The Lowdown (4/28)

Next tuesday consists of the return of H-town's Mike Jones and underground favorite, Tech N9ne. Four years since his debut, Who Is Mike Jones?, Jones returns with The Voice, boasting collaborations with Lil' Wayne, T-Pain, Trey Songz, Devin The Dude among others. With a new phone number, new image (Jones lost tons of weight and has a much slimmer look than before-thanks to Subway) and new label deal, Jones hopes his voice will be heard, with beats coming from Mr. Collipark, Mike D, Jim Jonsin, J.R. Rotem to name a few. Lead Single: "Drop & Gimme 50"(feat. Hurricane Chris), "Cuddy Buddy"(feat. T-Pain, Lil' Wayne & Twista), "Next To You"(feat. Nae Nae)

On the flipside, underground favorite, Tech Nina delivers his, Sickology 101, the second release of the "collabs" series. Featuring productions from his usual crew, Wyshmaster, YoungFyre, Matic Lee and Seven, collabs come from his Strange Music pals, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun and Big Scoob, as well as outside collabs with Chino XL, Messy Marv, Krayzie Bone and Crooked I. Lead Single: "Red Nose", "Sickology 101"