Bizzle “The Good Fight” Album Cover + Release Date

Bizzle, the MC who created a massive online buzz with his Jay-Z’s got some “Explaining to Do” track/video, has teamed with super producer Boi-1da for his next album.

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B.o.B Readies Third Album, Rock EP

B.o.B talks about his upcoming projects including his third album, rock EP, and Hustle Gang compilation.

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Juelz Santana Talks About Why Lil Wayne’s Producing New Album

He speaks on looking up to Wayne as an artist. Juelz adds that he and Wayne have been fans of each other’s for years now, and it just feels right to work together.

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New Hendrix album People, Hell & Angels track-by-track by Eddie Kramer – Part 1

Here’s the first part of a track-by-track guide to Jimi’s album by legendary producer Eddie Kramer. Check out the video clip below.

People, Hell & Angels is currently available as a Classic Rock Fanpack. Buy here!

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Juelz Santana Talks About Why Lil Wayne’s Producing New Album

He speaks on looking up to Wayne as an artist. Juelz adds that he and Wayne have been fans of each other’s for years now, and it just feels right to work together.

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HHS 2012 Year-In-Review: Best Album Art

10. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – “2012″ – Sheer brilliance as Stat and Term neglected employing the overused Busta Rhymes’ “end-of-the-world” concept for their 2012 LP, and instead based it around the presidential election. A commemorative plate, with Term for president with Statik Selektah as his running mate (or the other way around), as Obama looks on, slightly out of frame. Nice job, gentlemen.

9. Ryan Leslie – “Les Is More” – In an age where most can hardly afford to press up physical copies of their albums, Ryan Leslie took things much further with his Les Is More cover. The all-black-everything, stitched in fabric cover, embroidered by The Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace is a reflection of Leslie’s appreciation for the finer things. Lupe got it wrong, Leslie got it right.

8. Game – “Jesus Piece” – Jesus rocking the Jesus piece? Game’s controversial stained-glass cover didn’t quite make it to retail, and was saved for the special edition, but was definitely one of the most talked about covers of the year.

7. T.I. – “Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head” – For a while, it looked as if this album would never see the light of day, with numerous push-backs and delays. Not only did it drop – it was good – and it was wrapped in a gorgeous 70′s, Black western-style painted cover to boot. Hook, line, and sinker.

6. Lord Finesse & Mike Smooth – “Funky Technician” Instrumentals – Slice Of Spice pulled this trick on their 2011 unearthing of LL Cool J’s “Year Of The Hip-Hop” single, but used it to even greater effect on this Joe Buck re-imagining of Lord Finesse and Mike Smooth’s Funky Technician LP. This seminal 1990 Wild Pitch album looks cooler than ever before, with notable names, songs, and quotes scribbled all over the cover.

5. Freddie Gibbs – “Baby Face Killa” – Gangster Gibbs as interpreted as a faux-Leroy Neiman. Fine art rap.

4. Brother Ali – “Mourning In America, Dreaming In Color” - Another highly controversial cover, and easily the most thought provoking of the year. Brother Ali is a white Muslim living in America, with this cover portraying his sometimes conflicting points of view. It is designed to draw a reaction, as traditionally the American flag is not supposed to touch the ground, much less be used as a Muslim prayer rug. Ali means no disrespect, as he sums it up on the first line of the album’s opening track, “Letter To My Country Men”: “I used to think I hated this place / couldn’t wait to tell the prez straight to his face / but lately I changed, nowadays I embrace it all / beautiful ideals and amazing flaws.”

3. Action Bronson & Alchemist – “Rare Chandeliers” – This album cover pretty much sums up Al and Bronson’s sense of humor in a nutshell, presenting their collaborative album as a sort of Cannonball Run-esque, 80′s action movie. The fact that it was released as an animated gif makes it even more ridiculous. Non stop excitement, which includes police chases, shotgun blasts, wizardry, and jiggling booty.

2. Nas – “Life Is Good” – After reports of Nas’ ex-wife, Kelis, making his life a living hell by demading exorbitant child support sums, Nas got the last laugh with his Life Is Good album cover, which features him holding a piece of her wedding dress. Bye bye, baby.

1. 2 Chainz – “Based On A T.R.U. Story” – For the record, we hated this album. As a matter of fact, we even voted 2 Chainz’ T.R.U. Religion mixtape as one of our worst album covers of 2011 (which features him taking a piss and texting at the same damn time). But, there wasn’t a sleeker, more eye-catching cover than this one, as designed by Kanye West’s DONDA firm, which bucked the major label trend of “photo + fonts” for an album cover. Tity Boy didn’t need to appear on the cover, the extra-sleek imagery speaks for itself.

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HHS 2012 Year-In-Review: The 10 Worst Album Covers

We know we made you wait, but we’re kicking off our 2012 Year-In-Review with a bang, starting with the Worst Album Covers of 2012. Don’t be mad ya’ll……

10. Masta Ace – “MA Doom: Son of Yvonne” – We’re not going to dis this album, it’s one of the best records of the year, in fact. But unfortunately people judge books by their covers all the time, and this is a false representation of what lies inside. Ace deserves better!

9. Brianna – “Face Off” – The Pen & Pixel era is long gone, but that doesn’t stop rappers from pulling this kind of shit. Here, Brianna confirms our long standing theory that the music industry makes music for robots, by robots.

8. Dominic Lord – “Fashion Show” - We’re not sure if ex-ASAP member Dominic Lord is the gay rapper, and frankly we don’t care. However calling your album Fashion Show and posing like you’re in mid-spin on the runway for your album cover…. well, the jokes just write themselves.

7. Schoolboy Q – “Habits and Contradictions” – Here’s another good album that deserves better cover art. A ski-masked serial-licker, while Q stands by idly? Perhaps concepts cannot explain.

6. Keyshia Cole – “Woman To Woman” - Hmm, maybe her and Brianna can have a woman-to-woman about starring in John Woo’s Face Off 2.

5. 50 Cent – “5: Murder By Numbers” – The original cover to this album looked way better, except that it was a shameless jacking of The Expendables 2 promo poster. This album was troubled from the start, as Fif tried to side-step Interscope and release it himself, instead opting for a last minute mixtape release, with an obviously last minute cover done in MS Paint.

4. Beanie Sigel – “This Time” – Watch out Philly traffic, ol’ Jazz Hands Sigel is on the case. Running the streets……with dance.

3. Tyga – “Well Done 3″ – Tyga’s last album had him sitting on the throne, and this one does too, so to speak. We’re not sure if he’s taking a shit, or simply hanging out in a sauna shirtless with Drake, Lil Wayne, and Lil Chuckie. Either way, his “187″ mixtape cover made up for it, with simplicity and style to spare.

2. DB Tha General – “I Invented Gas” – Yeah, try your best not to get in an elevator or go on a long road trip with this stinky bastard.

1. Too $hort – “No Trespassing” – Street signs is watching. Rap legends deserve better.

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9th Wonder Remixes Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” Album

American Gangster is one of my favorite Jay-Z albums, I felt like it was highly slept on and very much underrated. Apparently 9th Wonder feels the same way, the Grammy Award winning super producer who recently released “The Final Adventure” with Murs as well as the “The Solution” with Buckshot kicks off 2013 with yet another dope project.

His remix project is called “Black American Gangster,” it’s been almost 9 years since 9th remixed one of Jay’s album which was “Black Is Back!” in 2004.

Now he’s back at it, check out the 14 track project now.

Download: 9th Wonder Presents: Black American Gangster

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Alicia Keys Debuts At #1 With “Girl On Fire” Album

I had no doubt that Alicia Keys new album was going to be at the top of Billboards this week. Her much anticipated fifth studio album, Girl On Fire first week numbers are in. Alicia secures the number one spot on the Billboard 100 chart with 161,000 copies sold.

Even though it’s highest opening week for an R&B album this year,  it remains overshadowed by her The Element Of Freedom LP which sold 417,000 copies within seven days back in 2009.

Nevertheless, the album is incredible and I personally feel it’s the best R&B release of the year, and in the long run it will more than likely be her 5th platinum selling album.

Get the Girl On Fire album.

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Rihanna Scores Her First US #1 Album With “Unapologetic”

Congratulations are in order for Rihanna and her team.

After seven years of dropping solid albums and countless hit records you’d think RiRi would have long since scored the top spot on Billboards 200, but that hasn’t been the case.

Well that’s now over, In at #1 this week with a commendable 238,949 sold this week, ‘Unapologetic’ surpasses sales of every other US release, marking the singer’s first time atop the Billboard 200.

In light of her competitors this isn’t a major feet, she is still yet to match even the worst sales scored by many of her closest rivals.

That being said Rihanna’s current reign certainly points to rising even further into super stardom. There’s also the fact that Unapologetic is currently being carried by one single, “Diamonds.”

The whole is packed with many other records that could become hit singles, which will surely carry Unapologetic into platinum status.

Congrats to Rihanna.

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