May 2008 Releases

New Blu-ray, CD, DVD, and PS3 releases for the month of May that seem interesting to me for one or more reasons.

May 6

CDs

7L & Esoteric - Esoteric vs. Japan
• I really wanna check this one out, but I can't find it at the gettin' place yet...
• 05/01: It's dope! Bangin' ass beats with random Japanese clips thrown in for good measure. I'm fucking getting it, that's all there is to it.
All Natural - Elements: Fire
• 05/28: Listening to it now. It's good.

May 20

Blu-ray

Anger Management Blades of Glory Face/Off: Special Collector's Edition V for Vendetta

May 27

CDs

Al Green - Lay It Down
• New Al Green album produced by ?uestlove. I'll give it a listen.
• 05/28: Pretty lame overall. Less than half the songs even have a decent beat/feel ("Just for Me", "You've Got the Love I Need", "What More Do You Want from Me", and "Standing in the Rain" are about it). I'm definitely passing on this one as I'd probably never listen to it again anyway.
J-Live - Then What Happened?
• I haven't checked it out yet.
• 05/28: Starts off with a pretty tight, horn infused beat. It's pretty good, but I want to listen to it again before the final verdict.

_josh