It seems like the mechanism of surprise has become a popular trend in music, especially hip-hop, and has brought a ton of excitement to consumers and fans of artists who participate. This year, many have been following in the footsteps of Beyonce, after she kept her self-titled album under wraps and released it overnight in 2013, which has been a huge marketing success. Kendrick Lamar announced his sophomore album’s official release date just two weeks before-hand, but To Pimp A Butterfly surprisingly dropped a week in advanced, and landed him on the top of the charts. Even Drake dropped his surprise album/mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late during All-Star weekend in February.

With all of the excitement being infiltrated into musical culture, fans are anxious to see who’s up next to give a surprise, and are hoping it’s from one of their favorites. With all of the great, diverse-sounding music being released this year, many are crossing their fingers in hopes of some wild cards participating any day now, such as the highly-anticipated projects from Jay Electronica, Dr. Dre, and even Lil Wayne. See our list of artists we would love to get an album from right now on the following pages.