October is known to bring some thrills and for those thrill-seekers, it will definitely happen in the form of music. We already have some official release dates from Gucci Mane, Ty Dolla $ign, The Wu-Tang Clan, Hustle Gang, and others.
Drake’s OVO will also look to do what A$AP Mob did in August with their AWGEST takeover, where they released a total of three projects. As of now OVO’s Majid Jordan and dvsn are all but ready to share their latest body of work, but perhaps we can also get PARTYNEXTDOOR’s ‘Club Atlantis’ album, or a surprise project from Drizzy himself.
For now let’s focus on the projects that are sealed, delivered, and coming out this month, given no delays.
CALEBORATE – ‘REAL PERSON’ (10/6)
I’ve been a big fan of Bay Area rapper, Caleborate for a while now. While he is still very much slept-on and underground to a certain extent, he is one of the few rappers that still spit like J. Cole in his mixtape days, and you can hear it in his confident raps. This Friday Caleborate will release his ‘Real Person’ project. I premiered the lead single “Soul” on here and you definitely expect fire from front-to-back.
DAME DOLLA – ‘CONFIRMED’ (10/6)
Dame Dolla a.k.a. Damian Lillard has already accomplished his hoop dream and leads a successful NBA career as at Top 5 point guard in the league. That’s not enough for the Oakland rapper, who has some things to get off his chest and will do it with his second project, ‘Confirmed’, dropping this Friday.
GUCCI MANE – ‘MR. DAVIS’ (10/13 OR 10/17)
October translates to “Woptober” for GuWop, who will deliver yet another project in ‘Mr. Davis’. Gucci’s second album this year was originally supposed to drop last month, but some delays have pushed it back. The delay might actually be a marketing tool for GuWop, who is supposed to drop Friday the 13th, but would be a marketing genius if he released it on 10/17. For now expect it the 13th, but don’t be surprised if it gets delayed again for a few days.
WU-TANG CLAN – ‘THE SAGA CONTINUES’ (10/13)
The Wu is back! I can still remember Wu-Tang dominating the ’90s with their deadly rhymes and production from RZA and Mathematics. Perhaps the group can do the same in this day and age of “mumble rap.” The Wu will release ‘The Saga Continues’ on Friday, October 13th. Hold your head.
dvsn – ‘THE MORNING AFTER’ (10/13)
A$AP Mob’s AWGEST takeover was a genius scheme. If OVO can replicate that on another level it will do that and shut critics up who say Drake is the only one who shines on the label. If so, it will start with dvsn’s long-awaited ‘The Morning After’ album.
HUSTLE GANG – ‘WE WANT SMOKE’ (10/13)
“Hustle Gang over everything,” or at least that’s what T.I. hopes will happen on that busy Friday the 13th, where a lot of projects will be competing for that top spot. Anyhow, a collaborative Hustle Gang project has been in the works for some time now, and we will finally get it.
BLU & EXILE – ‘IN THE BEGINNING BEFORE THE HEAVENS’ (10/20)
It was 10-years-ago that Blu & Exile released their confident, swift ‘Below The Heavens’ project, which embraced the classic West Coast sound. Staying underground, the duo will attempt to do the same with ‘In The Beginning: Before The Heavens’ on October 20th.
STALLEY – ‘ANOTHER LEVEL’ (10/20)
Since leaving MMG, we haven’t hear much from Cleveland spitter, Stalley. That’s all going to change when he drops his ‘Another Level’ album on October 20th.
TY DOLLA $IGN – ‘BEACH HOUSE 3’ (10/27)
Every Ty Dolla $ign ‘Beach House’ EP to date has been an absolute vibe. Naturally, there’s been a lot of anticipation swirling around the fourth installment of Ty’s mixtape series. This time around Ty is turning the mixtape into an album, and he is ready to share with the world on October 27th. So far every single we’ve heard proves it will not disappoint.
MAJID JORDAN – ‘THE SPACE BETWEEN’ (10/27)
Majid Jordan aren’t the only OVO acts releasing a new project this month. Staying true to the “October’s Very Own” mantra, the duo will drop their sophomore studio album, ‘The Space Between’ on Friday, October 27th.
FABOLOUS & JADAKISS – ‘FREDDY VS. JASON’ (10/27)
We’ve been waiting on Fabolous and Jadakiss’ collaborative ‘Freddy Vs. Jason’ project for a while now. The project was originally teased early last year, but there’s been no official release date for it. With a horror movie theme, the time is now to release this suspenseful mixtape, that is sure to bring them grimy, raw, rugged bars.
PARTNEXTDOOR – ‘CLUB ATLANTIS’ (TBD)
PARTYNEXTDOOR, who released a mixtape last week and has been dropping a lot of music in the past couple weeks should release his ‘Club Atlantis’ album sometime this month, to stay true to that OVO mantra. It’s not likely he will, especially given how he’s stressed his audience with so much new music, but it would be a hell of a marketing scheme for the OVO team. Stay tuned.
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