# 2022 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2022.

## Events
### January

* On January 1, Kodak Black was arrested in Pompano Beach, Florida, on trespassing charges.
* On January 2, Traxamillion died at the age of 42.
* On January 11, Justin Johnson and Shondale Barnett, Young Dolph's killers, were arrested in Indiana; the same day, Cornelius Smith, another of Dolph's killers, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge.
* On January 13, CPO Boss Hogg died at the age of 52.
* On January 14, Sad Frosty died at the age of 24. That same day, rap group Brockhampton announced that they were splitting up after a performance at Coachella 2022.
* On January 26, NBA YoungBoy's Texas home was raided by SWAT team.

### February

* On February 9, it was announced that Snoop Dogg would be the new owner of Death Row Records.
* On February 12, Blueface was arrested for gun possession in Hollywood, California. The same day, Kodak Black was shot after a fight at a Justin Bieber party in Los Angeles, California.
* On February 13, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and Snoop Dogg performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak also made appearances during the performance.
* On February 23, South African-native rapper, singer, and songwriter Riky Rick died by suicide at the age of 34.
* On February 26, American rapper Snootie Wild died after being shot in Houston, Texas, at the age of 36. The same day, True Bleeda was shot and killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

### March

* On March 6, DJ Dimplez, South African native hip hop DJ and producer died.

### April

* On April 3, Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar won the Best Rap Performance for their song "Family Ties" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Kanye West won both Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance for his two respective songs, "Jail" featuring Jay-Z, and "Hurricane" featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby. Tyler, the Creator won the Grammy for Best Rap Album with Call Me If You Get Lost.
* On April 4, Tory Lanez was re-arrested for violating a court order regarding a 2020 shooting incident with Megan Thee Stallion.
* On April 17, DJ Kay Slay died at the age of 55 due to COVID-19 complications.
* On April 20, ASAP Rocky was arrested in Los Angeles, California, in connection to a shooting.

### May

* On May 2, Rod Wave was arrested for battery in St. Petersburg, Florida.
* On May 9, Young Thug, Gunna, and 26 others associated with YSL were arrested for R.I.C.O. and conspiracy charges in Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia.
* On May 13, Lil Keed died at the age of 24 due to kidney failure.
* On May 14, the Ukrainian rap group Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their song Stefania with 631 points in Turin.
* On May 29, Sidhu Moose Wala was shot and killed at the age of 28 in Mansa, Punjab, India.

### June

* On June 2, the trial against Eric Holder Jr. for the murder of Nipsey Hussle began after Holder was arrested on April 2, 2019.
* On June 5, Atlanta-based rapper Trouble was shot and killed at the age of 34. It was also reported that Washington DC–based rapper 23 Rackz was also fatally shot.
* On June 14, XXL released their 2022 Freshman Class, including Nardo Wick, Doechii, SoFaygo, Babyface Ray, Kali, KayCyy, Cochise, Big30, KenTheMan, Big Scarr, Saucy Santana, and BabyTron.
* On June 22, Lil Tjay was shot in Edgewater, New Jersey.
* On June 29, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

### July

* On July 6, Eric Holder Jr. was convicted on first-degree murder charges for the murder of Nipsey Hussle after Holder’s trial had started on June 2.
* On July 27, JayDaYoungan was shot and killed at the age of 24.

### August

* On August 6, Young Slo-Be was shot and killed at the age of 29.
* On August 15, Nipsey Hussle received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star posthumously, on what would have been his 37th birthday.
* On August 18, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine opened a new high school in Leimert Park, California.

### September

* On September 4, Pat Stay was fatally stabbed at the age of 36 in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* On September 12, PnB Rock was fatally shot at the age of 30 at a Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
* On September 28, Coolio died from a heart attack at the age of 59.
* On September 29, Freddie Lee Trone was arrested for the murder of PnB Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with 2 other people.

### October

* On October 26, Tory Lanez was placed on house arrest after an altercation with August Alsina.

### November

* On November 1, Takeoff was fatally shot in Houston, Texas, at the age of 28.
* On November 5, Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was presented by Dr. Dre, and had special guest appearances by Aerosmith lead vocalist Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran during his performance.
* On November 15, Blueface was arrested for attempted murder.

### December

* On December 12, the trial began for Tory Lanez against Megan Thee Stallion after allegedly shooting her in the foot in July 2020.
* On December 14, Gunna was released from prison after being arrested in May 2022.
* On December 22, Big Scarr died in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 22 from a drug overdose.
* On December 23, Tory Lanez was convicted on all charges for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion after his trial began on December 12. Lanez faces a maximum prison sentence of 22 years and eight months.

## Released albums
### January

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | FNKPMPN (Del the Funky Homosapien and Kool Keith) | Subatomic | Threshold Recordings | |
| 6 | Montana of 300 | Rap God | Fly Guy Entertainment, E1 Music | |
| 7 | Gunna | DS4Ever | YSL Records, 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | XO, Republic | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | The Musalini and 9th Wonder | The Don & Eye | Jamla Records | |
| 14 | Cordae | From a Birds Eye View | Atlantic Records, Art@War, Hi-Level | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | DigDat | Pain Built | Sony Music UK | |
| 14 | Earl Sweatshirt | Sick! | Tan Cressida, Warner Records | Debuted at No. 80 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Kota the Friend | Lyrics to Go, Vol. 3 | FLTBYS | |
| 14 | Slim Thug | BIGslim | Hogg Life, SoSouth | |
| 14 | Token | Pink Is Better | Atlantic Records | |
| 21 | Iann Dior | On to Better Things | 10K Projects | Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | King Iso | Get Well Soon | Strange Music, INgrooves | |
| 21 | Paper Route Empire | Long Live Young Dolph | Empire Distribution, Paper Route | Debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Colors | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Young T & Bugsey | Truth Be Told | Black Butter Records | |
| 26 | BlocBoy JB | Bacc 2 da Bloc | Foundation, Interscope Records | |
| 26 | Doe Boy | Oh Really | Epic Records, Freebandz | |
| 27 | Glaive | Old Dog, New Tricks | Interscope Records | |
| 28 | Babyface Ray | Face | Empire Distribution, Wavy Gang | Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Dro Kenji | With or Without You | Internet Money Records, 10k Projects | |
| 28 | Kyle | It's Not So Bad | Self-released | |
| 28 | NLE Choppa | Me vs. Me | Warner Records | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | PnB Rock | SoundCloud Daze | Atlantic Records | |
| 30 | Philthy Rich | Motivational Purpose | FOD | |
| 31 | Matt Ox | Year of the Ox | OX | |

### February

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | 2 Chainz | Dope Don't Sell Itself | T.R.U., Def Jam | Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | Beam | Alien | Epic Records, Be I Am | |
| 4 | Saba | Few Good Things | Pivot Gang LLC | |
| 4 | Smoke DZA and Real Bad Man | Mood Swings | Real Bad Man, RFC | |
| 4 | Upchurch | People's Champ | Holler Boy Records, Stonebaby Sounds | Debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | Yo Gotti | CM10: Free Game | Collective Music Group, Inevitable Records, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Kid Capri | The Love | No Kid'n Records | |
| 11 | Cousin Stizz | Just for You | Stizz Music | |
| 11 | Huskii | Antihero | Island Records Australia | Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums chart |
| 11 | Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa | Stoners Night | Taylor Gang, Rostrum Records, Trippy Music | |
| 11 | Snoop Dogg | BODR | Death Row Records | Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | $NOT | Ethereal | 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Trae tha Truth | Truth Season: The United Streets of America | ABN, Empire | |
| 11 | Yungen | Passionate & Paranoid | Sony Music UK | |
| 18 | Big K.R.I.T. | Digital Roses Don't Die | BMG | |
| 18 | Calboy | Black Heart | Self-released | |
| 18 | Curren$y and The Alchemist | Continuance | Jet Life Recordings, ALC Records | Debuted at No. 200 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | DC the Don | My Own Worst Enemy | Rostrum Records | |
| 18 | Haystak | Haywire | War Horse Entertainment | |
| 18 | Yeat | 2 Alive | Field Trip Recordings, TwizzyRich, Geffen Records | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | Boosie Badazz | Heartfelt | Bad Azz Music, Connect Music | |
| 22 | KRS-One | I M A M C R U 1 2 | Self-released | |
| 23 | Kanye West | Donda 2 | Self-released | |
| 25 | Ace Hood | M.I.N.D. | Hood Nation, Empire | |
| 25 | Central Cee | 23 | Self-released | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 25 | Conway the Machine | God Don't Make Mistakes | Griselda Records, Shady Records, Interscope Records, Drumwork | Debuted at No. 175 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | EarthGang | Ghetto Gods | Dreamville, Interscope Records, Spillage Village | Debuted at No. 114 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Kodak Black | Back for Everything | Dollaz N Dealz, Sniper Gang, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |

### March

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 3 | The Cool Kids | Before Shit Got Weird | Sounds Like Fun | |
| 4 | BabyTron | Megatron | The Hip Hop Lab Records, Empire | |
| 4 | DaBaby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Better than You | South Coast Music Group, Interscope, Atlantic | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | King Von | What It Means to Be King | Only The Family, Empire | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | Kojey Radical | Reason to Smile | Asylum | Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 4 | Smoke DZA, 183rd, and Nym Lo | Driplomatic Immunity | RFC Music Group | |
| 4 | Tom MacDonald and Adam Calhoun | The Brave | Self-released | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Mike Dimes | In Dimes We Trust | Camp Billy Recordings, Encore | |
| 11 | Benny the Butcher | Tana Talk 4 | Black Soprano Family, Griselda, Empire | Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Bun B and Cory Mo | Mo Trill | C-Mozart Muzik, II Trill Enterprises | |
| 11 | Dave East | How Did I Get Here? | From the Dirt | |
| 11 | Elzhi | Zhigeist | Nature Sounds | |
| 11 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex Records | |
| 11 | Ho99o9 | SKIN | A DTA, Elektra | |
| 11 | KXNG Crooked and Joell Ortiz | Rise & Fall of Slaughterhouse | Hitmaker Music Group | Debuted at No. 152 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Lil Durk | 7220 | Only The Family, Alamo Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Tobi Lou | Non-Perishable | Artclub, Empire | |
| 11 | Warhol.SS | Where's Warhol 2 | Create Music Group | |
| 17 | Lil' Flip | La Clover Nostra II: The Mob Lives On | Music Access, Inc. | |
| 18 | ArrDee | Pier Pressure | Island Records, Universal | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 18 | Cypress Hill | Back in Black | BMG | |
| 20 | Trae tha Truth | Life n Pain | ABN, Empire | |
| 22 | Phife Dawg | Forever | Smokin' Needles, AWAL | |
| 25 | Blade Brown and K-Trap | Joints | Thousand8, BxB Ent. | Debuted at No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 25 | Buddy | Superghetto | RCA Records | |
| 25 | Denzel Curry | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista, PH | Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Larry June and Jay Worthy | 2 P'z In A Pod | GDF Records, The Freeminded Records, Empire | |
| 25 | Latto | 777 | RCA, Streamcut | Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Locksmith | The Lock Sessions, Vol. 3 | Landmark Entertainment | |
| 25 | Nigo | I Know Nigo! | Victor Victor | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | Dreamville | D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape | Dreamville Records, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | Pete Rock | PeteStrumentals 4 | Soul Brother Records, Vinyl Digital | |
| 31 | Sadistik and Kno | Bring Me Back When the World Is Cured | Knomercy Productions | |

### April

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Gawne & Atlus | Waves | PsychTune Records | |
| 1 | Lil Moshpit | AAA | H1ghr Music | |
| 1 | Stevie Stone | Raising the Bar | Ahdasee Records | |
| 1 | Yeat | 2 Alive (Geek Pack) | Geffen Records | |
| 8 | 42 Dugg and EST Gee | Last Ones Left | CMG, Warlike, Interscope | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Billy Woods | Aethiopes | Backwoodz Studioz | |
| 8 | Coi Leray | Trendsetter | 1801, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Fivio Foreign | B.I.B.L.E. | Columbia Records, RichFish | Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA | Full Court Press | Taylor Gang, Asylum Records | |
| 8 | Paul Wall and Termanology | Start 2 Finish | Perfect Time Music Group | |
| 8 | Tom the Mail Man | Sunset Visionary, Vol. 2 | The Delivery Crew, AWAL | |
| 8 | Triple One | A Dangerous Method Vol. 1 | Self-released | |
| 8 | Vince Staples | Ramona Park Broke My Heart | Motown, Blacksmith | Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Yung Lean | Stardust | World Affairs | |
| 15 | Bas | [Bump] Pick Me Up | Dreamville, Interscope | |
| 15 | Digga D | Noughty by Nature | CGM | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 15 | Fredo Bang | Two-Face Bang 2 | Se Lavi, Def Jam | Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Tee Grizzley | Half Tee Half Beast | 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Yungeen Ace | All On Me | Cinematic Music Group, ATK | |
| 20 | Lil' Flip and Tum Tum | Made in Texas 2 | Music Access, Inc. | |
| 20 | Redveil | Learn 2 Swim | Self-released | |
| 22 | Blxst | Before You Go | Red Bull, Evgle | Debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | Czarface | Czarmageddon! | Silver Age | Debuted at No. 178 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | Pusha T | It's Almost Dry | GOOD Music, Def Jam | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | SosMula | 2 High 2 Die | Hikari-Ultra, Republic Records | |
| 28 | Tanna Leone | Sleepy Soldier | PGLang, Def Jam | |
| 29 | Action Bronson | Cocodrillo Turbo | Loma Vista | |
| 29 | Autumn! | Antagonist! | Victor Victor Worldwide, Casablanca | |
| 29 | Bones and grayera | Withered | TeamSESH | |
| 29 | Fatlip and Blu | Live From The End of The World, Vol. 1 Demos | GBA | |
| 29 | Future | I Never Liked You | Freebandz, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Lil Poppa | Under Investigation 3 | CMG, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 194 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | MC Eiht | Revolution in Progress | Blue Stamp, Year Round | |
| 29 | NoCap | Mr. Crawford | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Nyck Caution and Charlie Heat | Friend of the Family | Self-released | |
| 29 | Pooh Shiesty | Shiesty Season: Certified | Atlantic, 1017 | |

### May

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 3 | Black Star | No Fear of Time | Self-released | |
| 6 | IDK | Simple. | Clue, Warner | |
| 6 | Jack Harlow | Come Home the Kids Miss You | Generation Now, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | Knucks | Alpha Place | NoDaysOff | Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 6 | Method Man | Meth Lab Season 3: The Rehab | Hanz On Music Entertainment, ONErpm | |
| 6 | Octavian | Alpha | Sex Am Club | |
| 12 | Blac Youngsta | 4Life | Heavy Camp, Create Music Group | |
| 13 | Fresco Trey | Heartbreak Diaries 2 | Warner Records | |
| 13 | Horrorshow | Good Problems | Elefant Traks | |
| 13 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | PGLang, Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath, Interscope | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello Music Group | |
| 13 | They Hate Change | Finally, New | Jagjaguwar | |
| 18 | Marlon Craft | While We're Here | Homecourt | |
| 20 | Boldy James and Real Bad Man | Killing Nothing | Real Bad Man Records | |
| 20 | Lil Gnar | Die Bout It | Gnarcotic Records, Create Music Group | |
| 20 | M Huncho | Chasing Euphoria | Island Records | Debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 20 | Stunna 4 Vegas | Rae Rae’s Son | Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope | |
| 20 | Snoop Dogg | Metaverse: The NFT Drop, Vol. 1 | Real Talk Entertainment | |
| 27 | Jeshi | Universal Credit | Because Music | |
| 27 | Joey Purp and Kami | You and the Money | YATM, OON | |
| 27 | Nafe Smallz | Legacy | Ozone Music | Debuted at No. 52 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 27 | Z-Ro | Pressure | 1 Deep Entertainment, Empire | |

### June

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 3 | 070 Shake | You Can't Kill Me | GOOD, Def Jam | |
| 3 | KayCyy | Get Used To It | BuVision, Columbia Records | |
| 3 | MC Ren | Osiris | Boomdocz Productions | |
| 3 | Post Malone | Twelve Carat Toothache | Republic Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 3 | Vory | Lost Souls | UMG Recordings | |
| 10 | Curren$y and Fuse | Spring Clean 2 | Jet Life Recordings | |
| 10 | Father | Young Hot Ebony 2 | Awful Records | |
| 10 | XXXTENTACION | Look at Me: The Album | Bad Vibes Forever | Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | J. Stone | The Definition of Sacrifice | 25/8 No Breaks, All Money In No Money Out | |
| 17 | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | OVO Sound, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Duke Deuce | Crunkstar | Quality Control Music, Motown Records | |
| 17 | Gucci Mane and 1017 | So Icy Gang: The ReUp | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Kevin Gates | Khaza | Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Logic | Vinyl Days | Def Jam | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg Presents Death Row Summer 2022 | Death Row | |
| 17 | Westside Boogie | More Black Superheroes | LVRN, Shady, Interscope | |
| 24 | Chris Brown | Breezy | CBE, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Cochise | The Inspection | Columbia Records | |
| 24 | French Montana and Harry Fraud | Montega | Coke Boys Records | Debuted at No. 46 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Juicy J and Pi'erre Bourne | Space Age Pimpin’ | Trippy Music | |
| 24 | Lupe Fiasco | Drill Music in Zion | 1st and 15th, Thirty Tigers | |
| 24 | Money Man | Big Money | Black Circle, Empire | Debuted at No. 95 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Lil Mabu | Double M's | Self-released | |

### July

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | E.D.I. Mean and Yhung T.O. | Souljahz 2 Generalz | O4L Digital | |
| 1 | Kid Buu | Blind for Love 4: A Perfect Love Letter | Valentine Enterprise | |
| 1 | Moor Mother | Jazz Codes | Anti- | |
| 8 | Brent Faiyaz | Wasteland | Lost Kids, Venice, Stem | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Ken Carson | X | Opium, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 115 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Kid Cudi | The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 | Wicked Awesome, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Kota the Friend | Memo | Venice Innovation Labs | |
| 8 | PGF Nuk | Switch Music | Self-released | |
| 8 | Tasman Keith | A Colour Undone | AWAL | |
| 8 | Westside Gunn | Peace"Fly"God | Griselda Records | |
| 10 | Baby Bash and Paul Wall | The Legalizers 3: Plant Based | Paul Wall Music, Bashtown Music Group | |
| 15 | CMG The Label | Gangsta Art | CMG, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | DJ Premier | Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 | Mass Appeal Records | |
| 15 | Joey Cool | The Chairman of the Board | Strange Music, INgrooves | |
| 15 | Lizzo | Special | Nice Life, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Lloyd Banks | The Course of the Inevitable 2 | Money By Any Means, Empire | |
| 15 | Rexx Life Raj | The Blue Hour | Empire | |
| 15 | Rowdy Rebel | Rebel vs. Rowdy | Epic Records | |
| 15 | Sheff G | From the Can | Winners Circle Entertainment, RCA Records | |
| 20 | Flo Milli | You Still Here, Ho? | RCA Records | |
| 21 | Icewear Vezzo | Rich Off Pints 3 | Iced Up Records | |
| 22 | Joey Bada$$ | 2000 | Pro Era, Cinematic, Columbia | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | Lil Uzi Vert | Red and White | Generation Now, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | Mozzy | Survivor's Guilt | Collective Music Group, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | Rico Nasty | Las Ruinas | Sugar Trap, Atlantic Records | |
| 22 | RZA | Bobby Digital and the Pit of Snakes | 36 Chambers, MNRK Records | |
| 22 | The Koreatown Oddity | IsThisForReal? | Stones Throw Records | |
| 29 | Bankroll Freddie | From Trap to Rap 2 | Quality Control Music, Motown | |
| 29 | Beyoncé | Renaissance | Columbia, Parkwood | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Domo Genesis | Intros, Outros & Interludes | Bigger Picture Recordings | |
| 29 | Fenix Flexin | Fenix Flexin Vol. 2 | Atlantic Records | |
| 29 | Hotboii | Blinded by Death | Rebel, Geffen | Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | K Camp | Vibe Forever | Rare Sounds, Interscope Records | |
| 29 | $uicideboy$ | Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation | G59 | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Wiz Khalifa | Multiverse | Taylor Gang, Asylum | |
| 29 | Yella Beezy | Bad Azz Yella Boy | Profit Music Group | |

### August

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 5 | Bobby Shmurda | Bodboy | Self-released | |
| 5 | Eminem | Curtain Call 2 | Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 |
| 5 | Gawne | Ghosts | Self-released | |
| 5 | Kalan.FrFr | 222 | Roc Nation | |
| 5 | Ouija Macc | Stalewind | Chapter 17 Records, Psychopathic Records | |
| 5 | StaySolidRocky | Why So Larceny? | Self-released | |
| 5 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | The Last Slimeto | Atlantic, Never Broke Again | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Young Nudy | EA Monster | RCA Records | Debuted at No. 151 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Chris Patrick | X-Files | CXR, Good Partners | |
| 12 | Danger Mouse and Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG | Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Destroy Lonely | No Stylist | Opium | Debuted at No. 91 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Freddie Dredd | Freddie's Inferno | RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 12 | The Game | Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind | 100 Entertainment, Virgin Records | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Megan Thee Stallion | Traumazine | 300, 1501 Certified Warner Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Peezy | Only Built 4 Diamond Links | Boyz Entertainment, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 123 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Rod Wave | Beautiful Mind | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Royce da 5'9" | The Heaven Experience, Vol. 1 | Heaven Studios, eOne | |
| 12 | The Musalini and Khrysis | Pure Izm | Jamla Records, Empire Distribution | |
| 17 | Kenny Mason | Pup Pack | Self-released | |
| 19 | 600breezy | Retaliation | 600Cartel, Empire Distribution | |
| 19 | Aitch | Close to Home | Infinitum Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 19 | B.o.B | Better Than Drugs | Bobby Ray Music | |
| 19 | Diamond D | The Rear View | Dymond Mine Records | |
| 19 | Internet Money | We All We Got | Internet Money, TenThousand Projects | |
| 19 | Larry June | Spaceships on the Blade | The Freeminded Records, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | OMB Peezy and DJ Drama | Misguided | 300 Entertainment | |
| 19 | YBN Nahmir | Faster Car Music | Def Jam Records, Universal Music Group | |
| 19 | Kurupt | 7Ps tha Gotti Way | Penagon, Fat Beats | |
| 20 | Kodak Black | Closure | Self-released | |
| 26 | 88GLAM | Close To Heaven Far From God | 88GLAM | |
| 26 | Autumn! | Golden Child, Chapter 2 | Victor Victor Worldwide, Universal Music Group | |
| 26 | Declaime and Madlib | In the Beginning Vol. 2 | Someothaship Connection, Fat Beats Records | |
| 26 | DJ Khaled | God Did | We The Best Music, Epic Records, Roc Nation | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Dro Kenji | Anywhere But Here | Internet Money Records, TenThousand Projects | |
| 26 | JID | The Forever Story | Dreamville, Interscope, Spillage Village | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Lil' Flip | The Art of Freestyle 3 | Wreckshop Records, Clover G, Music Access, Inc. | |
| 26 | Mach-Hommy and Tha God Fahim | Dollar Menu 4 | Self-released | |
| 26 | Meechy Darko | Gothic Luxury | Loma Vista Recordings | |
| 26 | Meyhem Lauren and Daringer | Black Vladimir | Black Truffle Enterprises | |
| 26 | MoneyMarr | Virgoat | GS, Empire Distribution | |
| 26 | Nicki Minaj | Queen Radio: Volume 1 | Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Real Boston Richey | Public Housing | Open Shift Distribution | Debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Roc Marciano and The Alchemist | The Elephant Man’s Bones | Pimpire, ALC Records | |
| 26 | Sauce Walka | Sauce Beach Florida | The Sauce Familia | |
| 27 | Peanuts | Peanuts | Self-released | |
| 29 | iLoveMakonnen | Summer '22 | Self-released | |
| 31 | Kenny Beats | Louie | XL Recordings | |

### September

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Dusty Locane | Rollin N Controllin | 95MM, Empire Distribution | |
| 2 | Pi'erre Bourne | Good Movie | SossHouse, Interscope Records | |
| 2 | Sha EK | Face of the What | Defiant Records, Warner Records | Debuted at No. 189 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | Snoop Dogg | Metaverse: The NFT Drop, Vol. 2 | Real Talk Entertainment | |
| 2 | Wombat | What Death Tastes Like | ADA, Warner Music Australia | Debuted at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart |
| 7 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Realer 2 | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 71 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Black Soprano Family | Long Live DJ Shay | Black Soprano Family | |
| 9 | Cappadonna and Stu Bangas | 3rd Chamber Grail Bars | Fat Beats Distribution | |
| 9 | Lil Jairmy | GasGod 2 | 300 Entertainment | |
| 9 | Nav | Demons Protected by Angels | XO Records, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Sampa the Great | As Above, So Below | Loma Vista Recordings | Debuted at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart |
| 9 | Yeat | Lyfe | Twizzy Records, Geffen Records, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | EST Gee | I Never Felt Nun | Collective Music Group, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | K.O | Skhanda Republic 3 | Skhanda World, Sony Music | |
| 16 | Ka | Languish Arts | Iron Works | |
| 16 | Ka | Woeful Studies | Iron Works | |
| 16 | Kashdami | World Damination | Mercury Records, Republic Records | |
| 16 | KXNG Crooked and Joell Ortiz | Harbor City Season One | Hitmaker Music Group, Hitmaker Distribution | |
| 16 | Symba and DJ Drama | Results Take Time | Starr Island, Atlantic Records | |
| 17 | Curren$y | The 8 Ball Jacket | Self-released | |
| 23 | BigWalkDog | Trick City | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 125 on the Billboard 200 |
| 23 | Cam'ron and A-Trak | U Wasn't There | Federal Reserve, Empire Distribution | |
| 23 | DaBaby | Baby on Baby 2 | Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 |
| 23 | D-Block Europe | Lap 5 | Self-released | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 23 | DreamDoll | Life In Plastic 3 | District 18 Entertainment, Warner Records | |
| 23 | Lakeyah | No Pressure (Pt. 2) | Quality Control Music, Motown Records | |
| 23 | Lucki | Flawless Like Me | Empire | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Kenny Mason | Ruffs | RCA Records | |
| 30 | Baby Tate | Mani/Pedi | Warner Records | |
| 30 | BIG30 | Last Man Standing | Bread Gang, N-Less, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Billy Woods | Church | Backwoodz Studioz | |
| 30 | Boldy James and Nicholas Craven | Fair Exchange No Robbery | Nicholas Craven Productions | |
| 30 | DDG | It's Not Me It's You | Epic Records, Sony Music | Debuted at No. 133 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Drakeo the Ruler | Keep The Truth Alive | Stinc Team, Empire Distribution | |
| 30 | Freddie Gibbs | Soul Sold Separately | ESGN, Warner Records | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Kankan | Way2Geeked | Empire Distribution | |
| 30 | Kid Cudi | Entergalactic | Republic Records, Wicked Awesome | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Prodigy | The Hegelian Dialectic 2: The Book of Heroine | Infamous Records | |
| 30 | Rome Streetz | Kiss the Ring | Griselda Records | |
| 30 | Tory Lanez | Sorry 4 What | One Umbrella Records | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Twiztid | Songs of Samhain, Vol. 3: Cult of Night | Majik Ninja Entertainment | |
| 30 | UnoTheActivist | Limbus 3 | Self-released | |
| 30 | YG | I Got Issues | 4Hunnid Records, Def Jam | Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 |

### October

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | Grip | 5 and a F*** You | Stray Society | |
| 4 | Rich Homie Quan | Family & Mula | Rich Homie Entertainment | |
| 7 | Adam Calhoun | Country Rap Tunes | ACal | |
| 7 | Flohio | Out of Heart | AWAL | |
| 7 | G Herbo | Survivor's Remorse (Side A) | Machine Entertainment Group, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Open Mike Eagle | Component System with the Auto Reverse | Auto Reverse Records | |
| 7 | Quavo and Takeoff | Only Built for Infinity Links | Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, Motown Records, YRN The Label | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Toosii | Boys Don't Cry | SCMG, Capitol Records | |
| 7 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | 3800 Degrees | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Cormega | The Realness II | Viper Records | |
| 10 | G Herbo | Survivor's Remorse (Side B) | Machine Entertainment Group, Republic Records | |
| 14 | Clymax and K-Rino | Concrete Thoughts | Clymax Entertainment | |
| 14 | Smoke DZA | 10,000 Hrs | RFC Music Group | |
| 14 | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 4PF, Wolfpack, Quality Control, Motown, Capitol | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Mavi | Laughing so Hard, it Hurts | Mavi 4 Mayor Music, UnitedMasters | |
| 14 | Mykki Blanco | Stay Close to Music | Self-released | |
| 14 | Rimzee | Cold Feet | Self-released | Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 14 | Tee Grizzley | Chapters of the Trenches | Grizzley Gang, 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Gucci Mane | So Icy Boyz 22 | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 18 | Curren$y | 8 Ball Jacket 2 | Self-released | |
| 20 | Snoop Dogg and DJ Drama | I Still Got It | Death Row Records | |
| 20 | Superstar Pride | 5lbs of Pleasure | UnitedMaster LLC | Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | A-Reece | Deadlines: Free P2 | Revenge Club Records | |
| 21 | Armani Caesar | The Liz 2 | Griselda Records | |
| 21 | bbno$ | bag or die | Self-released | |
| 21 | Duckwrth | Chrome Bull | SuperGood, The Blind Youth | |
| 21 | Fredo Bang | UNLV | Se Lavi Productions, Def Jam Records | |
| 21 | Jeezy and DJ Drama | SNOFALL | Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Lil Mosey | UNI | Interscope Records | |
| 21 | Loyle Carner | Hugo | EMI Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 21 | Snow Tha Product | To Anywhere | Snow tha Product | |
| 21 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Ma' I Got a Family | Never Broke Again | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | BabyTron | Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament | The Hip Hop Lab Records, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Berner | From Seed to Sale | Bern One Entertainment | Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Bobby Shmurda and lougotcash | ShmurdaGotcash | GS9 Records | |
| 28 | Cakes da Killa | Svengali | Young Art Records | |
| 28 | Duke Deuce | Memphis Massacre III | Quality Control Music, Motown | |
| 28 | Taylor Gang | G Rage | Taylor Gang, Stem | |
| 28 | Kodak Black | Kutthroat Bill: Vol. 1 | Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Lancey Foux | Life in Hell | PSYKE, Human Re Sources | |
| 28 | Marlowe (L'Orange and Solemn Brigham) | Marlowe 3 | Mello Music Group | |
| 28 | Money Man | Blackout | Empire | Debuted at No. 168 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Never Broke Again | Nightmare on 38th St | Never Broke Again, Motown Records | |
| 28 | Raw Youngin | 386 Landlord | 808 Mafia | |
| 28 | Sheek Louch | Gorillaween 4 | D-Block Records | |
| 28 | Smino | Luv 4 Rent | Zero Fatigue, Motown Records | Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes 10 | Griselda Records, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 183 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Young Noble | Fire in My Soul (An Acoustic Experience) | Outlaw Recordz | |
| 28 | Your Old Droog | The Yodfather | Droog Recordings | |
| 28 | Yung Gravy | Marvelous | Republic Records | Debuted at No. 99 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | Bones | 2MillionBlunts | TeamSESH, Empire Distribution | |
| 31 | Dusty Locane | Nightmare On Da Fifth | 95MM, Empire Records | |

### November

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | 3Breezy | Heart on Display | Capitol Records, Universal Music | |
| 4 | 9th Wonder | Zion VII | Jamla Records | |
| 4 | Bobby Sessions | I’d Rather Keep It to Myself | Def Jam Recordings | |
| 4 | Boldy James and Futurewave | Mr. Ten08 | WavGodMusic, FxckRxp | |
| 4 | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | OVO Sound, Slaughter Gang, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | iayze | Monarch 2: No Auto | Simple Stupid Records, Geffen Records | |
| 4 | Lecrae | Church Clothes 4 | Reach Records | |
| 4 | Lil Double 0 | Walk Down World | Freebandz, Open Shift Distribution | Debuted at No. 175 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | Lil Poppa | Heavy Is the Head | Rule #1, Interscope Records | |
| 4 | R.A.P. Ferreira | 5 to the Eye with Stars | Ruby Yacht | |
| 4 | Sha EK | O to the G | Defiant Records, Warner Records | |
| 4 | Slim 400 | Hol'Upppp 4Eva | Ice Wata, Empire Distribution | |
| 4 | Yhung T.O. | Rather Rich Than Famous | R3al Boii Records | |
| 11 | Famous Dex | Lost on Saturn | Rich Forever Music | |
| 11 | GloRilla | Anyways, Life's Great | Collective Music Group, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Headie One | No Borders: European Compilation Project | Relentless Records, Sony Music UK | |
| 11 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello Music Group | |
| 11 | Lil' Flip | Fondren Flip | Clover G, Music Access, Inc. | |
| 11 | Nas | King's Disease III | Mass Appeal Records | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Quadeca | I Didn't Mean to Haunt You | DeadAir Records, AWAL | |
| 11 | Run the Jewels | RTJ Cu4tro | Jewel Runners LLC, BMG Rights Management | |
| 11 | SleazyWorld Go | Where the Shooters Be | SleazyWorld, Island Records | Debuted at No. 151 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | SoFaygo | Pink Heartz | Cactus Jack | |
| 11 | Toosii | Boys Don't Cry: Men Do | SCMG, Capitol Records | |
| 11 | Yung Bleu | Tantra | Moon Boy University, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 99 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Apollo Brown and Philmore Greene | Cost of Living | Mello Music Group | |
| 15 | $ilkMoney | I Don't Give a F**k About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It Anymore | DB$B Records | |
| 17 | Brockhampton | The Family | Question Everything, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Key Glock | Pre5l | Paper Route Empire | Debuted at No. 190 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Brockhampton | TM | Question Everything, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Busta Rhymes | The Fuse is Lit | Conglomerate, Empire Distribution | |
| 18 | Comethazine | Bawskee 5 | Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 18 | Dave East and DJ Drama | The Book of David | Def Jam Recordings | |
| 18 | Dougie B | Nobody Bigger | Republic Records | |
| 18 | Enchanting | No Luv | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 18 | Jordan | Crooks and Queens | NQ Records | Debuted at No. 59 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 18 | Meekz | Respect the Come Up | Neighbourhood Recordings | Debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 18 | Rich Homie Quan | Family & Mula - Reloaded | Rich Homie Entertainment | |
| 18 | Rod Wave | Jupiter's Diary: 7 Day Theory | Alamo Records, Sony Music | Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Roddy Ricch | Feed Tha Streets III | Bird Vision, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Saweetie | The Single Life | ICY, Warner Records | |
| 18 | Sheek Louch | Beast Mode 5 | D Block Records | |
| 18 | Tom MacDonald | Renegade | Self-released | |
| 18 | Tom MacDonald | The Revolution | Self-released | |
| 18 | Vinnie Paz | Tortured in the Name of God's Unconditional Love | Iron Tusk | |
| 19 | Lil' Flip and CashStar | Make It Make Sense | G Rec, 3 Faces Ent, GT Digital | |
| 21 | Big Homiie G | Speak Up G | N-Less Entertainment | |
| 21 | Meek Mill | Flamerz 5 | Maybach Music Group, Dream Chasers | |
| 22 | Homixide Gang | Homixide Lifestyle | Opium | |
| 23 | Jean Grae | Please Send Help | Self-released | |
| 25 | Big Yavo | The Largest | Geffen Records | |
| 25 | Curren$y | The Drive in Theatre Part 2 | Jet Life Recordings | |
| 25 | Money Man | Blackout: The Sequel | Empire | |
| 25 | Quando Rondo and YoungBoy Never Broke Again | 3860 | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Sadat X and Dough Networkz | Science of Life | Dough Networkz Presents | |
| 25 | Stormzy | This Is What I Mean | Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 25 | Troy Ave | New York City the Movie | Worldstar Distribution | |
| 28 | La Chat and Crunchy Black | Hood | Hardhittin Money Gang, Dime-A-Dozen Ent. | |
| 28 | Twiztid | Glyph | Majik Ninja Entertainment | |
| 29 | Lil Mosey | VER | Mogul Vision, Interscope Records | |
| 29 | Yung Kayo | Nineteen | Young Stoner Life, 300 Entertainment | |

### December

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | BabyTron | They Won't Clear This | Self-released | |
| 1 | TOBi | Hoodwinked | Same Plate, RCA Records | |
| 1 | Trapboy Freddy | No Distractions | 300 Entertainment | |
| 2 | Babyface Ray | Mob | Wavy Gang, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | Chinx | CR6 | Coke Boys Records | |
| 2 | DaBoii | Onna Gang | YWN, Empire Distribution | |
| 2 | Finesse2Tymes | 90 Days | Bread Gang | Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | Metro Boomin | Heroes & Villains | Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | Phora | The Butterfly Effect | Self-released | |
| 2 | Powfu | Surrounded by Hounds and Serpents | Columbia Records | |
| 2 | Wifisfuneral | Until We Meet Again | Living Dead LLC. | |
| 2 | Yungeen Ace | Survivor of the Trenches | Geffen Records | |
| 5 | Dusty Locane | Catch da Flu | 95MM, Empire Distribution | |
| 6 | Stalley | Somebody Up There Loves Me | Mello Music Group | |
| 7 | BSlime | Love Me or Don't | Young Stoner Life, 300 Entertainment | |
| 8 | Icewear Vezzo and DJ Drama | Paint the City | Quality Control Music | |
| 9 | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Me vs. Myself | Atlantic Records, Highbridge The Label | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Apathy and Stu Bangas | King of Gods. No Second | Dirty Version LLC. | |
| 9 | Gucci Mane | So Icy Boyz: The Finale | 1017 Records, Atlantic Records | |
| 9 | Kay Flock | The D.O.A. Tape (Care Package) | Universal Music Group | |
| 9 | Kool G Rap | Last of a Dying Breed | Full Mettle, DMG | |
| 9 | Lil Boom | Colorful | 10K Projects | |
| 9 | Luh Soldier | Trench Baby 2 | Geffen Records | |
| 9 | Mount Westmore | Snoop Cube 40 $hort | Death Row Records | Debuted at No. 188 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Scorey | Help Is on the Way | Columbia Records | |
| 9 | Sha EK | Return of the Jiggy | Defiant Records, Warner Records | |
| 9 | SZA | SOS | Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Little Simz | No Thank You | Forever Living Originals | |
| 16 | Ab-Soul | Herbert | Top Dawg Entertainment | |
| 16 | G Perico | South Central | Perico's Innerprise, Empire Distribution | |
| 16 | Jacquees | Sincerely for You | Cash Money Records | Debuted at No. 163 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Ka$hdami | 18 | Republic Records | |
| 16 | NoCap | The Main Bird | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | |
| 16 | Only The Family and Lil Durk | Loyal Bros 2 | OTF, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Peewee Longway | Live a Lil | MPA Bandcamp Music Group, Empire Distribution | |
| 16 | Quin NFN and Lil 2z | 2's & 4's | NFN Entertainment, Empire Distribution | |
| 16 | $uicideboy$ and Germ | DirtiestNastiest$uicide | G*59 Records | Debuted at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | The Alchemist | The Alchemist Sandwich | ALC, Empire Distribution | |
| 16 | Young Dolph | Paper Route Frank | Paper Route Empire | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Your Old Droog | YOD Presents: The Shining | Droog Recordings | |
| 16 | Kurupt and C-Mob | Don't Be Stupid | Penagon Records, GOTTI MOB, Compound Interest | |
| 21 | Killy | Crazy Life of Sin | Secret Sound Club | |
| 21 | Mike | Beware of the Monkey | 10k | |
| 23 | Sauce Walka | Sauce Ghetto Gospel 3 | The Sauce Familia, Empire Distribution | |
| 23 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Lost Files | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Smoke DZA and The Smokers Club | Money for Dummies | RFC Music Group | |

## Highest-charting songs
### United States

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2022 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "First Class" | Jack Harlow | Come Home the Kids Miss You | 1 |
| "Wait for U" | Future featuring Drake and Tems | I Never Liked You | 1 |
| "Jimmy Cooks" | Drake featuring 21 Savage | Honestly, Nevermind | 1 |
| "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | Special | 1 |
| "Super Freaky Girl" | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 | 1 |
| "Do We Have a Problem?" | Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby | Queen Radio: Volume 1 | 2 |
| "Rich Flex" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 2 |
| "Major Distribution" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 3 |
| "Super Gremlin" | Kodak Black | Back for Everything | 3 |
| "Big Energy" | Latto | 777 | 3 |
| "N95" | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 3 |
| "I Like You (A Happier Song)" | Post Malone featuring Doja Cat | Twelve Carat Toothache | 3 |
| "Puffin on Zootiez" | Future | I Never Liked You | 4 |
| "California Breeze" | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 4 |
| "On BS" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 4 |
| "Spin Bout U" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 5 |
| "Die Hard" | Kendrick Lamar, Blxst and Amanda Reifer | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 5 |
| "Staying Alive" | DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil Baby | God Did | 5 |
| "Sticky" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 6 |
| "Pussy & Millions" | Drake and 21 Savage featuring Travis Scott | Her Loss | 6 |
| "Privileged Rappers" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 7 |
| "Falling Back" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 7 |
| "Pushin P" | Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug | DS4Ever | 7 |
| "Woman" | Doja Cat | Planet Her | 7 |
| "Silent Hill" | Kendrick Lamar and Kodak Black | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 7 |
| "United in Grief" | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 8 |
| "712PM" | Future | I Never Liked You | 8 |
| "Forever" | Lil Baby featuring Fridayy | It's Only Me | 8 |
| "Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" | Metro Boomin, Future and Chris Brown | Heroes & Villains | 8 |
| "Thats What I Want" | Lil Nas X | Montero | 8 |
| "Circo Loco" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 8 |
| "BackOutsideBoyz" | Drake | Her Loss | 9 |
| "Tomorrow 2" | GloRilla and Cardi B | Anyways, Life's Great | 9 |
| "Vegas" | Doja Cat | Elvis | 10 |
| "Real Spill" | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 10 |
| "I'm Dat Nigga" | Future | I Never Liked You | 10 |
| "I'm on One" | Future featuring Drake | I Never Liked You | 11 |
| "Father Time" | Kendrick Lamar featuring Sampha | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 11 |
| "Hours in Silence" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 11 |
| "Broke Boys" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 12 |
| "Love You Better" | Future | I Never Liked You | 12 |
| "Cooped Up" | Post Malone featuring Roddy Ricch | Twelve Carat Toothache | 12 |
| "Rich Spirit" | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 13 |
| "Texts Go Green" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 13 |
| "Hot Shit" | Cardi B, Kanye West and Lil Durk | Non-album single | 13 |
| "Right On" | Lil Baby | Non-album single | 13 |
| "In a Minute" | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 14 |
| "Broadway Girls" | Lil Durk featuring Morgan Wallen | 7220 | 14 |
| "Massive" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 14 |
| "Treacherous Twins" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 14 |
| "Keep It Burnin" | Future featuring Kanye West | I Never Liked You | 15 |
| "Pop Out" | Lil Baby featuring Nardo Wick | It's Only Me | 15 |
| "Middle of the Ocean" | Drake | Her Loss | 15 |
| "Sweetest Pie" | Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa | Traumazine | 15 |
| "Thousand Miles" | The Kid Laroi | The First Time (Deluxe Version) | 15 |
| "The Heart Part 5" | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 15 |
| "We Cry Together" | Kendrick Lamar and Taylour Paige | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 16 |
| "Too Easy" | Gunna and Future | DS4Ever | 16 |
| "Jumbotron Shit Poppin" | Drake | Her Loss | 16 |
| "God Did" | DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy | God Did | 17 |
| "Nail Tech" | Jack Harlow | Come Home the Kids Miss You | 18 |
| "Ahhh Ha" | Lil Durk | 7220 | 18 |
| "More M's" | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 18 |
| "I Guess It's Fuck Me" | Drake | Her Loss | 19 |
| "Never Hating" | Lil Baby and Young Thug | It's Only Me | 19 |
| "Worldwide Steppers" | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 19 |
| "Count Me Out" | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 20 |
| "Bussin" | Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby | Queen Radio: Volume 1 | 20 |
| "Massaging Me" | Future | I Never Liked You | 20 |
| "Calling My Name" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 20 |
| "Get Into It (Yuh)" | Doja Cat | Planet Her | 20 |
| "Dua Lipa" | Jack Harlow | Come Home the Kids Miss You | 21 |
| "A Keeper" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 21 |
| "Alone" | Rod Wave | Beautiful Mind | 21 |
| "Heyy" | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 21 |
| "Stand on It" | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 22 |
| "What Happened to Virgil" | Lil Durk featuring Gunna | 7220 | 22 |
| "True Love" | Kanye West and XXXTentacion | Donda 2 | 22 |
| "Too Many Nights" | Metro Boomin and Future featuring Don Toliver | Heroes & Villains | 22 |
| "Purple Hearts" | Kendrick Lamar, Summer Walker and Ghostface Killah | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 22 |
| "Savior" | Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem and Sam Dew | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 23 |
| "Still D.R.E." | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg | 2001 | 23 |
| "Currents" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 23 |
| "Churchill Downs" | Jack Harlow featuring Drake | Come Home the Kids Miss You | 23 |
| "In My Head" | Juice Wrld | Non-album single | 23 |
| "Umbrella" | Metro Boomin, 21 Savage and Young Nudy | Heroes & Villains | 23 |
| "Thought I Was Playing" | Gunna and 21 Savage | DS4Ever | 23 |
| "P Power" | Gunna featuring Drake | DS4Ever | 24 |
| "For a Nut" | Future featuring Gunna and Young Thug | I Never Liked You | 24 |
| "Detox" | Lil Baby | Non-album single | 25 |
| "Chickens" | Future featuring EST Gee | I Never Liked You | 26 |
| "Petty Too" | Lil Durk featuring Future | 7220 | 26 |
| "Cash In Cash Out" | Pharrell Williams featuring 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator | TBA | 26 |
| "Not Finished" | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 26 |
| "3AM on Glenwood" | 21 Savage | Her Loss | 27 |
| "Niagara Falls (Foot or 2)" | Metro Boomin, Travis Scott and 21 Savage | Heroes & Villains | 27 |
| "25k Jacket" | Gunna featuring Lil Baby | DS4Ever | 28 |
| "Flight's Booked" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 28 |
| "Plan B" | Megan Thee Stallion | Traumazine | 29 |
| "Gold Stacks" | Future | I Never Liked You | 29 |
| "Beautiful" | DJ Khaled featuring Future and SZA | God Did | 29 |
| "No Interviews" | Lil Durk | 7220 | 30 |
| "Betty (Get Money)" | Yung Gravy | Marvelous | 30 |
| "Big Time" | DJ Khaled featuring Future and Lil Baby | God Did | 31 |
| "Raindrops (Insane)" | Metro Boomin and Travis Scott | Heroes & Villains | 31 |
| "Star Walkin'" | Lil Nas X | Non-album single | 32 |
| "Perfect Timing" | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 32 |
| "In My Head" | Lil Tjay | Non-album single | 33 |
| "Rich (Interlude)" | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 33 |
| "Worst Day" | Future | I Never Liked You | 34 |
| "Golden Child" | Lil Durk | 7220 | 34 |
| "Yungen" | Rod Wave featuring Jack Harlow | Beautiful Mind | 35 |
| "Beat the Odds" | Lil Tjay | Non-album single | 36 |
| "Thinking with My Dick" | Kevin Gates featuring Juicy J | Stranger than Fiction | 37 |
| "Blick Blick" | Coi Leray and Nicki Minaj | Trendsetter | 37 |
| "Umm Hmm" | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | The Last Slimeto | 37 |
| "Cold December" | Rod Wave | Beautiful Mind | 38 |
| "To the Moon!" | Jnr Choi and Sam Tompkins | Non-album single | 38 |
| "Distraction" | Polo G | Hood Poet | 39 |
| "Voodoo" | Future featuring Kodak Black | I Never Liked You | 39 |
| "Don't Play That" | King Von and 21 Savage | What It Means to Be King | 40 |
| "Handsomer" | Russ featuring Ktlyn | Non-album single | 40 |
| "Poland" | Lil Yachty | Non-album single | 40 |
| "Mr. Morale" | Kendrick Lamar and Tanna Leone | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 40 |

### United Kingdom

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2022 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "Starlight" | Dave | Non-album single | 1 |
| "Doja" | Central Cee | Non-album single | 2 |
| "Baby" | Aitch and Ashanti | Close to Home | 2 |
| "Coming for You" | SwitchOTR featuring A1 x J1 | Non-album single | 5 |
| "My G" | Aitch featuring Ed Sheeran | Close to Home | 6 |
| "Overseas" | D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee | Home Alone 2 | 6 |
| "War" | ArrDee and Aitch | Pier Pressure | 6 |
| "IFTK" | Tion Wayne and La Roux | Non-album single | 6 |
| "Hide & Seek" | Stormzy | This Is What I Mean | 7 |
| "BMW" | Bad Boy Chiller Crew | Disrespectful | 7 |
| "Pump 101" | Digga D and Still Brickin' | Noughty by Nature | 9 |
| "Rocket Science" | Clavish featuring D-Block Europe | Rap Game Awful | 9 |

## Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2022 in the United States :
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position |
| 1 | Her Loss | Drake and 21 Savage | 404,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | 295,500 | 1 |
| 3 | I Never Liked You | Future | 222,000 | 1 |
| 4 | It's Only Me | Lil Baby | 216,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | 204,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Heroes & Villains | Metro Boomin | 185,000 | 1 |
| 7 | DS4Ever | Gunna | 150,300 | 1 |
| 8 | Twelve Carat Toothache | Post Malone | 121,000 | 2 |
| 9 | 7220 | Lil Durk | 120,500 | 1 |
| 10 | Beautiful Mind | Rod Wave | 115,000 | 1 |

## All critically reviewed albums ranked
### Metacritic

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | Nas | King's Disease III | 88 | 11 reviews |
| 2 | Loyle Carner | Hugo | 87 | 8 reviews |
| 3 | Little Simz | No Thank You | 86 | 13 reviews |
| 4 | Mike | Beware of the Monkey | 86 | 5 reviews |
| 5 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 85 | 26 reviews |
| 6 | Earl Sweatshirt | Sick! | 85 | 17 reviews |
| 7 | Denzel Curry | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | 85 | 8 reviews |
| 8 | Fly Anakin | Frank | 84 | 7 reviews |
| 9 | Danger Mouse and Black Thought | Cheat Codes | 83 | 17 reviews |
| 10 | Pusha T | It's Almost Dry | 83 | 15 reviews |
| 11 | Saba | Few Good Things | 83 | 9 reviews |
| 12 | JID | The Forever Story | 83 | 6 reviews |
| 13 | Moor Mother | Jazz Codes | 83 | 5 reviews |
| 14 | Open Mike Eagle | Component System with the Auto Reverse | 83 | 5 reviews |
| 15 | Jeshi | Universal Credit | 83 | 4 reviews |
| 16 | Vince Staples | Ramona Park Broke My Heart | 82 | 10 reviews |
| 17 | Digga D | Noughty by Nature | 82 | 6 reviews |
| 18 | Roc Marciano and The Alchemist | The Elephant Man's Bones | 82 | 6 reviews |
| 19 | Conway the Machine | God Don't Make Mistakes | 81 | 8 reviews |
| 20 | Kojey Radical | Reason to Smile | 81 | 7 reviews |
| 21 | Ho99o9 | Skin | 81 | 6 reviews |
| 22 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | 81 | 5 reviews |
| 23 | Mykki Blanco | Stay Close to Music | 81 | 5 reviews |
| 24 | Billy Woods | Aethiopes | 81 | 5 reviews |
| 25 | Cakes da Killa | Svengali | 81 | 4 reviews |
| 26 | Megan Thee Stallion | Traumazine | 80 | 12 reviews |
| 27 | Curren$y and The Alchemist | Continuance | 80 | 6 reviews |
| 28 | Central Cee | 23 | 80 | 5 reviews |
| 29 | Sampa the Great | As Above, So Below | 79 | 15 reviews |
| 30 | Stormzy | This Is What I Mean | 79 | 14 reviews |
| 31 | Brockhampton | The Family | 79 | 10 reviews |
| 32 | Lupe Fiasco | Drill Music in Zion | 79 | 8 reviews |
| 33 | Black Star | No Fear of Time | 79 | 5 reviews |
| 34 | Freddie Gibbs | Soul Sold Separately | 78 | 8 reviews |
| 35 | Benny the Butcher | Tana Talk 4 | 78 | 6 reviews |
| 36 | Phife Dawg | Forever | 77 | 7 reviews |
| 37 | Cypress Hill | Back in Black | 76 | 11 reviews |
| 38 | Flo Milli | You Still Here, Ho? | 76 | 8 reviews |
| 39 | EarthGang | Ghetto Gods | 76 | 7 reviews |
| 40 | Kid Cudi | Entergalactic | 75 | 4 reviews |
| 41 | Joey Bada$$ | 2000 | 74 | 9 reviews |
| 42 | Flohio | Out of Heart | 74 | 7 reviews |
| 43 | 070 Shake | You Can't Kill Me | 74 | 6 reviews |
| 44 | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 73 | 14 reviews |
| 45 | The Koreatown Oddity | IsThisForReal? | 73 | 6 reviews |
| 46 | Rod Wave | Beautiful Mind | 73 | 5 reviews |
| 47 | Metro Boomin | Heroes & Villains | 73 | 5 reviews |
| 48 | Rico Nasty | Las Ruinas | 73 | 4 reviews |
| 49 | Cordae | From a Birds Eye View | 71 | 7 reviews |
| 50 | Lil Durk | 7220 | 71 | 5 reviews |
| 51 | Quavo and Takeoff | Only Built for Infinity Links | 70 | 6 reviews |
| 52 | Future | I Never Liked You | 69 | 7 reviews |
| 53 | Post Malone | Twelve Carat Toothache | 68 | 15 reviews |
| 54 | Iann Dior | On to Better Things | 68 | 5 reviews |
| 55 | Aitch | Close to Home | 67 | 8 reviews |
| 56 | Lil Baby | It's Only Me | 66 | 9 reviews |
| 57 | Big K.R.I.T. | Digital Roses Don't Die | 66 | 5 reviews |
| 58 | Mount Westmore | Snoop Cube 40 $hort | 66 | 5 reviews |
| 59 | Fivio Foreign | B.I.B.L.E. | 64 | 6 reviews |
| 60 | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Me vs. Myself | 63 | 5 reviews |
| 61 | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | 62 | 12 reviews |
| 62 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | The Last Slimeto | 62 | 6 reviews |
| 63 | Coi Leray | Trendsetter | 60 | 4 reviews |
| 64 | RZA | Bobby Digital and the Pit of Snakes | 60 | 4 reviews |
| 65 | The Game | Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind | 59 | 5 reviews |
| 66 | Nav | Demons Protected by Angels | 59 | 4 reviews |
| 67 | 2 Chainz | Dope Don't Sell Itself | 58 | 7 reviews |
| 68 | YG | I Got Issues | 58 | 4 reviews |
| 69 | Jack Harlow | Come Home the Kids Miss You | 51 | 9 reviews |
| 70 | Gunna | DS4Ever | 51 | 5 reviews |
| 71 | Kanye West | Donda 2 | 48 | 6 reviews |
| 72 | DJ Khaled | God Did | 43 | 6 reviews |