Release Date | Artist | Album | Label |
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January 1 | Twisted Insane | Shoot for the Face | Brainsick Muzik |
January 24 | CunninLynguists | A Piece of Strange | |
Tha Alkaholiks | Firewater | Waxploitation Records,Koch Records |
January 31 | Daddy X | Family Ties | Suburban Noize Records |
February 5 | Sway | This Is My Demo | |
February 7 | Various Artists | Run The Road Volume 2 | |
Dem Franchise Boyz | On Top Of Our Game | So So Def Records,Virgin Records |
J Dilla | Donuts | Stones Throw Records |
Aceyalone | Magnificent City | Decon Records |
Remy Ma | There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story | Terror Squad Entertainment,SRC Records,Universal Records |
February 14 | Sérgio Mendes | Timeless | |
February 21 | Dilated Peoples | 20/20 | Capitol Records |
Keak Da Sneak | Kunta Kinte | |
Shaggy 2 Dope | F.T.F.O. (Fuck The Fuck Off) | Psychopathic Records |
February 28 | Jel | Soft Money | |
March 7 | El Da Sensei | The Unusual | Fat Beats Records |
Juvenile | Reality Check (Juvenile album) | UTP Records,Atlantic Records |
Public Enemy &Paris | Rebirth of a Nation | Guerrilla Funk Recordings |
March 14 | D.M.C. | Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll | |
E-40 | My Ghetto Report Card | BME Recordings,Reprise Records |
Soul Position | Things Go Better With RJ and Al | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
March 21 | Army of the Pharaohs | The Torture Papers | Babygrande Records |
B.G. | The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am) | Chopper City Records,Koch Records |
M-1 | Confidential | Koch Records |
Madlib | The Beat Konducta, Vols. 1 & 2: Movie Scenes | Stones Throw Records |
MURS &9th Wonder | Murray's Revenge | |
March 28 | Do or Die | Get That Paper | |
T.I. | King | Grand Hustle Records,Atlantic Records |
Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | Def Jam Recordings |
April 1 | Hilltop Hoods | The Hard Road | Obese Records |
April 4 | Bubba Sparxxx | The Charm | Purple Ribbon Records,Virgin Records,Capitol Records,EMI Records |
D-Shot | Callin All Shots | |
Yukon Black | Addiction Services | |
April 11 | LL Cool J | Todd Smith | Def Jam Recordings |
April 18 | Axe Murder Boyz | Blood In, Blood Out | Psychopathic Records |
Da BackWudz | Wood Work | |
April 25 | The Coup | Pick A Bigger Weapon | Epitaph Records |
The Streets | The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living | |
Zu Ninjaz | Now Justice | |
May 2 | Dove Shack | Reality Has Got Me Tied Up | |
Mobb Deep | Blood Money | G-Unit Records,Interscope Records |
May 9 | Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere | Atlantic Records |
Kottonmouth Kings | Nickel Bag | Suburban Noize Records |
May 16 | Cam'ron | Killa Season | Asylum Records |
Jamie Madrox | Phatso | Psychopathic Records |
Noah23 | Amalthea Magnetosphere | Legendary Entertainment,Plague Language |
Saint Dog | USA (Unconformable Social Amputees) | Suburban Noize Records |
May 23 | Bronze Nazareth | The Great Migration | Think Differently Music,Babygrande Records |
May 30 | King Syze | Syzemology | Babygrande Records |
June 6 | Hed PE | Back 2 Base X | Suburban Noize Records |
DJ Khaled | Listennn: The Album | Terror Squad Entertainment,Koch Records |
Kottonmouth Kings | Koast II Koast |
Ice Cube | Laugh Now, Cry Later | Lench Mob Records |
Rampage | Have You Seen? | Flipmode Records |
Shawnna | Block Music | Def Jam Recordings,Disturbing Tha Peace Records |
Yung Joc | New Joc City | Bad Boy South,Block Entertainment,Atlantic Records |
June 13 | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang | Flipmode Records,Aftermath Entertainment,Interscope Records |
Mr. Lif | Mo' Mega | Definitive Jux |
Noah23 | Clout | Legendary Entertainment,Plague Language |
Zion I | Break a Dawn | Live Up Records, Handcuts Records |
June 20 | Kurupt | Same Day, Different Shit | D.P.G. Recordz |
June 26 | Plan B | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | |
June 27 | Kool Keith | The Return of Dr. Octagon | CMH Records |
Lord Jamar | The 5% Album | Babygrande Records |
Tha Dogg Pound | Cali Iz Active | Doggystyle Records,Koch Records |
7L & Esoteric | A New Dope | Babygrande Records |
July 11 | Boondox | The Harvest | Psychopathic Records |
Cut Chemist | The Audience's Listening | Warner Bros. Records |
July 18 | Boot Camp Clik | The Last Stand | Duck Down Music |
July 25 | Inspectah Deck | The Resident Patient | Urban Iron Records |
Jurassic 5 | Feedback | Interscope Records |
MF Grimm | American Hunger | Day by Day Entertainment |
Michael Franti & Spearhead | Yell Fire! | |
Pharrell | In My Mind | Star Trak Entertainment,Interscope Records |
August 1 | DMX | Year of the Dog... Again | Ruff Ryders Entertainment,Sony Urban Music,Columbia Records |
August 8 | Masta Killa | Made in Brooklyn | Nature Sounds |
Rick Ross | Port of Miami | Def Jam Recordings,Slip-n-Slide Records,Poe Boy Entertainment |
August 15 | Obie Trice | Second Round's on Me | Shady Records,Interscope |
August 22 | J Dilla | The Shining | BBE Records |
OutKast | Idlewild | LaFace Records,Jive Records |
August 29 | Method Man | 4:21... The Day After | Def Jam Recordings |
The Roots | Game Theory |
September 5 | OuterSpace | Blood Brothers | Babygrande Records |
September 12 | Skyzoo &9th Wonder | Cloud 9: The 3 Day High | Traffic Entertainment |
Swollen Members | Black Magic | Battle Axe Records |
September 19 | Chingy | Hoodstar | Full Dekk Music Group,Capitol Records |
The Dirtball | Raptillion | Suburban Noize Records |
DJ Shadow | The Outsider | Universal Motown Records,Island Records |
Jedi Mind Tricks | Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell | Babygrande Records |
Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor | 1st & 15th Entertainment,Atlantic Records |
Potluck | Straight Outta Humboldt | Suburban Noize Records |
September 26 | Ludacris | Release Therapy | Disturbing tha Peace,Def Jam Recordings |
Main Flow and7L | Flow Season | Brick Records |
October 3 | Subtle | For Hero: For Fool | |
Sleepy Brown | Mr. Brown | Purple Ribbon Records,Virgin Records,Capitol Records |
October 10 | Lloyd Banks | Rotten Apple | G-Unit Records,Interscope Records |
Zion I andThe Grouch | Heroes in the City of Dope | Om Records |
October 17 | Puff Daddy | Press Play | Bad Boy Entertainment,Atlantic Records |
Hi-Tek | Hi-Teknology²: The Chip | Babygrande Records |
October 23 | Braintax | Panorama | Low Life Records |
October 31 | Kevin Federline | Playing With Fire | Federation Records |
Lady Sovereign | Public Warning | |
Birdman &Lil Wayne | Like Father, Like Son | Cash Money, Universal |
November 7 | Tech N9ne | Everready (The Religion) | Strange Music |
AZ | The Format | Quiet Money Records |
Jim Jones | Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) | Diplomat Records,Koch Records |
November 14 | The Game | Doctor's Advocate | Geffen Records |
Fat Joe | Me, Myself & I | Terror Squad Entertainment,Virgin Records,Imperial Records |
November 21 | JAY-Z | Kingdom Come | Roc-A-Fella Records,Def Jam Recordings |
Kottonmouth Kings | Hidden Stash III | Suburban Noize Records |
Snoop Dogg | Tha Blue Carpet Treatment | Doggystyle Records,Geffen Records |
2Pac | Pac's Life | Amaru Entertainment,Interscope Records |
November 27 | CRUNK23 | Technoshamanism | Legendary Entertainment,Plague Language |
November 28 | Clipse | Hell Hath No Fury | Re-Up Records,Star Trak Entertainment,Jive Records |
December 5 | Shady Records | Eminem Presents: The Re-Up | Shady Records,Interscope Records |
December 12 | Ghostface Killah | More Fish | Def Jam Recordings |
Jeezy | The Inspiration | CTE World,Def Jam Recordings |
December 19 | Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead | Def Jam Recordings,Columbia Records |
December 29 | Mos Def | True Magic | Geffen Records |