DAPP summer guide '09 | music

boogieb: summer is always a good time for music. Here are 3 albums i will be annoying the diver next to me at the red light with...

MOS DEF - 'ECSTATIC'
June 9th

In recent shows Mos Def has performed new songs from his upcoming album, The Ecstatic. Crowds have heard tracks produced by Madlib and Oh No (Madlib’s younger brother). Other confirmed tracks on the album are "Auditorium" featuring Slick Rick, produced by Madlib, "Super Magic" produced by Oh No and "Twilite Speedball" produced By Chad Hugo & Mos Def. The album is expected to feature collaborations with Slick Rick, Talib Kweli, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Black Thought and Jay Electronica,[2], as well as production by Mr. Flash and the late J. Dilla [3]. The first single off the album is 'Life In Marvelous Times', the second single is 'Quiet Dog', and the third single is 'Casa Bey'. (via wiki)

Mos Def - "Casa Bey" - The Ecstatic - 6.9.09


'estatic' album cover

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LUPE FIASCO - 'LASERS'
June

Fiasco announced at a Chicago concert late in 2008 that his next and most likely final album will be a three disc album and that the first disc "Everywhere" would come out in June 2009. The trio was going to be named LupE.N.D. On January 30, 2009, Lupe Fiasco originally announced that LupE.N.D. will be postponed indefinitely. Instead, he would release three albums; The Great American Rap Album in June 2009, two following albums in December 2009 and June 2010, with LupE.N.D. following afterward. However, it was announced by Fiasco that his next album would instead be titled, "We Are Lasers"; yet later his official rep announced and confirmed that it would instead be titled simply "Lasers". The album is currently scheduled for a release in June 2009, no specific date is known though. Furthermore Drew Correa stated that he's one of the producers who submitted beats for the album. Lupe recently stated on a blog that the first single will be "Shining Down" featuring Matthew Santos. (via wiki)

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THE CLIPSE - 'TILL THE CASKET DROPS'
Late Summer

Till the Casket Drops is the upcoming 3rd album from Virginia hip hop duo Clipse, set for release in late-summer 2009. It will feature production from Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, The Hitmen, The Neptunes, Rick Rubin, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Dame Grease, and DJ Khalil. The album will be preceded by a mixtape called Road To Till The Casket Drops, available December 1 through complex.com. An unofficial remix to the song "Kinda Like a Big Deal" has been released by Bun B of UGK. (via wiki)