what major label rap album that's been pushed back from 2008 to 2009 has the best chance of a) being released in '09 and b) not sucking?

I'm thinking Jadakiss

Big Boi, outside chance of Busta surprising us all.

Is the Missy album looking like a disaster or something? I liked the single from Step to the Streets 4 or whatever well enough.

big boi. maybe fabolous?

i dunno, you gotta be pretty optimistic to weigh "Don't Touch Me" vs. the 4-5 other absolutely terrible Busta singles/leaks

i'm looking forward to the one or two missy tracks that are going to be super hot.

i'm in Jada's corner, though, i was genuinely disappointed when it lost its December release date.

what about b.g., or have we given up hope entirely?

im voting timbo cause he can just do some left field shit and be like whatever

i dunno, you gotta be pretty optimistic to weigh "Don't Touch Me" vs. the 4-5 other absolutely terrible Busta singles/leaks

― "one of the worst posters ever" - cankles (some dude), Monday, 29 December 2008 19:28 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

He invented a dance! You don't invent a dance if you ain't got confidence in your material.

We got a list of collabs for the new Timbaland yet? My guesses: Kid Cudi, MGMT, Duffy.

what about b.g., or have we given up hope entirely?

― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Monday, December 29, 2008 2:30 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

haha yeah i put that on an anticipated list for '08 but had almost forgotten about it by now. might have to put that on a completely seperate poll of Grand Hustle benchwarmers.

i voted busta which is weird cuz i hate nu-busta but i figure big boi is gonna keep getting pushed

b.g. isnt technically on grand hustle -- t.i. just offered to exec produce his album and release it thru them but hes not, like, on the label

i think the busta singles/leaks have been, like most of the last few years of his career, far better than they have any right to be

u jammin on that linkin park collab?

i havent heard it but that sounds kinda awesome in theory

i'll rep for plenty of LP songs but it's really amazingly terrible

WE FINALLY MADE IT

i may have to take "worst song produced by Cool & Dre poll" off my self-rejected threads backburner

what label is jada on now? probably stuck between him and big boi but jada seems like it has a better chance of coming out.

he's on Roc-A-Fella/Ruff Ryders, but since neither of those labels really exist anymore it's pretty much just a Def Jam release

oops okay def jam lowers his chances i guess.

hey, Def Jam has a pretty good track record of actually releasing rap albums whether they're looking successful or not in the past year or so (Freeway, the Roots, LL, etc.)

yeah i guess yr right. okay, i vote jada cuz i can't imagine his albu won't be at least decent commercial nyc type shit and he is a solid rapper overall.

other Def Jam albums with dubious odds of being released on '09 that I didn't include in this thread:

Mannie Fresh - From Big to Huge
Memphis Bleek - The Process
Method Man - Crystal Method
Redman - Muddy Waters 2

Method Man - Crystal Method

^nightmare collabo

or s. trife dream collabo

is poor bleek STILL on roc-a-fella?

i think he's going to be with whatever Live Nation venture Jay ends up doing, if that whole company doesn't collapse before then.

Big Boi vs. Clipse for me.

Jay-Z: best chance of release

either Big Boi or Jadakiss: best chance of not sucking

I know it's not fashionable, but absolutely no love for Jigga? 2/3 of American Gangster was good. 1/3 was great, even. That or Big Boi for me. Although the Big Boi single "Something's Gotta Give" is probably his worst song ever. snap bass and generic mary j blige. brrr.

big boi will be dope and if "death wish" is any indication so will jada

also totally looking forward to rap/r&b radio being ruled by two-three fabo loverman joints

imma say Big Boi. Did Cuban Linx II get left off for Detox reasons?

Was wondering that. Linx II is set to have 12 producers, so will be another Immobiliarity...

honestly forgot about Cuban Linx II. but i'm pretty sure Rae isn't w/ Aftermath anymore so that one may not even be a major label album by the time it comes out.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

paul as resident Hov stan and fan of American Gangster let me say that assuming Blueprint 3 follows dude's typical career trajectory it will suck.

jada's has best chance of releasing AND not sucking, but big boi's record will be better when it finally hits.

timbaland will have 2-3 amazing pop songs a la 'the way i are', and 16 embarrassments. clipse or big boi will be the most "consistent"

lol remember when big boi was supposed to release his 1st single on new year's day '08, and then didn't even leak that until march

fuck that feels like it was yesterday

Jim Jones - Pray IV Reign

title is even more moronic than Hustler's POME

Jadakiss has the best chance of not sucking. all the others are either by guys well past their prime, but theyll prob each have 1 or 2 decent songs.

not only past their prime but old as hell also

Jadakiss is the same age as Big Boi and 50 and older than Jim Jones and Fabolous.

royal flush was great but i dont wanna hear any more solo big boi either.

cuban linx 2 apparently has loads of big name producers so im guessing thats just going to be another grab bag of tracks.

clipse might be good but ive a feeling theyll pick or be lumbered with some awful beats. and they dont really seem that motivated anymore.

i dont like nu busta either but big bang was a good album, for what it was.

I really like Brooklyn (Go Hard) and Jocking Jay-z so I am hoping Blueprint III comes out and wows us.. also I heard Eminem got REALLY fat and I want to see a picture, but I can't find one :(

also wtf Missy, way to steal Lisa Lopes' title.. though I guess her album was called Supernova which she "stole" from Liz Phair so the karmic balance is okay. Because "Supernova" and "Block party" are completely unique concepts dreamt up by Lisa & Liz.

also totally looking forward to rap/r&b radio being ruled by two-three fabo loverman joints

― jordan s (J0rdan S.), Monday, December 29, 2008 10:04 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark

underwritten^

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

i'm not even going to listen to the Em or Busta or Jones albums front to back, and i'm only lukewarm on the Jada, but i'm gonna call this as 1 for 4, or maybe .5, at this point.

lol @ the winner of this poll being one of only 2 albums that weren't released in '09

loooooool

:(

i dont see shine blockas pushing it any closer to release either. im fairly confident thats not remotely close to a hit right?

Nah, thats a great track.

its good although not even my favorite of the big boi leaks so far, but im talking about likelihood of getting a record released

he said on twitter that it's got a release date now (in march) but who knows if thatll actually happen

the kiss album is pretty okay

i basically only bump 'cartel gathering' & 'what if'