CD Releases: Queen Latifah, The Roots, Patrick Wolf

Queen Latifah, Raekwon, The Roots! We are in for some good quality hip-hop music this week.  Queen Latifah goes back to her roots after trying jazz music (which was surprisingly good) for her last album. The Roots, Hip-Hop’s band famed for still using live instrumentals in performances, say their 9th studio album has a positive attitude which focuses on the end of the Bush administration and the beginning of the Obama presidency.

It seems we have run out of good titles for albums. Just a few weeks after Ginuwine released an album titled The Bachelor we have Patrick Wolf using the same name for his new one.  At least the English singer-songwriter sounds completely different from the R&B crooner, with his romantic folk/techno-pop sound.

Here are the albums coming out August 11th:

• Behemoth| Evangelion | Preview and Buy
• Black Mold| Snow Business is Crystal Antz | Preview
• Cobra Starship | Hot Mess | Preview and Buy
• Erika Jayne | Pretty Mess | Preview and Buy
• Queen Latifah | Persona | Preview and Buy
• Raekwon| Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II | Preview and Buy
• The Roots | How I Got Over | Preview and Buy
• George Strait | Twang | Preview and Buy
• Patrick Wolf | The Bachelor | Preview and Buy

Which album being released this week is your favorite?