Rap dreams.

  • 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