Eight of the Most Surprising Album Releases

For these eight artists and their respective albums, the artists/labels took the gargantuan risk of the non-standard album release.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

For these eight artists and their respective albums, the artists/labels took the gargantuan risk of the non-standard album release.

After finally finding his artistic lane, Ross spent fifth LP 'God Forgives, I Donโt' โflexing.โ The flex-fest continues on sixth LP, 'Mastermind.'
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Wale is definitely a standout, which should go without saying.ย His third album, The Gifted,ย is consistent and exceptional throughout.

'Yeezus'ย doesnโt necessarily supersede the elite Kanye West albums, but it is an ambitious, interesting addition to his discography.

All in all, โKiss the Ring,โ the latest DJ Khaled project, is a well assembled, star-studded affair that rarely misses.