# 1992 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1992.

## Released albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album |
| January | Sister Souljah | 360 Degrees of Power |
| January 22 | South Central Cartel | South Central Madness |
| January 28 | Brothers Uv Da Blakmarket | Ruff Life |
| February 4 | Sir Mix-a-Lot | Mack Daddy |
| February 4 | True Culture | Rude Boys Come to Play |
| February 11 | Lord Finesse | Return of the Funky Man |
| February 11 | Luke | I Got Shit on My Mind |
| February 16 | Natas | Life after Death |
| February 25 | Boogie Down Productions | Sex and Violence |
| February 25 | Fu-Schnickens | F.U. Don't Take It Personal |
| February 25 | Ganksta N-I-P | The South Park Psycho |
| February 25 | Original Flavor | This Is How It Is |
| February 26 | Too Much Trouble | Bringing Hell on Earth |
| March 3 | The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy | Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury |
| March 3 | The A.T.E.E.M. | A Hero Ain't Nuttin' But a Sandwich |
| March 10 | Da Youngsta's | Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's |
| March 10 | Hard Knocks | School of Hard Knocks |
| March 17 | Ultramagnetic MCs | Funk Your Head Up |
| March 17 | Crusaders For Real Hip-Hop | Deja Vu, It's '82 |
| March 24 | Arrested Development | 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... |
| March 24 | Chi-Ali | The Fabulous Chi-Ali |
| March 27 | Divine Styler | Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light |
| March 31 | Kris Kross | Totally Krossed Out |
| April 7 | College Boyz | Radio Fusion Radio |
| April 7 | Das EFX | Dead Serious |
| April 7 | Poison Clan | Poisonous Mentality |
| April 7 | The Future Sound | The Whole Shabang, Vol. 1 |
| April 7 | Red Hot Lover Tone | Red Hot Lover Lover Tone |
| April 9 | Esham | Judgement Day |
| April 14 | Various Artists | Deep Cover |
| April 14 | Spice 1 | Spice 1 |
| April 16 | X-Raided | Psycho Active |
| April 16 | Totally Insane | Direct from the Backstreet |
| April 20 | Master P | Mama's Bad Boy |
| April 20 | Pooh-Man | Funky As I Wanna Be |
| April 21 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head |
| April 21 | Kid Frost | East Side Story |
| April 21 | Maestro Fresh Wes | Maestro Zone |
| April 26 | UGK | The Southern Way |
| April 28 | Kid Sensation | The Power of Rhyme |
| April 28 | Penthouse Players Clique | Paid the Cost |
| April 28 | The Real Roxanne | Go Down (But Don't Bite It) |
| May 1 | Cooly Live | Livewire |
| May 5 | Doug E. Fresh | Doin' What I Gotta Do |
| May 5 | Gang Starr | Daily Operation |
| May 7 | The Click | Down and Dirty |
| May 12 | MC Breed | 20 Below |
| May 12 | Basehead | Play with Toys |
| May 19 | Father MC | Close to You |
| May 19 | X Clan | Xodus |
| June 1 | Prince Johnny C | It's Been a Long Rhyme Coming |
| June 1 | Raheem | The Invincible |
| June 1 | Seagram | The Dark Roads |
| June 2 | Mellow Man Ace | The Brother with Two Tongues |
| June 2 | K-Solo | Time's Up |
| June 9 | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | Mecca and the Soul Brother |
| June 9 | Tung Twista | Runnin' Off at da Mouth |
| June 9 | Zhigge | Zhigge |
| June 22 | Busy Bee Starski | Thank God for Busy Bee |
| June 23 | Eric B. & Rakim | Don't Sweat the Technique |
| June 23 | N2Deep | Back to the Hotel |
| June 23 | Yo-Yo | Black Pearl |
| June 30 | MC Ren | Kizz My Black Azz |
| July 14 | Too Short | Shorty the Pimp |
| July 15 | Fresh Kid Ice | The Chinaman |
| July 21 | DJ Quik | Way 2 Fonky |
| July 21 | House of Pain | House of Pain |
| July 28 | EPMD | Business Never Personal |
| August 1 | UGK | Banned |
| August 3 | Brand New Heavies | Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 |
| August 4 | The Poetess | Simply Poetry |
| August 4 | Home Team | Via Satellite From Saturn |
| August 11 | Prince Markie Dee | Free |
| August 11 | Double X Posse | Put Ya Boots On |
| August 25 | MC Serch | Return of the Product |
| September 1 | Chubb Rock | I Gotta Get Mine Yo |
| September 4 | Big Mello | Bone Hard Zaggin |
| September 8 | Bushwick Bill | Little Big Man |
| September 10 | JT the Bigga Figga | Don't Stop til We Major |
| September 14 | Funky Aztecs | Chicano Blues |
| September 15 | Public Enemy | Greatest Misses |
| September 15 | Willie D | I'm Goin' Out Lika Soldier |
| September 16 | RBL Posse | A Lesson to Be Learned |
| September 22 | Da Lench Mob | Guerillas in tha Mist |
| September 22 | Redman | Whut? Thee Album |
| September 22 | Diamond D | Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop |
| September 22 | Showbiz & A.G. | Runaway Slave |
| September 29 | Compton's Most Wanted | Music to Driveby |
| September 29 | Lighter Shade Of Brown | Hip Hop Locos |
| September 30 | Little Shawn | The Voice In the Mirror |
| October 5 | Roxanne Shante | The Bitch Is Back |
| October 6 | Common Sense | Can I Borrow a Dollar? |
| October 18 | Insane Clown Posse | Carnival of Carnage |
| October 20 | Grand Puba | Reel to Reel |
| November 3 | Positive K | The Skills Dat Pay da Bills |
| November 3 | The Goats | Tricks of the Shade |
| November 10 | E-40 | Federal |
| November 10 | UGK | Too Hard to Swallow |
| November 10 | O.F.T.B. | Straight Up Watts |
| November 17 | Geto Boys | Uncut Dope: Geto Boys' Best |
| November 17 | Ice Cube | The Predator |
| November 17 | The Dogs | K-9 Bass |
| November 17 | Rough House Survivers | Straight From the Soul |
| November 24 | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | Live and Let Die |
| November 24 | Paris | Sleeping with the Enemy |
| November 24 | The Pharcyde | Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde |
| December 15 | Dr. Dre | The Chronic |
| December 15 | Eazy-E | 5150: Home 4 tha Sick |
| December 15 | Proper Dos | Mexican Power |
| December 22 | Heavy D & the Boyz | Blue Funk |
| Unknown | Whistle | Get the Love |
| Unknown | Choice | Stick-n-Moove |
| Unknown | C-Funk | I'm Out 2 Stoages |
| Unknown | Toddy Tee | Living on the Edge of Insanity (The Life Album) |
| Unknown | Mac Dre | Back n da Hood |
| Unknown | A.L.T. | Another Latin Timebomb |
| Unknown | Bronx Style Bob | Grandma's Ghost |
| Unknown | Insane Poetry | Grim Reality |
| Unknown | Gregory D | The Real Deal |
| Unknown | Lifers Group | Living Proof |
| Unknown | Grandmaster Caz | The Grandest of Them All |
| Unknown | Point Blank | Prone to Bad Dreams |

## Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1992 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "Jump" | Kris Kross | Totally Krossed Out | 1 |
| "Baby Got Back" | Sir Mix-a-Lot | Mack Daddy | 1 |
| "Jump Around" | House of Pain | House of Pain | 3 |
| "2 Legit 2 Quit" | MC Hammer | Too Legit to Quit | 5 |
| "Tennessee" | Arrested Development | 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... | 6 |
| "Addams Groove" | MC Hammer | The Addams Family | 7 |
| "People Everyday" | Arrested Development | 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... | 8 |
| "Warm It Up" | Kris Kross | Totally Krossed Out | 13 |
| "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" | Geto Boys | We Can't Be Stopped | 23 |