" LEGENDS OF THE FALL " URBAN M.E.S.S MAGAZINE MUSIC PREVIEW FALL 2012

Sept. 18

G.O.O.D. Music, “Cruel Summer”“

Ain’t nobody fresher than my motherf—ing clique,” raps Big Sean on one of the 12 tracks on Kanye West’s latest collaborative project. Big Sean is right: In addition to him, Kanye corralled longtime pals like Jay-Z and Pusha T, younger acts like Teyana Taylor and CyHi the Prynce as well as Hall-of-Famers like R. Kelly and Ghostface Killah. The album happily arrives while its title season is still here.

Nov. 13

Big Boi, "Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors"

Did Big Boi and Aerosmith switch the album titles they were supposed to use? Big Boi is indeed tapping into another dimension with his second album outside of the Outkast moniker.  For "Lies," the rapper has enlisted the assistance of indie bands such as Phantogram and Little Dragon.

Nov. 13

50 Cent, "Street King Immortal
"Remember when Kanye and 50 released an album on the same day and each of them said that he would retire if his album didn't perform as well as the other's? "Curtis" didn't do as well as "Graduation," but 50 did not retire. On his fifth album, he has brought in enough guest stars that it seems like he's trying to compete with "Cruel Summer" for sheer group effort. So far "Immortal" will feature Alicia Keys, Lil' Kim, Akon, Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Chris Brown and Adam Levine.

Nov. 27

Alicia Keys, ‘Girl on Fire’

Hopefully you didn’t get too distracted by gold medalist Gabby Douglas tumbling all over the stage during Alicia Keys’ VMAs performance last week, because behind the piano, Keys was really lighting it up. It’s the singer’s time to shine again. Because no one, no one, no one can get in the way of what she’s feeling.

source:metronyc/urbanmessmagzine