14 Most Anticipated Albums of 2014

The buzz is already building on these releases.

14 Most Anticipated Albums of 2014 - Last year was almost too much to handle. There were huge blockbuster releases seemingly every month on top of legends like Wu-Tang, TLC and Goodie Mob celebrating 20 years in the game. Oh, then there was Beyoncé. This year, it's not slowing down, not with the likes of Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Andre 3000 on the schedule to drop solo efforts. Check out which 14 albums we're checking for the most in 2014.(Photos from left: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Beats by Dre, Jonathan Leibson/WireImage, Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
"Rich Is Gangsta" - Over some smooth Black Metaphor production, Ricky flosses his wealth and takes a small shot at rival 50 Cent ("From now on I need 50...I ain't talkin' 50 Cent, neither").(Photo: Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
Pusha T, King Push - After releasing his solo debut, My Name Is My Name, under the guide of Kanye West, Pusha T is set to reunite with the Neptunes on the follow-up. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper has already made good on his promise to hit the studio with the production duo that introduced the Clipse to hip hop world. Now we're going wait to see what this combination of talent can offer on Pasha solo effort. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)Mariah Carey, The Art of Letting Go - It's been a few years since we've heard an album from Mariah Carey, and she hasn't lost her touch — or her voice. She introduced her fourteenth album, The Art of Letting Go, with an array of versions of her song "#Beautiful" (one featuring Miguel, one adding Jeezy and one in spanish), and capped it off with a performance at Hot 97's Summer Jam XX. Seems like "Honey" era MC is back!(Photo: Ouzounova/Splash News)

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Rick Ross, Mastermind - A couple of pushbacks on the in-store date has the streets eager for The Bawse's next release. He's been suiting up for it since early last year with "Box Chevy," the album's first promo single, "No Games" and the most recent, "Devil Is a Lie," which came just before Christmas and features none other than the Hov MC, Jay Z.(Photo: Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic)

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