Rap Release Dates: Tech N9ne, Azealia Banks, Snoop Dogg, Pep Love, Stalley

by Kathy Iandoli

This week Tech N9ne surprises us with an EP, while Stalley gets a release date, Pep Love moves his, plus Snoop Dogg's album is coming and so is Azealia Banks.

For a while there, it was looking like no new albums were going to be announced. All of the dates were locked, nothing was really pushed back, and it was merely a game of hurry up and wait. This week, though, we have some announcements of projects, some pushbacks, but generally it's all good news. Starting with today. Tech N9ne surprised us that he'd be dropping his EP titled Klusterfuck. Tech mentioned this one over the Summer, but now it's a reality. Not too many tracks, but that's what an EP is, right? Another EP out today is Teyana Taylor's The Misunderstanding Of Teyana Taylor. Let's not get into her titling it similarly to Lauryn Hill's epic The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. Bow Wow's Underrated is also out today.
Stalley finally hit 50k on Twitter, so he announced that his album Savage Journey To the American Dream would be arriving March 30th. He also provided the cover art. Ten days prior, though, Hieroglyphics' Pep Love moved Rigmarole to March 20th. Snoop Dogg dropped a single last week "Stoner's Anthem" off Reincarnation that is supposed to get a release date very soon. Everyone's new favorite Azealia Banks announced her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste will arrive sometime in September. Meanwhile, Kardinal Offishall will be collaborating with producer Nottz on a project called A.M.T.R.I.M. (Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself), along with Murs and Fashawn who announced a double-EP project going on. Not too many official dates to mark on the iCal, but enough to definitely look forward to.

March 13Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One + D-Nice + DJ Scott La Rock) - South Bronx Teachings: A Collection Of Boogie Down Productions
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here (Re-Issue w/ Bonus Poster)
MC Shan - Q.B. O.G.: The Best Of MC Shan
Bow Wow - Underrated
Blacastan - Master Builder Part II
Roddy Rod - Oakwood Grain I & II
Teyana Taylor - The Misunderstanding Of Teyana Taylor EP
Tech N9ne - Klusterfuck EP

March 20Diggy Simmons - Unexpected
Odd Future - OF Tape Vol. 2
Pep Love - Rigmarole

March 27DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - The Kolexion
Georgia Anne Muldrow & madlib - Seeds
Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious) - Logical Progression
Iron Solomon - Monster
Mayday! - Take Me To Your Leader
Melanie Fiona - The MF Life
Mello Music Group - Self Sacrifice
Quakers - Quakers

March 30Stalley - Savage Journey To the American Dream

April 2DeLaSoul's Plug 1 and Plug 2 Present - First Serve

April 3Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Obie Trice - Bottoms Up
Ras Kass - Spit No Evil

April 10Monica - New Life

April 24Sene - Brooklynight

May 1B.o.B. - Strange Clouds
Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies

May 8Oh No - OhNoMite

May 15Killer Mike x El-P - R.A.P. Music
Madchild (Swollen Members) - Dope Sick

June 26La Coka Nostra - Masters Of the Dark Arts

July 17French Montana - Excuse My French
TBASnoop Dogg - Reincarnated
Kardinal Offishall & Nottz - A.M.T.R.I.M. (Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself)
Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
Murs & Fashawn - Untitled