This is where we mention that despite saying we don't care, we still are waiting on Detox.

Rather than ponder over just how impressive 2012's release roster will be (new music from T.I., Rick Ross, Jay-Z, etc.), we've decided to take a different approach. Instead of hyping what has the potential to be another great year for Hip-Hop, we're going to mull over whose music is teetering on the edge of, "Who cares anymore, anyway?" Thanks to reasons like artist ambivalence and record label shenanigans, and the fact that new music drops everyday, in most cases these 10 albums missed taking advantage of striking while their mics were hot. No shots.

Clicks the page #s below to see who made the list.

After Just Blaze's sent out a questionable tweet,“Me and @kendricklamar single next week maybe? Maybe. I dunno.” many wondered what the legendary producer and Top Dawg MC were cooking up. In an interview with Allhiphop, the budding artist confirmed that the two had linked up.

"Me and Just Blaze been working on some s**t,” Kendrick says. “We have a possible on in the can.”

Lamar recalled his first encounter with Just Blaze, explaining that it didn't take long before the two merged in the studio.

“We was in a studio session one day and you know I introduced myself as a new artist man, humbling myself you know because Just [Blaze] is in the building. How you doing sir, I'm Kendrick Lamar and I'm out your way,” Finishes Kendrick. “The next studio session, you know he wanted to work so it was a honor, I jumped in.”

The Compton spitter also denied a rumored titled "Compton City," which reportedly the first single off of Dr. Dre's Detox.

Dr. Dre has been cranking out hits and molding careers for 27 years and at the opening of the Beats By Dre store in SoHo, he told The Fader that he would be taking a break.

“These are the next two artists I'm working on, Slim Da Mobster and Kendrick Lamar. I think that's when I'm gonna just wrap it up for a minute because I've been working on music for 27 years now and the longest I've ever been out of the studio in 27 years has been two weeks.”

Dre says he's shocked how well his headphone line is doing and now he wants to be second only to Apple and break into the microphone business.

"I'm never gonna stop music, it's like air to me," says The Doctor. But with no mention of Detox, where does that leave the mythical album?

Full interview below.

A disgruntled 50 Cent revealed on Twitter early Wednesday morning that he will not release his next album, due to problems with Interscope Records.

The G-Unit HNIC had previously announced that his sixth album, Before I Self Destruct II, a follow up to his 2009 Before I Self Destruct LP, would be out this year.

In addition to canceling his next album, 50 Cent also threatened to leak a new Dr. Dre single.

Dr. Dre's last single "I Need a Doctor" featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey was released in February of this year and has sold over 2 million copies.

Dre's long-awaited Detox album was supposed to be released in 2011, but no news surrounding the album has been released since "I Need a Doctor."

Fiddy tweeted the following on Wednesday:

Stay tuned to see if Curtis makes good on his promise and leaks Dre's single tomorrow.

Independence Day was supposed to be a major day for hip-hop as fans anticipated the release of Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch The Throne EP. But instead, the two rap juggernauts are making the people wait longer for their collaborative disc.

Vh1 reported, “We spoke to sources close to Jay-Z‘s management team earlier today who have direct knowledge of the album's release plans, and they confirmed that the rumored July 4th release date is ‘not happening.”

We knew it was a long shot but it would've been great for the holiday. Oh well, let's hope this doesn't turn into another Detox now that the anticipation and expectations have been heightened. 

"So I had the record I was ready to launch, and we sat down and everybody talked," he said. "What happens is, there are a lot of people involved in my actual launch, because its three parties; it's Shady, then you got Aftermath, then you got Interscope, and then you got me on my end.

So by the time we got to go sit down with [Interscope chairman] Jimmy [Iovine], we talked a little bit, and then I ended up having to go see Dre, because we had the little issue, the confusion about the Twitter stuff."

50 also took the time to announce that he will appear on the next single for Dr. Dre's long-awaited third solo LP Detox, titled "The Psycho."

Fif explained that after the two artists resolved their argument over the release of Fif's custom headphones, it was business as usual, and "The Psycho" was the end result.

"We sat down, we cleared that [Twitter argument] up, me and Dre, and then we said, 'Let's just get back to the music and do what we do,'" he said. "Immediately after, we wrote a song together called 'The Psycho'; it's Dre's next single."

We have heard it all before, but this time it's frequent Dr Dre collaborator DJ Khalil who is revealing that Dre is putting the finishing touches on his illusive Detox album.

The “Kush” producer recently revealed to Billboard.com that Dre is almost finished with the album but is still working to finalize the product ten years in the making.

“Dre's album is definitely the most important thing right now, because he is definitely in the final stretch," said Khalil. "He has the record going, but I'm sure he thinks there are pieces missing still. Until he finds those pieces, maybe he's not comfortable putting it out yet."

 

Khalil explained the vibe of the long awaited LP by saying, “It's definitely a West Coast sound -- more futuristic West Coast sound -- at least from what I've turned in," he said. "I don't know what he's keeping, though."

The budding rap star recently spoke with MTV News about his feature on the album, as well as his personal relationship with the legendary rap producer.

Watch below to hear what Lamar had to say about his appearance on the album, and the West Coast rap icon.