Summer 2012 is going to be a HUGE season for hip hop. A ton of highly anticipated albums and mixtapes are scheduled for release over the next few months. Here are a few that we’re really excited for.

June 5th

• Big KRIT – Live From The Underground

• Curren$y – The Stoned Immaculate

• Cypress Hill x Rusko – Cypressxrusko EP (dubstep mashups)

• Ryan Leslie – Les Is More

June 12th

• Azealia Banks – 1991 EP

• Bow Wow – Underrated

• Kid Ink – Up & Away

• Slaughterhouse – Welcome to Our House

• Usher – Looking 4 Myself

• Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family

June 19th

• Juvenile - Rejuvenation

June 26th

• DMX – Undisputed

• Maybach Music Group – Self Made Vol. 2

July 2nd

• 50 Cent – Untitled

July 3rd 

• Chris Brown - Fortune

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