| Release Date[1]
|
Artist
|
Album
|
| January 9
|
Kid Rock
|
Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp
|
| The Brotherhood
|
Elementalz
|
| January 23
|
The D.O.C.
|
Helter Skelter
|
| Speech
|
Speech
|
| January 30
|
Suga-T
|
Paper Chasin'
|
| Eazy-E
|
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
|
| February 13
|
2Pac
|
All Eyez on Me
|
| Fugees
|
The Score
|
| Mad Skillz
|
From Where???
|
| February 20
|
Ganksta N-I-P
|
Psychotic Genius
|
| Lord Finesse
|
Awakening
|
| February 27
|
Dark Sun Riders
|
Seeds of Evolution
|
| March 5
|
The Conscious Daughters
|
Gamers
|
| March 12
|
Plains of Fascination
|
Join the Ranks
|
| Wise Intelligent
|
Killin' U... For Fun
|
| March 19
|
Rappin' 4-Tay
|
Off Parole
|
| Smoothe da Hustler
|
Once Upon a Time in America
|
| March 26
|
Busta Rhymes
|
The Coming
|
| Cella Dwellas
|
Realms 'n Reality
|
| DJ Yella
|
One Mo Nigga ta Go
|
| Ill Biskits
|
Chronicle of Two Losers: The First Edition
|
| Nonchalant
|
Until the Day
|
| April 2
|
Beastie Boys
|
The In Sound From Way Out!
|
| Geto Boys
|
The Resurrection
|
| Bahamadia
|
Kollage
|
| April 9
|
MC Eiht
|
Death Threatz
|
| MC Ren
|
The Villain in Black
|
| Chino XL
|
Here to Save You All
|
| April 16
|
Master P
|
Ice Cream Man
|
| Kwest Tha Madd Lad
|
This Is My First Album
|
| April 23
|
Mac Mall
|
Untouchable
|
| Erick Sermon
|
Insomnia
|
| DJ Kool
|
Let Me Clear My Throat
|
| April 24
|
Esham
|
Dead Flowerz
|
| April 30
|
Celly Cel
|
Killa Kali
|
| May 7
|
Kool Keith
|
Dr. Octagonecologyst
|
| May 14
|
Luke
|
Uncle Luke
|
| MC Breed
|
To Da Beat Ch'all
|
| Real Live
|
The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama
|
| May 15
|
Messy Marv
|
Messy Situationz
|
| May 21
|
Dr. Dre
|
First Round Knock Out
|
| Too $hort
|
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
|
| May 28
|
Shyheim
|
The Lost Generation
|
| Pete Miser
|
What It Be...
|
| June 1
|
People Without Shoes
|
Thoughts of an Optimist
|
| Hyenas In The Desert
|
Die Laughing
|
| June 4
|
Delinquent Habits
|
Delinquent Habits
|
| Digital Underground
|
Future Rhythm
|
| Lost Boyz
|
Legal Drug Money
|
| Ice-T
|
Ice-T VI: Return of the Real
|
| Kool G Rap
|
Rated XXX
|
| June 10
|
Company Flow
|
Funcrusher
|
| June 11
|
Heather B
|
Takin' Mine
|
| Insane Clown Posse
|
Tunnel of Love
|
| June 18
|
Heltah Skeltah
|
Nocturnal
|
| Jewel-T
|
Gangsta Chronicles
|
| June 25
|
Jay-Z
|
Reasonable Doubt
|
| Punk Barbarians
|
Sex, Props, Cream... And The Drama In Between
|
| Quad City DJ's
|
Get On Up and Dance
|
| Various Artists
|
America Is Dying Slowly
|
| Prince Paul
|
Psychoanalysis: What Is It?
|
| July 2
|
Crucial Conflict
|
The Final Tic
|
| De La Soul
|
Stakes Is High
|
| N.W.A
|
Greatest Hits
|
| Nas
|
It Was Written
|
| July 9
|
New Kingdom
|
Paradise Don't Come Cheap
|
| July 15
|
Funk Mobb
|
It Ain't 4 Play
|
| Al' Tariq
|
God Connections
|
| July 16
|
Sadat X
|
Wild Cowboys
|
| July 23
|
11/5
|
A-1 Yola
|
| July 30
|
A Tribe Called Quest
|
Beats, Rhymes and Life
|
| Mr. Mike
|
Wicked Wayz
|
| UGK
|
Ridin' Dirty
|
| August 6
|
Marvaless
|
Wiccked
|
| Nine
|
Cloud 9
|
| August 13
|
Akinyele
|
Put It In Your Mouth
|
| Blahzay Blahzay
|
Blah Blah Blah
|
| Cypress Hill
|
Unreleased and Revamped
|
| Facemob
|
The Other Side of the Law
|
| Tha Mexakinz
|
Tha Mexakinz
|
| August 20
|
Insane Poetry
|
Blacc Plague
|
| Paperboy
|
City to City
|
| Silkk
|
The Shocker
|
| August 27
|
A+
|
Latch Key Child
|
| Passion
|
Baller's Lady
|
| MC Lyte
|
Bad As I Wanna B
|
| OutKast
|
ATLiens
|
| September 3
|
Do or Die
|
Picture This
|
| Dru Down
|
Can You Feel Me
|
| September 10
|
Young Ed
|
Time To Stack
|
| September 17
|
Mr. 3-2
|
The Wicked Buddah Baby
|
| Whodini
|
Six
|
| September 21
|
Juggaknots
|
Clear Blue Skies
|
| September 24
|
Dr. Dre
|
Back 'n the Day
|
| The Dayton Family
|
F.B.I. (Fuck Being Indicted)
|
| The Roots
|
Illadelph Halflife
|
| Raw Breed
|
Killa Instinct
|
| October 1
|
Ras Kass
|
Soul on Ice
|
| Guce
|
Clear and present danger[2]
|
| October 10
|
Ultra
|
Big Time
|
| October 11
|
Grav
|
Down to Earth
|
| October 15
|
Da Bush Babees
|
Gravity
|
| Jeru the Damaja
|
Wrath of the Math
|
| Poor Righteous Teachers
|
The New World Order
|
| Xzibit
|
At the Speed of Life
|
| October 22
|
Westside Connection
|
Bow Down
|
| PMD
|
Business is Business
|
| M.O.P.
|
Firing Squad
|
| House of Pain
|
Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again
|
| Chuck D
|
Autobiography of Mistachuck
|
| Above the Law
|
Time Will Reveal
|
| October 29
|
Black Moon
|
Diggin' In Dah Vaults
|
| Da Brat
|
Anuthatantrum
|
| E-40
|
Tha Hall of Game
|
| II D Extreme
|
From I Extreme II Another
|
| Ghostface Killah
|
Ironman
|
| O.G.C.
|
Da Storm
|
| Yo-Yo
|
Total Control
|
| November 5
|
LL Cool J
|
All World: Greatest Hits
|
| Makaveli (formerly 2Pac)
|
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
|
| Mo Thugs
|
Family Scriptures
|
| Richie Rich
|
Seasoned Veteran
|
| Tela
|
Piece of Mind
|
| November 12
|
Eminem
|
Infinite
|
| Lil' Kim
|
Hard Core
|
| Snoop Doggy Dogg
|
Tha Doggfather
|
| November 19
|
The Almighty RSO
|
Doomsday: Forever RSO
|
| DJ Shadow
|
Endtroducing.....
|
| Flesh-N-Bone
|
T.H.U.G.S. (Trues Humbly United Gathering Souls)
|
| Foxy Brown
|
Ill Na Na
|
| Mobb Deep
|
Hell on Earth
|
| Shaquille O'Neal
|
You Can't Stop the Reign
|
| November 26
|
Aftermath Entertainment
|
Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath
|
| B-Legit
|
The Hemp Museum
|
| Keith Murray
|
Enigma
|
| B.G.
|
Chopper City
|
| December 3
|
Three 6 Mafia
|
Chapter 1: The End
|
| December 10
|
Redman
|
Muddy Waters
|
| Big Noyd
|
Episodes of a Hustla
|
| Unknown
|
San Quinn
|
The Hustle Continues
|
| Unknown
|
Deadringaz
|
New Ringa Order
|
| Unknown
|
Freak Nasty
|
Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is
|
| Unknown
|
Smoothe Da Hustler
|
Once Upon A Time In America
|
| Unknown
|
Insane Clown Posse
|
Tunnel of Love (EP)
|
| Unknown
|
Young Lay
|
Black 'N Dangerous
|
| Unknown
|
Ill Biskits
|
Chronicles of Two Losers: First Edition
|
