Hip Hop Herald 01.18.12: Lil Wayne Writing A Book, Birdman's New Album, Obie Trice Working WIth Eminem, & More
Posted by Bill Wannop on 01.18.2012
News and thoughts on Lil Wayne writing a book about his time in jail, Birdman releasing a sequel to Like Father, Like Son with Weezy, Obie Trice working with Eminem and Dr. Dre on his next album and more!
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We are back to our regularly scheduled column this week, however it will be a shorter column due to time constraints as well as the fact that there is not a lot of news happening right now. Let's get to it
Music Intro
This week's music intro comes courtesy of Saigon, who released the first video off his new mixtape produced entirely by Just Blaze. Saigon had the best hip hop album of the year last year, and loos to continue with the momentum. Check out the track
News
Birdman to Release New Album
Birdman has announced the release of an upcoming album Like Father, Like Son 2: Tha Last Mob, set to release through Cash Money. No real information has been given on the album, which is the follow up to his 2006 collaboration Like Father, Like Son with Lil Wayne.
Birdman stated:
"We're looking to do that in December some time, after we all drop our solos albums and go on tour," explained Birdman. "We have a lot of songs we did before (Wayne) went (to jail), and we've been working since he came home. All we've got to do is pick. And Wayne likes to be fresh with our music, so we might wait... and just knock out 20 songs right quick and put those on the album."
Wayne seems to have a lot on his plate lately and he should really be concerned with burning people out on his music. With sequels to both Rebirth and I Am Not A Human Being planned, it may be too much Wayne for fans to take in.
Obie Trice Talks New Album
Once Slim Shady's right hand man, Obie Trice has dropped some information on his upcoming album Bottom's Up. The album is slated to feature multiple songs with Eminem, as well as both Em and Dre take up production duties on the LP.
Obie stated:
"It could be more [than two Eminem-featured songs]," said Obie, naming "No Turning Back" as one of the tracks. "I think it's a great album. [ ] I'm older, I'm real excited."
Obie will release Bottoms Up on his own imprint Black Market Entertainment on February 28th.
I always liked Obie Trice and thought that he was totally underrated as emcee when he was part of Shady records. It will be interesting to see how he is able to do, both in terms of sales as well as album quality with his new record.
Lil Wayne To Release Prison Memoirs
Lil Wayne has broken the news of his first memoir, Gone Till November, releasing November 28, 2012. Gone Till November, which will be published through Grand Central Publishing, is based on diary entries written during Wayne's eight-month bid at New York's Rikers Island in 2010.
"They are revealing," said Grand Central editor Ben Greenberg of the book, described as an "internal monologue."
I think that this could be an interesting read, but again Wayne needs to be cautious of becoming overexposed. He was gone for a while last year, and I think this actually helped him in terms of popularity when he finally returned and released Tha Carter IV. More artists need learn that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Eminem is really the master of this as he will disappear for months or even years between albums, only appearing on some random guest spots. Then when he drops his next album, fans are itching for some new Eminem and he always seems to stay popular.
Release Dates & Album Updates
Albums of the Year (already released)
The first quarter of 2012 is starting to fill up with releases, with official dates for B.o.B. coming on March 13. As well we have received word that the collaboration between DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles will be released on March 27th.
The rest of the dates can be seen below (new updates are underlined, while anticipated releases are highlighted in RED). No other real changes to the schedules as we near the end of the year.
January 17
Ja Rule Pain Is Love 2
Necro The Murder Murder Kill EP
Juvenile - Rejuvenation
January 24
Saigon & Just Blaze - Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave
Planet Asia - Black Belt Theatre
January 30 Kid Cudi W Z R D
February 14
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
February 28 Obie Trice Bottoms Up
Mad Child Dope Sick
Planet Asia Black Belt Theatre
E-40 - The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil Ja Rule - Pain Is Love 2
March 13
B.o.B. Strange Clouds
March 27
Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - The Kolexion
Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious) - Logical Progression
Pushed Back
Chino XL RICANstruction
Swizz Beatz - Haute Living [2012]
Fabolous Loso's Way 2 [2012]
Big K.R.I.T. - Live From the Underground [January 2012]
Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don't [2012]
Other Recent Announcements DPG Alumni [Early 2012]
T.I. Trouble Man [March 2012]
Chris Brown Fortune [March 2012]
Asher Roth Is This Too Orange [March 2012]
Masta Ace & Doom MADOOM [2012]
Kool G Rap & Necro The Godfathers [2012]
DJ Khaled Kiss The Ring [2012]
I'm still trying to get back into hip hop and have even enjoyed Commons album and Lupe's mixtape which I recently heard but I am still apathetic to rap right now. I have heard great things about the new roots album but cant seem to get myself to listen to it. I still need to hear albums from Saigon from last year but damn I just don't care right now. Its all boring to me. I've never been in a hip hop slump for so long.
It feels like I'm growing up ahd the music isn't ad I'm only in my 20s smh
Posted By: Jesuszilla son of Godzilla (Guest) on January 18, 2012 at 01:51 AM
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