# 2023 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2023.

## Events
### January

* On January 1, Gangsta Boo died of a drug overdose at the age of 43 in Memphis, Tennessee.
* On January 5, there was a shootout outside DJ Khaled's The Licking Restaurant in Miami, Florida, while filming a French Montana music video.
* On January 7, YoungBoy Never Broke Again married his girlfriend, Jazlyn Mychelle.
* On January 13, Kanye West married designer Bianca Censori.
* On January 16, Lil Tjay was arrested for gun possession in New York.
* On January 27, Drake's home was burglarized in Los Angeles.

### February

* On February 5, Kendrick Lamar won both Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "The Heart Part 5" at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Lamar also won the Best Rap Album for Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, and Future won Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Wait for U", featuring Drake and Tems.
* On February 10, South African rapper AKA was fatally gunned down in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
* On February 12, Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul, died at the age of 54, with the cause of his death remaining undisclosed.
* On February 22, Eric Holder Jr. was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison for the murder of Nipsey Hussle in March 2019.
* On February 23, R. Kelly was sentenced in Chicago federal court to 20 years in prison for child pornography and other sexual crimes involving minors, with 19 years being concurrent to his previous 30-year term handed down in New York. Kelly will now serve 31 years in prison.

### March

* On March 2, Lil Mosey was found not guilty of second-degree rape.
* On March 3, De La Soul's full discography became available on streaming services for the first time.
* On March 5, a stampede occurred at a GloRilla and Finesse2tymes concert in Rochester, New York, leaving three people dead and 7 people injured.
* On March 10, Jay Park won Artist of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.
* On March 11, South African rapper Costa Titch collapsed on stage while performing. He later died at the age of 27.
* On March 20, Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome were convicted on all counts for the armed robbery and murder of XXXTentacion in June 2018.

### April

* On April 6, Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome were all formally sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of XXXTentacion. On the same day, Coolio's cause of death was revealed as an overdose of fentanyl.
* On April 26, Pras, of the Fugees, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the US, witness tampering and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government, for his role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (1MDB).
* On April 27, Kendrick Lamar's The Big Steppers Tour became the highest-grossing tour by a rapper as a headlining act in history, with $110.9 million from 929,000 tickets sold in 73 shows.

### May

* On May 3, Missy Elliott, Rage Against the Machine, DJ Kool Herc, and Don Cornelius were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On the same day, Boosie Badazz announced he was cancer free via Instagram.
* On May 4, Mozzy was released from prison.
* On May 5, Chris Brown got into an altercation with Usher at his birthday party in Las Vegas after an argument over Teyana Taylor.
* On May 17, Robert Allen was sentenced to 2 years in prison for the murder of XXXTentacion. On the same day, Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow, and 30 other alleged members of the 8 Trey Crips and 9 Ways gangs were indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy, murder, assault, kidnapping, reckless endangerment, and gun possession.
* On May 24, Fetty Wap was sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug trafficking.
* On May 25, Patrick Xavier Clarke was charged for the murder of Takeoff.
* On May 30, DaniLeigh was arrested for a DUI in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

### June

* On June 7, Tupac Shakur was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. On the same day, Blueface was arrested in Las Vegas on robbery charges.
* On June 9, Jamarcus Johnson pleaded guilty and was charged for the murder of Young Dolph.
* On June 12, the trial for YNW Melly on charges of first-degree murder began.
* On June 16, Quando Rondo was arrested in Chatham County, Georgia, for drug conspiracy and gang activity.
* On June 18, Big Pokey collapsed and later died from cardiac arrest while performing at a bar in Beaumont, Texas.
* On June 21, XXL released their 2023 Freshman Class, including Finesse2tymes, Lola Brooke, Rob49, Fridayy, GloRilla, 2Rare, SleazyWorld Go, Central Cee, Real Boston Richey, Luh Tyler, TiaCorine, and DC the Don.
* On June 23, Jacquees was arrested for battery in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
* On June 26, Melle Mel, of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was arrested for domestic violence.
* On June 27, Casanova was sentenced to 15 years in prison. On the same day, Drake was awarded the key to Shelby County in Memphis.

### July

* On July 2, a shooting at a nightclub in Wichita, Kansas, where Mozzy was performing at left 7 injured and 1 dead. Mozzy was briefly detained and released later that night.
* On July 5, MF DOOM's cause of death was revealed as angioedema.
* On July 20, SpotemGottem was arrested for gun possession, burglary and fleeing a police officer. On the same day, G Herbo pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making a false statement to a federal official.
* On July 22, the double murder trial for YNW Melly concluded. The trial ended with a hung jury, and the judge declared a mistrial.
* On July 24, Quavo was aboard a yacht in Miami, Florida when it was robbed by an armed crew.

### August

* On August 2, Lizzo was sued for allegedly creating a hostile work environment by sexually harassing and weight shaming her dancers.
* On August 7, DJ Casper died of kidney and liver cancer at the age of 58.
* On August 8, Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
* On August 10, 6ix9ine was arrested in Miami, Florida for failing to appear in court.
* August 11 represents the 50th anniversary of hip hop music and culture, and a concert honoring this milestone took place at Yankee Stadium. Run-DMC was the headline act, and a group of hip hop founders performed including Cindy Campbell and her brother DJ Kool Herc.
* On August 13, it was reported that Magoo had died at the age of 50.
* On August 15, it was reported that Young Capone had died at the age of 35 after he went missing in Chicago, Illinois.
* On August 19, Gunplay was arrested in Miami, Florida for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, and child abuse.
* On August 20, Blac Youngsta's brother was killed at a gas station in Memphis, Tennessee. On the same day, felony murder charges against Lul Tim for involvement in King Von's killing were dropped.
* On August 23, Blueface was stabbed at a gym in Los Angeles, California. On the same day, Polo G, alongside his brother Trench Baby, was arrested following a police raid at his house in Los Angeles, California.
* On August 24, Burmese artist Byu Har was sentenced to 20 years in prison for criticizing the military-controlled government's inability to provide electricity to Yangon - a harsher sentence than other celebrities found guilty of criticism.
* On August 29, August 08 died at the age of 31.

### September

* On September 3, Chrisean Rock gave birth to her first child.
* On September 5, B.G. was released from prison in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* On September 9, the intersection of Ludlow Street and Rivington Street in New York City, featured on the cover of Paul's Boutique, was renamed to Beastie Boys Square.
* On September 15, Diddy received the key to New York City.
* On September 22, Krayzie Bone was hospitalized after coughing up blood in his sleep due to sarcoidosis.
* On September 29, Duane Davis was arrested in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur in September 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

### October

* On October 3, the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards were held. Kendrick Lamar won the most awards with four: Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, and Video Director of the Year, alongside Dave Free. Drake and 21 Savage won Best Duo/Group and Hip Hop Album of the Year for Her Loss. Lil Uzi Vert won Best Hip Hop Video and Song of the Year for "Just Wanna Rock".
* On October 9, retrial for YNW Melly on charges of murder began.
* On October 17, Gucci Mane and T.I. squashed their beef after 20 years.
* On October 20, Yung Bleu was arrested for battery.
* On October 31, two suspects were charged in the murder of PnB Rock.

### November

* On November 3, a section of MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, California, where Tupac Shakur had previously lived, was renamed to Tupac Shakur Way.
* On November 7, C-Knight of The Dove Shack died of a stroke at the age of 52.
* On November 8, Ralo was released from prison.
* On November 17, Diddy's former partner Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against him accusing him of rape, sex trafficking, and physical abuse.
* On November 23, Towne Center Drive in Compton, California was renamed to Eazy Street in honor of Eazy-E.
* On November 27, the trial for Young Thug on RICO charges began.

### December

* On December 6, Sauce Walka was arrested for evading arrest In Harris County, Texas.
* On December 7, Kodak Black was arrested for possession of cocaine in Plantation, Florida.
* On December 8, Quando Rondo was arrested on federal drug charges in Savannah, Georgia.
* On December 9, 2 Chainz was hospitalized with neck injuries after his car was struck by a drunk driver.
* On December 10, Rich the Kid was arrested for trespassing a police investigation of a bomb threat in Miami Beach, Florida.

## Released albums
### January

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | KXNG Crooked | Dear California | COB, Hitmaker Distribution | |
| 5 | Dusty Locane & Kajun Waters | -95 Degrees | 95MM, EMPIRE | |
| 6 | French Montana & DJ Drama | Coke Boys 6 | Coke Boys, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | Real Boston Richey | Public Housing, Pt. 2 | Open Shift Distribution | Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | I Rest My Case | Never Broke Again, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | Zaytoven | Only One | Zaytoven Global LLC | |
| 9 | 03 Greedo & Mike Free | Free 03 | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 13 | 21 Lil Harold | After the Curse | Slaughter Gang Entertainment, Epic Records | |
| 13 | BabyTron | Bin Reaper 3: New Testament | The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Clavish | Rap Game Awful | Polydor, Universal Music UK | Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 13 | Declaime & Madlib | In the Beginning (Vol. 3) | SomeOthaShip Connect, Fat Beats | |
| 13 | Sematary | Butcher House | Haunted Mound | |
| 13 | Skyzoo & The Other Guys | The Mind of a Saint | First Generation Rich, HiPNOTT Records | |
| 13 | Teejayx6 | Fraudulent | TF Entertainment | |
| 20 | Autumn! | ##B4GC3 ##B4GC3 | Self-released | |
| 20 | Boldy James & RichGains | Indiana Jones | Self-released | |
| 20 | Chiddy Bang | Lunch | Adventure Records | |
| 20 | Gloss Up | Before the Gloss Up | Quality Control Music | |
| 20 | Ice Spice | Like..? | 10K Projects, Capitol Records | Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 |
| 20 | Oddisee | To What End | Outer Note Label | |
| 20 | Rose Villain | Radio Gotham | Sony Music Italia, Columbia | |
| 20 | Trippie Redd | Mansion Musik | 10K Projects, Universal Music Group | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| 27 | BiC Fizzle | Clark Street Baby | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 27 | Don Trip | Gotham City | MRVL Recording Group, Connect Music | |
| 27 | King Vision Ultra | Shook World | PTP | |
| 27 | Lil Yachty | Let's Start Here | Concrete Records, Quality Control, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 |
| 27 | Reuben Vincent | Love is War | Jamla Records, Roc Nation | |
| 27 | Styles P | Penultimate: A Calm Wolf Is Still a Wolf | Empire Distribution | |
| 27 | Summrs | Stuck in My Ways | Virgin Records, Universal Music Group | |
| 27 | tana | GAULTIER | Galactic Records, Interscope Records | |
| 31 | Big Boogie | Definition of Big Dude | CMG | |

### February

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Epik High | Strawberry | OURS, Genie Music | |
| 1 | Kevin Gates | The Luca Brasi Story (A Decade of Brasi) | Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic Records | |
| 3 | 2KBABY | Scared 2 Love | Warner Records | |
| 3 | Ace Hood | Body Bag Vol. 6 | Hood Nation, EMPIRE | |
| 3 | JayDaYoungan | Forever 23 2x | DNF Partners, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 188 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | BigXthaPlug | AMAR | UnitedMasters | Debuted at No. 181 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Dusty Locane | From da Flu with Luv | 95MM, EMPIRE | |
| 10 | Enchanting | Luv Scarred / No Luv (Deluxe) | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 10 | Fendi P & Cheeze Beatz | LS3 | Jet Life Recordings, Atlantic Records, EMPIRE | |
| 10 | J.I the Prince of N.Y | One Way or Another | G*Starr Entertainment | |
| 10 | Kash Doll & DJ Drama | Back on Dexter: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape | Kash Doll Enterprises, MNRK Records | |
| 10 | Lance Skiiiwalker | Audiodidactic | Top Dawg Entertainment | |
| 10 | Shy Glizzy | Flowers | Glizzy Gang, 300 Entertainment | |
| 10 | Smokepurpp | Anti | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 11 | Horseshoe Gang | Deme Lovewin Kenny | COB LLC | |
| 14 | Tony Yayo | The Loyal | Self-released | |
| 14 | YN Jay | Coming 2 Coochie Land | YN Records | |
| 15 | Slim Thug | Where Dreams Are Made | SoSouth | |
| 17 | Big Scarr | The Secret Weapon | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Celestaphone | Paper Cut From the Obit | Drumhex | |
| 17 | D. Savage | Mafia Musik | D Savage Enterprise, EMPIRE | |
| 17 | Jay Critch | Jugg Season | Talk Money Entertainment, EMPIRE | |
| 17 | Kxllswxch | The Walls Have Eyes | KILL!, EMPIRE | |
| 17 | MadeinTYO | NEO TYO | Private Club Records, Commission Music | |
| 17 | Nappy Nina | Mourning Due | LucidHaus | |
| 17 | Oh No | Good Vibes | Stones Throw | |
| 17 | Skrillex | Quest for Fire | OWSLA, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Violent J | Bloody Sunday | Psychopathic Records | |
| 17 | Wesley Joseph | GLOW | Secretly Canadian, EEVILTWINN | |
| 18 | Skrillex | Don't Get Too Close | OWSLA, Atlantic Records | |
| 22 | Maxo | Even God Has a Sense of Humor | Def Jam Recordings | |
| 24 | KXNG Crooked & Joell Ortiz | JFKLAX | Hitmaker Distribution | |
| 24 | Algiers | Shook | Matador Records | |
| 24 | AKA | Mass Country | Sony Music Entertainment Africa | |
| 24 | ALLBLACK | Born to Score | Play Runners Association, EMPIRE | |
| 24 | Asian Doll | Let's Do a Drill 2 | Doll Gang Records | |
| 24 | BabyTron | Out on Bond | The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE | |
| 24 | Blac Youngsta | Bank Appointment | Heavy Camp, Create Music Group | |
| 24 | Canibus & Johnny Slash | Self Licking Ice Cream Cone | Holy Toledo Productions, Revel Distro | |
| 24 | Cappadonna & Shaka Amazulu The 7th | African Killa Beez | Black Stone of Mecca | |
| 24 | Don Toliver | Love Sick | Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Fredo Bang | Ape Talk | Se Lavi, Def Jam Records | |
| 24 | Hell Razah & RoadsArt | Renaissance Art | RoadsArt Records | |
| 24 | Key Glock | Glockoma 2 | Paper Route Empire, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Lecrae | Church Clothes 4: Dry Clean Only | Reach Records | |
| 24 | Logic | College Park | Three Oh One Productions | Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Nina Chuba | Glas | Jive Germany, Sony Music | |
| 24 | Radamiz | Gnashing, Teeth | Big Enough Home | |
| 24 | Russ Millions | One of a Kind | Dream Like Records | |
| 24 | Rv | Inconspicuous | Self-released | |
| 24 | Sada Baby | Shonuff | Hitmaker Music Group, Blac Noize! | |
| 24 | $uicideboy$ & Shakewell | Shameless $uicide | G*59 Records | Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Tha God Fahim | Iron Bull | Nature Sound | |
| 24 | Watsky | Intention | Symmetry 3.3 Music | |
| 24 | Xanman | Snake Me | Xanmann | |
| 24 | Yeat | Afterlyfe | Field Trip, Geffen Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| 27 | Rome Streetz & Big Ghost Ltd | Wasn't Built in a Day | Big Ghost Ltd. Music | |
| 28 | Young Nudy | Gumbo | RCA Records | Debuted at No. 135 on the Billboard 200 |

### March

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | 9th Wonder | Zion VIII | Jamla Records | |
| 3 | Dreamville | Creed III: The Soundtrack | Dreamville, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200 |
| 3 | Finesse2tymes | 90 Days Later | Bread Gang, Atlantic Records | |
| 3 | Gawne | SEVEN | GAWNE LLC | |
| 3 | Lil' Flip | 333 | GT Digital, Clover G | |
| 3 | Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim | Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 | Self-released | |
| 3 | Macklemore | Ben | Bendo LLC | Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 |
| 3 | Real Boston Richey | Trapping & Finessing | Open Shift Distribution | |
| 3 | Slowthai | UGLY | Method Records, Interscope | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 3 | Ufo361 | Love My Life | Stay High, Groove Attack | |
| 3 | Young Noble & Deuce Deuce | Purpose | Concrete Enterprise | |
| 6 | Talib Kweli & Madlib | Liberation 2 | Self-released | |
| 7 | iayze | Reverence | Simple Stupid Records, Geffen Records | |
| 10 | Bankrol Hayden | 29 | Atlantic Records | |
| 10 | BONES & Greaf | TheWitch&TheWizard | TeamSESH, EMPIRE | |
| 10 | Conway the Machine & Jae Skeese | Pain Provided Profit | Drumwork, EMPIRE | |
| 10 | G Perico & DJ Drama | Hot Shot | Perico's Innerprize LLC, EMPIRE | |
| 10 | Jim Jones & Hitmaka | Back in My Prime | Vamplife, EMPIRE | |
| 10 | Murs | speak n spell | Mid90s | |
| 10 | Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy | Victims & Villains | SoulStar Music Company | |
| 10 | Pouya | Gator | All But 6 | |
| 10 | RXKNephew | Till I'm Dead | New Breed Trapper | |
| 10 | Zaytoven | Street Credentials | Famillar Territory, MNRK Records | |
| 11 | Fly Anakin | stop tryna hack my face book | Self-released | |
| 12 | RXKNephew | Not Fin Be on No Streaming Services Vol. 1. | AintNobodyCool | |
| 13 | Kai | Rover | SM Entertainment | |
| 15 | Yung Mal | Iceburg Where U Been | Alamo Records, Sony Music | |
| 16 | Code Kunst | Remember Archive | AOMG | Debuted at No. 19 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 16 | Upchurch | Pioneer | Mud to Gold Entertainment | |
| 17 | Eladio Carrión | 3MEN2KBRN | Rimas | Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | EST Gee | Mad | Warlike, CMG, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Lil Keed | Keed Talk to 'Em 2 | YSL, 300, Atlantic | |
| 17 | Lil Pump | Lil Pump 2 | Self-released | |
| 17 | Money Man | Red Eye | Black Circle, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Quin NFN | Never on Time | NFN Entertainment, EMPIRE | |
| 17 | Rich Amiri | Evolution | Universal Music Group | |
| 17 | T-Pain | On Top of the Covers | Nappy Boy, EMPIRE | |
| 22 | Daz Dillinger & Lil Eazy-E | The Legacy | Dogg Pound Records, Rich & Ruthless Records | |
| 23 | Myke Towers | La Vida es Una | Warner Records | Debuted at No. 173 on the Billboard 200 |
| 23 | Navy Blue | Ways of Knowing | Def Jam, Freedom Sounds | |
| 23 | Rylo Rodriguez | Sorry Four the Delay | Self-released | |
| 24 | 03 Greedo | Halfway There | Alamo Records | |
| 24 | 6lack | Since I Have a Lover | Love Renaissance, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Hit-Boy | Surf or Drown | Surf Club | |
| 24 | ICECOLDBISHOP | GENERATIONAL CURSE | Ice Cold Entertainment, Epic Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 24 | Jae Skeese | Abolished Uncertainties | Drumwork, EMPIRE | |
| 24 | Jasiah | 3 | Atlantic Records | |
| 24 | Jimin | Face | Big Hit Music | |
| 24 | JPEGMafia & Danny Brown | SCARING THE HOES | Warp Records | Debuted at No. 84 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Kool Keith & Real Bad Man | Serpent | Real Bad Man Records | |
| 24 | Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah | To See a Sunset | Venice Music | |
| 24 | Quando Rondo | Recovery | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | |
| 24 | TisaKorean | Let Me Update My Status | Jazzzy | |
| 28 | Zelooperz | Microphone Fiend | Self-released | |
| 31 | Autumn! | Golden Child, Chapter 3 | Self-released | |
| 31 | B. Cool-Aid | Leather Blvd | Lex Records | |
| 31 | Chlöe | In Pieces | Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records | Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | DJ Drama | I'm Really Like That | Generation Now, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | Juicy J | Mental Trillness | Trippy Music LLC | |
| 31 | Larry June & The Alchemist | The Great Escape | The Freeminded, ALC Records, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | Lil Wayne | I Am Music | Young Money Records, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | Luh Tyler | My Vision | Motion Music, Atlantic Records | |
| 31 | Madame | L'amore | Sugar Music | |
| 31 | Matt Ox | Ai.Ox | OX | |
| 31 | Powfu | tell me your feelings and i won't tell you mine pt. 2 | Columbia Records | |
| 31 | Ric Wilson, Chromeo & A-Trak | CLUSTERFUNK | Free Disco, EMPIRE | |
| 31 | Royce da 5'9" | The Heaven Experience EP | Heaven Studios, LLC | |
| 31 | Tyler, the Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale | Columbia Records | |

### April

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri | For Motivational Use Only, Vol. 1 | Jet Life Recordings, So So Def Recordings | |
| 5 | Fly Anakin & Foisey | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex Records | |
| 6 | Blac Youngsta | Blac Sheep | Heavy Camp, Create Music Group | |
| 6 | Gucci Mane | 1017 Up Next | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 7 | Kenny Muney | Blue Muney | Paper Route Empire, EMPIRE | |
| 7 | Meyhem Lauren, Madlib & DJ Muggs | Champagne for Breakfast | Soul Assassins | |
| 7 | Mozzy | Kollect Kall | CMG, Interscope Records | |
| 7 | NF | Hope | NF Real Music, Capitol Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Nym Lo & Statik Selektah | From The Horse's Mouth | MNRK Records, Surface Noise Records | |
| 7 | Planet Giza | Ready When You Are | Quiet Note | |
| 7 | Rae Sremmurd | Sremm 4 Life | EarDrummers, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Rittz | MellowLOvation Music | CNT Records | |
| 7 | Slump6s | Forgive Never Forget | Field Trip, Republic Records | |
| 7 | Tyler, the Creator | Wolf + Instrumentals | Columbia Records | |
| 14 | Avelino | God Save the Streets | More Music Records, OddChild Music | Debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 14 | Black Thought & El Michels Affair | Glorious Game | Big Crown Records | |
| 14 | BONES & Eddy Baker | Jones Peak | TeamSESH, EMPIRE | |
| 14 | Dinner Party | Enigmatic Society | Sounds of Crenshaw, EMPIRE | |
| 14 | French the Kid | No Signal | Drop Out UK | Debuted at No. 55 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 14 | Grafh & 38 Spesh | Art of Words | TCF Music Group | |
| 14 | Kwengface | The Memoir | Self-released | |
| 14 | NLE Choppa | Cottonwood 2 | Warner Records | Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Pi'erre Bourne | Grails | SossHouse, Interscope Records | |
| 14 | Prof | Horse | Stophouse Music Group | Debuted at No. 111 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Troy Ave | Dear Hater I Won | BSB Records | |
| 14 | Yung Bleu | Love Scars II | Moon Boy University, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | Redveil | Playing w/ Fire | Self-released | |
| 20 | Krayzie Bone | Quickfix: Level 3: Level Up | The Life Apparel | |
| 20 | Matt Ox & Surf Gang | OXygen | Surf Gang Records | |
| 21 | Agust D | D-Day | Big Hit | |
| 21 | Hotboy Wes | Left For Dead, Vol. 1 | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 21 | Iann Dior | Leave Me Where You Found Me | Internet Money Records, 10K Projects | |
| 21 | Lloyd Banks | The Course of the Inevitable III: Pieces of My Pain | Money by Any Means, EMPIRE | |
| 21 | M-Dot | egO anD The eneMy 2: A Dissolute Paradise | Self-released | |
| 21 | Peezy | Ghetto | #Boyz Entertainment, EMPIRE | |
| 21 | Post Malone | The Diamond Collection | Republic Records | Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Songer | SKALA | Hard Reality | Debuted at No. 30 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 21 | Swizz Beatz | Hip Hop 50, Vol. 2 | Mass Appeal Records, Def Jam Recordings | |
| 21 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Don't Try This at Home | Motown Records | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Zombie Juice | Love Without Conditions | Terp World | |
| 25 | Taeyang | Down to Earth | The Black Label, Interscope Records | |
| 28 | BlueBucksClan & Drakeo the Ruler | Legendary | UMG Recordings | |
| 28 | G Herbo | Strictly 4 My Fans 2 | Machine Entertainment Group, 150 Dream Team | Debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Homixide Gang | Snot or Not | Opium, Interscope Records | |
| 28 | Ill Bill | Billy | Uncle Howie Records, Fat Beats | |
| 28 | Jack Harlow | Jackman | Generation Now, Atlantic | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | KAMAUU | LACUNA in The House Of Mirrors | Atlantic Recording Corporation | |
| 28 | Nines | Crop Circle 2 | Warner Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 28 | Rowdy Rebel & Fetty Luciano | Splash Brothers | Self-released | |
| 28 | Shordie Shordie | A Life for Two | Warner Records | |
| 28 | Summrs | Ghost | Self-released | |
| 28 | Tee Grizzley & Skilla Baby | Controversy | Grizzley Gang, 300 Entertainment | |
| 28 | Tony Shhnow | Love Streak | Self-released | |
| 28 | YUNGMORPHEUS | From Whence It Came | Lex Records | |
| 29 | Mike Dean | 4:23 | MWA Music | |

### May

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | iKon | Take Off | 143 | |
| 5 | Armani White | Road to Casablanco | Legendbound, Def Jam Recordings | |
| 5 | Atmosphere | So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously | Rhymesayers | |
| 5 | Berner | Arrogance Is Ignorance (One Shot Kill) | EMPIRE | |
| 5 | Billy Woods & Kenny Segal | Maps | Backwoodz Studioz | |
| 5 | Conway the Machine | Won't He Do It | Drumwork, EMPIRE | |
| 5 | DaBaby | Call Da Fireman | South Coast Music Group, Interscope Records | |
| 5 | DC the Don | FUNERAL | Rostrum Records | |
| 5 | Denzel Curry | Live at Electric Lady | PH Recordings, Loma Vista | |
| 5 | Destroy Lonely | If Looks Could Kill | Opium, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 |
| 5 | IDK | F65 | Clue No Clue LLC, Warner Records | |
| 5 | JELEEL! | REAL RAW! | Jeleel Yeah LLC, 10K Projects | |
| 5 | Jidenna | ME YOU & GOD | Wondaland Records, Magic Chief Productions | |
| 5 | MC Eiht | Lessons 2 | Blue Stamp Records | |
| 5 | OhGeesy | Geezyworld 2 | Atlantic Records | |
| 5 | $uicideboy$ | YIN YANG TAPES: Spring Season (1989-1990) | G*59 Records | |
| 5 | Tunde | First Lap | Self-released | Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 10 | Deante' Hitchcock | ONCE UPON A TIME | ByStorm Entertainment, RCA Records | |
| 10 | Nebu Kiniza | Bittersweet Memories | Self-released | |
| 10 | Radamiz & Thelonious Martin | 2409 West Slauson | Big Enough Home | |
| 12 | Chuck Strangers | The Boys & Girls | Lex Records | |
| 12 | DD Osama | Here 2 Stay | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 12 | Potter Payper | Real Back in Style | 0207 Def Jam | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 12 | Russ | Chomp 2.5 | DIEMON Records | |
| 12 | Soulja Boy | Soulja Season | SODMG Records | |
| 12 | $uicideboy$ | YIN YANG TAPES: Summer Season (1989-1990) | G*59 Records | |
| 12 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Richest Opp | Never Broke Again, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Wiki | Papiseed Street Vol. 1 | Self-released | |
| 18 | 6ix | 6ixtape | TuneCore | |
| 19 | Belly | Mumble Rap 2 | XO, Roc Nation Records | |
| 19 | B-Lovee | Sorry 4 The Wait... | Columbia Records | |
| 19 | ELWD | Monochrome | Bad Taste Records | |
| 19 | Estee Nack | Nacksaw Jim Duggan | Griselda Records | |
| 19 | Juice WRLD | Goodbye & Good Riddance (5 Year Anniversary Edition) | Grade A, Interscope Records | |
| 19 | Kaytraminé (Kaytranada & Aminé) | Kaytraminé | CLBN | Debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | Steel Banglez | The Playlist | Gifted Music | Debuted at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 19 | $uicideboy$ | YIN YANG TAPES: Fall Season (1989-1990) | G*59 Records | |
| 19 | Summer Walker | CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE | LVRN, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | Various Artists | FAST X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Universal Records | Debuted at No. 79 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Duwap Kaine | Duwap So Based | Self-released | |
| 22 | Enhypen | Dark Blood | Belift Lab | |
| 23 | Devito | Plava krv | IDJTunes | |
| 26 | Cochise | NO ONE'S NICE TO ME | Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 26 | Guvna B | The Village Is on Fire | Allo Mate Records | |
| 26 | Jay Worthy & Roc Marciano | Nothing Bigger Than the Program | SRFSCHL | |
| 26 | Kassa Overall | Animals | Warp Records | |
| 26 | KayCyy | TW2052 | BuVision, Columbia Records | |
| 26 | Kodak Black | Pistolz & Pearlz | Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Lil Durk | Almost Healed | Alamo Records, Only The Family | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Monaleo | Where The Flowers Don't Die | stomp grounds | |
| 26 | Nascar Aloe | HEY ASSHOLE! | Epitaph Records | |
| 26 | Peter Fox | Love Songs | Warner | |
| 26 | Rory | I Thought It'd Be Different | Avant Garden | |
| 26 | Shaggy 2 Dope | Professor Shaggs and the Quest for the Ultimate Groove | Psychopathic Records | |
| 26 | $uicideboy$ | YIN YANG TAPES: Winter Season (1989-1990) | G*59 Records | |
| 29 | Nicholas Britell | Succession: Season 4 (HBO Original Series Soundtrack) | Lake George Music Group | |
| 30 | Na-Kel Smith | Free Pops Fr | A Dream No Longer Deferred Records | |
| 31 | CJ Fly | Healing from Our Wounds | Pro Era Records | |
| 31 | Fivio Foreign | Without Warning | Foreign Slide Records | |

### June

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | B.I | To Die For | 131 | |
| 2 | McKinley Dixon | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | City Slang | |
| 2 | Metro Boomin | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) | Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | Moneybagg Yo | Hard to Love | CMG, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | Speakers Corner Quartet | Further Out Than the Edge | OTIH | |
| 2 | Stray Kids | 5-Star | JYP Entertainment, Republic Records | |
| 2 | Toosii | Naujour | SCMG, Capitol Records | Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | X-Raided | A Prayer in Hell | Strange Music, Bloc Star Evolution, INgrooves | |
| 4 | Dave & Central Cee | Split Decision | Neighbourhood, Live Yours | |
| 5 | Taeyong | Shalala | SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment | |
| 6 | BabyTron | 6 | The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE | |
| 6 | Kenny Mason | 6 | RCA Records | |
| 9 | Bizarre & Foul Mouth | HGG2 | Readhead, Middle Finger Music | |
| 9 | Boldy James & ChanHays | Prisoner of Circumstance | Droppin Science Productions | |
| 9 | Doe Boy | Beezy | Freebandz, Epic Records | |
| 9 | Fat Trel | Nightmare on E Street 2 | Asylum Records | |
| 9 | Rah Swish | 9 Shots in the Ruger | 20nyne Entertainment, EMPIRE | |
| 9 | Rob49 | 4GOD II | Rebel, Geffen Records | |
| 9 | Sexyy Red | Hood Hottest Princess | Open Shift, Gamma | Debuted at No. 193 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Statik Selektah | Round Trip | Mass Appeal | |
| 9 | Youngs Teflon & Tiny Boost | Purple Hearts | The Sharks | Debuted at No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 9 | 7xvethegenius & DJ Green Lantern | The Genius Tape | Drumwork, EMPIRE | |
| 10 | Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire & Madlib | I'm Alive | Self-released | |
| 13 | Radamiz | 3 Days Outside Your Body | Big Enough Home | |
| 14 | SoFaygo | Go+ | Cactus Jack Records | |
| 14 | Wiz Khalifa | See Ya | Taylor Gang Entertainment | |
| 16 | 6ix9ine | Leyenda Viva | La Corporación | |
| 16 | Certified Trapper | Trapper of the Year | Signal Records, Columbia Records | |
| 16 | Gunna | a Gift & a Curse | YSL Records, 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Killer Mike | MICHAEL | VLNS, Loma Vista | Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Kool Keith | Black Elvis 2 | Mello Music Group | |
| 16 | Mike Dimes | TEXAS BOY | Encore Recordings | |
| 21 | Sara Jo | Bez kontrole | Bassivity Digital | |
| 22 | Octavian | 22 | SexAm Club | |
| 22 | Peso Pluma | Génesis | Double P Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| 23 | Austin Mahone | A Lone Star Story | A.M. Music | |
| 23 | Baby Money | Young Nigga Old Soul 2 | Quality Control Music | |
| 23 | Big Freedia | Central City | Queen Diva Music | |
| 23 | Coi Leray | COI | Uptown Records | Debuted at No. 102 on the Billboard 200 |
| 23 | Curtis Waters | BAD SON | Self-released | |
| 23 | Danny Towers & DJ Scheme | Safe House | TC Music, EMPIRE | |
| 23 | E.D.I. Mean | OG 3: La Bella Vita | O4L Digital | |
| 23 | E.D.I. Mean | The Hope Dealer, Pt. 3 | O4L Digital | |
| 23 | I.M | Overdrive | Sony Music Korea | |
| 23 | Kerser | A Gift & a Kers | ABK, Warner Music Australia | Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart |
| 23 | Lil Poppa | Half Man Half Vamp | Rule #1, Interscope Records | |
| 23 | Mac Miller | Watching Movies with the Sound Off (10th Anniversary) | Rostrum Records | |
| 23 | Nafe Smallz | High Profile | Self-released | Debuted at No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 23 | TeeFlii & Dom Kennedy | I Love Stocker | OPM | |
| 23 | Theophilus London | TL | Purple Money | |
| 23 | UnoTheActivist | Deadication 3 | Too Lost LLC | |
| 23 | Young Thug | BUSINESS IS BUSINESS | YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Shinee | Hard | SM | |
| 27 | Veeze | Ganger | Navy Wavy LLC | Debuted at No. 152 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Tainy | Data | Neon16 | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Bandokay | M.A.R.K | No Request, Polydor Records | |
| 30 | Curren$y & Harry Fraud | VICES | Jet Life Recordings | |
| 30 | Kota the Friend | Protea | Fltbys | |
| 30 | Lil Uzi Vert | Pink Tape | Generation Now, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Loski | See You At The Gates | Self-released | |
| 30 | Natanael Cano | Nata Montana | Warner Music, Rancho Humilde | Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | P Money | Money Over Everyone 4 | Self-released | |
| 30 | Rylo Rodriguez | Been One | 4PF, Virgin Music | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | The Alchemist | Flying High | ALC Records, EMPIRE | |
| 30 | Tobi Lou & FARADA | 'Decent | Free Agency | |

### July

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 5 | Kiss of Life | Kiss of Life | S2 Entertainment | |
| 5 | Robb Bank$ | I Dnt txt back, I Dnt call | 430 ENT DEATHLESS | |
| 7 | A$AP Twelvyy | Kid$ Gotta Eat | Two twelve technologies | |
| 7 | A$AP TyY | 1840 LEX | AWAL Recordings | |
| 7 | Conway the Machine | Drumwork: The Album | Drumwork, EMPIRE | |
| 7 | D-Block Europe | DBE World | Self-released | Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 7 | Dominic Fike | Sunburn | Sandy Boys, Columbia Records | Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Lucki | S*X M*NEY DR*GS | EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Never Broke Again | Green Flag Activity, Vol. 2 | Never Broke Again, Motown Records | |
| 7 | Speaker Bullies (Supastition & Praise) | Art Of Disrespect | Soulspazm Records | |
| 7 | The Musalini & 9th Wonder | Don & Eye 2 | Jamla Records, EMPIRE | |
| 7 | Yhung T.O. | Eternal Trauma | R3al Boii Records | |
| 8 | TruCarr & TeeFlii | TruFlii | Self-released | |
| 14 | Dave East | Fortune Favors the Bold | Def Jam Recordings, Mass Appeal Records | |
| 14 | DDG | Maybe It's Me... | DDG Entertainment, Epic Records | |
| 14 | Haviah Mighty | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang | |
| 14 | J Hus | Beautiful and Brutal Yard | Black Butter Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 14 | King Von | Grandson | EMPIRE, Only the Family | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Lil Tjay | 222 | Columbia Records | Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Masiwei & Asen | 狗咬狗 (Dog Bite Dog) | A Few Good Kids Records, STK Studio | |
| 14 | Substantial | Adultish | Self-released | |
| 17 | Duwap Kaine | Darkest Days | Self-released | |
| 17 | NCT Dream | ISTJ | SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment | Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | YGTUT | I'm Back | TheHouse | |
| 19 | Black Milk | Everybody Good? | Computer Ugly, Mass Appeal Records | |
| 20 | Big Boss Vette | Resilience | Amigo Records, Beatstaz, Republic Records, UMG Recordings | |
| 20 | Cypress Hill | Black Sunday (Deluxe) | Columbia Records | |
| 21 | Babyface Ray | Summer's Mine | Wavy Gang, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Dizzee Rascal | Boy in da Corner (20th Anniversary Edition) | XL Recordings | |
| 21 | FRVRFRIDAY | Cruise Control | Self-released | |
| 21 | Nas | Magic 2 | Mass Appeal Records | Debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Paris Texas | MID AIR | Self-released | |
| 21 | Scarlxrd | Made In Hell | Lxrd Records, Warner Records | |
| 21 | Valee & Harry Fraud | Virtuoso | SRFSCHL, Fake Shore Drive | |
| 21 | Various Artists | They Cloned Tyrone (soundtrack) | Republic Records | |
| 24 | Tony Yayo | 134 Tape | Self-released | |
| 27 | Thelonious Martin | Season 1. Episode 7. | Self-released | |
| 28 | Adekunle Gold | Tequila Ever After | Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | |
| 28 | AKTHESAVIOR | Tracing Patterns | Boom.Records | |
| 28 | BIA | Really Her | Epic Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 28 | B-Legit | Throwblock Music II: 88' D-Boi | Sick Wid It, Block Movement, EMPIRE | |
| 28 | Chika | SAMSON: THE ALBUM | Warner Records | |
| 28 | Fly Anakin & Foisey | Skinemaxxx (Side B) | Lex Records | |
| 28 | ICYTWAT | Final Boss | Siddhi | |
| 28 | iLoveMakonnen | Pink Nails | Self-released | |
| 28 | KenTheMan | Back To 304'n | Roc Nation | |
| 28 | Post Malone | Austin | Republic, Mercury | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Roy Woods | Mixed Emotions | OVO Sound | |
| 28 | Soulja Boy | Soulja World 3 | Self-released | |
| 28 | Tech N9ne | BLISS | Strange Music, INgrooves | |
| 28 | That Mexican OT | Lonestar Luchador | Good Money Global | Debuted at No. 106 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Travis Scott | UTOPIA | Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | YN Jay | Been Havin | YN Records | |
| 29 | 1017 ALYX 9SM | Compilation V1 | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |

### August

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Marlon Craft | HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE, Vol. 2 | HOMECOURT | |
| 4 | BLP Kosher | Bars Mitzvah | Dreidel Gang, Encore Recording | |
| 4 | Chris Travis | WAVs | Water Boyz Ent. | |
| 4 | Homeboy Sandman | Rich | Dirty Looks | |
| 4 | N-Dubz | Timeless | LRC Live Limited, EMI | Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 4 | Tyla Yaweh | Heart Full of Rage 2 | London Ent, Epic Records | |
| 4 | Yo Gotti & DJ Drama | I Showed U So | Inevitable II Records, CMG | Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | Fleeky Bang | The Predator | Dirty Play Records, Kakao Entertainment | |
| 9 | Lil B | B-Unit | Basedworld Records | |
| 10 | Gloria Groove | Lady Leste (Ao Vivo) | SB Music | |
| 10 | Joey Purp | Heavy Heart Vol. 1 | LOUDSOUND, 4NRECORDS | |
| 11 | Ez Mil | DU4LI7Y: REDUX | FFP Records, Virgin Music, Shady, Aftermath | |
| 11 | Fredo | Unfinished Business | PG Records | Debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 11 | G Perico | 7 Figures Later | Perico's Innerprize, EMPIRE | |
| 11 | Gloss Up | Shades of Gloss | Quality Control Music | |
| 11 | Joell Ortiz & L'Orange | Signature | Mello Music Group | |
| 11 | K.A.A.N. & Mike Summers | The Death of a Rapper | K.A.A.N. Life Music, Squarian Entertainment | |
| 11 | Noname | Sundial | AWAL | |
| 11 | Reason | Porches | Top Dawg Entertainment | |
| 11 | Sha Ek, Bandmanrill & MCVERTT | Jiggy In Jersey | Defiant Records, Warner Records | |
| 11 | Trippie Redd | A Love Letter to You 5 | 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Jelena Karleuša | Alpha | JK Entertainment, Virgin Music | |
| 15 | Boosie Badazz | Goin Thru Some Thangs | Bad Azz Music Syndicate | |
| 16 | Duwap Kaine | You Influenced Me | Self-released | |
| 16 | Killah Priest | Vedic Vape Room | Proverbs Records | |
| 18 | Blanco | Rebourne | Believe UK | |
| 18 | Dame D.O.L.L.A. | Don D.O.L.L.A. | Front Page Music | |
| 18 | Dro Kenji | Wish You Were Here | Internet Money, 10K Projects | |
| 18 | EST Gee | El Toro 2 | CMG, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Genesis Owusu | Struggler | Ourness, House Anxiety | Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart |
| 18 | Giggs | Zero Tolerance | No BS Music | Debuted at No. 48 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 18 | Leon Thomas | Electric Dusk | UMG Recordings, EZMNY Records, Motown Records | |
| 18 | Lil Zay Osama | 4 The Trenches | Warner Records | |
| 18 | Mick Jenkins | The Patience | RBC Records | |
| 18 | Nickelus F | The Specimen: Issue 00 | AGM | |
| 18 | Quavo | Rocket Power | Quality Control Music, Motown Records, Capitol Records | Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Quelle Chris & Cavalier | Death Tape 1: Black Cottonwood | Death Fame, SavCav Music | |
| 18 | Russ | SANTIAGO | DIEMON Records | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Sha Ek | Courtlandt Over Everything | Defiant Records, Warner Records | |
| 22 | Autumn! | Midnight Club | Self-released | |
| 25 | Abhi the Nomad | Abhi vs the Universe II | UnderCurrent | |
| 25 | Ashnikko | Weedkiller | Warner Records | Debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Bermuda Yae & Pi'erre Bourne | The 5th | SossHouse Records | |
| 25 | Bones | BasketCase | TeamSESH, Empire | |
| 25 | Danger Mouse & Jemini the Gifted One | Born Again | Lex Records | |
| 25 | Digga D | Back To Square One | Black Money Records | Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 25 | DJ Muggs | Soul Assassins 3 | Soul Assassins Records | |
| 25 | Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist | Voir Dire | Tan Cressida, ALC Records | |
| 25 | Fat Tony & Taydex | I Will Make A Baby In This Damn Economy | Self-released | |
| 25 | Fridayy | Fridayy | Lost In Melody, Def Jam Recordings | |
| 25 | Jaboukie | All who can't hear must feel | Interscope Records | |
| 25 | K Suave | Midnight in Malibu | 1400/800, Slayer Academy, Create Music Group | |
| 25 | Lil Yachty | Tesla | Quality Control Music, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 180 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Maluma | Don Juan | Sony Music, Ultra Records | Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Mello Music Group | Omakase | Mello Music Group | |
| 25 | Nyck Caution | NYCKSTAPE | Self-released | |
| 25 | Open Mike Eagle | Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering | Auto Reverse | |
| 25 | Sauce Walka | Dat Boy Den | The Sauce Familia, Empire | |
| 25 | Yung Gravy & bbno$ | Baby Gravy 3 | Baby Gravy, Imperial | |
| 27 | 9th Wonder | Zion IX | Jamla Records | |
| 28 | NCT | Golden Age | SM | Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Blac Youngsta | Blac Sheep 2 | Heavy Camp, Create Music Group | |
| 29 | Thelonious Martin | Season 1. Episode 8. | The Home Team Music Group | |
| 30 | Coi Leray | Blue Moon | Uptown Records, Republic Records | |

### September

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Blu & Real Bad Man | Bad News | Real Bad Man Records | |
| 1 | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 3 | EVGLE, Out the Blue, Def Jam, Redbull Records | |
| 1 | Chiddy Bang | Saved By the Swell | Adventure Records | |
| 1 | Da$h | Skrewface 2 | Hz Global | |
| 1 | Illa J | No Traffic | Self-released | |
| 1 | Jehry Robinson | Drink More Water | Strange Music, INgrooves | |
| 1 | Midwxst | E3 | Geffen Records | |
| 1 | Smoke DZA & Flying Lotus | Flying Objects | Smoker's Club Records | |
| 6 | Stray Kids | Social Path / Super Bowl | Epic Japan | |
| 7 | Frisco & INFAMOUSIZAK | Winning Team | The Den Records | |
| 8 | 38 Spesh & Conway the Machine | Speshal Machinery | TCF Music Group | |
| 8 | Cam'ron | The Lost Files: Vol. 1 | Killa Ent, GoodTalk | |
| 8 | Curren$y & Jet Life | Season Opener | Jet Life Recordings | |
| 8 | Gaika | Drift | Big Dada Recordings | |
| 8 | Joey Valence & Brae | Punk Tactics | JVB Records | |
| 8 | K.A.A.N. & Dem Jointz | Peace of Mindz | K.A.A.N. Life Music, U Made Us What We Are | |
| 8 | Lancey Foux | BACK2DATRAP | Human Resources Records | |
| 8 | Lil Peep & iLoveMakonnen | Diamonds | Waiting To Be Found, AWAL | |
| 8 | M Huncho | my neighbours don't know | MYB ENT, EGA Distro | Debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 8 | Planet Asia & Apollo Brown | Sardines | Mello Music Group | |
| 8 | Real Boston Richey | Welcome to Bubba Land | Freebandz, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 94 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Slim Thug | Midlife Crisis | SoSouth | |
| 8 | Teezo Touchdown | How Do You Sleep at Night? | RCA, Not Fit for Society | |
| 8 | XXXTentacion | ItWasntEnough (re-release) | Bad Vibes Forever, Columbia Records | |
| 12 | Bizzy Bone | The Waste Lands | Self-released | |
| 13 | 3 Headed Monster (Violent J, Esham & Ouija Macc) | Rampage | Psychopathic Records | |
| 14 | Nas | Magic 3 | Mass Appeal | Debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Zelooperz & Quadie Diesel | Quazel | Bruiser Brigade | |
| 15 | City Morgue | My Bloody America | Hikari-Ultra, Republic Records | |
| 15 | Diddy | The Love Album: Off the Grid | Love Records, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Rod Wave | Nostalgia | Alamo Records, Sony Music | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Sleepy Hallow | Boy Meets World | Winners Circle Entertainment, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Vic Mensa | Victor | Savemoney, Roc Nation | |
| 18 | Logic | Inglorious Basterd | Self-released | |
| 18 | Summrs | What We Didn't Have | 10K Projects | |
| 22 | 2Rare | Truth or Rare | No Love Entertainment, Warner Records | |
| 22 | DaBoii | NO BAIL | YWN | |
| 22 | Doja Cat | Scarlet | Kemosabe Records, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | EarthGang & Spillage Village | RIP Human Art | Dreamville | |
| 22 | Headie One & K-Trap | Strength to Strength | One Records, Thousand8 | Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 22 | Joey Cool | Enjoy the View | Strange Music, INgrooves | |
| 22 | Lil Tecca | TEC | Galactic Records, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | L'Orange | Old Soul (re-release) | Old Soul Music | |
| 22 | MIKE, Wiki & The Alchemist | Faith Is a Rock | ALC Records | |
| 22 | Money Man | Catch Me If You Can | Black Circle, EMPIRE | |
| 22 | ShittyBoyz | Trifecta 3: The Finale | The Hip Hop Lab Records, Empire Distribution | |
| 22 | Tom MacDonald & Adam Calhoun | The Brave II | Self-released | Debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Armand Hammer | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Backwoodz Studioz, PTP | |
| 29 | Kelvin Krash | HARSH | KRASHED | |
| 29 | Lil Wayne | Tha Fix Before Tha VI | Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Lil Yachty | The Secret Recipe | Quality Control Music, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 170 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Rome Streetz | Noise Kandy 5 | The Influenyce Enterprise | |
| 29 | Twiztid & DJ Godzila | Odyssey | Majik Ninja Entertainment | |
| 29 | YG & Tyga | Hit Me When U Leave The Klub: The Playlist | 4Hunnid Records, Last Kings Music, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Yo Gotti, Moneybagg Yo & CMG The Label | Gangsta Art 2 | CMG, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Viper | You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack 3 | Rhyme Tyme Records, SoSouth Music Distribution | |

### October

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | R.A.P. Ferreira | ASIATIQUE BLACK WIZARD LILY FUNK | Self-released | |
| 1 | Slug Christ | Plant Mentality 4 | Awful Records | |
| 6 | Bishop Nehru | Mysteries of Initiation | Nehruvia | |
| 6 | Butcher Brown | Solar Music | Concord Jazz | |
| 6 | Drake | For All the Dogs | OVO Sound, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | Hooligan Hefs | Sinning Winning Living | BIORDI | |
| 6 | Kool Keith | Mr. Controller | Junkadelic Music | |
| 6 | Matt Ox | Teenrage | Ox | |
| 6 | Merlyn Wood | Dirty Thunder | Don't Be Greedy | |
| 6 | Mndsgn | Snaxxx | Stones Throw Records | |
| 6 | NCT 127 | Fact Check | SM | |
| 6 | Nines | Crop Circle 3 | Zino Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 6 | ODUMODUBLVCK | EZIOKWU | NATIVE Records, Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | |
| 6 | P Money & Whiney | Streets, Love & Other Stuff | Hospital Records | |
| 6 | Pitbull | Trackhouse | Mr. 305 Records | |
| 6 | RJMrLA | OMMIO Drama | Empire | |
| 6 | Slauson Malone 1 | Excelsior | Warp | |
| 6 | Spinabenz | Old Twin | Tornado Kidd | |
| 6 | Wiz Khalifa | Khali Sober | Taylor Gang Entertainment | |
| 10 | Peezy | GHETTO | #Boyz Entertainment, EMPIRE | |
| 12 | TOBi | PANIC | RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 13 | Bad Bunny | Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana | Rimas | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Benji. | Love Gun | SinceThe80s | |
| 13 | DaBaby | Let's Do It | South Coast Music Group, Interscope Records | |
| 13 | DJ Muggs & Dean Hurley | Divinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Soul Assassin Records, Sacred Bones Records | |
| 13 | Guilty Simpson | Escalation | Uncommon Records | |
| 13 | Hunxho | For Her | 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 145 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah & Harry Fraud | THE AM3RICAN DREAM | GDF, Keep It Lit Records, SRFSCHL, LLC | |
| 13 | Kaliii | FCK GIRL SZN | Atlantic Records | |
| 13 | Ken Carson | A Great Chaos | Opium, Interscope | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Mike | Burning Desire | 10k | |
| 13 | Mist | Redemption | Warner Records UK, Sickmade Ent | |
| 13 | Offset | Set It Off | Universal Music Group, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Paul Wall & Termanology | Start Finish Repeat | Perfect Time Music Group | |
| 13 | Peewee Longway | Who Am I? | MPA Bandcamp Music Group, EMPIRE | |
| 13 | Ren | Sick Boi | The Other Songs | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 137 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | The Streets | The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light | 679 Recordings, Warner Music UK | Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 13 | Westside Gunn | And Then You Pray for Me | Griselda Records, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Planet Asia | Kings Chamber | Gold Chain Music | |
| 17 | Gucci Mane | Breath of Fresh Air | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 141 on the Billboard 200 |
| 20 | A-Reece | P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy | Revenge Club Records | |
| 20 | City Girls | RAW | Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200 |
| 20 | Jeshi | The Great Stink | Because Music | |
| 20 | Joony | Memento | Red Bull Records | |
| 20 | KXNG Crooked & Joell Ortiz | Prosper | Hitmaker Music Group | |
| 20 | Meechy Darko | Doses | Durt Cobain, Loma Vista Recordings | |
| 20 | NSG | AREA BOYZ | NSG Entertainment | Debuted at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 20 | Rexx Life Raj | California Poppy 3 | EMPIRE | |
| 20 | Sweata & Mu$ | Don Music (A Fasss Auntie Tape) | Jamla Records | |
| 20 | Trae tha Truth | Stuck in Motion | EMPIRE | |
| 20 | Valee & MVW | Valeedation | MVW Productions, Fake Shore Drive | |
| 20 | Young Scooter | Streets Krazy | EMPIRE | |
| 25 | Radamiz | El Duende! | Big Enough Home | |
| 27 | Ace Hood | B.O.D.Y. | Hood Nation, EMPIRE | |
| 27 | Sheek Louch | Gorillaween 5 | D Block Records | |
| 27 | Ameer Vann & Merlyn Wood | Slime in the Ice Machine | Blacksmith Recordings | |
| 27 | BabyTron | Megatron 2 | The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard 200 |
| 27 | CASisDEAD | Famous Last Words | XL Recordings | Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 27 | DJ Shadow | Action Adventure | Reconstruction Productions, Mass Appeal Records | |
| 27 | Domo Genesis & Graymatter | WHAT YOU DON'T GET!? | Things Happen | |
| 27 | Homixide Gang | 5th Amndmnt | Opium | |
| 27 | Kamaal Williams | Stings | Black Focus | |
| 27 | King Iso | iLLdren | Strange Music, Project Be Well, INgrooves | |
| 27 | Kojaque | Phantom of the Afters | Soft Boy Records | |
| 27 | Money Man | Croptober | Black Circle, Empire Distribution | |
| 27 | NLE Choppa | Cottonwood 2 (Deluxe 2.0) | Warner Records | |
| 27 | Shabazz Palaces | Robed in Rareness | Sub Pop Records | |
| 27 | Shordie Shordie & Murda Beatz | Memory Lane 2 | Warner Records | |
| 27 | Thouxanbanfauni | Living Loathe | Create Music Group | |
| 27 | Warhol.SS | 3200 VOL 2 | Create Music Group | |
| 27 | Wifisfuneral | Black Heart Revenge 2 | Living Dead | |
| 31 | Lloyd Banks | Halloween Havoc IV: The 72nd Hr | Money by Any Means, INC | |
| 31 | Mansionz | Mansionz 2 | Island Records, UMG Recordings | |
| 31 | Na-Kel Smith | Stand Alone Stuntman | A DREAM NO LONGER DEFERRED RECORDS | |
| 31 | Pink Siifu & Turich Benjy | It's Too Quiet...'!! | Dynamite Hill, Equity | |
| 31 | Robb Banks & Tony Shhnow | I Can't Feel My Face Too | 430 ENT/DEATHLESS | |
| 31 | RXKNephew | Certified Alcoholic | New Breed Trapper, NEWWRLD | |
| 31 | Tech N9ne, Zkeircrow & Phlaque the Grimstress | NNUTTHOWZE - Signaling the Siqly | Strange Music | |

### November

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | BiC Fizzle | Chosen 1K | 1017 Records, Atlantic Recording Corporation | |
| 3 | Black Rob | Life Story 2 | Crazy Cat Catalogue | |
| 3 | Calboy | UNCHAINED | Self-Released | |
| 3 | Jeezy | I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget | CTE New World | Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 |
| 3 | JK-47 & Jay Orient | Revision For Regrowth | Self-Released | |
| 3 | Kevin Abstract | Blanket | Video Store, RCA | |
| 3 | Raedio | Rap Sh!t: The Mixtape (From the Max Original Series) | Raedio, Def Jam | |
| 3 | Sonny Digital | Dolores Son | Atlantic Records | |
| 3 | Tee Grizzley | Tee's Coney Island | 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard 200 |
| 3 | The Alchemist | Flying High, Part 2 | ALC Records | |
| 3 | Tkay Maidza | Sweet Justice | 4AD | |
| 10 | Aesop Rock | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers Entertainment | Debuted at No. 169 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Chris Brown | 11:11 | CBE, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Cochise | Care Package | Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 10 | D Double E, T Billion Dream | No Reign, No Flowers | Bluku Music | |
| 10 | Fresco Trey | Detour | Warner Records | |
| 10 | Kodak Black | When I Was Dead | Vulture Love, Capitol Records | Debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Larry June & Cardo | The Night Shift | The FreeMinded, EMPIRE | Debuted at No. 112 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Lola Brooke | Dennis Daughter | Team Eighty Productions, Arista Records | |
| 10 | Lord Apex | The Good Fight | E/M Worldwide | |
| 10 | Luh Kel | Head Melodies | Different Vibes Only, MNRK Records | |
| 10 | Rick Ross & Meek Mill | Too Good to Be True | Maybach Music Group, Dream Chasers Records, gamma. | Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | StanWill | Unstoppable | The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution | |
| 10 | The Kid Laroi | The First Time | Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment | Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Trippie Redd | Saint Michael | 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects | Debuted at No. 161 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Wiki & Tony Seltzer | 14K Figaro | Wikset Enterprise | |
| 10 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Decided 2 | Never Broke Again, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne | Welcome 2 Collegrove | Def Jam Recordings, T.R.U., Young Money, Republic Records, Universal Music Group | Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Arcángel | Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad | Rimas | |
| 17 | Blockhead | The Aux | Backwoodz Studioz | |
| 17 | Chillinit | 420DNA | 420 Family | Debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts |
| 17 | Drake | For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition | OVO Sound, Republic Records | |
| 17 | E-40 | Rule of Thumb: Rule 1 | Heavy On The Grind Entertainment | |
| 17 | Danny Brown | Quaranta | Warp Records | |
| 17 | H31R | HeadSpace | Ninja Tune, Big Dada | |
| 17 | Homeboy Sandman | I Can't Sell These Either | Self-released | |
| 17 | Hot Dollar & 03 Greedo | Free Love | Self-released | |
| 17 | JasonMartin | A Compton Story | 50 Million | |
| 17 | K.A.A.N. & Mike Summers | The Nightly News | K.A.A.N. Life Music, Squarian | |
| 17 | La Joaqui | Mal Aprendida | Dale Play | |
| 17 | Only The Family & Lil Durk | Nightmare In The Trenches | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | Debuted at No. 114 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Ozuna | Cosmo | Aura Music, Sony Music | Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Rich Amiri | Ghetto Fabolous | Internet Money Records, 10K Projects | |
| 17 | Russ Millions | FREEDOM | One Of A Kind Music | |
| 17 | RXK Nephew & Harry Fraud | Life After Neph | Fake Shore Drive, AintNobodyCool, SRFSCHL | |
| 17 | Vinnie Paz | All Are Guests in the House of God | Iron Tusk Music | |
| 22 | Towkio | Community Service 3 | Self-released | |
| 22 | Various Artists | Good Burger 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Viacom International, Human Re Sources | |
| 23 | Chip Tha Ripper | The Charles Worth LP | S.L.AB. Entertainment | |
| 23 | Tony Shhnow | Shadow Banned 2 | Self-released | |
| 24 | Busta Rhymes | Blockbusta | The Conglomerate, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | CJ Fly & Stoic | Piranha | Self-released | |
| 24 | Fetty Wap | King Zoo | RGF Productions, 300 Entertainment | |
| 24 | Kamaiyah | Another Summer Night | Keep it Lit Records | |
| 24 | Philthy Rich | King of Oakland | FOD ENT | |
| 24 | Trippie Redd | Saint Michael V2 | 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects | |

### December

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | AZ | Truth Be Told | Quiet Money | |
| 1 | Big Scarr | Frozone | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 1 | BigXthaPlug | The Biggest | UnitedMasters | Debuted at No. 138 on the Billboard 200 |
| 1 | Czarface | Czartificial Intelligence | Silver Age | |
| 1 | Elzhi & Oh No | Heavy Vibrato | Nature Sounds | |
| 1 | Wiz Khalifa | Decisions | Taylor Gang Entertainment | |
| 6 | Yung Bans | Vol. 6 | 1 Of 1, AWAL | |
| 8 | Berner and OhGeesy | Trophies | Bern One Entertainment, Empire Distribution | |
| 8 | Blu & Nottz | Afrika | Self-released | |
| 8 | Hitkidd | Renegade | Blac Noize!!, Campsouth Records | |
| 8 | Lil Poppa | It's Me, I'm The Problem | CMG, Interscope Records | |
| 8 | Li Rye | Li Rye vs Li Reezy | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 8 | Moneybagg Yo, BIG30 & N Less Entertainment | We Connected | N Less Entertainment, Connect Music | |
| 8 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 | Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Night Lovell | I Hope You're Happy | G59 Records | |
| 8 | Rowdy Rebel | Back Outside | GoodTalk | |
| 12 | Pardison Fontaine | SEXT8PE | Section 8 Music | |
| 13 | BigWalkDog | Playoff | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 15 | Bas | We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up | Dreamville, Interscope, Universal | |
| 15 | Big K.R.I.T. | Regardless It's Still Timeless | Multi Alumni | |
| 15 | Gucci Mane & B.G. | Choppers & Bricks | 1017 Records & Atlantic Records | |
| 15 | Lil Zay Osama | Hood Bible 2 | Warner Records | |
| 15 | Meekz | Meekzness | Self-Released | |
| 15 | Starlito | Love Drug | Grind Hard | |
| 15 | YTB Fatt | Foxes Only | Loaf Boyz Ventures, 10K Projects | |
| 20 | Bossman Dlow | 2 Slippery | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | Debuted at No. 197 on the Billboard 200 |
| 20 | Lil B | Winged Wheelchair Squad | BasedWorld Records | |
| 22 | Bun B and Statik Selektah | Trillstatik 3 | II Trill Enterprises, Empire Distribution | |
| 22 | Conway the Machine & Wun Two | Palermo | Vinyl Digital | |
| 22 | G's Us (R.A.P. Ferreira & AJ Suede) | What Them Dogs Don't Know They Know | Ruby Yacht, Alpha Pup | |
| 25 | Keith Ape | The X-Mas is Mine | UnderWater | |
| 29 | Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & The Alchemist | Hall & Nash 2 | ALC | |

## Highest-charting songs
### United States

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | Scarlet | 1 |
| "Lovin On Me" | Jack Harlow | TBA | 1 |
| "First Person Shooter" | Drake featuring J. Cole | For All the Dogs | 1 |
| "IDGAF" | Drake featuring Yeat | For All the Dogs | 2 |
| "Search & Rescue" | Drake | — | 2 |
| "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | Almost Healed | 2 |
| "Creepin'" | Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and 21 Savage | Heroes & Villains | 3 |
| "Meltdown" | Travis Scott featuring Drake | Utopia | 3 |
| "Virginia Beach" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 3 |
| "Princess Diana" | Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj | Like..? | 4 |
| "FukUMean" | Gunna | A Gift & a Curse | 4 |
| "Favorite Song" | Toosii | Naujour | 5 |
| "Fe!n" | Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti | Utopia | 5 |
| "Calling for You" | Drake featuring 21 Savage | For All the Dogs | 5 |
| "Barbie World" | Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua | Barbie the Album | 7 |
| "K-pop" | Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and the Weeknd | Utopia | 7 |
| "Daylight" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 8 |
| "Players" | Coi Leray | Coi | 9 |
| "Fear of Heights" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 10 |
| "Just Wanna Rock" | Lil Uzi Vert | Pink Tape | 10 |
| "Flooded the Face" | Lil Uzi Vert | Pink Tape | 11 |
| "I Know ?" | Travis Scott | Utopia | 11 |
| "You Broke My Heart" | Drake | For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition | 11 |
| "Rich Baby Daddy" | Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA | For All the Dogs | 11 |
| "Gently" | Drake featuring Bad Bunny | For All the Dogs | 12 |
| "Red Ruby da Sleeze" | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 | 13 |
| "Put It on da Floor Again" | Latto featuring Cardi B | TBA | 13 |
| "Bongos" | Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion | TBA | 14 |
| "Hyaena" | Travis Scott | Utopia | 14 |
| "Amen" | Drake featuring Teezo Touchdown | For All the Dogs | 15 |
| "7969 Santa" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 16 |
| "Fight the Feeling" | Rod Wave | Nostalgia | 16 |
| "Thank God" | Travis Scott | Utopia | 16 |
| "Topia Twins" | Travis Scott featuring Rob49 and 21 Savage | Utopia | 17 |
| "8AM in Charlotte" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 17 |
| "What Would Pluto Do" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 18 |
| "Call Your Friends" | Rod Wave | Nostalgia | 18 |
| "Come See Me" | Rod Wave | Nostalgia | 19 |
| "Oh U Went" | Young Thug featuring Drake | Business Is Business | 19 |
| "My Eyes" | Travis Scott | Utopia | 19 |
| "Endless Fashion" | Lil Uzi Vert featuring Nicki Minaj | Pink Tape | 20 |
| "Stand by Me" | Lil Durk featuring Morgan Wallen | Almost Healed | 22 |
| "Modern Jam" | Travis Scott featuring Teezo Touchdown | Utopia | 23 |
| "Turks & Caicos" | Rod Wave featuring 21 Savage | Nostalgia | 24 |
| "Boyz Don't Cry" | Rod Wave | Nostalgia | 25 |
| "Painting Pictures" | Superstar Pride | 5 Lbs of Pressure | 25 |
| "Suicide Doors" | Lil Uzi Vert | Pink Tape | 25 |
| "Delresto (Echoes)" | Beyoncé and Travis Scott | Utopia | 25 |
| "Telekinesis" | Travis Scott featuring SZA and Future | Utopia | 26 |
| "Evil Ways" | Drake featuring J. Cole | For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition | 26 |
| "All the Parties" | Drake featuring Chief Keef | For All the Dogs | 26 |
| "Drew a Picasso" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 27 |
| "Sirens" | Travis Scott | Utopia | 27 |
| "God's Country" | Travis Scott | Utopia | 28 |
| "Slut Me Out" | NLE Choppa | Cottonwood 2 | 28 |
| "Back to the Moon" | Gunna | A Gift & a Curse | 29 |
| "Another Late Night" | Drake featuring Lil Yachty | For All the Dogs | 29 |
| "Set Me Free Pt. 2" | Jimin | Face | 30 |
| "Great Gatsby" | Rod Wave | Nostalgia | 30 |
| "Attention" | Doja Cat | Scarlet | 31 |
| "Aye" | Lil Uzi Vert featuring Travis Scott | Pink Tape | 31 |
| "Away from Home" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 32 |
| "Cobra" | Megan Thee Stallion | TBA | 32 |
| "Dogtooth" | Tyler, the Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale | 33 |
| "Peaches & Eggplants" | Young Nudy featuring 21 Savage | Gumbo | 33 |
| "Area Codes" | Kali | TBA | 33 |
| "Skitzo" | Travis Scott featuring Young Thug | Utopia | 34 |
| "Needle" | Nicki Minaj featuring Drake | Pink Friday 2 | 34 |
| "Pelle Coat" | Lil Durk | Almost Healed | 35 |
| "Circus Maximus" | Travis Scott featuring the Weeknd and Swae Lee | Utopia | 36 |
| "Til Further Notice" | Travis Scott featuring James Blake and 21 Savage | Utopia | 38 |
| "America Has a Problem" | Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar | Renaissance | 38 |
| "Parade on Cleveland" | Young Thug featuring Drake | Business Is Business | 39 |
| "Long Journey" | Rod Wave | Nostalgia | 39 |
| "Nostalgia" | Rod Wave and Wet | Nostalgia | 40 |

### United Kingdom

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "Sprinter" | Dave and Central Cee | Split Decision | 1 |
| "Escapism" | Raye featuring 070 Shake | My 21st Century Blues | 1 |
| "Who Told You" | J Hus featuring Drake | Beautiful and Brutal Yard | 2 |
| "Let Go" | Central Cee | TBA | 6 |
| "Pakistan" | D-Block Europe and Clavish | DBE World | 8 |
| "Martin's Sofa" | Headie One | TBA | 9 |
| "Out of Nowhere" | Bugzy Malone and TeeDee | TBA | 9 |
| "Tony Soprano 2" | Nines | Crop Circle 2 | 10 |

## Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of October 2023 in the United States :
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position |
| 1 | Utopia | Travis Scott | 496,000 | 1 |
| 2 | For All the Dogs | Drake | 402,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Pink Friday 2 | Nicki Minaj | 228,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Pink Tape | Lil Uzi Vert | 167,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Nostalgia | Rod Wave | 137,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Almost Healed | Lil Durk | 125,000 | 3 |
| 7 | Hope | NF | 123,000 | 2 |
| 8 | Business Is Business | Young Thug | 89,000 | 2 |
| 9 | A Gift & a Curse | Gunna | 85,000 | 3 |
| 10 | Scarlet | Doja Cat | 72,000 | 4 |

## All critically reviewed albums ranked
### Metacritic

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | billy woods & Kenny Segal | Maps | 90 | 10 reviews |
| 2 | Armand Hammer | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | 87 | 12 reviews |
| 3 | Noname | Sundial | 87 | 10 reviews |
| 4 | JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown | Scaring the Hoes | 86 | 13 reviews |
| 5 | Nas | Magic 3 | 86 | 5 reviews |
| 6 | Big Freedia | Central City | 86 | 4 reviews |
| 7 | Mick Jenkins | The Patience | 86 | 4 reviews |
| 8 | Aesop Rock | Integrated Tech Solutions | 84 | 7 reviews |
| 9 | Paris Texas | Mid Air | 84 | 5 reviews |
| 10 | Potter Payper | Real Back in Style | 84 | 4 reviews |
| 11 | Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist | Voir Dire | 83 | 9 reviews |
| 12 | McKinley Dixon | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | 83 | 6 reviews |
| 13 | Danny Brown | Quaranta | 82 | 15 reviews |
| 14 | Genesis Owusu | Struggler | 82 | 11 reviews |
| 15 | Young Nudy | Gumbo | 82 | 5 reviews |
| 16 | El Michels Affair & Black Thought | Glorious Game | 81 | 7 reviews |
| 17 | Slowthai | Ugly | 80 | 16 reviews |
| 18 | J Hus | Beautiful and Brutal Yard | 78 | 8 reviews |
| 19 | Ashnikko | Weedkiller | 78 | 6 reviews |
| 20 | Rae Sremmurd | Sremm 4 Life | 78 | 6 reviews |
| 21 | Killer Mike | Michael | 77 | 15 reviews |
| 22 | Tkay Maidza | Sweet Justice | 77 | 7 reviews |
| 23 | Oddisee | To What End | 75 | 4 reviews |
| 24 | Westside Gunn | And Then You Pray for Me | 74 | 4 reviews |
| 25 | Lil Yachty | Let's Start Here | 73 | 9 reviews |
| 26 | Quavo | Rocket Power | 73 | 5 reviews |
| 27 | NLE Choppa | Cottonwood 2 | 72 | 4 reviews |
| 28 | Skrillex | Don't Get Too Close | 72 | 4 reviews |
| 29 | Nas | Magic 2 | 71 | 7 reviews |
| 30 | Shabazz Palaces | Robed in Rareness | 71 | 7 reviews |
| 31 | Macklemore | Ben | 71 | 4 reviews |
| 32 | Doja Cat | Scarlet | 70 | 13 reviews |
| 33 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 | 70 | 12 reviews |
| 34 | Gunna | a Gift & a Curse | 68 | 6 reviews |
| 35 | 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne | Welcome 2 Collegrove | 68 | 5 reviews |
| 36 | Don Toliver | Love Sick | 68 | 5 reviews |
| 37 | Travis Scott | Utopia | 67 | 13 reviews |
| 38 | Offset | Set It Off | 67 | 8 reviews |
| 39 | Lil Uzi Vert | Pink Tape | 64 | 6 reviews |
| 40 | Young Thug | Business Is Business | 64 | 6 reviews |
| 41 | Coi Leray | Coi | 63 | 4 reviews |
| 42 | Jack Harlow | Jackman | 60 | 6 reviews |
| 43 | Lil Durk | Almost Healed | 60 | 6 reviews |
| 44 | Trippie Redd | Mansion Musik | 58 | 5 reviews |
| 45 | The Kid LAROI | The First Time | 58 | 4 reviews |
| 46 | Teezo Touchdown | How Do You Sleep at Night? | 56 | 7 reviews |
| 47 | Drake | For All the Dogs | 53 | 12 reviews |
| 48 | Busta Rhymes | Blockbusta | 53 | 5 reviews |

### AnyDecentMusic?

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | billy woods & Kenny Segal | Maps | 8.4 | 9 reviews |
| 2 | JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown | Scaring the Hoes | 8.0 | 11 reviews |
| 3 | Genesis Owusu | Struggler | 7.7 | 13 reviews |
| 4 | Danny Brown | Quaranta | 7.6 | 15 reviews |
| 5 | Killer Mike | MICHAEL | 7.6 | 14 reviews |
| 6 | J Hus | Beautiful and Brutal Yard | 7.3 | 7 reviews |
| 7 | Lil Yachty | Let's Start Here | 7.1 | 7 reviews |
| 8 | Rae Sremmurd | Sremm 4 Life | 6.9 | 7 reviews |
| 9 | Doja Cat | Scarlet | 6.6 | 10 reviews |
| 10 | Travis Scott | Utopia | 6.2 | 7 reviews |
| 11 | Drake | For All the Dogs | 4.7 | 9 reviews |