Hip-Hop albums in 2013 have been successful even when faced with obstacles such as similar release dates, push-backs, early releases, and leaks. From the beginning of January, the listeners, fans, and aficionados of hip-hop have been blessed with a vast selection of albums released this year. Intentional or not, as each album seems to trump the next; there’s always a project to look forward to.

Notable albums that have graced our ears with musical nirvana whether in our headphones or car speakers include A$AP Rocky’s “Long Live A$AP,” Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience,” Tyga’s “Hotel California,” Tyler, the Creator’s “Wolf,” Kid Cudi’s “Indicud,” Talib Kweli’s “Prisoner of Conscious,” Prodigy & Alchemist’s “Albert Einstein,” French Montana’s “Excuse My French,” The-Dream’s “IV Play,” Action Bronson’s “Saaab Stories,” J. Cole’s “Born Sinner,” Kanye West’s “Yeezus,” and Mac Miller’s “Watching Movies With The Sound Off.”

Today, Wale’s “The Gifted,” and John Legend’s “Love in the Future,” will suppress the hunger for new music until anticipation takes over as release dates near. Albums to lookout for in the near future of 2013 include:

July

2nd: Gucci Mane “Trap House III”