# 2015 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2015.

## Events
### January

* On January 5, TMZ reported Chicago-based rap group Hotstylz, were suing Detroit-based rapper Eminem and Shady Records, for the amount of $8 million, for using a 25-second sample of their 2008 single "Lookin' Boy", on his 2013 hit single "Rap God", without crediting them or having their permission.
* On January 18, ASAP Mob's founder ASAP Yams, was found dead at the age of 26.
* On January 28, Lil Wayne filed a $51 million lawsuit against Birdman and Cash Money Records over the delay of Tha Carter V.
* On January 30, Suge Knight was arrested for murder after a fatal hit and run in Compton, California.

### February

* On February 2, The Jacka died from gunshot wounds sustained in Oakland, California.
* On February 19, Charles Hamilton signed a record deal with Republic Records.
* On February 28, Lil Boosie was hospitalized for severe dehydration, resulting in cancellation of a show in Charlotte, North Carolina.

### March

* On March 9, South African rapper Flabba was stabbed to death by his girlfriend in his home. He was 37.
* On March 10, Cannibal Ox released "The Blade of the Ronin," their first full-length album since "The Cold Vein"
* On March 26, Immortal Technique, along with his manager, were arrested in Santa Ana, California for suspicion of assault and robbery.
* On March 27, Lil Durk's manager, OTF Chino, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois.

### April

* On April 11, Nelly was arrested on felony drug charges with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Putnam County, Tennessee.
* On April 18, Offset and Quavo of Migos were arrested on felony drug charges with possession of cocaine, oxycontin, and codeine as well as a felony charge of carrying a loaded gun onto school property during a concert at Georgia Southern University. It was then announced that Offset will be facing additional charges for reportedly fighting in jail.
* On April 21, Vic Mensa was signed to Roc Nation.
* On April 26, two of Lil Wayne's tour buses were shot at multiple times in Atlanta, Georgia.

### May

* On May 10, Bow Wow announced he has left Cash Money Records.
* On May 17, Chinx and another passenger were shot in Queens while sitting in Chinx's Porsche. They were both rushed to a nearby hospital, where Chinx was pronounced dead.
* On May 24, Juicy J was hospitalized for exhaustion, resulting in cancellation of a show in San Francisco, California.
* On May 29, Chicago drill rapper Young Pappy was fatally shot in the back. This was the third attempt at Young Pappy's life, as the two prior shooting attempts left bystanders dead.

### June

* On June 9, Brooklyn rapper Pumpkinhead died.
* On June 10, Rick Ross was arrested for marijuana possession, after his Bentley was pulled over in Atlanta, Georgia.
* On June 12, YG was shot three times in the hip in Los Angeles, California.
* On June 22, Puff Daddy was arrested for assaulting a football coach at University of California, Los Angeles.
* On June 24, Rick Ross was arrested for kidnapping, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery charges on a construction worker in Fayette County, Georgia. The same day that Nipsey Hussle was arrested in Los Angeles for possession of codeine.
* On June 25, Young Ready was killed in a shooting in Bogalusa, Louisiana.
* On June 26, DMX was arrested in New York stemming from a robbery complaint in Newark, New Jersey, and outstanding child support charges.
* On June 30, Kidd Kidd was arrested in New York upon arriving for a concert held at the Best Buy Theater. The same day that Scarface was hospitalized in Houston, Texas for an undisclosed reason.

### July

* On July 2, Young Money Entertainment rapper Flow, was arrested in connection of murder on two men in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* On July 3, Young Dolph was arrested prior to a show in Montgomery, Alabama for parole violation.
* On July 10, Glo Gang affiliate Capo, was shot in Chicago, Illinois. He was rushed to the Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The same day that Hussein Fatal of The Outlawz was killed in a car accident.
* On July 13, 50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, subsequently following a $5 million lawsuit in which he was ordered to pay Lastonia Leviston, Rick Ross' baby mother, after leaking a sex tape in which she was featured.
* On July 15, Young Thug was arrested in Sandy Springs, Georgia on charges of terroristic threats stemming from an incident at the Perimeter Mall on July 7. The same day DMX was sentenced to six months of jail following his arrest on June 26. and Birdman and Young Thug were alleged by prosecutors of conspiring to murder Lil Wayne and being involved in the April 26th shooting of Lil Wayne's tour bus.
* On July 16, Rico Richie was arrested for selling weed and being in possession of firearms. The same day that Young Thug was charged with drugs and weapons charges after police raided his home in Sandy Springs, GA where they seized cocaine, marijuana and automatic weapons. and Birdman filed a $50 million lawsuit against Jay Z's Tidal streaming service, over Lil Wayne's Free Weezy Album. The lawsuit claims that Cash Money Records exclusively owns the rights to Lil Wayne's music.

### August

* On August 1, Action Bronson cancelled his Osheaga Festival performance in Montreal following the circulation of a petition against his misogynistic and violent lyrics. He was subsequently replaced by Mos Def.
* On August 5, Busta Rhymes was arrested and charged with assault stemming from an altercation with an employee at a New York City gym.
* On August 8, Nicholas "Nick Scarfo" Jackson, a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee and a founder of Prophet Entertainment, died at the age of 42. The same day that Sean Price, one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah died at age 43.
* On August 10, Tyler, the Creator cancelled the Australian leg of his Cherry Bomb World Tour, following a campaign against the portrayal of women in his music.
* On August 17, Birdman was sued for $200,000 by producer DVLP for unpaid production work with Lil Wayne and other Cash Money Records artists.
* On August 20, Birdman was sued for $350,000 by Javier Nuno, a former Cash Money Records employee, for unpaid wages of 2+1⁄2 years between September 2012 to February 2015.
* On August 21, Rick Ross was sued for $55,000 by Conexts for failure to promote a Super Bowl party that was scheduled to take place on January 30 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
* On August 23, Wiz Khalifa was arrested at LAX in Los Angeles, California for riding a personal hoverboard within the airport.
* On August 26, The Game was sued by rapper/designer Ariza Obey for the unlawful use of his photo for his Ryda single artwork. The same day that Tyga was ordered to pay $77,000 in back rent to a former landlord of his Calabasas, California home after failure to appear in court. and Tyler, the Creator announced via Twitter that he has been banned from touring the United Kingdom for 3–5 years due to his lyrical content.
* On August 27, Kanye West was awarded $440,000 stemming from a lawsuit after a video of his proposal to Kim Kardashian leaked online without consent.

### September

* On September 1, Chris Brown was sued after a man sustained injuries stemming from a shooting in a San Jose, California nightclub in January 2015. The same day that Kevin Gates was charged with simple battery after an incident with a fan at a concert held on August 30, 2015, in Lakeland, Florida.
* On September 3, Chief Keef was sued for $175,000 after skipping out of a scheduled performance at Auburn University.
* On September 26, Fetty Wap was reportedly involved in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey.

### October

* On October 4, Action Bronson left a performance in Norway half-way through his set for medical reasons.
* On October 6, Curren$y was awarded $3 million in settlement stemming from a 2012 lawsuit against Damon Dash for releasing two albums without his consent. The same that Missy Elliott was sued for $75,000 for failure to return deposits after the cancellation of two shows in Brazil.
* On October 7, 50 Cent sued Garvey Schubert Barer for poor representation stemming from the lawsuit by 'Sleek Audio', in which 50 Cent was ordered to pay $16 million.
* On October 9, Scarface was arrested following the taping of the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia stemming from a warrant. The same day, Three 6 Mafia member Koopsta Knicca died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 40.
* On October 11, Wiz Khalifa was cited for public urination in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
* On October 13, Flava Flav pleaded guilty to one count of unlicensed aggravated operation of a motor vehicle stemming from a traffic stop violation in January 2014.
* On October 16, Ma$e was served with a tax lien of $41,525.14 to the state of Georgia, his second of 2015.
* On October 29, Birdman & Mack Maine were sued over the cover art for the latter's song "Ethan Couch".

### November

* On November 3, Riff Raff was sued by a former landlord for unpaid rent and property damages.
* On November 5, Master P was ordered to pay monthly child ($10,473) and spousal ($16,574) support payments, as well as $200,000 in attorney fees stemming from his divorce settlement case.
* On November 10, Lil Wayne was ordered to pay $96,000 to a Pyrotechnics company regarding a non-paid settlement stemming from a purchase made prior to his 2013 tour.
* On November 11, Prodigy sued Universal Music for the sum of $57,489 for unlawful distribution of music as well as attorney fees.
* On November 20, Peewee Roscoe, Bankroll Mafia member and former Rich Gang affiliate, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting up Lil Wayne's tour bus.
* On November 26, Lil Wayne's Trukfit clothing line was sued by model Shanise Taylor for unlawful use of image.

### December

* On December 23, Chicago rapper King L was shot in the head and survived.

## Released albums

| Release date | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Notes |
| January 6 | Rae Sremmurd | SremmLife | EarDrummers Entertainment, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "No Flex Zone", "No Type", "Throw Sum Mo", "This Could Be Us", "Come Get Her" |
| January 9 | B-Tight | Retro | Raid Records | Debuted at No. 8 on the German Charts |
| January 13 | DMX | Redemption of the Beast | Seven Arts Music | |
| January 13 | Marc 7 (of Jurassic 5) | Food, Clothing and Shelter | Macari And Me | |
| January 15 | Future and Zaytoven | Beast Mode | Freebandz | |
| January 20 | Joey Badass | B4.Da.$$ | Cinematic Music Group, Pro Era, Relentless Records, RED Distribution | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 |
| January 20 | Lil Wayne | Sorry 4 the Wait 2 | Young Money | |
| January 20 | Lupe Fiasco | Tetsuo & Youth | Atlantic Records, 1st & 15th Entertainment | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Deliver" |
| January 20 | Sadat X | Never Left | Loyalty Digital Corp | |
| January 25 | Gawne | Gawne Lane | GAWNE LLC | |
| January 26 | Mike G | Award Tour II | Odd Future Records | |
| January 26 | Alonzo | Règlement de comptes | Def Jam Recordings France | Debuted at No. 2 on the French Charts |
| January 27 | Doomtree | All Hands | Doomtree Records | |
| January 27 | Jarren Benton | Slow Motion | Funk Volume, Warner Bros. Records | |
| January 27 | Kenn Starr | Square One | Mello Music Group | |
| January 27 | Twiztid | The Darkness | Majik Ninja Entertainment | |
| January 27 | Derek Minor | Empire | Reflection Music Group, eOne | |
| February 3 | Kid Ink | Full Speed | Tha Alumni Music Group, 88 Classic, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Body Language", "Hotel" "Be Real" |
| February 3 | Open Mike Eagle | A Special Episode Of | Mello Music Group | |
| February 3 | Slim Thug | Hogg Life: The Beginning | Hogg Life, Empire Distribution | |
| February 6 | Fler | Keiner kommt klar mit mir | Maskulin | Debuted at No. 1 on the German Charts |
| February 10 | Sisqó | Last Dragon | Massenburg Media | |
| February 10 | Nature | Seasons Changed | DCM, Seven13 | |
| February 13 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Energy" Certified Platinum |
| February 13 | Bushido | Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 3 | ersguterjunge, Sony Music | Debuted at No. 1 on the German Charts |
| February 17 | Grand Daddy I.U. | P.I.M.P. (Paper Is My Priority) | Steady Flow Enterprises | |
| February 23 | Gradur | L'homme au bob | Barclay Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the French Charts |
| February 23 | O.S.T.R. | Podróż zwana życiem | Asfalt Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Polish Charts Certified Platinum in Poland |
| February 24 | Big Sean | Dark Sky Paradise | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "I Don't Fuck with You", "Paradise", "Blessings", "One Man Can Change the World", "Play No Games" |
| February 24 | Fashawn | The Ecology | Mass Appeal Records | Singles: "Golden State of Mind", "Guess Who's Back" |
| February 24 | Ghostface Killah & BADBADNOTGOOD | Sour Soul | Lex Records | |
| February 24 | Malik B. & Mr. Green | Unpredictable | Enemy Soil | |
| February 24 | Chris Brown & Tyga | Fan of a Fan: The Album | RCA Records, Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records, Cash Money Records | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Ayo", "Bitches N Marijuana" |
| February 24 | Z-Ro | Melting the Crown | Rap-A-Lot Records | |
| February 24 | Demrick & Cali Cleve | Losing Focus | Battle Axe Records | |
| February 25 | Johnny Polygon | Water Damage | Self-released | Singles: "Limosexsuperstar" |
| February 28 | Hussein Fatal | Ridin' All Week On 'Em | Thugtertainment | |
| March 3 | Brodinski | Brava | Parlophone, Warner Music, Bromance | |
| March 3 | Cannibal Ox | Blade of the Ronin | IGC Records, iHipHop Distribution | |
| March 3 | G-Unit | The Beast Is G-Unit | G-Unit Records | Debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 |
| March 9 | Freddie Gibbs | Pronto | E$GN | |
| March 9 | DJ Yoda | Breakfast of Champions | Get Involved | |
| March 10 | Heems | Eat Pray Thug | Megaforce Records | |
| March 10 | Lord Finesse | The SP1200 Project: A Re-Awakening | Slice-Of-Spice | |
| March 10 | Marc 7 (of Jurassic 5) | When Sounds Attack Vol. 1 | Macari And Me | |
| March 15 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "i", "The Blacker the Berry", "King Kunta", "Alright" Certified Platinum |
| March 17 | Big Shug | Triple OGzus | Brick Records | |
| March 17 | Bossolo & Spice 1 | Thug Therapy | Thug World Music Group | |
| March 17 | Da Mafia 6ix | Watch What U Wish... | S.A.T.ent. Music | |
| March 17 | Lil' Flip | El Jefe | Clover G Records | |
| March 17 | Substantial & The Other Guys | The Past – EP | HiPNOTT Records | |
| March 17 | Father | Who's Gonna Get Fucked First? | Awful Records | |
| March 23 | Action Bronson | Mr. Wonderful | Atlantic Records, Vice Records | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Easy Rider", "Actin Crazy", "Terry", "Baby Blue" |
| March 23 | Earl Sweatshirt | I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Tan Cressida, Columbia Records | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Grief" |
| March 24 | JR & PH7 x Chuuwee | The South Sac Mack | Below System Records | |
| March 24 | Rapper Big Pooh | Words Paint Pictures | Mello Music Group | |
| March 27 | Farid Bang | Asphalt Massaka 3 | Banger Musik | Debuted at No. 1 on the German Charts |
| March 30 | Kaaris | Le Bruit de mon âme | Therapy Music | Debuted at No. 4 on the French Charts |
| March 30 | Lartiste | Fenomeno | Six-O-Nine | Debuted at No. 14 on the French Charts |
| March 31 | DJ Hoppa | Hoppa and Friends | Funk Volume, Broken Complex | |
| March 31 | J-Live | His Own Self | Mortier Music | |
| March 31 | Ludacris | Ludaversal | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Good Lovin" |
| March 31 | Wale | The Album About Nothing | Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "The Body", "The Matrimony" |
| March 31 | Willie the Kid & The Alchemist | Masterpiece Theatre | Chemistry Set | |
| April 1 | Olamide & Phyno | 2 Kings | Penthauze Music, YBNL Nation | Singles: "Une", "Confam Ni" |
| April 4 | Currensy | Pilot Talk III | Jet Life Recordings | |
| April 6 | Young Fathers | White Men Are Black Men Too | Big Dada | |
| April 7 | Aceyalone & Bionik | Action | Bionik Music | |
| April 7 | Cashis | The County Hound 3 | Bogish Brand Entertainment | |
| April 7 | Ceschi | Broken Bone Ballads | Fake Four Inc. | |
| April 7 | Flo Rida | My House | Poe Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "GDFR", "I Don't Like It, I Love It" |
| April 7 | La Chat | Murder She Spoke II | Phixieous Entertainment | |
| April 7 | Red Pill | Look What This World Did to Us | Mello Music Group | |
| April 11 | Bones | Powder | TeamSESH | |
| April 13 | Booba | D.U.C. | Tallac Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the French Charts |
| April 13 | Sadek | Johnny Niuum ne meurt jamais | Industreet Music | Debuted at No. 18 on the French Charts |
| April 13 | Sinik | Immortel II | Six-O-Nine | Debuted at No. 5 on the French Charts |
| April 13 | Tyler, the Creator | Cherry Bomb | Odd Future Records, Sony | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 14 | B-Legit | What We Been Doin | Block Movement, Empire Distribution | |
| April 14 | M-1 & Bonnot | All Power to the People (Ap2p) | Sound Weapon Global Media | |
| April 14 | Project Pat | Mista Don't Play 2: Everythangs Money | E1 Music | |
| April 17 | Young Thug | Barter 6 | Atlantic Records, 300 Entertainment | Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Check" |
| April 20 | Currensy | Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes | Atlantic Records, Jet Life Recordings | Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 21 | Black Rob | Genuine Article | Slimstyle Records | |
| April 21 | L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae | The Night Took Us In like Family | Mello Music Group | |
| April 21 | Yelawolf | Love Story | Shady Records, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Box Chevy V", "Till It's Gone", Whiskey In a Bottle", "American You", "Best Friend" |
| April 28 | Alex Faith & Dre Murray | Southern Lights: Overexposed | Collision Records | |
| April 28 | Blueprint | King No Crown | Weightless Recordings | |
| April 28 | Code Kunst | Crumple | Self-released | Debuted at number 34 on the Gaon Album Chart in 2017 Singles: "Edison", "Golden Cow" |
| April 28 | Insane Clown Posse | The Marvelous Missing Link: Lost | Psychopathic Records | Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 28 | The Knux | Eleven | Rebel House | |
| April 28 | Philadelphia Slick | Earth Rocks Harder | Badtape Music | |
| April 28 | Raekwon | Fly International Luxurious Art | Ice H2O Records, Caroline Records | Debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "All About You", Soundboy Kill It", "Wall to Wall" |
| May 1 | Xatar | Baba Aller Babas | Alles Oder Nix Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the German Charts |
| May 4 | eMC | The Tonite Show | Penalty Entertainment | |
| May 4 | JME | Integrity> | Boy Better Know | |
| May 4 | Mac Tyer | Je suis une légende | Monstre Marin Corporation | Debuted at No. 6 on the French Charts |
| May 4 | Tech N9ne | Special Effects | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Hood Go Crazy" |
| May 4 | Virus Syndicate & Dope D.O.D. | Battle Royal | Midication Records | |
| May 5 | Gemstones | Blind Elephant | Malaco Records, Xist Music |
| May 5 | Knxwledge | Hud Dreams | Stones Throw Records | |
| May 5 | Nappy Roots | The 40 Akerz Project | Nappy Roots Entertainment Group | |
| May 5 | Oddisee | The Good Fight | Mello Music Group | |
| May 12 | Canibus & Bronze Nazareth | Time Flys, Life Dies... Phoenix Rises | RBC Records | |
| May 12 | Snoop Dogg | Bush | Doggystyle Records, i Am Other, Columbia Records | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Peaches N Cream", "So Many Pros", California Roll" |
| May 12 | EDIDON of The Outlawz & Nutt-So of StreeThugs | Ghetto Starz: Streets to the Stage | O4L Digital | |
| May 15 | Bass Sultan Hengzt | Musik wegen Weibaz | No Limits | |
| May 18 | Camp Lo | Ragtime Hightimes | Nature Sounds | |
| May 18 | Murs | Have a Nice Life | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 94 on the Billboard 200 |
| May 18 | Youssoupha | NGRTD | Bomayé Musik | Debuted at No. 4 on the French Charts |
| May 19 | Georgia Anne Muldrow | A Thoughtiverse Unmarred | Mello Music Group | |
| May 19 | Twista & Do or Die | Withdrawal | GMG Entertainment | |
| May 25 | Médine | Démineur | Din Records | Debuted at No. 54 on the French Charts |
| May 26 | A$AP Rocky | At. Long. Last. A$AP | A$AP Worldwide, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)", "Everyday", "LSD" |
| May 26 | Boosie Badazz | Touch Down 2 Cause Hell | Trill Entertainment, Bad Azz, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "On That Level", "Like a Man", "Retaliation" |
| May 26 | Dizzy Wright | The Growing Process | Funk Volume | Debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200 |
| May 26 | Frank Nitt | Frankie Rothstein | Fat Beats Records | |
| May 28 | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | Surf | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | |
| May 29 | Ferris MC | Glück ohne Scherben | Warner Music Group | |
| June 1 | Disiz | Rap Machine | Lucidream | Debuted at No. 12 on the French Charts |
| June 1 | Lacrim | R.I.P.R.O. Volume 1 | Pop Korn Music Group | Debuted at No. 1 on the French Charts |
| June 2 | Dom Kennedy | By Dom Kennedy | The Other Peoples Money Company | Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 2 | Jedi Mind Tricks | The Thief and the Fallen | Enemy Soil | Debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 2 | Lil Durk | Remember My Name | Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 4 | Killah Priest | Planet of the Gods | Proverbs Records | |
| June 5 | Troy Ave | Major Without a Deal | BSB Records, EMPIRE Recordings | Debuted at No. 109 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 8 | Death Grips | The Powers That B | Harvest Records | |
| June 8 | Black M | Les yeux plus gros que l'Olympia | Wati B | Debuted at No. 24 on the French Charts |
| June 8 | Jul | Je tourne en rond | Liga One Industry | Debuted at No. 2 on the French Charts |
| June 8 | Nekfeu | Feu | Seine Zoo | Debuted at No. 3 on the French Charts |
| June 9 | Demrick & DJ Hoppa | Stoney Point | Broken Complex | |
| June 9 | Large Professor | Re: Living | Fat Beats Records | |
| June 9 | Supastition | Gold Standard | Reform School Music | |
| June 16 | Czarface | Every Hero Needs a Villain | Brick Records | Singles: "Deadly Class" |
| June 16 | Mr. Cheeks | Raised | Wundertwinz Records | |
| June 16 | Slum Village | Yes! | Ne'astra Music | |
| June 18 | Tede & Sir Michu | Vanillahajs | Wielkie Joł | Debuted at No. 1 on the Polish Charts Certified Gold in Poland |
| June 23 | Pete Rock | PeteStrumentals 2 | Mello Music Group | |
| June 23 | Skyzoo | Music for My Friends | First Generation Rich, Empire Distribution | |
| June 23 | King Los | God, Money, War | RCA Records | Debuted at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "War", "Can't Fade Us", "Glory to the Lord" |
| June 23 | Tyga | The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty | Last Kings Entertainment | Singles: "Hollywood Niggaz", "Pleazer" |
| June 29 | The Internet | Ego Death | Odd Future Records | |
| June 29 | Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records, Dream Chaser Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "All Eyes on You" |
| June 30 | Apathy | Weekend at the Cape | Dirty Version | |
| June 30 | Locksmith | Lofty Goals | Landmark Entertainment | |
| June 30 | Main Attrakionz | 808s & Dark Grapes III | Vapor Records | |
| June 30 | Stevie Stone | Malta Bend | Strange Music | |
| June 30 | Vince Staples | Summertime '06 | ARTium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Senorita", "Get Paid" |
| July 4 | Lil Wayne | Free Weezy Album | Young Money Entertainment | Singles: "Glory" |
| July 6 | Krept and Konan | The Long Way Home | Play Dirty, Virgin EMI Records, Def Jam Recordings | Singles: "Certified", "Freak of the Week ", "F.W.T.S / Active" |
| July 7 | Statik Selektah | Lucky 7 | Duck Down Music Inc., Showoff Records | |
| July 10 | Ghostface Killah | Twelve Reasons to Die II | Linear Labs | |
| July 10 | Kutt Calhoun | Kuttin' Loose | Black Gold Entertainment | |
| July 10 | NBS & Snowgoons | Trapped in America | Big Bang Records, Goon MuSick | |
| July 10 | Quelle Chris & Chris Keys | Innocent Country | Mello Music Group | |
| July 10 | Slim Thug | Hogg Life Vol. 2: Still Surviving | Hogg Life, Empire Distribution | |
| July 16 | Public Enemy | Man Plans God Laughs | Spitdigital | |
| July 17 | Chris Webby | Jamo Neat | Homegrown Records | |
| July 17 | Future | DS2 | A-1 Recordings, Freebandz, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Fuck Up Some Commas", "Blow a Bag", "Where Ya At" |
| July 17 | Joell Ortiz & Illmind | Human | Roseville Music Group, Yaowa! Nation | |
| July 17 | Papoose | You Can't Stop Destiny | Honorable Records | |
| July 17 | Pitbull | Dale | Mr. 305 Records | Debuted at No. 97 on the Billboard 200 |
| July 17 | Your Old Droog | The Nicest | Droog Recordings, Empire Distribution | |
| July 22 | Injury Reserve | Live from the Dentist Office | Las Fuegas | |
| July 24 | Capone-N-Noreaga | Lessons | Thugged Out Militainment, Penalty Entertainment | Singles: "3 on 3", "Elevate", "Shooters Worldwide" |
| July 24 | Hopsin | Pound Syndrome | Funk Volume, Warner Bros. Records | Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 |
| July 24 | L'Orange & Kool Keith | Time? Astonishing! | Mello Music Group | |
| July 24 | Madchild | Silver Tongue Devil | Battle Axe Records | |
| July 24 | Trae tha Truth | Tha Truth | ABN, Hustle Gang, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 165 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "I Don't Give a Fuck", "Tricken Every Car I Get" |
| July 31 | Gunplay | Living Legend | Maybach Music Group, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 171 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Tell 'Em Daddy", "Wuzhanindoe" |
| July 31 | Insane Clown Posse | The Marvelous Missing Link: Found | Psychopathic Records | |
| July 31 | Lil Debbie | Homegrown | Lil Debbie Records | |
| July 31 | Lil Dicky | Professional Rapper | David Burd Music | |
| July 31 | Migos | Yung Rich Nation | 300 Entertainment, Quality Control, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "One Time" |
| August 2 | Chief Keef | Bang 3 | FilmOn Music, Glo Gang, RBC Records | Debuted at No. 131 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 6 | Warren G | Regulate... G Funk Era, Pt. II | G-Funk Entertainment | |
| August 7 | Dr. Dre | Compton | Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Talking to My Diary", "Talk About It" |
| August 7 | Gangrene | You Disgust Me | Mass Appeal Records | |
| August 7 | Obie Trice | The Hangover | Black Market Entertainment | |
| August 14 | B.o.B | Psycadelik Thoughtz | Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 97 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Back and Forth" |
| August 14 | Chinx | Welcome to JFK | Riot Squad, NuSense Music Group, Coke Boys, eOne Music | Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "On Your Body" |
| August 14 | Scoop DeVille & Demrick | Loud Pack: Extracts | Stalk Market Records | |
| August 16 | Styles P | A Wise Guy and a Wise Guy | The Phantom Entertainment | |
| August 21 | Method Man | The Meth Lab | Hanz On Music, Tommy Boy Entertainment | |
| August 21 | Mick Jenkins | Wave[s] | Free Nation, Cinematic Music Group | |
| August 21 | Sean Price | Songs in the Key of Price | Ruck Down Records | |
| August 28 | Kottonmouth Kings | Krown Power | United Family Music | |
| September 4 | Add-2 | Prey For the Poor | Jamla Records | |
| September 4 | Jus Allah | M.M.A. (Meanest Man Alive) | Jus Allah | |
| September 4 | K Camp | Only Way Is Up | Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Lil Bit", "Comfortable" |
| September 4 | k-os | Can't Fly Without Gravity | Dine Alone Records | |
| September 4 | Scarface | Deeply Rooted | Let's Talk | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 4 | Sido | VI | Vertigo Records, Capitol Records | |
| September 4 | Travis Scott | Rodeo | Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "3500", "Antidote", "Piss on Your Grave" |
| September 5 | Glasses Malone | GlassHouse 2: Life Ain't Nuthin But... | Division Media Company | |
| September 11 | Fler | Weil die Straße nicht vergisst | Maskulin | |
| September 11 | Jay Rock | 90059 | Top Dawg Entertainment | Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Money Trees Deuce", "Gumbo", "90059" |
| September 11 | Paris | Pistol Politics | Guerrilla Funk Recordings, Filmworks, LLC | |
| September 11 | Sir Michael Rocks | Populair | 6 Cell Phones | |
| September 11 | TIP | Da' Nic | King Inc., Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Project Steps", "Check, Run It" |
| September 11 | Verbal Kent | Anesthesia | Mello Music Group | |
| September 14 | Angel Haze | Back to the Woods | Self-released | |
| September 17 | K-Rino | Makin’ Enemies | Black Book Int., SoSouth | |
| September 18 | Andy Mineo | Uncomfortable | Reach Records | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 18 | Blackalicious | Imani Vol. 1 | OGM Recordings | |
| September 18 | Chief Keef | Bang 3, Pt. II | FilmOn Music | Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 18 | Little Simz | A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons | Age 101 Music | |
| September 18 | Mac Miller | GO:OD AM | Warner Bros. Records, REMember Music | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "100 Grandkids", "Break the Law", "Clubhouse" |
| September 18 | ¡Mayday! | Future Vintage | Strange Music | |
| September 18 | Wordsworth & Donel Smokes | New Beginning | Worldwide Communications | |
| September 18 | Young Dro | Da Reality Show | Entertainment One, Grand Hustle | Singles: "We in da City", "Ugh" |
| September 20 | Drake & Future | What a Time to Be Alive | Cash Money Records, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 25 | Apollo Brown | Grandeur | Mello Music Group | |
| September 25 | Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram) | Big Grams | Epic Records | Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 25 | Casey Veggies | Live & Grow | Epic Records, Vested in Culture | Singles: "Backflip", "Tied Up" |
| September 25 | Erick Sermon | E.S.P. (Erick Sermon's Perception) | Def Squad Records | |
| September 25 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | 300 Entertainment, RGF Productions | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Trap Queen", "679", "My Way", "Again" |
| September 25 | Milo | So the Flies Don't Come | Ruby Yacht, The Order Label | |
| September 25 | Paul Wall | Slab God | Paul Wall Music, Empire Distribution | |
| September 25 | The Underachievers | Evermore: The Art of Duality | Brainfeeder, RPM MSC Distribution | |
| October 2 | Chuck Inglish | Everybody's Big Brother | Sounds Like Fun Records | |
| October 2 | Johnny Polygon | I Love You, Goodnight. | Self-released | Singles: "The Fall", "Dead Meat" |
| October 9 | Denmark Vessey | Martin Lucid Dream | Rappers I Know | |
| October 9 | The Game | The Documentary 2 | Blood Money Entertainment, eOne Music | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "100", "Don't Trip" |
| October 9 | Prozak | Black Ink | Strange Music | |
| October 9 | R. City | What Dreams Are Made Of | Kemosabe Records, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Locked Away" |
| October 16 | The Game | The Documentary 2.5 | Blood Money Entertainment, eOne Music | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "El Chapo" |
| October 16 | Joe Budden | All Love Lost | eOne Music | Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Broke", "Slaughtermouse" |
| October 16 | MGK | General Admission | Bad Boy Records, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Till I Die", "A Little More", "World Series", "Gone" |
| October 16 | Raury | All We Need | Columbia Records | |
| October 16 | Semi Hendrix (Ras Kass & Jack Splash) | Breakfast at Banksy's | Mello Music Group | |
| October 23 | DJ Khaled | I Changed a Lot | We the Best, RED, Sony Music | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "They Don't Love You No More", "Hold You Down", "How Many Times", "Gold Slugs", "You Mine" |
| October 30 | Roots Manuva | Bleeds | Big Dada | |
| October 30 | Boosie Badazz | Thrilla, Vol. 1 | Lil Boosie Music | |
| October 30 | Ces Cru | Recession Proof | Strange Music | |
| October 30 | DJ Paul | Master of Evil | Psychopathic Records | |
| October 30 | J Dilla | Dillatronic | Vintage Vibez Music Group | |
| October 30 | Kirk Knight | Late Knight Special | Pro Era, Cinematic Music Group | |
| October 30 | M.E.D., Blu & Madlib | Bad Neighbor | BangYaHead | |
| October 30 | Ray West & Kool Keith | A Couple of Slices | Red Apples 45 | |
| October 30 | Slim Thug | Hogg Life Vol. 3: Hustler of the Year | Hogg Life | |
| October 31 | Cassper Nyovest | Refiloe | Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee Records, Universal Music South Africa | Singles: "Mama I Made It (#MIMI)", "Bheki'ndaba Zakho", "No Worries" |
| October 31 | Young Thug | Slime Season 2 | Self-released | |
| November 4 | Puff Daddy & The Family | MMM (Money Making Mitch) | Bad Boy Records, Epic Records | |
| November 6 | Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder | Indie 500 | Jamla Records, Javotti Media | |
| November 8 | GoldLink | And After That, We Didn't Talk | Soulection | |
| November 10 | Berner & Cam'ron | Contraband | Bern One Entertainment | |
| November 13 | Kerser | Next Step | ABK | Debuted at No. 5 on the Australian Charts |
| November 13 | Logic | The Incredible True Story | Def Jam Recordings, Visionary Music Group | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Young Jesus", "Like Woah", "Fade Away" |
| November 13 | MoSS | Marching to the Sound of My Own Drum | MoSS Appeal Music | |
| November 13 | Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz | Home Sweet Home | Mello Music Group | |
| November 13 | Redman | Mudface | Gilla House Records | Debuted at No. 147 on the Billboard 200 |
| November 13 | Skeme | Ingleworld 3 | MADE Headlines | |
| November 13 | Ty Dolla Sign | Free TC | Taylor Gang Records, Pu$haz Ink, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Only Right", "Blasé", "When I See Ya", "Saved", "Solid" |
| November 13 | Jeezy | Church in These Streets | CTE World, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "God", "Church in These Streets", "Gold Bottles", "Sweet Life" |
| November 20 | E-40 | Poverty and Prosperity | Heavy On The Grind Entertainment | |
| November 20 | Freddie Gibbs | Shadow of a Doubt | ESGN, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200 |
| November 20 | Jadakiss | Top 5 Dead or Alive | D-Block Records, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Jason", "Ain't Nothin New" |
| November 20 | Krayzie Bone | Chasing the Devil | Krayzie Bone Media LLC, RBC Records | |
| November 20 | Tech N9ne | Strangeulation Vol. II | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 |
| December 4 | Currensy | Canal Street Confidential | Jet Life Recordings, Atlantic Records | Singles: "Bottom of the Bottle" |
| December 4 | G-Eazy | When It's Dark Out | RCA Records | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 |
| December 4 | Pimp C | Long Live the Pimp | Mass Appeal Records | Debuted at No. 96 on the Billboard 200 |
| December 4 | Rick Ross | Black Market | Maybach Music Group, Def Jam Recordings, Slip-n-Slide Records | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Foreclosures", "Sorry" |
| December 4 | Kid Cudi | Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven | Republic Records, Wicked Awesome Records | Singles: "Confused!", "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven" |
| December 4 | Sheek Louch | Silverback Gorilla 2 | Tommy Boy Entertainment | Singles: "Bang Bang" |
| December 4 | Twista | Livin Legend | GMG Entertainment | |
| December 4 | NxWorries (Knxwledge and Anderson Paak) | Link Up & Suede | Stones Throw Records | Singles: "Suede", "Link Up" |
| December 4 | EDIDON of Outlawz | The Hope Dealer, Pt. 1 | O4l Digital | |
| December 11 | August Alsina | This Thing Called Life | Def Jam Recordings | |
| December 11 | Lizzo | Big Grrrl Small World | BGSW | |
| December 11 | PRhyme (Royce da 5'9" and DJ Premier) | PRhyme (Deluxe Edition) | PRhyme Records | |
| December 11 | Charles Hamilton | The Black Box | Republic Records | |
| December 11 | Kollegah | Zuhältertape Volume 4 | Selfmade Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the German album charts with first week sales of 115,000 copies in Germany Singles: "Genozid" Certified Gold in Germany |
| December 18 | Chris Brown | Royalty | RCA Records | Singles: "Liquor", "Zero", "Back to Sleep", "Fine By Me" |
| December 18 | Pusha T | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Def Jam Recordings, GOOD Music | Singles: "Untouchable" |
| December 25 | Kid Ink | Summer in the Winter | RCA Records | |

## Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles which charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :
| Song | Artist | Peak position |
| "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | 1 |
| "Trap Queen" | Fetty Wap | 2 |
| "Hotline Bling" | Drake | 2 |
| "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" | Silentó | 3 |
| "679" | Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz | 4 |
| "My Way" | Fetty Wap featuring Monty | 7 |
| "G.D.F.R." | Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and Lookas | 8 |
| "Nasty Freestyle" | T-Wayne | 9 |
| "Downtown" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz | 12 |
| "Jumpman" | Drake and Future | 12 |
| "Truffle Butter" | Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne | 14 |
| "All Day" | Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney | 15 |
| "Hit the Quan" | iLoveMemphis | 15 |
| "Antidote" | Travis Scott | 16 |
| "CoCo" | O.T. Genasis | 20 |
| "All Eyes on You" | Meek Mill featuring Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown | 21 |
| "Ayo" | Chris Brown and Tyga | 21 |
| "Back to Back" | Drake | 21 |
| "Classic Man" | Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur | 22 |
| "WTF (Where They From)" | Missy Elliott featuring Pharrell Williams | 22 |
| "Energy" | Drake | 26 |
| "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" | Rich Homie Quan | 26 |
| "Blessings" | Big Sean featuring Drake | 28 |
| "Where Ya At" | Future featuring Drake | 28 |
| "Throw Sum Mo" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug | 30 |
| "The Night Is Still Young" | Nicki Minaj | 31 |
| "Again" | Fetty Wap | 33 |
| "Only One" | Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney | 35 |
| "Straight Outta Compton" | N.W.A. | 38 |
| "Feeling Myself" | Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé | 39 |
| "R.I.C.O." | Meek Mill featuring Drake | 40 |

## Highest first-week consumption

List of top 10 albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of October 6, 2015 in the US. :
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position |
| 1 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | 535,000 | 1 |
| 2 | What a Time to Be Alive | Drake & Future | 375,000 | 1 |
| 3 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | 363,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Compton | Dr. Dre | 295,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | 245,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Dark Sky Paradise | Big Sean | 173,000 | 1 |
| 7 | DS2 | Future | 151,000 | 1 |
| 8 | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | 146,000 | 1 |
| 9 | The Incredible True Story | Logic | 135,000 | 3 |
| 10 | When It's Dark Out | G-Eazy | 132,000 | 5 |

## All critically reviewed albums ranked
### Metacritic

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | 96 | 44 reviews |
| 2 | Vince Staples | Summertime '06 | 87 | 24 reviews |
| 3 | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | Surf | 86 | 17 reviews |
| 4 | Pusha T | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | 85 | 22 reviews |
| 5 | Fashawn | The Ecology | 84 | 4 reviews |
| 6 | Young Fathers | White Men Are Black Men Too | 83 | 22 reviews |
| 7 | Dr. Dre | Compton | 82 | 36 reviews |
| 8 | Angel Haze | Back to the Woods | 82 | 5 reviews |
| 9 | Earl Sweatshirt | I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | 81 | 31 reviews |
| 10 | MED, Blu & Madlib | Bad Neighbor | 81 | 5 reviews |
| 11 | Skyzoo | Music for My Friends | 81 | 4 reviews |
| 12 | Future | Beast Mode | 81 | 4 reviews |
| 13 | Young Thug | Slime Season 2 | 81 | 4 reviews |
| 14 | Future | DS2 | 80 | 22 reviews |
| 15 | Roots Manuva | Bleeds | 80 | 17 reviews |
| 16 | Lupe Fiasco | Tetsuo & Youth | 80 | 12 reviews |
| 17 | Oddisee | The Good Fight | 80 | 8 reviews |
| 18 | Little Simz | A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons | 80 | 6 reviews |
| 19 | Young Thug | Slime Season | 80 | 4 reviews |
| 20 | K-os | Can't Fly Without Gravity | 80 | 4 reviews |
| 21 | Lizzo | Big Grrrl Small World | 79 | 10 reviews |
| 22 | Jay Rock | 90059 | 79 | 7 reviews |
| 23 | The Game | The Documentary 2.5 | 79 | 6 reviews |
| 24 | CZARFACE | Every Hero Needs a Villain | 79 | 5 reviews |
| 25 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | 78 | 33 reviews |
| 26 | Rae Sremmurd | Sremmlife | 78 | 15 reviews |
| 27 | Freddie Gibbs | Shadow of a Doubt | 78 | 12 reviews |
| 28 | Le1f | Riot Boi | 78 | 7 reviews |
| 29 | Curren$y | Pilot Talk III | 78 | 4 reviews |
| 30 | Action Bronson | Mr. Wonderful | 77 | 17 reviews |
| 31 | Main Attrakionz | 808s & Dark Grapes III | 77 | 4 reviews |
| 32 | A$AP Rocky | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | 76 | 33 reviews |
| 33 | BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah | Sour Soul | 76 | 21 reviews |
| 34 | Ty Dolla $ign | Free TC | 76 | 16 reviews |
| 35 | Heems | Eat Pray Thug | 76 | 12 reviews |
| 36 | Blackalicious | Imani Vol. 1 | 76 | 9 reviews |
| 37 | Joey Bada$$ | B4.DA.$$ | 75 | 27 reviews |
| 38 | The Game | The Documentary 2 | 75 | 13 reviews |
| 39 | Logic | The Incredible True Story | 75 | 7 reviews |
| 40 | Murs | Have a Nice Life | 75 | 5 reviews |
| 41 | Chinx | Welcome to JFK | 75 | 4 reviews |
| 42 | Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money | 74 | 13 reviews |
| 43 | Boosie Badazz | Touch Down 2 Cause Hell | 74 | 10 reviews |
| 44 | G-Eazy | When It's Dark Out | 74 | 4 reviews |
| 45 | Death Grips | The Powers That B | 73 | 6 reviews |
| 46 | Jadakiss | Top 5 Dead or Alive | 73 | 5 reviews |
| 47 | The Underachievers | Evermore: The Art of Duality | 73 | 4 reviews |
| 48 | Big Sean | Dark Sky Paradise | 72 | 19 reviews |
| 49 | Ghostface Killah | Twelve Reasons to Die II | 72 | 18 reviews |
| 50 | Young Thug | Barter 6 | 72 | 13 reviews |
| 51 | GoldLink | And After That, We Didn't Talk | 72 | 6 reviews |
| 52 | Cannibal Ox | Blade of the Ronin | 71 | 16 reviews |
| 53 | Mac Miller | GO:OD AM | 71 | 14 reviews |
| 54 | Dom Kennedy | By Dom Kennedy | 71 | 4 reviews |
| 55 | Drake & Future | What A Time To Be Alive | 70 | 24 reviews |
| 56 | Public Enemy | Man Plans God Laughs | 70 | 7 reviews |
| 57 | Gangrene | You Disgust Me | 70 | 4 reviews |
| 58 | Tyler, The Creator | Cherry Bomb | 69 | 23 reviews |
| 59 | Snoop Dogg | Bush | 69 | 20 reviews |
| 60 | Statik Selektah | Lucky 7 | 69 | 6 reviews |
| 61 | Puff Daddy | MMM | 69 | 5 reviews |
| 62 | Jeezy | Church In These Streets | 69 | 5 reviews |
| 63 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | 68 | 11 reviews |
| 64 | Gunplay | Living Legend | 68 | 8 reviews |
| 65 | Wale | The Album About Nothing | 67 | 10 reviews |
| 66 | Migos | Yung Rich Nation | 67 | 9 reviews |
| 67 | Travis Scott | Rodeo | 64 | 15 reviews |
| 68 | Yelawolf | Love Story | 64 | 10 reviews |
| 69 | Raekwon | Fly International Luxurious Art | 63 | 17 reviews |
| 70 | Ludacris | Ludaversal | 63 | 11 reviews |
| 71 | DJ Khaled | I Changed a Lot | 63 | 4 reviews |
| 72 | Doomtree | All Hands | 62 | 5 reviews |
| 73 | Lil Wayne | Free Weezy Album | 61 | 10 reviews |
| 74 | Rick Ross | Black Market | 61 | 9 reviews |
| 75 | Lil Durk | Remember My Name | 61 | 8 reviews |
| 76 | Troy Ave | Major Without A Deal | 61 | 5 reviews |
| 77 | Brodinski | Brava | 61 | 4 reviews |
| 78 | Lil Wayne | Sorry 4 the Wait 2 | 60 | 5 reviews |
| 79 | Method Man | The Meth Lab | 59 | 11 reviews |
| 80 | Kid Ink | Full Speed | 55 | 10 reviews |
| 81 | Chris Brown & Tyga | Fan of a Fan: The Album | 46 | 6 reviews |
| 82 | Tyga | The Gold Album | 45 | 4 reviews |
| 83 | Kid Cudi | Speedin Bullet 2 Heaven | 44 | 5 reviews |

### AnyDecentMusic?

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | 9.3 | 37 reviews |
| 2 | Vince Staples | Summertime '06 | 8.4 | 19 reviews |
| 3 | Pusha T | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | 8.0 | 20 reviews |
| 4 | Dr. Dre | Compton | 7.8 | 28 reviews |
| 5 | Roots Manuva | Bleeds | 7.8 | 26 reviews |