25 most anticipated albums of 2013

by Ron Grant of soso Active

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A whole new year means lots of different things. But for music heads everywhere, it mostly means new music from their favorite artists. Mounds of anticipation are beginning to build as 2013 begins anew in the music world.

We’re officially past the “Best of 2012” list season and off to a fresh start in 2013, with lots of new music coming from some very big artists and even some hot newcomers. All kinds of websites, blogs, and magazines have put out their respective lists for some of the most anticipated albums of 2013. Judging from what is on these lists, there will be no shortage of new music from some huge artists as well as some up-and-coming talent looking to make their mark in the 14th year of the new millennium.

With the music business and industry continuing to revamp itself in the wake of a continuously sluggish economy and the attention spans of music consumers waning, the music environment is sure to be more competitive then ever in 2013. Here are 25 of the most anticipated albums according to MTV, HipHopDX.com, Consequence of Sound, and Complex Magazine that are scheduled to drop in 2013:

• $AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP
• J. Cole – Born Sinner
• French Montana – Excuse My French
• Ciara – One Woman Army
• Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues
• Joe Budden – No Love Lost
• Pusha T – My Name is My Name
• John Legend – Love In The Future
• Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off
• Big Sean – Hall of Fame
• Juicy J – Stay Trippy
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – TBD
• 50 Cent – Street King Immortal
• Earl Sweatshirt – Doris
• Ab Soul & JMSN – Unit 6
• Azaelia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste
• Tyler The Creator – Wolf
• Ghostface Killah – Twelve Reasons to Die
• Danny Brown – Old
• Fabolous – Loso’s Way 2: Rise to Power
• Arcade Fire – TBD
• Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion – Reincarnated
• Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious
• The-Dream – The Love IV
• MC Eiht and DJ Premier – Which Way Iz West

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