Release Date |
Artist |
Album |
Label |
January 20 |
Dizzee Rascal |
Boy in da Corner |
January 27 |
Twista |
Kamikaze |
Atlantic Records |
February 3 |
Micranots |
The Emperor & the Assassin |
Rhymesayers Entertainment |
February 10 |
Kanye West |
The College Dropout |
Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |
February 24 |
Z-Ro |
The Life of Joseph W. McVey |
Rap-a-Lot Records |
March 1 |
Noah23 & Jaffa Gate |
Ancient Israelites Older Than Anorthosite |
Northstar Imprint[1] |
March 2 |
Cee-Lo Green |
Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine |
Arista Records |
Beans |
Now Soon Someday [EP] |
March 3 |
Tunnel Rats |
Tunnel Rats |
Uprok Records |
March 16 |
cLOUDDEAD |
Ten |
March 23 |
Blockhead |
Music by Cavelight |
Ninja Tune |
Cypress Hill |
Till Death Do Us Part |
Columbia Records |
Eyedea & Abilities |
E&A |
Rhymesayers Entertainment |
Madvillain |
Madvillainy |
Stones Throw Records |
MURS & 9th Wonder |
Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition |
Definitive Jux |
N*E*R*D |
Fly or Die |
Star Trak Entertainment, Virgin Records |
Skatterman & Snug Brim |
Urban Legendz |
Strange Music |
Usher |
Confessions |
LaFace Records, Arista Records |
April 6 |
Dark Lotus |
Black Rain |
Psychopathic Records |
Dilated Peoples |
Neighborhood Watch |
Capitol Records |
Non Phixion |
The Green CD/DVD |
Uncle Howie Records |
April 13 |
Illogic |
Celestial Clockwork |
Weightless Recordings |
Plague Language |
Farewell Archetypes |
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[2] |
April 20 |
Automato |
Automato |
Ghostface Killah |
The Pretty Toney Album |
Def Jam Recordings |
April 27 |
D12 |
D12 World |
Shady Records, Interscope Records |
May 4 |
Ill Bill |
What's Wrong with Bill? |
Psycho+Logical-Records |
May 11 |
Gift of Gab |
4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up |
Quannum Projects |
MF Grimm |
Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1 |
Day by Day Entertainment |
Pete Rock |
Soul Survivor II |
BBE Records |
May 18 |
Method Man |
Tical 0: The Prequel |
Def Jam Recordings |
The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come for Free |
Twiztid |
Cryptic Collection Vol. 3 |
Psychopathic Records |
May 20 |
Lecrae |
Real Talk |
Reach Records |
June 1 |
Masta Killa |
No Said Date |
Nature Sounds |
June 8 |
The X-Ecutioners |
The Revolutions |
Sony Music |
Spice 1 |
The Ridah |
June 15 |
Beastie Boys |
To the 5 Boroughs |
Capitol Records |
Proof |
I Miss the Hip Hop Shop |
Iron Fist Records |
Sabac Red |
Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come |
Psycho+Logical-Records |
June 22 |
Erick Sermon |
Chilltown, New York |
Motown Records |
Jadakiss |
Kiss of Death |
Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope Records] |
Phat Kat |
The Undeniable LP |
Barak Records |
June 27 |
Noah23 |
Sigma Octantis |
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[3] |
Mitochondrial Blues |
June 29 |
Goodie Mob |
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show |
Koch Records |
Headset |
Space Settings |
Lloyd Banks |
The Hunger For More |
G-Unit Records, Interscope Records |
Slum Village |
Detroit Deli: A Taste of Detroit |
Capitol Records |
July 13 |
Leak Bros. |
Waterworld |
Eastern Conference Records |
The Pharcyde |
Humboldt Beginnings |
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Project: Deadman |
Self Inflicted |
Strange Music |
The Roots |
The Tipping Point |
Geffen Records |
7L & Esoteric |
DC2: Bars of Death |
Babygrande Records |
July 27 |
Anybody Killa |
Dirty History |
Psychopathic Records |
Bigg Jus |
Black Mamba Serums v2.0 |
Big Dada Recordings |
OuterSpace |
Blood and Ashes |
Babygrande Records |
August 3 |
Masta Ace |
A Long Hot Summer |
M3 Records |
MF DOOM |
Venomous Villain [VV:2] |
Insomniac, Inc. |
Theodore Unit |
718 |
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August 10 |
Brand Nubian |
Fire in the Hole |
Babygrande Records |
Kutt Calhoun |
B.L.E.V.E. |
Strange Music |
Mobb Deep |
Amerikaz Nightmare |
Jive Records |
Mr. Hyde |
Barn of the Naked Dead |
Psycho+Logical-Records |
Shyne |
Godfather Buried Alive |
Def Jam Recordings |
August 17 |
Northern State |
All City |
213 |
The Hard Way |
Doggystyle Records, G-Funk Entertainment, Dogg Foundation, TVT Records |
August 24 |
The Foreign Exchange |
Connected |
Barely Breaking Even |
Jedi Mind Tricks |
Legacy of Blood |
Babygrande Records |
Jim Jones |
On My Way to Church |
Diplomat Records, Koch Records |
Ma$e |
Welcome Back |
Bad Boy Entertainment |
MC Breed |
The New Prescription |
Psychopathic Records |
Young Buck |
Straight Outta Ca$hville |
G-Unit Records, Interscope Records |
August 31 |
Insane Clown Posse |
The Wraith: Hell's Pit |
Psychopathic Records |
LL Cool J |
The DEFinition |
Def Jam Recordings |
September 7 |
Rob Sonic |
Telicatessen |
Definitive Jux |
September 14 |
Dizzee Rascal |
Showtime |
Nelly |
Sweat |
Derrty Entertainment, Universal Records |
Suit |
September 21 |
Jean Grae |
This Week |
Babygrande Records |
k-os |
Joyful Rebellion |
Lil' Romeo |
Romeoland |
The New No Limit Records, Koch Records |
Necro |
The Pre-Fix for Death |
Psycho+Logical-Records |
Saul Williams |
Saul Williams |
Fader Label |
September 28 |
Heiruspecs |
A Tiger Dancing |
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Shawnna |
Worth tha Weight |
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings |
Talib Kweli |
The Beautiful Struggle |
Rawkus Records |
October 5 |
De La Soul |
The Grind Date |
AOI Records |
I-20 |
Self Explanatory |
Disturbing tha Peace, Capitol Records |
October 12 |
Gold Chains And Curly Cie |
When The World Was Our Friend |
Mos Def |
The New Danger |
Rawkus Records, Geffen Records |
October 19 |
Beans |
Shock City Maverick |
Bizzy Bone |
Alpha and Omega |
|
Blaze Ya Dead Homie |
Colton Grundy: The Undying |
Psychopathic Records |
Lil Wyte |
Phinally Phamous |
Hypnotize Minds |
Q-Unique |
Vengeance is Mine |
Uncle Howie Records |
October 26 |
Afrika Bambaataa |
Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light |
Tommy Boy Records |
Goretex |
The Art of Dying |
Psycho+Logical-Records |
Lateef & the Chief |
Maroons: Ambush |
Quannum Projects |
Trick Daddy |
Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets |
Atlantic Records |
November 1 |
Noah23 |
Jupiter Sajitarius |
2nd Rec[4] |
November 9 |
Ed O.G. |
My Own Worst Enemy |
Fabolous |
Real Talk |
Desert Storm Records, Elektra Records |
Handsome Boy Modeling School |
White People |
Elektra Records |
Ja Rule |
R.U.L.E. |
Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings |
November 12 |
Eminem |
Encore |
Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, Web Entertainment |
November 16 |
Chingy |
Powerballin' |
Full Dekk Music Group, Capitol Records |
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz |
Crunk Juice |
BME Recordings, TVT Records |
MF DOOM |
MM..Food |
Rhymesayers Entertainment |
Monoxide Child |
Chainsmoker LP |
Psychopathic Records |
R.A. the Rugged Man |
Die, Rugged Man, Die |
Nature Sounds |
Snoop Dogg |
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece |
Doggystyle Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Geffen Records |
November 23 |
Apathy |
Where's Your Album?!! |
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Axe Murder Boyz |
The Unforgiven Forest |
Canonize Productions |
The Diplomats |
Diplomatic Immunity 2 |
Diplomat Records, Koch Records |
November 30 |
Nas |
Street's Disciple |
Ill Will Records, Columbia Records |
T.I. |
Urban Legend |
Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records |
December 7 |
Cam'ron |
Purple Haze |
Roc-A-Fella Records, Diplomat Records, Def Jam Recordings |
Ludacris |
The Red Light District |
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings |
December 14 |
Xzibit |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Open Bar Entertainment, Columbia Records, Sony Music |
2Pac |
Loyal to the Game |
Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records |