60 REASONS TO LIVE ANOTHER YEAR (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
This is just a partial, stream-of-consciousness list of releases set to drop in 2006. This isn't everything, it's just what came to us when we were scrambling to get this list to you in time for New Years Day. 1/3 of these will never see release in '06, 1/4 of them will never see the light of day period. Scary.
1. Outkast - "Idlewild" - LaFace
2. Madlib & MF Doom - "Madvillain 2" - Stones Throw
3. Aceyalone & RJD2 - "Magnificent City" - Decon
4. Cunninlynguists - "A Piece of Strange"
5. Jay Dilla - "Donuts" - Stones Throw
6. Busta Rhymes - "Untitled Aftermath Debut" - Aftermath
7. 9th Wonder - "Mr. Dream Merchant Vol. 2" - 6Hole
8. Soul Position (RJD2 + Blueprint) - Untitled Sophomore LP - Rhymesayers
9. Murs & 9th Wonder - "Murray's Revenge" - Rhymesayers
10. El-P - "I'll Sleep When You're Dead" - Definitive Jux
11. Mr. Lif - "" - Definitive Jux
12. O.C. - "Starchild Remixed" - Grit Records
13. Rhymefest - "Blue Collar" - J Records
14. Lupe Fiasco - "Food and Liquor" - Atlantic
15. Ghostface and MF Doom - "Swift & Changable" - Nature Sounds
16. Jay-Z - "The Dynasty 2" - Def Jam
17. Pharrell Williams - "In My Mind" - Interscope
18. Oh No Meets Galt MacDermont - "The Exodus into Unheard Rhythms" - Stones Throw
19. Percee-P - "Perseverence" - Stones Throw
20. Apathy - "Eastern Philosophy" - Babygrande
21. The Roots - "Game Theory" - Def Jam Left
22. Lady Sovereign "Untitled Def Jam Debut" - Def Jam
23. Game - "The Doctor's Advocate" - Aftermath
24. Nas - "Nasdaq Dow Jones" - ??????
25. Dangerdoom 2 - Epitaph (?)
26. Redman - "Red Gone Wild" - Def Jam
27. The Fugees - "Untitled Reunion LP" - Columbia
28. Pete Rock - "Next Generation" - Nature Sounds
29. Madlib - "The Beat Konducta Vol. 1 and 2" - Stones Throw
30. Swollen Members - "Black Magic" - Battle Axe
31. T.I. - "Untitled Atlantic LP" - Atlantic
32. Planet Asia - "The Sickness" - Gold Chain Music
33. Planet Asia - "The Medicine" - Gold Chain Music
34. Planet Asia - "The Diagnosis" - Gold Chain Music
35. Ghostface - "Untitled Def Jam LP" - Def Jam
36. Count Bass D - "Act Your Waist Size" - Fat Beats
37. Chino XL - "Poison Pen" - Activate Entertainment
38. Mobb Deep - "Blood Money" - G-Unit/Aftermath
39. Little Brother - "The Minstrel Show: Director's Cut" - Atlantic
40. Dilated Peoples - "20/20" - Capitol
41. Chaundon & Sean Price - "The Best of Both Seans" - Duck Down
42. J-Zone and Celph Titled - "Bo$$ Hogg Barbarians" - ?????
43. Louis Logic - "Untitled Sophomore LP" - Fat Beats
44. Jay Dilla - "The Shining" - BBE
45. Akrobatik - "Untitled Sophomore LP" - Fat Beats
46. Ugly Duckling - "Bang For The Buck" - Fat Beats
47. Cannibal Ox - "Untitled Sophomore LP" - Definitive Jux
48. Kenn Starr - "Starr Status" - Halftooth Records
49. Immortal Technique new LP
50. Supastition "Memory Lane"
51. Nore - "One Fan A Day" - Def Jam
52. People Under The Stairs - "Stepfather" - ?????
53. MF Grimm - "American Hunger" 3CD - Day By Day
54. Wildchild - "Jack Of All Trades" - Stones Throw
55. Saigon - "The Greatest Story Never Told" -
56. Project Security (One Be Lo + Majestik Legend ) - "Metal Detectors" - ?????
57. Public Enemy - "It Takes A Nation