Missy Elliott

By Carsten Lisa (Left-Eye) Lopes - Eye-Legacy Five years after her untimely car-crash death, the TLC vocalist gets her due in a posthumous outing, with the help of guests such as Missy, Lil Mama and Tupac. (Jan. 27) FEBRUARY Missy Elliott - Block Party The guests at Missy’s Party include Pharrell, Danja and, of course, old pal Timbaland. We can only hope Tim didn’t bring Chris Cornell along. (Feb. 10) MARCH Big Boi - Sir Luscious Leftfoot … Son of Chico Dusty Love the title. Hope we feel the same about the rest of the OutKast rapper’s long-awaited solo effort. (TBA) Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 Hova’s final Def Jam disc was booked for fall, but bumped to this year, along with Fiddy and Eminem. 2009 is shaping up to be a fine year for hip-hop. (Spring)   [read the full post]