| Release Date[1] |
Artist |
Album |
Notes |
| January 14 |
Various Artists |
Rhyme & Reason: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| January 28 |
Camp Lo |
Uptown Saturday Night |
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| Various Artists |
Gridlock'd (soundtrack) |
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| Various Artists |
West Coast Bad Boyz II |
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| February 4 |
Kool Keith |
Sex Style |
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| C-Bo |
One Life 2 Live |
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| Various Artists |
The Sugar Hill Records Story |
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| February 11 |
Frankie Cutlass |
Politics & Bullshit |
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| Funkmaster Flex |
The Mix Tape, Vol. II |
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| Various Artists |
Dangerous Ground (soundtrack) |
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| February 18 |
Luniz |
Bootlegs & B-Sides |
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| TRU |
Tru 2 da Game |
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| February 25 |
Various Artists |
Booty Call (soundtrack) |
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| March 4 |
Soul Assassins |
The Soul Assassins, Chapter I |
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| March 11 |
Body Count |
Violent Demise: The Last Days |
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| Ghetto Mafia |
Straight from the Dec |
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| Scarface |
The Untouchable |
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| March 18 |
The Fat Boys |
All Meat No Filler! |
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| March 25 |
The Notorious B.I.G. |
Life After Death |
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| Warren G |
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder |
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| Tracey Lee |
Many Facez |
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| Various Artists |
The 6th Man (soundtrack) |
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| April 7 |
Big Tymers |
How You Luv That |
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| April 8 |
3X Crazy |
Stackin' Chips |
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| Big Mike |
Still Serious |
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| Crime Boss |
Conflicts & Confusion |
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| Us3 |
Broadway & 52nd |
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| April 15 |
Artifacts |
That's Them |
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| April 22 |
Ill Al Skratch |
Keep It Movin' |
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| April 29 |
Various Artists |
Sprung (soundtrack) |
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| May 6 |
Steady Mobb'n |
Pre-Meditated Drama |
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| May 13 |
D12 |
The Underground E.P. |
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| Juvenile |
Solja Rags |
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| May 20 |
Boot Camp Clik |
For the People |
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| KRS-One |
I Got Next |
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| Various Artists |
I'm Bout It (soundtrack) |
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| June |
Esham |
Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987 |
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| June 1 |
Down Ta Erf |
Down Ta Erf |
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| June 3 |
Wu-Tang Clan |
Wu-Tang Forever |
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| Jungle Brothers |
Raw Deluxe |
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| World-famous Beat Junkies |
The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 1 |
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| Teflon |
My Will |
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| June 10 |
Mike Ladd |
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon |
|
| Various Artists |
So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II |
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| June 15 |
Cru |
Da Dirty 30 |
|
| June 17 |
Capone-N-Noreaga |
The War Report |
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| Lil' Keke |
Don't Mess wit Texas |
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| The Lost Boyz |
Love, Peace & Nappiness |
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| Boogiemonsters |
God Sound |
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| June 24 |
The Beatnuts |
Stone Crazy |
|
| Craig Mack |
Operation: Get Down |
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| Insane Clown Posse |
The Great Milenko |
|
| Twista |
Adrenaline Rush |
|
| Mia X |
Unlady Like |
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| The Lady of Rage |
Necessary Roughness |
|
| Wyclef Jean |
Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival |
|
| June 29 |
Various Artists |
The Album of the Year |
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| July 1 |
B.G. |
It's All on U, Vol. 1 |
|
| Ghetto Twiinz |
In That Water |
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| Various Artists |
Nothing to Lose (soundtrack) |
|
| July 11 |
Slum Village |
Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) |
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| July 13 |
Chubb Rock |
The Mind |
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| July 15 |
DJ Pooh |
Bad Newz Travels Fast |
|
| Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
Supa Dupa Fly |
|
| Various Artists |
Good Burger (soundtrack) |
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| July 22 |
Company Flow |
Funcrusher Plus[2] |
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| Puff Daddy & the Family |
No Way Out |
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| July 29 |
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
The Art of War |
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| D-Shot |
Six Figures |
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| Kilo Ali |
Organized Bass |
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| Rampage |
Scout's Honor... By Way of Blood |
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| E-40 & B-Legit |
Southwest Riders |
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| Trick Daddy |
Based On A True Story |
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| Various Artists |
Soul in the Hole (soundtrack) |
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| Various Artists |
Steel (soundtrack) |
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| August 5 |
Atmosphere |
Overcast! |
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| Killarmy |
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars |
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| Mr. Serv-On |
Life Insurance |
|
| Various Artists |
How to Be a Player |
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| Various Artists |
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 5 |
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| Various Artists |
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 6 |
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| Various Artists |
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 7 |
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| Various Artists |
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 8 |
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| August 12 |
Hed PE |
Hed PE |
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| Various Artists |
Hoodlum (soundtrack) |
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| Various Artists |
Money Talks (soundtrack) |
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| August 19 |
Kurtis Blow |
Kurtis Blow Presents the History of Rap, Vol. 1 |
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| Kurtis Blow |
Kurtis Blow Presents the History of Rap, Vol. 2 |
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| Kurtis Blow |
Kurtis Blow Presents the History of Rap, Vol. 3 |
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| O.C. |
Jewelz |
|
| Royal Flush |
Ghetto Millionaire |
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| August 26 |
Coolio |
My Soul |
|
| Diamond D |
Hatred, Passions and Infidelity |
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| Latryx |
The Album |
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| The Mossie |
Have Heart Have Money |
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| Tha Alkaholiks |
Likwidation |
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| August 29 |
Various Artists |
The Lawhouse Experience, Volume One |
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| September 2 |
Master P |
Ghetto D |
|
| September 16 |
Gravediggaz |
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel |
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| Mack 10 |
Based on a True Story |
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| Busta Rhymes |
When Disaster Strikes... |
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| Various Artists |
Soul Food (soundtrack) |
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| September 23 |
EPMD |
Back in Business |
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| MC Breed |
Flatline |
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| Mood |
Doom |
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| Organized Konfusion |
The Equinox |
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| The X-Ecutioners |
X-Pressions |
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| No I.D. |
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album) |
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| September 30 |
Common |
One Day It'll All Make Sense |
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| RBL Posse |
An Eye for an Eye |
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| October 7 |
Various Artists |
Gang Related - The Soundtrack |
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| October 14 |
Kinfusion |
Da Unhatched Breed |
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| Jurassic 5 |
Jurassic 5 |
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| LL Cool J |
Phenomenon |
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| Rawkus Records |
Soundbombing |
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| October 21 |
The Firm |
The Album |
|
| Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz |
Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album |
|
| Salt-n-Pepa |
Brand New |
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| October 28 |
Hot Boys |
Get It How U Live! |
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| Mase |
Harlem World |
|
| Natas |
Multikillionaire: The Devil's Contract |
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| Psycho Realm |
The Psycho Realm |
|
| Spice 1 |
The Black Bossalini |
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| November 4 |
Jay-Z |
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 |
|
| Jedi Mind Tricks |
The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness |
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| Mic Geronimo |
Vendetta |
|
| Rakim |
The 18th Letter |
|
| Three 6 Mafia |
Chapter 2: World Domination |
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| November 10 |
MC Lyte |
Badder Than B-Fore |
|
| November 11 |
B.G. |
It's All on U, Vol. 2 |
|
| Luniz |
Lunitik Muzik''[3] |
|
| Luke |
Changin' the Game |
|
| MC Eiht |
Last Man Standing |
|
| Mystikal |
Unpredictable |
|
| Timbaland & Magoo |
Welcome to Our World |
|
| November 18 |
5th Ward Boyz |
Usual Suspects |
|
| Del the Funky Homosapien |
Future Development |
|
| MJG |
No More Glory |
|
| November 25 |
DFC |
The Whole World's Rotten |
|
| Priority Records |
In tha Beginning...There Was Rap |
|
| Will Smith |
Big Willie Style |
|
| 2Pac |
R U Still Down? (Remember Me) |
|
| December 10 |
Eminem |
Slim Shady EP |
|
| December 16 |
Ice Cube |
Featuring...Ice Cube |
|
| Queen Pen |
My Melody |
|
| Various Artists |
The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits |
|
| December 23 |
Eightball & MJG |
Lyrics of a Pimp |
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