Promises Are Made To Be Broken..

.. or are they?

That's what we're about to find out in hip-hop in '09, we'll see who keeps to their word and who talked out they you-know-what.

Outkast album? Perhaps.

Detox? Not likely.

Ya boy's got some other predictions about all this chatter on upcoming albums and the like, here we go:

->Big Boi & Andre 3000K release solo albums Sir Luscious Left Foot and untitled, respectively, then collab for an Outkast Album before '09 is through

Odds: 50%

Act like this right here wouldn't be a dream come true. 3 albums from the ATLiens in 12 months? Sounds too good to be true, huh? That's cause it might be. It's a coin-flip right here, I think the solo ones will drop but they'll keep the 'Kast album on people's minds for much longer.

->Mos Def releases The Ecstatic before the 3rd Quarter

Odds: 100%

Mos ain't playing this time around like he did on Tru3 Magic by the looks of his ferocious "Life In Marvelous Times," the first single off his upcoming The Ecstatic due February and I think it'll be on time. I've been waitin for this BK brawler to stop singing and grab hold of the mic, let's see what he can do.

-> Padded Room drops February 24th

Odds: 40%

There is NO WAY, I repeat NO WAY that this album won't get pushed back at least til after my born day (March 3, pisces stand up!). That's Jumpoff Joey and Amalgam Digital's strategy, they keep people waiting until -> becomes relevant again - Ha, gotcha! I kid, I kid. Joey's got bars, but does he have a solid album in him? MM2 and 3 say "yes," but those appeal to a cult following. Either way - we won't know 'til after February.

->Detox is finally finished in '09

Odds: 15% (and that's generous)

We've got a better chance at seeing a new Em and 50 album than seeing Detox any time next year. Don't get your hopes up.