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New Years Resolutions for 10 Rappers

With the excitement of a new year is in the air and the calendar flipped to 2010, now is the perfect time to look ahead and set some goals for the future. I attempt to get into the head of 10 rappers and make some hypothetical New Year resolutions.

Lil Wayne
I resolve to put down the Styrofoam cup just long enough to focus on that masterpiece bubbling inside me. (In return, we, your fans, will pretend that Rebirth never happened)

50 Cent
I, Curtis Jackson, hereby resolve to make myself relevant again without resorting to petty beefs or formulaic rap records. I also resolve to leave other people's family (especially kids) out of my petty beefs.

Trick Trick
I, Christian Mathis, resolve to respect people regardless of race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Kanye West
I, Kanye West, hereby resolve to say "goosfraba" five times next time I get the urge to interrupt an award ceremony.

Big Boi
I, Antwan, do resolve to find Andre 3000 and lock him up in the studio until we both have two albums worth of material in the can.

Nicki Minaj
I resolve to slowly but surely develop an identity that's not eerily similar to Lil Kim's. I will also expand my lyrical scope beyond the length of a teaspoon.

Charles Hamilton
I resolve to stop shooting myself in the foot. Also, I will no longer make claims that are impossible to verify, like the one about having a paranormal working relationship with J Dilla.

T.I.
I hereby resolve to look the other way next time I come across a busload of machine guns, no matter how catchy the price.

Nas
I resolve to ignore everyone who says that I'm incapable of crafting another Illmatic. I will remind them that "it's always forward I'm moving. Never backwards, stupid." I will then back this up by making another classic.

Gucci Mane
I resolve to hire a speech therapist at some point this year.

via: henrysblog

2010 is the Year of Outkast

To borrow Andre's words from "Ms. Jackson," "You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can't predict the weather." If this picnic goes as planned, however, 2010 could see a batch of new music from OutKast, arguably hip-hop's greatest rapping duo.

Big Boi's Sir Luscious Left Foot
The first OutKast release out the gate will be Big Boi's long overdue solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Boi tells Billboard.com that his solo debut is "coming at the top of the year." Judging by the singles and buzz songs, Sir Lucious Left Foot shows signs of brilliance. It has already spawned two solid hits, the Mary J Blige-assisted "Something's Gotta Give" and "Royal Flush," alongside Raekwon and Andre 3000. You may recall that "Royal Flush" topped our Best Rap Songs of 2008 list.

Andre 3000's Solo Album
Big Boi's solo outing will be followed directly by Dre's album. In the same Billboard interview, Boi adds that "3000 [will drop] right after me."

Hey, what about Outkast?
At this point, you're probably wondering if these two will ever make another group album. It will only happen on one condition. Here's Big Boi again: "When the solo albums come out, depending on how the fans support them, then we're gonna give them the Outkast album."
The moral of the story is this: if you want OutKast as a whole, you have to go out in droves and support the sum of its parts. Either way, 2010 will be a big year for the two dope boys in a Cadillac.

Via Henry's Blog