Bullet Points - Lil Wayne, Jimi Hendrix, M.I.A.

Lil' Wayne may be headed to jail for at least 8 months on weapons charges, but that won't stop Weezy from prepping his first disc since 2008's Tha Carter III - Rebirth.

Initially scheduled for a release last spring, Wayne acted his typical music delaying self and delayed his music typically. Record label Young Money has said the delay is due in part to Wayne's desire for the album to be "perfect". However the record has been slated for a February 2nd release date.

Rebirth is set to be the rapper's first rock record. 5 singles have already been released from the album and all have failed to meet the lofty expectations set by his previous work. Who ever would have thought that generic rock and irritating auto tune would sound so.... generically irritating? (case in point here)

500 copies of the record were mistakenly sent to those who pre-ordered it off of Amazon leading to the album's leak a few days later. Wayne has said that much of the album has changed and that "the 2010 Rebirth is not the 2009 Rebirth"

Am I the only one who smells yet another rapper who let fame go to his head? I'm going to predict the ending. This album will simply fall by the wayside and hype for Tha Carter IV will go down the drain.

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Some of the final recordings Jimi Hendrix ever produced are finally getting the official release from his estate are slated for release on March 9th along with a slew of Hendrix reissues.

Valleys Of Neptune will feature a fair amount of unreleased tunes along with a few already well known Hendrix songs. Studio versions of "Hear My Train A' Comin'", a cover of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" and never before heard songs "Lullaby for the Summer", "Crying Blue Rain" and "Ships Passing Through the Night" are all included on the 12 song package.

The rest of the Jimi Hendrix Experience catalog will be reissued with each of the band's 3 albums packaged as a CD/DVD combo. The DVDs will contain documentaries that feature behind the scene interviews and clips about the making of the albums.

Hendrix's classic Woodstock concert is also getting a Hi-Def face lift as the historic set is being released on Blu-Ray. Just as September of 2009 belong to the Beatles, March will be the month of Jimi.

The track listing for Valleys Of Neptune as well as a demo of the self titled track is below.

1. Stone Free
2. Valleys Of Neptune
3. Bleeding Heart
4. Hear My Train A Comin'
5. Mr. Bad Luck
6. Sunshine Of Your Love
7. Lover Man
8. Ships Passing Through The Night
9. Fire
10. Red House
11. Lullaby For The Summer
12. Crying Blue Rain

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After breaking down pop barriers with her 2007 album Kala M.I.A. decided to have a baby before changing the world for a second time. In a recent article for Rolling Stone the British / Sri Lankan super star talked about her plans for her next album due in the summer.

You can read the article here.