Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor 2 is featured in MSN's 2012 New Music Guide

MSN has put together a list of major releases that are expected to drop this year and Food & Liquor 2 is featured on it among new projects from Busta Rhymes, Alicia Keys, 50 Cent, Madonna, Linkin Park and others.

This past year, when Lupe Fiasco finally saw the release of his long-withheld album, "Lasers," he described himself as "medium suicidal" over what he heard. Fans disagreed, as the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 200,000 copies in its first week.

In recent interviews, this fickle pioneer of socially conscious rap -- Common and Talib Kweli also figure prominently in this style -- appears to be much more excited about his next record, which is due out sometime in 2012.

Check the full guide HERE