Drew Velvet's Most Anticipated Albums For 2009

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  1. Dr. Dre-Detox
  2. D'Angelo-James River
  3. DJ Premier-A Man Of Few Words
  4. Clipse-Till The Casket Drops
  5. Lupe Fiasco-Lasers
  6. Big Boi (of OutKast)-Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty
  7. Andre 3000 (of OutKast)-Whole Foods
  8. OutKast-New Album
  9. NYGz-Pros N Cons
  10. Teflon-Contraband
  11. Evidence & The Alchemist-Step Brothers
  12. Saigon-The Greatest Story Never Told
  13. Erykah Badu-New Amerykah: Part Two (Return Of The Ankh)
  14. Redman-Muddy Waters 2
  15. Method Man-Crystal Meth
  16. Rhymefest-El Che
  17. Rob Quest-In The Age Of Quest
  18. Freeway & Jake One-The Stimulus Package
  19. Bumpy Knuckles (Freddie Foxxx)-AmeriKKKan Black Man
  20. Chamillionaire-Venom
  21. Khaleel-My MC Name Is...
  22. Nick Javas-Destination Unknown
  23. Statik Selektah-The Hangover
  24. Evidence-Cats & Dogs
  25. Oh No & The Alchemist-Gangrene
  26. Snoop Dogg-Malice N Wonderland
  27. Dead Prez-Information Age
  28. Rakaa Iriscience-Crown Of Thorns
  29. Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek)-Revolutions Per Minute
  30. Beastie Boys-Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1
  31. Nas & Damian Marley-Distinct Relatives
  32. The Roots-How I Got Over
  33. E-40-Revenue Retrievin'
  34. Devin The Dude-About To Blow
  35. Edan-Echo Party
  36. Killah Priest-Elizabeth
  37. Z-Ro-Heroin
  38. Army Of The Pharaohs-The Unholy Terror
  39. Canibus-Melatonin Magik
  40. Alicia Keys-The Element Of Freedom
  41. R. Kelly-Untitled
Author Comments: 

This list is about a month late, but what are ya gonna do?

This is just a list of the albums I'm looking forward to the most that are SUPPOSEDLY coming out this year. Yes, I do realize at least some of them won't come out this year, if ever at all (Detox, anybody?), but I can be hopeful. And hey, since Chinese Democracy finally saw the light of day last year, anything's possible.

I will add to and subtract from this list when appropriate. Comments and questions are always welcome.

I'm really looking forward to NYGz, Ghostface/Doom, Cunninlyguists, Outkast, Slaughterhouse and Royce releases. I've given up complete hope on Saigon (who I'm dying for an album from), Rakim and Dre. I also want a Raekwon album but after all this time I don't want to get my hopes too high, although I feel there's a good chance he'll drop.

You made me aware of some albums I didn't even know were scheduled for '09 releases, thanks.

Yeah the Raekwon album was "officially" scheduled for an August 11th release date for a while, but I just read the other day that it's been pushed back to September 8th. We'll see what happens with that. I wish he'd just release the damn thing already.

Both Amazon and UGHH have the Rakim joint scheduled to drop on September 15th, which surprised the hell out of me. I honestly didn't think it would ever come out. But if Amazon gives a date for it, it's usually legit.