25 Magazine finds the hottest new releases to put on your radar.
Beanie Sigel and Freeway | ROC Boys (Siccness Records) 2.23.10
This collaborative album by Sigel and Freeway features artists such as DMX, Young Chris and State Property.
DJ Babu | The Beat Tape Volume 2 (Nature Sounds Records) 2.23.10
The Beat Tape Volume 2 is the second instrumental album in the Beat Tape series by DJ Babu.
DJ Khaled | Victory! (We the Best) 2.23.10
DJ Khaled’s fourth studio album feature artists such as Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Usher, Drake, John Legend, Nas, Jim Jones, Birdman and includes producers Kanye West, The Inkredibles, The Runners and DJ Nasty.
General Steele Presents Smif N Wessum | AmeriKKKa’s Nightmare Part 2: Children of War (Bucktown USA ENT) 2.23.10
Smif N Wessum’s second album in the AmeriKKKa’s Nightmare series celebrates black history by discussing the issues involving African Americans today. The album features artists Nicole Michelle, Dead Prez, Flood Diesel, Louie Skaggs, Hasaan Salaam, Akir, Hicoup and Madison Rocks.
Madlib (As the Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz and Percussion Ensemble) | Miles Away (Stones Throw Records) 2.23.10
Miles Away is the latest album from Madlib’s jazz fusion group the Last Electro Acoustic Space Jazz and Percussion Ensemble.
Planet Asia and Gold Chain Military | Chain of Command (RBC Records) 2.23.10
This rap group brings superb lyricism to independent hip hop with their album Chain of Command.
Rob Swift | The Architect (Ipecac Records) 2.23.10
Swift’s new album is a mixture of hip hop and classical music.
Cop Out | Starring Tracey Morgan, Bruce Willis, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollack, Guillermo Diaz (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Director: Kevin Smith
Genre: Action/Adventure and Comedy
Two NYPD partners find themselves up against a merciless gangster when they trail a stolen, rare baseball card.
The Crazies | Starring Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Anderson, Joe Reegan (Overture Films)
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Director: Breck Eisner
Genre: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake
A peaceful American town is terrorized when a dangerous toxin turns the people into vicious killers.
The Art of the Steal (IFC Films)
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Director: Don Argott
Genre: Documentary
Albert C Barnes created an enormous collection of priceless works of art, and after his death his students fight to keep the art in his home and out of the hands of money hungry corporations.
Big Girl by Danielle Steel (Random House Publishing)
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Danielle is blond and chubby and doesn’t fit in with her family. She moves away to New York to get away from her family’s criticism and takes a dream job while trying to come to terms with who she is.
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb (Penguin Group)
Release Date: February 23, 2010
In this latest release in the Lt. Eve Dallas series, Dallas investigates the murder of a computer game maker, whose death looks too much like one of his fantasy games.
