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2.29.2016 NEWS
TDE REVEALS 2016 RELEASE SCHEDULE
TDE has big plans for 2016. The label’s CEO, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, has dropped some hints about the camp’s upcoming releases.
Via a white board timeline, he revealed that ScHoolboy Q, SZA, Isaiah Rashad, and Ab-Soul are all working on new projects or finalizing efforts for 2016. Q is in the sample clearance phase and Soulo’s in the mixing stage, while SZA and Isaiah remain in different steps of the creative process.
Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock’s projects remain question marks for this year. For Rock, this may be due to his recent motorcycle accident, so his name is signaled in the chart with “ER.”
But beyond new projects from the label’s roster, it seems that two new TDE artists have also been announced. According to Top’s whiteboard, John Doe 1 is in the second stage of the creative process while John Doe 2’s status is to be determined. The acts haven’t been officially revealed just yet.
The IG post could bring Black Hippy fans a reason to be optimistic, as well. Top’s timeline notes that he is “praying” for a “BH” release next year. BH, of course, likely refers to the initials of Black Hippy, the group that consists of K-Dot, Q, Ab, and Rock.
Check out the tentative schedule below.
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TDE CEO HINTS AT 2016 RELEASES FROM KENDRICK LAMAR, SCHOOLBOY Q, ISAIAH RASHAD, OTHERS
POSTED BY DERRICK ROSSIGNOL ON FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Top Dawg Entertainment CEO Top Dawg shared a photo on Instagram today (above) of a marker board that lists the label’s upcoming releases, and the tantalizing lineup includes new stuff from Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, and others.
First on the list is Schoolboy Q, who has the words “sample clearance” by his name, suggesting that an album is in its final stages. This makes sense considering that Top Dawg recently hinted that Schoolboy Q’s upcoming album would be released before the summer. Following is SZA, Rashad and Ab-Soul, whose projects are respectively listed as “4th stage creative,” “3rd stage creative,” and “mixing.” Below that are Kendrick and Jay Rock, both of whom released albums in 2015.
The board also hints at releases from two currently unknown artists, labeled as “John Doe 1″ and “John Doe 2,” as well as a hopeful and highly anticipated 2017 release from Black Hippy, a supergroup comprised of TDE artists Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Kendrick and Schoolboy Q
