". THEIR FIRST SINGLE!!!!!!!!! It's little stuff like that that always sticks out to me like a soar thumb in an article. whateva.
My 4th quarter hype-o-meter.
Jay-Z- yes
Kanye- i guess
Luda- okay
Jada- yep
50- he's had enough second chances
Looks like I'll be spending alot of time at the record stores starting in October...... I really hope DP3 in going to be on the Blueprint 3 too. Luda's joint is gonna be nice, 'Ye, 'Kiss, and Fif comin' too.
2008 got heaters droppin' like '96-'98 did.........
no really this is good news, except for 50's LP cause i don't check his shit anymore, i'm not a hater... i just hate bad music
go fuck yourself cort u fuggin pussay
i think kanye is waiting for 50 to specify a date then kanye will drop the same as 50.. kanye knows he ain't shit.. this is 50 cent year no doubt
First i gotta say damn its good to see Kiss my ass dropping in october.... Been waitin on that LP for like 2 years or somthing. Kiss was one of my top 5 when he dropped Kiss Of Death and its been a long time since. Second I hope fifty really means what he says cause ive been waitin for him to change up, he hasnt dropped anything worthwhile since Get RIch or die tryin. As for kanye and jay you know there both gonna be spittin fire and are gonna sell. Luda is good but i never find myself listening to his albums for more than a month before they just sit in my cd case.
just so everyone knows....kanye's album WILL NOT BE CALLED "GOOD ASS JOB"...its been stated....its simply the working title for now...although i wouldnt be mad at it
aight first we got t.i. which so far looks really good. then u got luda which is lookin good as shit too. Then the blueprint III should automatically be classic (but u never know i mean the carter III wasnt classic either but wasnt terrible). It is jay tho so well see. Kanye's should be good and jada. Fif needs to prove hes the rapper he was on get rich or die tryin because the massacre wasnt great and curtis was bad enough to get thrown out the window of my car so he needs to drop a gem. If u throw eminems and detox in there u got 8 good as shit albums all comin at the end of this year. 2008 is a great year for hip-hop and merry fuckin christmas if all of these are good as they should be
yo im coppin 50, jay, jada(definitly), maybe luda/t.i.
NOT gettin kanye album...he fuckin up this year and i wasnt really feelin the last album too much, i think most of it was hype from the 50/ye competition
but definitly gettin jada, probably 50 and jay, and maybe luda and t.i.
Kanye fucked up? graduation KILLED curtis!!! Curtis was deff. 50's worst album...for the main fact that he released half of the album as lackluster singles. There were some hot songs on there, but not as many as graduation. ill expect better from both this next time around, though.
nah but im sayin graduation was hot the 1st day i got it but that album got boring real quick
and why u bring up curtis? i didnt even say anything about curtis
yea, curtis was fuckin trash...TOS was CRAZY
i have a feeling fif is gonna step it up for this album
jokesta
u also forgot...
eminem album
jada will eat all them up
4th Quarter is lookin good especially Ludas and the Blueprint 3 but I really am anticipating King Mathers, Detox, and Uni5 ( All 5 Bone Thugs back together.. theres been quotes from Flesh sayin its like "East 1999" or better and thats one of the Greatest albums ever).
plies goat please shut the fuck up id buy lil whytes new album over plies. id buy fucking kenny g over his wack ass
but yea all those albums sound great kanyes gonna b sick i didnt hear his new shit tho, bp3 is a no brainer, theater of mind will b aite, im excited for jada he been droppin fire lately, but what about detox n ems new album n fifty? i guess they all got pushed back what a shame... also im hopin for juelz album by the end of the year
These other albums are gonna be sweet, but it's Jada's time to shine this year.
that womens blazer probably cost about 4 weeks of your petty wages,designer labels haha,although its kanye n he probably got that shit for free,cant wait for the albums 2008 been great yr for music,i dont think ive bought so many albums ever
buttons on the right....guys blazer...FAIL!!
not to mention Joe Budden droppin on Oct. 28th. I can see myself spending alot of dough on music this fourth quarter. (i only buy CDs from artists worth buying music from).. the only i won't bother with is Fifty's.. but who knows.. i'd rather support a nigga i can't stand for the good of "old" Hip Hop.. then let a nigga like Soulja Boy or Hurricane Chris shine..
4th quarters coming time 2 stack that cheese.
i cosign that!
i tried to ride w/ Fif as a fan but out of all the ones coming out he's the least i'm excited about! not to mention Em might be dropping King Mathers later this year!
50 is on his last leg with this album.. this album better be hot..
other than that im lookin foward too all the albums. good 2 see jadakiss make a comeback
I'M WAITING FOR KANYE & JAY-Z's ALBUM NO DOUBT.
I WILL HAVE TIME TO HEAR LUDA & 50 CENT AT SOME POINT WHEN THEY DROP.
I can't wait to hear all those albums, but lets be realistic not all of those albums are dropping in the 4th quarter of this year. But I will stay optimistic.
They don't even mention the hip-hop myth that is Dr. Dre's Detox. But I look forward to the T.I. and the threatened release of the next Eminem album. Other than those, I won't expect anything else.
im waiting on Cashis!!!! LOOSE CANNON DOUBLE LP! shits gonna be a classic!!
yeaaaah, alqaeda jada is finally droppin!!!!!.....the 4th quarter is lookin nice as hell,and i'm glad that jay-z didn't put jadakiss on the shelf like tru life and uncle murda, and i think the old fif is going to come back on this album as long as he leave the singing alone because that brings him down, blue print 3 is going to be fiyah because he bodied american gangsta which is in my cd changer right now, Kanye is kanye you already know what he brings to the table, and i wish luda the best of luck
yea Luda is done..almost like his boy Tom Brady LMAO
luda is fire my nigga so shut da fuck up!
ooooweee
hip hop is dead luda!!! so retire as soon as possible!!!! acting pays better anyways!!
lol junior thug u wrong for dat but in a way hip hop is still sturggling to survive
all music is.....its not going to get any better anytime soon until the major labels get off their ass and realize what they have been doing for decades won't work anymore and they need to explore new ways of creating buzz and getting sales.....
King Mathers.....enough said
did it really just say that Kanye is going to be using that vocalizer crap?! I'm so sick of that..should be a decent 4th quarter though
def jam gettin dey money n e way dey can. dats smart if dey do Jay Vs Kanye cuz itll up da sells more. cuz if Ye and 50 aint do dat i dnt think da hype wood have ben as big as far as sells. cuz sum jus bought Ye album cuz dey aint like fif and vice verse. lookin 4ward to Luda i guess but he aint ben da same since chicken n beer xcept on features. heard most of TIP album and itz ok. but cant wait for Jadakiss Royceda 5'9 Eminem if we lucky and most of all Joe Budden. but hiphop put out good muzik dis yr
Z-Ro crack album september 23rd!!!
Joe Budden Padded Room oct 28th!!!
and jadakiss late october early november!!!
Props ForeignLust — 25 minutes ago did it really just say that Kanye is going to be using that vocalizer crap?! I'm so sick of that..should be a decent 4th quarter though
I read on allhiphop.com that kanye [rumor]may be using the vocodor throughout his whole album, i hope not because he will lose me as a fan
I say every 1 pairs off and drops on the same day
Luda n ti
50 n jada
Kanye n jay
And then collectivly see with week sold the most
Luda needs to lighten up a little hes one of the best out but im getting a little tired with thoughtful luda I just wanna move some bitches again haha
tru dat, but thats why luda's career is dying...cause he is too serious, he got most of his fans when he tracks live 'move', 'roll out', 'stand up'.....those are the worked, the serious tracks are not performing in the charts and fans are not eatin them up.
Kanye's CD will be fire, but please change the name
"good ASSJOB"....he might as well put no homo on that title.
He should stick with his college titles and call it Honours, Masters or at least find a better name than good ASSJOB.
I think you missed the point. What comes after college graduation is a good ass job
man luda can't retire now he's one of the better rappers that's left and selling
Kanye vs Jay-Z......Kanye will win in sales and have the better CD
Kanye vs 50 (rematch? lol) Kanye will win in sales and have the better CD...but 50 is usually great under pressure, his first single has to be the best since 'in da club' for him to have any chance at all....cuz love lockdown is FIRREEE...damn 50 got way too much pressure on him
pliies Goat
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what happened to plies,plies is a heavyweight his album shits on thiz niggas
PLIES DA REALEST DEC 16.
Jada, luda, Jay-Z & Kanye are better than plies. DAMN 50 better than plies and I don't even listen to 50.
PLIES DA FAKEST, DEC 16. DON'T DOWNLOAD IT, DON'T BUY IT, JUST SLEEP ON IT
i think jada, jay z and 50 gonna have the hottest albums out i dont fuck wit kanye that soft shit dont fly round here luda's album might be hot but i dont know
y does everybody keep saying there gonna retire.... has anyone actually retired from rap b4... its either your hot or your not and u just fade away...
and what the hell is kanye doin wit that bullshit.. i know singing and bein soft is in 4 rappers but thats the worst song out of all of them
Man, the fourth quarter! Jada and Luda's album should be hot. Definitely getting blueprint3! Jockin' Jay-Z is so fresh, I'm feeling it, Jay never sounds his age and always keeps up with the times, he's a dope MC. I'd like to see Kanye and 50 lock down again, and would like to see Kanye kick Fif's ass once more. The difference between them is 50 is stagnant and Kanye grows and evolves so you always hear something new from Kanye.
And what's with this rappers retiring early? Game trying to retire, Luda's trying. I know rapping is a young man's game, but they still have alot of good years in them, look at Jiggerman!! I think they realise that there's no money in the rap game anymore and trying to get that hollywood paper. But man, these rappers are so disrespectful. Because they tried their entire lives to reach to this spot and wanted to be this big in hip hop and now, once they got here, they're like, fuck it, i'm bored. Eminem did the same thing and didn't drop anything. Where's the consideration for the fans?
Can't wait for Kanye's and Hov's albums... Jadakiss' album should be good too... get at my artist page... myspace.com/LBLilBuddyLB
Juzz seems like a lot of money for r.o.c.
i really want to hear what 50 is gonna put together 4 before i self destruct. curtis was good t.o.s was fire
and i'm lookin foward to jay's album i have a feeling it's gonna be good.
Can't wait for Jay, Kanye & Luda, best in hip-hop today.
Luda will have the better LP...Learn it.
ReDef.
how dey gon 4get my nigga killa crime pays november go cop dat
this is one of the best years of Hip-Hop. heavyweight rap game hitters in the fourth quarter. my man luda gonna tear it up with his new album. his mixtape was sickkk. anything that man sends out, it's gonna be hot.
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Not hate to the other artist, but i've never really like jay, janye, or ti. I might buy Luda (money) but def 50. 50 been goin hard, most people just hate, or don't listen to him... G-unit, support your artist,
damn the 4th quarter got some big names droppin n aint eminem droppin 2 !
To the nigga who said fif on his last leg with this album you got me fucked up.
Just because the niggas wanna stop fuckin with the unit and hate don't mean its garbage. T.O.S. arguably the hardest cd out this year, the nigga did 150k copys first week not to good for G-unit numbers but the best group album of the last couple years. Curtis like 800k first week, not the greatest 50 cent numbers but thats top notch for any other rapper in the game that easily went on to plat. And I aint even gonna comment on his first two albums, both are classics hands down in the rap game.
Dude... 50 fell off when he started singin'. There was a few more tapes that were better than TOS. His first one was classic. The second one was wack. Get off his jock
i'm excited for most of these albums, and i'm not a huge jay-z fan but "jocking jay-z" is one i definitely like... and im happy for luda, if he wants to act then let him do it because he is a good actor in all the stuff i have seen him in. When you can become successfull in two forms of entertainment, its something special.
true dat & ice cube pulled it off so i hope ludacris can 2
Any reason why they didnt mention Detox, if it is supposedly coming out towards the end of the year? Just a thought.
And Ludacris RETIRING after his 6th album? You can't be serious, the south NEEDS this man. Like Christians need Jesus. Why you got people like luda and game trying to retire, and people like mike jones still trying to push past 50,000 records?
Shits fucked up!
damn i cant believe luda is retirin, i guess that means Weezy and T.I. will hav the south for themselves....
Damn i thought Detox would be dropping this year, n 50 cent's new album Beg For Mercy would beat Kanye n Jay-z album this 4th quarter,i promise u that, but i still cant wait for Mr.West n Mr.Carter albums to drop, dis is a good year for hip hop, Hip Hop is Back
Damn i thought Detox would be dropping this year, n 50 cent's new album Before i self destruct, would beat Kanye n Jay-z album this 4th quarter,i promise u that, but i still cant wait for Mr.West n Mr.Carter albums to drop, dis is a good year for hip hop, Hip Hop is Back
In response to Houston, hip hop will be back when papoose and saigon drop
im ready for all of them i hope they be good cause i hate cds that be hype an dont be good just the single ha ha i will cop everylast one feel me......
I was really hoping King Mathers would drop around Christmas time. When Shady comes back its a rap.
The 3rd Quarter waz good az shit, wit that new Cube, Game, Nas & Young Jeezy! I thought fake azz JZ retired??