So, let’s get this out the way right now: Detox is NOT No.1 on 2009′s most anticipated rap albums list, because we’ve been waiting for 2 million years to no avail. Thanks to the Legion of Procrastinators at Shady/Aftermath, Detox has graciously evolved into a cultural myth. Folklore. Legend. The greatest story never told. Banished from mortals, never to be heard except by supernatural beings powerful enough to morph into a fly. (Man, what I’d give to be a fly on Dre’s wall.) That’s the bad news. Now here’s the good news: 3 of the remaining 19 albums on this list are probably real.
20 Most Wanted Rap Albums of 2009 (In order From 20 to 1)
- Chamillionaire – Venom
- Slim Thug – Boss of All Bosses
- Joe Budden – Padded Room
- Jadakiss – The Last Kiss
- Busta Rhymes – Back on My B.S.
- Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told
- Wale – TBA
- 50 Cent – Before I Self Destruct
- Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV’/'I Can’t Feel My Face’/Rebirth
- Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left Foot
- Clipse – Till the Casket Drops
- Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
- Rakim – The 7th Seal
- Mos Def – The Ecstatic
- Kanye West – Good A** Job
- OutKast – TBA
- Lupe Fiasco – LupEND
- Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
- Dr. Dre – Detox
- Eminem – The Relapse
Honorable Mentions:
- Royce da 5’9″ – Street Hop
- DMX – The Gospel According to X
- Common – The Inevitable Make up Album for Dropping That Abortion of a CD, U.M.C.
