Kanye, Dr Dre, Jay-Z, T.I and Eminem all to Release 2008 Albums!

People it’s official, this winter is going to be one of the biggest/best ever for Hip-Hop and Rap music. The genre is going to see new albums from T.I, Eminem, Dr Dre, Jay-Z and now even U.S Superstar Kanye West.

The first album dropping is T.I’s Papertrail, set for September the 30th. The album features production from Just Blaze, Kanye West and Swizz Beatz as well as vocals from Rihanna and also Justin Timberlake! Needless to say this will be the album of the week, T.I’s currently No.1 in the US Billboard Chart with Whatever You Like, he’s also releasing Live Your Life soon as well, both of which are hits. This album is definitely going to be one to hear.

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The second album is set to be Dr Dre’s, The Detox, bringing Dre out of retirement for one last final album. I’m not even going to speak about this album, music fans all over the world have been waiting for it since Dre’s 2001: The Chronic (released in 1999). This definitely will be in the top 5 albums of the decade, so make sure your ready for it’s release, slated in October/November of this year.

The next three albums have no set release date, in fact I surpose they’re just educated, well informed guesses, but Kanye West, Jay-Z and Eminem will also be releasing before the end of the season.

Firstly Eminem’s King Mathers, little is know on this album except for the Detroit rapper has been quitly mentioning it for the last year or two in interviews. Fellow Shady Records signed artist Cashis has also stated it to be released later this year, and for the title to be King Mathers. Also Dr Dre stated earlier this year that he was putting two months back to work on the album. The next album is Jay-Z’s Blueprint III. So far it is claimed that mostly Kanye West will be producing the album, which opposed earlier claims that Timbaland was going to produce it.

The album, set for a December release, is very much being kept a secret at the moment. He has already performed/leak one track already though, Jockin Jay Z, featuring Kanye West and Run DMC. Definitely this album will be big, no questions about it.

This now brings us to the final album, so get ready for this… Kanye West is rumoured to be dropping a album later this year and his first single Love Lock Down is set to be released on Monday the 8th of September on iTunes. The follow up to Graduation is set for a December release, but beware it’s still early days.

A little plug in for MTV now. Kanye West will be performing one of his new singles at the 2008 MTV VMA Awards this Sunday.