Look who’s dropping an album a day before my birthday. 9th Wonder’s Dream Merchant 2 is slated for release on October 9th, 2007. All the usual suspects, as well as some surprise guests, are on board for the project. Tracklist after the jump:
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Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass Tracklist
1. Keep Off The Lawn
2. None Shall Pass
3. Catacomb Kids
4. Bring Back Pluto
5. Fumes
6. Getaway Car (feat. Cage and Breeze Brewin)
7. 39 Thieves
8. The Harbor is Yours
9. Citronella
10. Gun For The Whole Family (feat. El-P)
11. Five Fingers
12. No City
13. Dark Heart News (feat. Rob Sonic)
14. Coffee (feat. John Darnielle)

Good to see that there are still people who’d rather take the time to create a compelling artwork than pose shirtless on their covers.

None Shall Pass is due out August 28th, with production from El-P, Blockhead, and Rob Sonic.

Def Jam will release The Definition of X: Pick of the Litter–a collection of X’s most ridiculous hits–on June 12.

DMX - Definition of X: Pick of the Litter Tracklist
1. Prayer II
2. Ruff Ryders Anthem
3. Get At Me Dog
4. Stop Being Greedy
5. How’s It Going Down
6. What These Bitches Want
7. Black Out
8. What’s My Name
9. Where The Hood At
10. Party Up
11. X Gonna Give It To U
12. It’s All Good
13. Who We Be
14. The Rain
15. Here We Go Again
16. No Love For Me
17. We Right Here
18. 1 More Road To Cross
19. Slippin’
20. Prayer I

Somewhat related: A glance at DMX’s soundscan numbers over the years reveals an interesting pattern.
• It’s Dark & Hell Is Hot (1998) - 4.607,812
• Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood (1998) - 3,366,895
• And Then There Was X (1999) - 4,912,860
•The Great Depression (2001) - 1,854,963
• Grand Champ (2003) - 1,192,335
• Year Of The Dog…Again (2006) - 315,878

You see, the only time X failed to crack platinum (or gold for that matter) was when he took advice from Pastor Ma$e.

Here’s the official tracklist for Fab’s understandably-delayed Def Jam debut, From Nothin’ to Somethin’, now slated for June 12. The folks at Black Oasis are fully cognizant of the fact that no one listens to Fabolous before the summer.

Fabolous - From Nothin’ to Somethin’ Tracklist
1. Yep, I’m Back
2. Return of the Hustle (ft. Swizz Beatz)
3. Change Up
4. “You Make Me Better” (ft. Ne-Yo the R&B singer)
5. So Fabolous
6. “Diamonds” (ft. Young Jeezy)
7. Hustler’s Poste Child (ft. Cassidy)
8. Real Player Like (ft. Lloyd)
9. Foggin’ Up the Windows (ft. R.Kelly)
10. What Should I Do (ft, Lil Mo)
11. Back to School
12. All Jokes on You
13. I Shine, You Shine (ft. Makeeba)
14. “First Time” (ft. Rhianna)
15. Paperman (ft. Neyo the Matrix)
16. Brooklyn
17. Chirp Back (ft. Blu Davinci)
18. Gangsta (ft. Junior Reid)
19. This is Family (ft. Freck Billionaire, Red Cafe, Ransom, Paul Kane, and Joe Budden)

It’s probably worth mentioning that Fab had some strong words about Track 10 when I interviewed him a while back. “It’s really where people are writing me fan letters and they look to their favorite artists for guidance. They’re writing me letters asking me what they should do about their situations, so I answered them. There’s a lot of responsibilities that come with being an artist and I wanted to show them that.”

I guess I should also point out that Track 9 has the most amazing song title ever.

(Photo flagrantly jacked from The Fader)

I’m positive that Desire will finally see the light of day on 05-01-07. I also have high expectations for this album. I don’t know, maybe it’s because every time I hear track 4 on my ringtone, I’m reminded of Pharoahe’s versatility. Funny, that song is not event vintage P-Monch.

Monch on his worst day >> Dwayne Carter

Desire Tracklist
1. The Resurrection
2. Free
3. Desire
4. Push
5. Welcome to the Terror Dome
6. What It Is
7. When the Gun Draws
8. Let’s Go
9. Body Baby
10. Bar Tap
11. Hold On
12. So Good
13. The Trilogy

Devin the Dude - “Treatin’ Me Cold” (mp3)

Last night, Matt Sonzala and the chain-hang-low peops at Rap-A-Lot Records treated a bunch of media folks to an assortment of wings and drinks. Oh, and did I mention the insanely enjoyable album from the incomparable Devin the Dude? Dude can go from jester to preacher at the drop of a dime.

Here’s the tracklist for Devin’s Waitin’ To Inhale, due out on March 13th, 2007:
1) Intro
2) Waiting to Inhale
3) I Hope I Don’t Get Sick of This
4) Use Ta Be
5) Almighty $ ft. Tony Mac
6) That Boom pt. 1
7) Broccoli & Cheese (Nasty)
Treatin’ Me Cold
9) Cut Ya Up
10) That Boom pt 2
11) Sell Me Some ft Odd Squad
12) What a Job
13) No Longer Needed Here ft GT
14) Anything (Acoustic)
15) Somebody Else
16) That Boom pt 3
17) Alone
18) Just Because
19) Little Girl Gone ft. Lil Wayne, Bun B, Tami Latrell, and Tony Mac (best cut on the album)