# 2016 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2016.

## Events
### January

* On January 20, Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) was arrested in South Africa for allegedly using an unrecognized World Passport, thus having lived there illegally since 2014. Bey then released his newest freestyle via Kanye West's website for West's GOOD Fridays series, announcing he would soon be retiring from music and films, following his album.

### February

* In February 2016, Future became the fastest artist (less than seven months) to chart three number-one albums on the Billboard 200 since Glee soundtrack albums in 2010.
* On February 3, American Hip Hop DJ Big Kap who was part of New York city DJ Group The Flip Squad died due to a fatal heart attack at the age of 45.
* On February 22, T.I. announced he signed a distribution deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation company. T.I. also revealed he is one of the new co-owners of online streaming service, TIDAL.

### March

* On March 4, rapper Bankroll Fresh was shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia.
* On March 22, rapper Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest died from complications due to diabetes.

### April

* On April 23, Beyonce released her second visual album Lemonade on HBO.

### May

* On May 11, French Montana previewed a single called "No Shopping" featuring Drake, which ignited a feud between the latter and Joe Budden
* On May 26, rapper Gucci Mane was released from prison after serving two years for possession of a fire arm by a convicted Felon. He was slated to be released in September this year. The same day that rapper Troy Ave was involved in a shooting at Irving Plaza during a T.I. concert that left three people injured, including Troy Ave, and one dead. Footage later revealed Ave accidentally shot himself in the leg, his bodyguard BSB Banga, and two other people. He was later arrested for his role in the incident.

### June

* On June 13, Lil Wayne suffered multiple seizures on a flight, which forced an emergency landing in Omaha, Nebraska. He was released from hospital a day later, recovering and in stable condition.
* On June 13, the 2016 XXL Freshman Class was revealed, consisting of 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Kodak Black, Lil Yachty, Lil Dicky, Denzel Curry, G Herbo, Dave East, Desiigner, and Anderson .Paak.
* On June 30, Joe Budden released his first of many diss records aimed at Drake entitled Making A Murderer Part 1

### July

* On July 17, Kim Kardashian used Snapchat to wrongly expose Taylor Swift over the use of her name in the song "Famous" by Kanye West.

### August

* On August 11, Young Buck was sentenced to seven months in prison for violating terms of his release and probation.
* On August 17, YG inked a multi-million-dollar deal with Interscope Records for his newly founded label 4Hunnid Records.
* On August 28, Teyana Taylor danced and starred in the video for "Fade" off Kanye West's The Life of Pablo album.

### September

* On September 7, Kanye West announced that he had signed Tyga and Migos to GOOD Music. Though it was later noted that Migos' deal with GOOD Music is only a management deal, not a recording contract.
* On September 16, The Game released his first of many diss records aimed at Meek Mill.
* On September 21, Shawty Lo was killed in a single-car accident in Fulton County, Georgia.
* On September 30, Solange Knowles released A Seat at The Table featuring artists like Q-Tip, The-Dream, and Lil Wayne. This also marked the first #1 album of her career.

### October

* On October 4, Kid Cudi announced that he has checked into rehab for depression and suicidal urges.
* On October 22, Beyoncé and her sister Solange Knowles made history by being added to a very short list of siblings with #1 albums on Billboards 200 list in the same calendar year.

### November

* On November 20, Kanye West was committed into UCLA Medical Center for paranoia and hallucinations after cancelling the remainder of his Saint Pablo tour. He would go on to be released from the hospital on November 30.

### December

* On December 5, Big Syke was pronounced dead. He was believed to have passed by natural causes, although his autopsy has never been released to the public.
* On December 23, Paul Wall and Baby Bash were arrested for delivering and manufacturing a controlled substance in Houston, Texas.

## Released albums

| Release date | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Notes |
| January 1 | Boosie Badazz | In My Feelings. (Goin' Thru It) | Lil Boosie Music | Debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 |
| January 15 | Anderson .Paak | Malibu | Steel Wool, OBE, Art Club, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 79 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "The Season / Carry Me", "Am I Wrong", "Room in Here", "Come Down" |
| January 15 | Blaze Ya Dead Homie | The Casket Factory | Majik Ninja Entertainment | Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200 |
| January 15 | Daz Dillinger & Snoop Dogg | Cuzznz | Felder Entertainment | |
| January 15 | Torae | Entitled | Internal Affairs Entertainment | Singles: "Saturday Night" |
| January 29 | Beneficence | Basement Chemistry | Ill Adrenaline Records | Singles: "Digital Warfare" |
| January 29 | Kevin Gates | Islah | Bread Winners' Association | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Kno One", "La Familia", "The Truth", "Really Really", "2 Phones", "Jam" |
| January 29 | PeeWee Longway | Mr. Blue Benjamin | MPA Bandcamp | Debuted at No. 39 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| January 29 | Saul Williams | MartyrLoserKing | Fader Label | Debuted at No. 37 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| February 5 | Boosie Badazz | Out My Feelings (In My Past) | Lil Boosie Music | Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200 |
| February 5 | Dizzy Wright | Wisdom and Good Vibes | Dizzy Wright | Debuted at No. 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| February 5 | Trae tha Truth | Tha Truth, Pt. 2 | ABN Entertainment, Hustle Gang, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Singles: "Takers", "All Good", "Slugs" |
| February 5 | Wiz Khalifa | Khalifa | Taylor Gang Records, Atlantic Records, Rostrum Records | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Bake Sale" |
| February 5 | Young Thug | I'm Up | 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "F Cancer", "For My People" |
| February 6 | Future | Evol | A1, Freebandz, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Low Life", "Wicked" |
| February 12 | Statik Selektah & KXNG Crooked | Statik KXNG | Showoff Records, Penalty Entertainment | Singles: "Dead or in Jail" |
| February 13 | Kaliber 44 | Ułamek tarcia | Mystic Production | Debuted at No. 1 on the Polish charts Certified Gold in Poland |
| February 14 | Kanye West | The Life of Pablo | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Famous", "Father Stretch My Hands", "Fade" |
| February 18 | Agallah | Bo: The Legend of the Water Dragon | Propain Campaign | |
| February 19 | Brotha Lynch Hung | Bullet Maker | MadeSicc Muzicc | |
| February 19 | Hilltop Hoods | Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung | Golden Era Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Singles: "Higher", "1955" |
| February 19 | Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | CMG, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Down in the DM" |
| February 19 | Young Dolph | King of Memphis | Paper Route Empire | Debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200 |
| February 25 | Yung Lean | Warlord | YEAR0001 | |
| February 26 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | This Unruly Mess I've Made | Macklemore LLC | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Downtown", "White Privilege II" |
| February 26 | O.S.T.R. | Życie po śmierci | Asfalt Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Polish charts Certified Platinum in Poland |
| February 26 | Philthy Rich | Real Niggas Back in Style | Empire Distribution, SCMMLLC | Singles: "Make a Living" |
| February 26 | Rome Fortune | Jerome Raheem Fortune | Fool's Gold Records | Singles: "Dance" |
| March 4 | 2 Chainz | ColleGrove | Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| March 4 | Bas | Too High to Riot | Dreamville Records, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200 |
| March 4 | Kano | Made in the Manor | Parlophone, Bigger Picture Music | Debuted at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart |
| March 4 | Kendrick Lamar | Untitled Unmastered | Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Untitled 07 | levitate" |
| March 4 | Smoke DZA | He Has Risen | SRFSCHL | |
| March 11 | Flatbush Zombies | 3001: A Laced Odyssey | Glorious Dead Recordings | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Bounce", "This Is It" |
| March 11 | Westside Gunn | FLYGOD | Griselda Records |
| March 15 | Joell Ortiz | That's Hip Hop | That's Hip Hop LLC | |
| March 16 | Boosie Badazz | Thug Talk | Lil Boosie Music | Debuted at No. 130 on the Billboard 200 |
| March 18 | ILoveMakonnen | Drink More Water 6 | Warner Bros | |
| March 25 | Domo Genesis | Genesis | Odd Future Records | Debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard 200 |
| March 25 | Elzhi | Lead Poison | GLOW365LLC | |
| March 25 | N.O.R.E. | Drunk Uncle | Militainment Business | |
| March 25 | Open Mike Eagle & Paul White | Hella Personal Film Festival | Mello Music Group | |
| March 25 | Planet Asia & DJ Concept | Seventy Nine | Coalmine Records | |
| March 25 | Young Thug | Slime Season 3 | 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records | |
| April 1 | Big Sean & Jhené Aiko | Twenty88 | GOOD Music, Artium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Selfish" |
| April 4 | Black Milk & Nat Turner | The Rebellion Sessions | Computer Ugly Records | |
| April 7 | Father | I'm A Piece of Shit | Awful Records | |
| April 8 | Krizz Kaliko | GO | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 8 | Lex "The Hex" Master | The Black Season | Majik Ninja Entertainment | |
| April 8 | Sir Michael Rocks | Part 2 | 6 Cell Phones | |
| April 15 | Boosie Badazz & C-Murder | Penitentiary Chances | TRU Records, RBC Records | Debuted at No. 172 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 15 | J Dilla | The Diary | Pay Jay Productions, Inc., Mass Appeal Records | Debuted at No. 77 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Fuck the Police", "The Anthem", "Diamonds", "Give Them What They Want", "The Introduction", "Gangsta Boogie" |
| April 15 | Mr. Lif | Don't Look Down | Mello Music Group | |
| April 15 | Royce da 5'9" | Layers | Bad Half Entertainment | Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 15 | Lil Uzi Vert | Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World | Atlantic, Generation Now | • Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 22 | ASAP Ferg | Always Strive and Prosper | ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "New Level" |
| April 22 | Bankroll Mafia | Bankroll Mafia | Bankroll Mafia, Empire Distribution | Singles: "Bankrolls on Deck", "Out My Face" |
| April 25 | Young Noble of The Outlawz & Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob | The Code | Concrete Enterprises, Outlaw Recordz | |
| April 29 | Aesop Rock | The Impossible Kid | Rhymesayers Entertainment | Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 29 | Chuck Inglish & Blended Babies | Ev Zeppelin | BBMG | |
| April 29 | Drake | Views | Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Hotline Bling", "One Dance", "Pop Style", "Too Good" |
| April 29 | Freeway | Free Will | Babygrande Records | |
| April 29 | Stevie Joe & Mozzy | Extracurricular Activities | Green Carpet, Stevie Joe, Livewire, Rapbay, Urbanlife Distribution | |
| May 6 | Death Grips | Bottomless Pit | Third Worlds, Harvest Records | |
| May 6 | Homeboy Sandman | Kindness for Weakness | Stones Throw Records | |
| May 6 | Rittz | Top of the Line | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Ghost Story", "Propane", "Inside of the Groove" |
| May 6 | Skepta | Konnichiwa | Boy Better Know | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 160 on the Billboard 200 |
| May 6 | Yoni & Geti | Testarossa | Joyful Noise Recordings | |
| May 11 | Boosie Badazz | Bleek Mode (Thug in Peace Lil Bleek) | Lil Boosie Music | |
| May 13 | Masta Ace | The Falling Season | hhv.de | |
| May 20 | Havoc & The Alchemist | The Silent Partner | Babygrande Records | |
| May 20 | Webbie | Savage Life V | Trill Entertainment | Debuted at No. 153 on the Billboard 200 |
| May 20 | Zodiac MPrint (Blaze Ya Dead Homie & The R.O.C.) | Ride the Stars | Majik Ninja Entertainment | |
| May 27 | Kevin Gates | Murder for Hire 2 | Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic Records | |
| May 27 | Mistah F.A.B. | Son of a Pimp Part 2 | Faeva Afta, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| June 3 | Craig G | I Rap and Go Home | Soulspazm, Inc. | |
| June 3 | Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa & TM88 | TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening | Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "All Night" |
| June 3 | Vic Mensa | There's Alot Going On | Roc Nation | Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 10 | Apathy | Handshakes with Snakes | Dirty Version LLC | |
| June 10 | Ill Bill | Septagram | Uncle Howie Records | |
| June 10 | Lil Peep | Crybaby | AUTMNY | Debuted at No. 102 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 11 | Kodak Black | Lil B.I.G. Pac | Dollaz N Dealz Entertainment, Sniper Gang | |
| June 17 | The Game | Streets of Compton | Entertainment One Music | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Roped Off" |
| June 17 | YG | Still Brazy | Def Jam Recordings, CTE World, Pu$haz Ink | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Twist My Fingaz", "FDT", "Why You Always Hatin?" |
| June 24 | Demrick | Collect Call | 10 Strip Inc. | |
| June 24 | DJ Shadow | The Mountain Will Fall | Reconstruction Productions | Debuted at No. 77 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 24 | Riff Raff | Peach Panther | Neon Nation Corporation | Debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard 200 |
| June 24 | Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Red Pill & Verbal Kent) | Everything in Between | Mello Music Group | |
| July 1 | Reef the Lost Cauze & Bear-One | Furious Styles | Soulspazm, Inc. | |
| July 1 | Snoop Dogg | Coolaid | Doggystyle Records, Entertainment One Music | Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Kush Ups", "Point Seen Money Gone" |
| July 8 | Bernz | See You on the Other Side | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| July 8 | ScHoolboy Q | Blank Face LP | Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Groovy Tony", "That Part" |
| July 15 | Blu & Nottz | Titans in the Flesh | Coalmine Records | |
| July 15 | Dreezy | No Hard Feelings | Interscope Records | |
| July 15 | Flowdan | Disaster Piece | Tru Thoughts | |
| July 15 | Sadat X | Agua | Tommy Boy Entertainment | |
| July 15 | Z-Ro | Drankin' & Drivin' | 1 Deep Entertainment | Debuted at No. 99 on the Billboard 200 |
| July 22 | DJ Drama | Quality Street Music 2 | Entertainment One Music | Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200 |
| July 22 | Gucci Mane | Everybody Looking | Guwop Enterprises, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| July 22 | Jarren Benton | Slow Motion, Vol. 2 | Benton Enterprises | |
| July 22 | Lil Durk | Lil Durk 2X | OTF, Coke Boys, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 |
| July 29 | DJ Khaled | Major Key | We the Best Music Group, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "For Free", "I Got the Keys", "Do You Mind" |
| July 29 | The Game | Block Wars | Entertainment One Music | Debuted at No. 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| July 29 | Mitchy Slick | Lost in the Yay | Wrongkind Records | |
| August 5 | Giggs | Landlord | SN1 Records | |
| August 5 | Slim Thug | Hogg Life Vol. 4: American King | Hogg Life | Debuted at No. 179 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 12 | Atmosphere | Fishing Blues | Rhymesayers Entertainment | Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 12 | PartyNextDoor | PartyNextDoor 3 | OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 12 | Rae Sremmurd | SremmLife 2 | EarDrummers Entertainment, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "By Chance", "Over Here", "Look Alive", "Black Beatles" |
| August 13 | Ka | Honor Killed the Samurai | Iron Works | |
| August 19 | Bishop Lamont | The Reformation: G.D.N.I.A.F.T. | Bishop Lamont | |
| August 19 | Tory Lanez | I Told You | Mad Love, Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Say It", "Luv" |
| August 25 | Vince Staples | Prima Donna | ARTium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 26 | Banks & Steelz | Anything But Words | Warner Bros. Records | Debuted at No. 186 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 26 | De La Soul | And the Anonymous Nobody... | A.O.I. Records | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 26 | Futuristic | As Seen on the Internet | We're The Future Records | Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 26 | Prophets of Rage | The Party's Over | Prophets of Rage | Debuted at No. 84 on the Billboard 200 |
| August 26 | The R.O.C. | The F**king Prey Lewd EP | Majik Ninja Entertainment |
| August 26 | Red Pill | Instinctive Drowning | Mello Music Group | |
| August 26 | Young Thug | Jeffery | 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Pick Up the Phone" |
| August 29 | 3D Na'Tee | The Regime | Already Legendary | |
| September 2 | Isaiah Rashad | The Sun's Tirade | Top Dawg Entertainment | Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Free Lunch" |
| September 2 | Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Wonderful", "Pick Up the Phone", "Goosebumps" |
| September 9 | clipping. | Splendor & Misery | Sub Pop, Deathbomb Arc | |
| September 9 | Fudge | Lady Parts | Lex | |
| September 9 | Ras Kass | Intellectual Property: SOI2 | That's Hip Hop LLC | |
| September 9 | Reks | The Greatest X | Brick Records | |
| September 13 | Young Noble of The Outlawz | Powerful | Outlaw Recordz | |
| September 16 | Caskey | No Apologies | Cash Money Records | |
| September 16 | Chinx | Legends Never Die | Entertainment One Music | Debuted at No. 121 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 16 | Kool Keith | Feature Magnetic | Mello Music Group | |
| September 16 | Mac Miller | The Divine Feminine | REMember Music, Warner Bros. Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 16 | Mykki Blanco | Mykki | Dogfood Music Group, Studio !K7 | |
| September 20 | OG Maco | Blvk Phil Collins | OG Maco | |
| September 23 | Audio Push | 90951 | Good Vibe Tribe | |
| September 23 | Mick Jenkins | The Healing Component | Free Nation, Cinematic Music Group | Debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 23 | Slaine | Slaine Is Dead | AR Classic Records, Perfect Time Publishing | |
| September 23 | Ty Dolla Sign | Campaign | Taylor Gang Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Campaign", "No Justice", "Zaddy" |
| September 23 | T.I. | Us or Else | Grand Hustle Records, Roc Nation | Debuted at No. 175 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "We Will Not", "Warzone" |
| September 27 | Danny Brown | Atrocity Exhibition | Warp | Debuted at No. 77 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "When It Rain", "Pneumonia", "Really Doe" |
| September 30 | Apollo Brown & Skyzoo | The Easy Truth | Mello Music Group | Debuted at No. 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| September 30 | Dave East | Kairi Chanel | Mass Appeal Records | Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 |
| September 30 | DJ Mustard | Cold Summer | Roc Nation | Debuted at No. 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| October 7 | Brookzill | Throwback To The Future | Tommy Boy | |
| October 14 | The Game | 1992 | Blood Money Entertainment, Entertainment One Music | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "All Eyez" |
| October 14 | Gucci Mane | Woptober | Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 |
| October 14 | L'Orange & Mr. Lif | The Life & Death of Scenery | Mello Music Group | |
| October 17 | Bones | GoodForNothing | TeamSESH | |
| October 18 | Gawne | Wings | GAWNE LLC | |
| October 20 | Kuniva | A History of Violence 2 | Runyon Ave. Publishing | |
| October 21 | DRAM | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | Atlantic Records, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Broccoli" |
| October 21 | Joe Budden | Rage & The Machine | Mood Muzik Entertainment, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200 |
| October 21 | NxWorries | Yes Lawd! | Stones Throw Records | Debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200 |
| October 21 | Paul Wall | The Houston Oiler | Paul Wall Music | |
| October 21 | Zion I | The Labyrinth | Mind Over Matter | |
| October 25 | Riff Raff | Balloween | Neon Nation Corporation, Empire Distribution | |
| October 28 | D.I.T.C. | Sessions | D.I.T.C. Studios, The Fam Agency | |
| October 28 | DJ Paul | Y.O.T.S. (Year of the Six), Pt. 1 | Slumerican, Scale-A-Ton Ent. | |
| October 28 | Jeezy | Trap or Die 3 | Def Jam Recordings, CTE World | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| October 28 | Journalist 103 | Battle of the Hearts and Minds | Babygrande Records | |
| October 28 | KXNG Crooked | Valley of the KXNGS | RBC Records | |
| October 28 | Meek Mill | DC4 | Maybach Music Group, Dream Chaser Records, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| October 28 | Mickey Factz & Nottz | The Achievement: circa '82 | Soulspazm, W.A.R. Media | |
| October 28 | Vinnie Paz | The Cornerstone of the Corner Store | Enemy Soil | Debuted at No. 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| October 31 | ASAP Mob | Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends | ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Yamborghini High", "Crazy Brazy", "Runner", "Telephone Calls" |
| November 4 | Big Scoob | H.O.G. | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| November 4 | B.o.B | Elements | No Genre | |
| November 4 | Common | Black America Again | ARTium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Love Star" |
| November 4 | Czarface | A Fistful of Peril | Silver Age | Debuted at No. 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| November 4 | French Montana | MC4 | Coke Boys Records, Bad Boy Records, Maybach Music Group, Epic Records | |
| November 4 | La Coka Nostra | To Thine Own Self Be True | Fat Beats Records | Debuted at No. 38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| November 5 | Bones | SoftwareUpdate1.0 | TeamSESH | |
| November 11 | A Tribe Called Quest | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | Epic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| November 11 | KXNG Crooked | Good vs. Evil | RBC Records | |
| November 11 | Lex "The Hex" Master | Contact | Majik Ninja Entertainment | |
| November 11 | Z-Ro | Legendary | 1 Deep Entertainment | Debuted at No. 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| November 15 | K-Rino | Universal Curriculum (The Big Seven #1) | Black Book International, SoSouth | |
| November 15 | K-Rino | Conception of Concept (The Big Seven #2) | Black Book International, SoSouth | |
| November 15 | K-Rino | Enter the Iron Trap (The Big Seven #3) | Black Book International, SoSouth | |
| November 15 | K-Rino | Wizard’s Ransom (The Big Seven #4) | Black Book International, SoSouth | |
| November 15 | K-Rino | American Heroes (The Big Seven #5) | Black Book International, SoSouth | |
| November 15 | K-Rino | Welcome to Life (The Big Seven #6) | Black Book International, SoSouth | |
| November 15 | K-Rino | Intervention (The Big Seven #7) | Black Book International, SoSouth | |
| November 18 | E-40 | The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 | Heavy on the Grind Entertainment | Debuted at No. 178 on the Billboard 200 |
| November 18 | E-40 | The D-Boy Diary: Book 2 | Heavy on the Grind Entertainment | Debuted at No. 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| November 18 | Kerser | Tradition | ABK, Warner Music Australia | Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums |
| November 18 | Outlawz | Livin Legendz | Black Market Records | |
| November 18 | Termanology | More Politics | ShowOff Records, ST. Records | |
| November 25 | Emanon | Dystopia | Dirty Science Records | |
| December 2 | Childish Gambino | "Awaken, My Love!" | Glassnote Records | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Me and Your Mama" |
| December 2 | Smoke DZA & Pete Rock | Don't Smoke Rock | Babygrande Records | Debuted at No. 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| December 8 | Planet Asia | Egyptian Merchandise | Gold Chain Music | |
| December 9 | Ab-Soul | Do What Thou Wilt. | Top Dawg Entertainment | Debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Huey Knew", "Braille" |
| December 9 | Charles Hamilton | Hamilton, Charles | Republic Records | |
| December 9 | CJ Fly | Flytrap | Pro Era, Cinematic Music Group | Singles: "Now You Know" |
| December 9 | Hodgy | Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide | Odd Future, Columbia | |
| December 9 | 6LACK | Free 6LACK | Love Renaissance, Interscope Records | |
| December 9 | J. Cole | 4 Your Eyez Only | Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| December 9 | Post Malone | Stoney | Republic Records | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "White Iverson", "Too Young, "Go Flex", "Deja Vu" |
| December 9 | Tech N9ne | The Storm | Strange Music | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| December 10 | B-Nasty | The End of the Beginning | Dough Related Productions | |
| December 12 | Snowgoons | Goon Bap | Goon MuSick | |
| December 15 | Injury Reserve | Floss | Las Fuegas | |
| December 16 | Gucci Mane | The Return of East Atlanta Santa | Guwop Enterprises, Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Last Time", "Drove U Crazy", "Both" |
| December 16 | Kid Cudi | Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' | Wicked Awesome, Republic Records | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Frequency", "Surfin'" |
| December 16 | Little Simz | Stillness In Wonderland | Age 101 Music | |
| December 16 | The Lox | Filthy America... It's Beautiful | D-Block Records, Roc Nation | Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200 |
| December 16 | T.I. | Us or Else: Letter to the System | Grand Hustle Records, Roc Nation | Debuted at No. 39 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| December 21 | Dec 99th | December 99th | AWGE/A Country Called Earth | |
| December 23 | Berner | Packs | Bern One Entertainment | |
| December 23 | Dom Kennedy | Los Angeles Is Not for Sale, Vol. 1 | The Other People's Money | Debuted at No. 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
| December 25 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels 3 | Run the Jewels, Inc. | Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Talk to Me", "2100", "Legend Has It" |

## Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles which charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :
| Song | Artist | Peak position |
| "Panda" | Desiigner | 1 |
| "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | 1 |
| "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane | 1 |
| "My House" | Flo Rida | 4 |
| "Broccoli" | DRAM featuring Lil Yachty | 5 |
| "Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem)" | Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall | 5 |
| "Summer Sixteen" | Drake | 6 |
| "Me, Myself & I" | G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha | 7 |
| "Deja Vu" | J. Cole | 7 |
| "Don't Mind" | Kent Jones | 8 |
| "Immortal" | J. Cole | 11 |
| "For Free" | DJ Khaled featuring Drake | 13 |
| "Neighbors" | J. Cole | 13 |
| "Down in the DM (Remix)" | Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj | 13 |
| "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna | 14 |
| "Used to This" | Future featuring Drake | 14 |
| "White Iverson" | Post Malone | 14 |
| "Sucker for Pain" | Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic, Ty Dolla $ign and X Ambassadors | 15 |
| "Controlla" | Drake | 16 |
| "Pop Style" | Drake featuring The Throne | 16 |
| "2 Phones" | Kevin Gates | 17 |
| "Low Life" | Future featuring The Weeknd | 18 |
| "Luv" | Tory Lanez | 19 |
| "Ooouuu" | Young M.A | 19 |
| "Change" | J. Cole | 21 |
| "She's Mine Pt. 1" | J. Cole | 22 |
| "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | J. Cole | 23 |
| "Say It" | Tory Lanez | 23 |
| "Ville Mentality" | J. Cole | 24 |
| "Do You Mind" | DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future and Rick Ross | 27 |
| "My Boo" | Ghost Town DJ's | 27 |
| "All the Way Up (Remix)" | Fat Joe, Remy Ma and Jay Z featuring French Montana and Infared | 27 |
| "Sneakin'" | Drake featuring 21 Savage | 28 |
| "4 Your Eyez Only" | J. Cole | 29 |
| "Chill Bill" | Rob Stone featuring J. Davi$ and Spooks | 29 |
| "I Got the Keys" | DJ Khaled featuring Jay Z and Future | 30 |
| "Foldin Clothes" | J. Cole | 30 |
| "Hype" | Drake | 33 |
| "Purple Lamborghini" | Skrillex and Rick Ross | 33 |
| "Tiimmy Turner" | Desiigner | 34 |
| "She's Mine Pt. 2" | J. Cole | 34 |
| "Famous" | Kanye West | 34 |
| "Cut It" | O.T. Genasis featuring Young Dolph | 35 |
| "No Shopping" | French Montana featuring Drake | 36 |
| "X" | 21 Savage and Metro Boomin featuring Future | 36 |
| "No Role Modelz" | J. Cole | 36 |
| "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1" | Kanye West | 37 |
| "Grammys" | Drake featuring Future | 38 |
| "Still Here" | Drake | 40 |
| "THat Part" | ScHoolboy Q featuring Kanye West | 40 |

## Highest first-week consumption

List of top 10 albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of November 2016 in the US. :
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position |
| 1 | Views | Drake | 1,040,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 Your Eyez Only | J. Cole | 492,000 | 1 |
| 3 | untitled unmastered | Kendrick Lamar | 178,000 | 1 |
| 4 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | 135,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Evol | Future | 134,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Islah | Kevin Gates | 112,000 | 2 |
| 7 | Major Key | DJ Khaled | 95,000 | 1 |
| 8 | The Life of Pablo | Kanye West | 94,000 | 1 |
| 9 | Trap or Die 3 | Jeezy | 89,000 | 1 |
| 10 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | 88,000 | 1 |

## All critically reviewed albums Ranked
### Metacritic

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | A Tribe Called Quest | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | 91 | 26 reviews |
| 2 | Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book | 89 | 21 reviews |
| 3 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels 3 | 88 | 34 reviews |
| 4 | Common | Black America Again | 88 | 14 reviews |
| 5 | Danny Brown | Atrocity Exhibition | 85 | 31 reviews |
| 6 | Anderson .Paak | Malibu | 85 | 18 reviews |
| 7 | Aesop Rock | The Impossible Kid | 85 | 11 reviews |
| 8 | Little Simz | Stillness In Wonderland | 84 | 7 reviews |
| 9 | Noname | Telefone | 84 | 6 reviews |
| 10 | Skepta | Konnichiwa | 83 | 18 reviews |
| 11 | YG | Still Brazy | 83 | 14 reviews |
| 12 | Young Thug | Jeffery | 82 | 11 reviews |
| 13 | Boosie Badazz | Out My Feelings in My Past | 82 | 4 reviews |
| 14 | ScHoolboy Q | Blank Face LP | 81 | 18 reviews |
| 15 | Kevin Gates | Islah | 81 | 10 reviews |
| 16 | Smoke DZA & Pete Rock | Don't Smoke Rock | 81 | 4 reviews |
| 17 | Shelley FKA DRAM | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | 80 | 13 reviews |
| 18 | Death Grips | Bottomless Pit | 80 | 11 reviews |
| 19 | Isaiah Rashad | The Sun's Tirade | 80 | 11 reviews |
| 20 | Swet Shop Boys | Cashmere | 80 | 8 reviews |
| 21 | Flatbush Zombies | 3001: A Laced Odyssey | 80 | 7 reviews |
| 22 | Giggs | Landlord | 80 | 4 reviews |
| 23 | Open Mike Eagle & Paul White | Hella Personal Film Festival | 79 | 9 reviews |
| 24 | Mick Jenkins | The Healing Component | 79 | 7 reviews |
| 25 | Saul Williams | MartyrLoserKing | 78 | 17 reviews |
| 26 | A$AP Mob | Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends | 78 | 4 reviews |
| 27 | De La Soul | And the Anonymous Nobody... | 77 | 28 reviews |
| 28 | Childish Gambino | Awaken, My Love! | 77 | 25 reviews |
| 29 | Mykki Blanco | Mykki | 77 | 14 reviews |
| 30 | Royce da 5'9" | Layers | 77 | 6 reviews |
| 31 | Freeway | Free Will | 77 | 4 reviews |
| 32 | Young Thug | Slime Season 3 | 76 | 11 reviews |
| 33 | Young Thug | I'm Up | 76 | 11 reviews |
| 34 | clipping. | Splendor & Misery | 76 | 11 reviews |
| 35 | Yoni & Geti | Testarossa | 76 | 4 reviews |
| 36 | Kanye West | The Life of Pablo | 75 | 35 reviews |
| 37 | J. Cole | 4 Your Eyez Only | 75 | 14 reviews |
| 38 | Rae Sremmurd | SremmLife 2 | 75 | 13 reviews |
| 39 | Azealia Banks | Slay-Z | 75 | 7 reviews |
| 40 | Kool Keith | Feature Magnetic | 75 | 6 reviews |
| 41 | Flowdan | Disaster Piece | 75 | 5 reviews |
| 42 | A$AP Ferg | Always Strive and Prosper | 74 | 15 reviews |
| 43 | Fudge | Lady Parts | 74 | 7 reviews |
| 44 | Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | 74 | 6 reviews |
| 45 | Lil Durk | Lil Durk 2X | 74 | 5 reviews |
| 46 | J Dilla | The Diary | 73 | 18 reviews |
| 47 | Dreezy | No Hard Feelings | 73 | 5 reviews |
| 48 | Banks & Steelz | Anything But Words | 72 | 13 reviews |
| 49 | Gucci Mane | Everybody Looking | 72 | 13 reviews |
| 50 | Boosie Badazz | In My Feelings (Goin' Thru It) | 72 | 4 reviews |
| 51 | Atmosphere | Fishing Blues | 71 | 7 reviews |
| 52 | Kevin Gates | Murder For Hire II | 71 | 4 reviews |
| 53 | Kid Cudi | Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' | 70 | 11 reviews |
| 54 | Mac Miller | The Divine Feminine | 70 | 9 reviews |
| 55 | Domo Genesis | Genesis | 70 | 6 reviews |
| 56 | Jeezy | Trap or Die 3 | 70 | 5 reviews |
| 57 | Gucci Mane | The Return of East Atlanta Santa | 70 | 4 reviews |
| 58 | Young Dolph | King of Memphis | 70 | 4 reviews |
| 59 | Drake | Views | 69 | 31 reviews |
| 60 | Gucci Mane | Woptober | 69 | 6 reviews |
| 61 | Brookzill | Throwback To The Future | 69 | 6 reviews |
| 62 | Hodgy | Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide | 69 | 5 reviews |
| 63 | Future | EVOL | 68 | 17 reviews |
| 64 | Snoop Dogg | Coolaid | 68 | 8 reviews |
| 65 | DJ Khaled | Major Key | 67 | 11 reviews |
| 66 | Kano | Made in the Manor | 67 | 10 reviews |
| 67 | French Montana | MC4 | 67 | 4 reviews |
| 68 | DJ Shadow | The Mountain Will Fall | 66 | 26 reviews |
| 69 | 2 Chainz | ColleGrove | 66 | 9 reviews |
| 70 | ILoveMakonnen | Drink More Water 6 | 65 | 5 reviews |
| 71 | Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | 64 | 8 reviews |
| 72 | Ab-Soul | Do What Thou Wilt | 64 | 6 reviews |
| 73 | Kodak Black | Lil B.I.G. Pac | 64 | 6 reviews |
| 74 | Desiigner | New English | 60 | 5 reviews |
| 75 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | This Unruly Mess I've Made | 59 | 17 reviews |
| 76 | Wiz Khalifa | Khalifa | 56 | 7 reviews |

### AnyDecentMusic?

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | A Tribe Called Quest | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | 8.4 | 23 reviews |
| 2 | Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book | 8.2 | 21 reviews |
| 3 | Danny Brown | Atrocity Exhibition | 8.1 | 28 reviews |
| 4 | Anderson .Paak | Malibu | 8.0 | 15 reviews |
| 5 | Skepta | Konnichiwa | 7.9 | 20 reviews |