After months of buildup, Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse finally hits stores this week. The 110-minute double-disc album features a ton of collaborations, including Beyoncé Knowles, Outkast's Big Boi and Lenny Kravitz.
TLC's fourth album, 3D, recorded in part before Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' death in April, features all three members on, among other tracks, the single "Girl Talk," while Fat Joe shows off his Loyalty, the follow-up to last year's breakthrough Jealous Ones Still Envy.
Pearl Jam's Riot Act, the group's first studio album in two years, hits shelves alongside the "Die Another Day" soundtrack, which features Madonna's electro-tinged title track.
For fans interested in seeing what Sean Paul's got besides "Gimme the Light," the full album Dutty Rock drops Tuesday, and just in time for the "Making the Band 2" gang to gaze into the crystal ball, it's O-Town's second LP, O2.
Finally, Missy Elliott's Under Construction finds the rapper putting her thing down, flipping it and reversing it. .tuo ti kcehC
Out Tuesday, November 12:
- 3 Doors Down - Away From the Sun (Universal)
Read: "Navy Plays Role In 3 Doors Down's Operation Shoot Video"
Buy Now: Away From the Sun (Universal) - 5 Cent Deposit - We Have Your Daughter (Radical)
- All Night - All Night (Tee Pee)
- Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage (Century Media)
- Phil Collins - Testify (Atlantic)
- Carl Cox - Mixed Live, 2nd Session: Area2 Detroit (Moonshine)
- Crazy Town - Darkhorse (Columbia)
Read: "Crazy Town Take On All Comers With Darkhorse"
Buy Now: Darkhorse (Columbia) - Darlington - Louder than Morrissey (The Orchard)
- Devin the Dude - Chopped Up (Jam Tight)
- DFI - DFI (Honey Bear)
- Missy Elliott - Under Construction (Elektra)
Read: "T-Boz, Chilli Pay Tribute To Left Eye On Missy Elliott LP"
Buy Now: Under Construction (Elektra) - Earl Goes to the Races - Earl Goes to the Races (Laughing Hyena)
- Elephant Man - Higher Level (Greensleeves)
- Enya - Only Time: The Collection (box set, Warner Bros.)
- Ethan - Entropy Boy (Distillery Music)
- Fat Joe - Loyalty (Atlantic)
Read: "Fat Joe Won't Dance With Ginuwine, But Records With R. Kelly"
Buy Now: Loyalty (Atlantic) - Flip Tops - All Worked Up (Rip Off)
- Fragile State - Facts and the Dreams (Bar De Lune)
- Vivian Green - A Love Story (Columbia)
- Grief - Turbulent Times (Southern Lord)
- Grip Grand - Welcome to Broakland (Bomb Hip Hop)
- Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder (Nuclear Blast)
- Hunches - Yes No Shut It (In the Red)
- Iced Earth - Tribute to the Gods (Century Media)
- Ikara Colt - Chat and Business (Epitaph)
- Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
Read: "Jay-Z Album Preview: Hova Ups The Ante With Blueprint 2"
Buy Now: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) - Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (Universal)
- David Knopfler -Wishbones (Koch)
- Koma - Criminal (Locomotive)
- Law-N-Orda - Ground Zero (Outlawz)
- Liars - Fins to Make Us More Fish-Like (EP, Mute)
- Lolo - Bad Idea (Underground Inc.)
- Cheb Mami - Lazrag Saani (Ark 21)
- Barry Manilow - A Christmas Gift of Love (Columbia)
- Manitoba - Start Breaking My Heart (Domino)
- Gary Meek - Step 7 (A440)
- MF Doom - Special Herbs 1&2 (High Times)
- Neon Hearts - Popular Music (Overground)
- O-Town - O2 (J)
Read: "O2 Gives Members Of O-Town Room To Breathe, Write"
Buy Now: O2 (J) - Opeth - Deliverance (Koch)
- Paradise Lost - Symbol of Life (Koch)
- Pearl Jam - Riot Act (Epic)
Read: "Pearl Jam Get Their Act Together"
Buy Now: Riot Act (Epic) - Houston Person - Sentimental Journey (High Note)
- Piranhas - Erotic Grit Movies (In the Red)
- Pretenders - Loose Screw (Artemis)
- Radar - Nothing Is Real (Bar de Lune)
- Ruins - Tzomborgha (Ipecac)
- Saliva - Back Into Your System (Island)
Read: "Saliva Shoot Down Domestic Abuse On New Single 'Always' " - Sean Paul - Dutty Rock (Atlantic)
Read: "Jamaican Dancehall DJ Sean Paul Lighting Up In U.S." - Silex - Alphabet (EFA-Caroline)
- Siouxie and the Banshees - Best Of (Interscope)
- Swollen Members - Monsters in the Closet (Battle Axe)
- TLC - 3D (Arista)
Read: "TLC Album Preview: 3D Tributes Left Eye With Sass, Spunk, Silence"
Buy Now: 3D (Arista) - Justin Trevino - The Scene of the Crying (Texas Music Group)
- Tummler - Early Man (Small Stone)
- Vi3 - So Tight (MCA)
- Warlocks - Phoenix Album (Birdman)
- WC - Ghetto Heisman (Def Jam) Read: "WC Goes For The Ghetto Heisman With Help From Scarface, Cube, Snoop"
- Lizzie West - Lizzie West (EP, Warner Bros.)
- Wild Bunch - Original Underground Massive Attack (Strut)
- Various artists - Calypso: Vintage Songs From the Caribbean (Putumayo)
- Various artists - "Die Another Day" soundtrack (Warner Bros.)
Read: Madonna Escapes Electric Chair, Engages In Deadly Duel" - Various artists - Electro Nouveau (two discs, Moonshine)
- Various artists - Future Groove (Mute)
- Various artists - "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" soundtrack (Warner Sunset/Nonesuch/Atlantic)
- Various artists - Midnight Lounge (Varese)
November 19:
- Audioslave - Audioslave (Epic)
Read: "Rage/Cornell Project To Release Album In November"
Buy Now: Audioslave (Epic) - Toni Braxton - More Than a Woman (Arista)
Read: "Toni Braxton Working With Gotti, Neptunes, Husband On New LP"
Buy Now: More Than a Woman (Arista) - Foxy Brown - Ill Na Na 2: The Fever (Def Jam)
Read: "P. Diddy In Director's Chair For Ill Na Na 2" - Craig David - Slicker Than Your Average (Atlantic)
Read: "Craig David Plays Willy Wonka In 'Flava' Video"
Buy Now: Slicker Than Your Average (Atlantic) - George Harrison - Brainwashed (Dark Horse/Capitol)
- Ja Rule - The Last Temptation (Murder Inc./Def Jam)
Read: Ja Rule, Bobby Brown Team Up For 'Thug Lovin' "
Buy Now: The Last Temptation (Murder Inc./Def Jam) - Matchbox Twenty - More Than You Think You Are (Atlantic)
Buy Now: More Than You Think You Are (Atlantic) - Mudvayne - The End of All Things to Come (Epic)
Read: "Mudvayne Reach The End With New Album"
November 26:
- Baby - The Birdman (Cash Money)
Read: "Cash Money's Baby Makes Video Plans With P. Diddy, Toni Braxton" - DJ Envy - Block Party (Epic)
- Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me ... Then (Epic)
Read: "J. Lo Sets Release Date For LP After Song Leaks Out"
Buy Now: This Is Me ... Then (Epic) - Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected? (Island)
- Various artists - "Chicago" soundtrack (Epic)
Read: "Janet Jackson To Appear On LP With Mya ... And Richard Gere" - Various artists - "Paid in Full" soundtrack (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
December 3:
- Charli Baltimore - The Diary (You Think You Know)
(Murder Inc./Def Jam)
Read: "Charli Baltimore's Working All Night And Needs Pink" - Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet (MonarC/Island/Def Jam)
Read: "Mariah Carey Insists She Just Needed Sleep, Taps Family History For New Clip"
Buy Now: Charmbracelet (MonarC/Island/Def Jam)
December 17:
- Dashboard Confessional - Unplugged 2.0 (Vagrant)
- Nas - God's Son (Columbia)
Read: "Nas Sets Release For God's Son, Pooh-Poohs Jay-Z's Challenge"
