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Why Did iTunes Leak The New Raconteurs Album?

Who needs Zshare when iTunes seems to now be leaking albums early? First it was The Shins, and now the new Raconteurs album Consolers of the Lonely seems to have enjoyed an early release last week thanks to Apple’s online music store. Could these supposed “accidents” be a sign of the walls closing in on the MP3 hub? It’s possible. But as long as Jack White can get the album out sooner than Gnarls Barkley did, he should survive.

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Album Preview: Lil Mama’s Voice Of The Young People

Waiting on women is exhausting. If anticipating the verdict of troubled female rappers in the courtroom wasn’t enough, try patiently waiting on Lil Mama’s debut album. It took about a year for her glam salute “Lip Gloss” to cool off, now it’s time for the Harlem transplant via Brooklyn to show and prove. Check out these exclusive tracks from VYP: Voice Of The Young People, due this summer after the jump.

New Music From Missy Elliot

The Missy Elliot, Timbaland and Danjahanz trifecta is like big girl “Sexy Back 2008.” Sorry, were you expecting Beyoncé? So Missy isn’t clocking “Supa Dupa Fly” pounds these days, the thicker, edgier Missy—circa 2002—returns on her new untitled album. Her excuse for not showing up to Chelsea’s Roc The Mic studios yesterday entertained press through pre-recorded interludes in between unmixed tracks, “I was busy walking Oprah’s dogs” and “washing Denzel Washington’s cars.” Comedy gold only Missy could pull off took us through eight tracks of future summer anthems (slow jam included), coupled with her devilishly playful how-to’s for shaking (insert female anatomy)…

Gnarls Barkley Leaks to the Internet

The news of Gnarls Barkley’s “The Odd Couple” leaking to the internet won’t be news for long if once record label gatekeepers pull it from the web. The gasping leak comes about a month early before the planned April 8th release date. Don’t be surprised. Today’s climate for selling records is no different than 2006 when the awkward duo of Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo met multi-platinum success with “St. Elsewhere.” Solution: push the record release date forward for retail stores, or simply, get it before it’s gone daddy gone.

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Leaders 1354 x Reebok Reverse Jam

With the teaser hitting the blogosphere a few days ago, we figured we’d give fans of Chicago-based boutique Leaders 1354 the full view of the Reverse Jams they hooked up. These limited edition speckled-sole sneakers are still in the lab going through final production runs, but don’t expect to see something much different come April—the tentative release month . Unless of course, we ruined the surprise.