THE 10 MOST ANTICIPATED HIP HOP ALBUMS FOR '11

It's that time of year again, folks. Time to bring you the ten most anticipated Hip Hop albums for the new year. (Please note that some titles on this year's list were mentioned on last year's list, but failed to make it to a release date)

1. THA CARTER IV- Lil' Wayne

2. WATCH THE THRONE- kanYeWest & JAY-Z

3. DETOX- Dr. Dre

4. TAKE CARE- Drake

5. LASERS- Lupe Fiasco

6. *TITLE TBA*- Wiz Khalifa

7. GOD FORGIVES, I DON'T- Rick Ro$$

8. BLACK MAGIC- 50 Cent

9. TM103- Jeezy

10. *TITLE TBA*- J. Cole

(Bonus)

THE R.E.D. ALBUM- Game

LOSO'S WAY 2: RISE TO POWER- Fabolous

FINALLY FAMOUS: THE ALBUM- Big Sean

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Kanye West & Jay-Z “H.A.M.” (Prod. by Lex Luger) | XXL Magazine

Kanye West & Jay-Z “H.A.M.” (Prod. by Lex Luger) XXL Magazine

Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow [G-Mix] ft. Snoop Dogg, Juicy J & T-Pain

ARTWORK FOR KANYE WEST & JAY-Z'S NEW SINGLE "H.A.M." DROPPING NEXT TUESDAY 1-11-11

KANYE WEST & JAY-Z TO RELEASE FIRST SINGLE "H.A.M." FROM WATCH THE THRONE ON 1-11-11

Kanye West created an alarming buzz at Jay-Z's New Year's Eve party, when he annouced that his collaborative effort with Jay-Z, entitled Watch The Throne was dropping next week. The announcement had many people scratching their heads, wondering why the duo would release such anticipated project with little- to- no promotion. Kanye cleared things up when he took to his Twitter account to tweet the artwork to the duo's upcoming first single, "H.A.M." (which has some saying it's an acronym for Hatin' Ass Muthafuckas) being released next Tuesday (1-11-11). The song is said to be produced by young upstart producer, Lex Luger (Waka Flocka's "Hard In Da Paint" and Rick Ross' "B.M.F."). No released date is set for Watch The Throne, but some close sources say that the album is tentatively scheduled for a March release.

NOTORIOUS B.I.G. UNSOLVED MURDER REOPENED

The unsolved murder of legendary rapper, Notorious B.I.G. will soon be revisited, as new information relating to the slain rapper (born Christopher Wallace), who was gunned down 13 years ago in Los Angeles. CNN reports that investigators are reopening the case in an attempt to find out what happend that night Biggie was murdered. No information is being revealed at the moment, due to the ongoing investigation.