It will be the first album from the former Aftermath recording artist, since dropping the indie The Brick: Bodega Chronicles shortly after signing Dre's label back in 2007.

The upcoming album will be released through E1 Music, formerly Koch Records, and will feature a slew of producers and guests, including Akon, Brother Ali, Bun B, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Raekwon, Talib Kweili and Maino, among others.

Production duties will be handled by the likes of Red Spyda, DJ Khalil, Lil Fame, DJ Premier, MoSS, Nottz, and several others.

"Joell Ortiz is one the hottest new emcees to come out of New York. We had a lot of success with the first Joell release and are very excited he continues to be in the E1 family," said Alan Grunblatt, General Manager of E1 Music.

The first single off Free Agent is "Call Me," a nostalgic story of teenage love set in Brooklyn New York in the '90s. It will be serviced to urban radio shortly.

Ortiz is coming off a tour of the U.S. and is starting a European tour on Jan 15th, as 1/4 of the lyrical powerhouse Slaughterhouse, along with Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9 and Crooked I. The foursome was described as "...the game's most imposing lyrical force" by XXL magazine. The self-titled debut album, Slaughterhouse, is in stores now.