25 finds the hottest new releases to put on your radar.
ALBUMS
Case | Here, My Love (Real Talk) 6.08.10
Here, My Love is the fifth studio album from R&B singer Case.
Chali 2na | Fish Market Pt. 2 (Decon Records) 6.08.10
In the second installment in the fish market series, Chali 2na features artists such as Ang 13, Jack Spade, Planet Asia, J-Live, Rusko.
Dutch | A Bright Cold Day (Enemy Soil) 6.08.10
A Bright Cold Day is collaboration between singer Liz Fullerton and producer Stoupe of the critically acclaimed hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks.
Iyaz | Replay (Beluga Heights Records) 6.08.10
The singer’s debut album features producer J.R. Rotem.
Kutt Calhoun | Raw and Un-Kutt (Strange Music Label) 6.08.10
The rapper’s third studio album features artists Too $hort, Jerita Streater, Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne, Nesto the Owner, 816 Boyz, Riv Locc, Stevie Stone, Irv da Phenom, BG Bulletwound and Brotha Lynch Hung.
Lil Jon | Crunk Rock (BME/Universal Republic) 6.08.10
The debut solo album by the rapper features artists such as Waka Flocka Flame, Stephen Marley Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, Ice Cube, the Game, Elephant Man, Whole Wheat Bread, LMFAO, the Ying Yang Twins, R. Kelly, Mario, Pleasure P, Shawty Putt, Pitbull, 3OH!3, and Pastor Troy.
Plies | Goon Affiliated (Atlantic Records) 6.08.10
The fourth studio album by the rapper features artists Trey Songz, Keri Hilson, Young Jeezy, Fabolous and Bei Maejor and producers Polow da Don and J.R. Rotem.
Ratatat | LP4 (XL Recordings) 6.08.10
LP4 is the fourth studio album by the electronic music duo and features producers Evan Mast and Mike Stroud.
Rhymefest | El Che (Sony Records) 6.08.10
The second studio album by the rapper features artists Phonte of Little Brother, Darien Brockington, Twone Gabz, Glen Lewis, Saigon, Adad and Slique.
Travis McCoy | Lazarus (Fueled by Ramen) 6.08.10
Lazarus is the debut solo album from the frontman of Gym Class Heroes. It features artists Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars, Tim William, T-Pain, Young Cash, Colin Munroe and Travis Barker.
FILM
The A-Team | Starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson (20th Century Fox )
Release Date: June 11, 2010
Director: Joe Carnahan
Genre: Action/Adventure and Comedy
After they are charged with a crime they didn’t commit, a team of former Special Forces soldiers use their unique abilities to clear their names.
The Karate Kid | Starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P Henson (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Release Date: June 11, 2010
Director: Harald Zwart
Genre: Action/Adventure, Remake and Sports
A young boy learns to stand up for himself with the help of a martial arts instructor after his mother’s job moves them to China.
Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky | Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Anna Mouglalis, Yelena Morozova, Natacha Lindinger, Grigori Manoukov (Sony Pictures Classics)
Release Date: June 11, 2010
Director: Jan Kounen
Genre: Art/Foreign, Romance, Adaptation and Biopic
After his creative project fails and leaves him penniless, Igor Stravinsky and his family are taken in my the now rich Coco Chanel and passionate love affair ensues.
Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema | Starring Rapulana Seiphemo, Ronnie Nyakale, Robert Hobbs (Anchor Bay Films)
Release Date: June 11, 2010
Director: Ralph Ziman
Genre: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama and Crime/Gangster
When a criminal undertakes a complicated heist he attracts the attention of the police and must stay a step ahead of them and a local drug lord – or lose his life.
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | Starring Joan Rivers (IFC Films)
Release Date: June 11, 2010
Director: Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern
Genre: Comedy, Documentary and Biopic
A look inside the life of comedian and pop icon Joan Rivers as she struggles to keep her dream alive.
Winter’s Bone | Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan,Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt (Roadside Attractions)
Release Date: June 11, 2010
Director: Debra Granik
Genre: Drama
A young teenager goes up the against the code of silence implemented by her outlaw family to track down her father.
BOOKS
The Passage by Justin Cronin (Random House)
Release Date: June 8, 2010
A group of humans must find a way to survive against vampires when their protective light goes out.
The Lion by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central Publishing)
Release Date: June 8, 2010
In the sequel to The Lion’s Game, “The Lion” who unleashed terror on America is back for some unfinished business.
So Cold the River by Michael Coryta (Little, Brown)
Release Date: June 9, 2010
A filmmaker who is hired to do a film about a billionaire uncovers a horrific town history and begins to see visions of a man with the same name of the one he is documenting.
