New Music Tuesday: Week of July 6

Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

The long-awaited first solo album from former Outkast member Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty hits stores today.  The album has already been receiving stellar reviews and has appearances from Sleepy Brown, T.I., Janelle Monae, George Clinton, B.o.B., Gucci Mane, Yelawolf and Sam Chris.  The only missing cameo?  Andre 3000.  3000 was prevented from appearing on the record due to contractual issues.  The first single off of the album is titled “Shutterbug.”

Enrique Iglesias Euphoria

After four studio albums in English and four in Spanish, Enrique Iglesias is releasing his first bilingual studio album today titled Euphoria.  The first Spanish single “Cuando Me Enamoro,” which features Juan Luis Guerra, was released in April, and the first English single “I Like It” featuring Pitbull was released in May.  The second single “Heartbeat” hit airways the in the first of June, and later that month, “No Me Digas Que No” was also released as a single.  The record is being released on Universal Republic, and Iglesias’ first on the label.

Juvenile Beast Mode

The ninth studio album from rapper Juvenile  Beast Mode hit stores today, less than a year after the release of his eighth full-length album Cocky & Confident in December 2009.  Juvenile has higher hopes for this record, as Cocky & Confident wasn’t well received by critics.  The rapper has described the new album as a summer anthem album dedicated to his fans.

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