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- A ten track album by Eminem produced entirely by Kanye West
- Eminem never mentioning his feelings or daughters again
- Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean doing a sequel to The Score
- Wyclef Jean doing a sequel to The Carnival where he doesn’t do overkill Bob Marley impressions
- Nas hiring El-P to produce an entire twelve track album
- Killer Mike never rapping on a beat that’s not produced by El-P
- Aesop Rock making sense
- Andre 3000 sacking his Hollywood agent and simply rapping
- Andre 3000 and Big Boi releasing the twelve track Organized Noize album they promised
- Q-Tip following up The Renaissance
- Mos Def paying as much attention to set lists and his solo career as he gives tailored suits and hats
- Rawkus Records relaunching as a fully independent label again
- Pharoahe Monch releasing an album with no soft beats and gospel background vocals
- Ludacris realising his potential and not just releasing another album with 43 interludes
- Dr. Dre creating a secret identity to release his non commercially driven beats so we get to enjoy them
- Dr. Dre operating as an artist and not a brand so we get to hear and enjoy his actual craft
- Jehst and MF Doom collaborating on an EP
- MF Doon and Ghostface Killah releasing their much talked about joint album
- The Wu Tang Clan releasing a scratchy, simple album of unpolished, raw beats
- Dr. Dre simply retiring and confirming that Detox won’t happen so journalists can speculate on something else
- KRS One releasing an album of imaginative tracks rather than how great he is and how long he’s been about
- Outsidaz reforming for an EP featuring Eminem and Rah Digga
- Punchline and Wordsworth reuniting for a boom bap comedy album
- Will.I.Am returning to less chart catering movie soundtracks and solo adventures
- Jurassic 5 reuniting, if only to tour the world and make it smile
- Charli 2na releasing an actual solo album rather than collections of collaborations and remixes
- Plan B forfeiting his record contract and giving it to Task Force
- Roots Manuva never retiring
- David Guetta staying the fuck away from anyone’s favourite rapper
- Someone convincing Busta Rhymes that he isn’t a coke dealing, wife beating gangster but a happy, comical guy
- Dizee Rascal kissing and making up to release an album over grime beats
- DMX giving up crack and burying beaten to death dogs so he can continue releasing wild party jams
- Erick Sermon releasing a full album of tracks each sampling Marvin Gaye vocals
- Zach De La Rocha releasing that solo album produced by DJ Shadow, Questlove and El-P