2026 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2026.

Events

January

On January 1, ZeeTheWizard was shot in Dallas, Texas.^[1] He died on January 5.^[2]
On January 4, Calbo died at the age of 52.^[3]
On January 7, the death of James Bernard was announced.^[4]
On January 8, Fetty Wap was released from prison.^[5]
On January 12, John Forté died at the age of 50.^[6]
On January 21, the death of DJ Mike T was announced.^[7]

February

On February 1, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards were held. Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Record of the Year and Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Luther". Clipse and Lamar won Best Rap Performance for "Chains & Whips". Lamar and Lefty Gunplay won Best Rap Song for "TV Off". Lamar won Best Rap Album for GNX. Mad Skillz won Best Spoken Word Poetry Album for Words for Days Vol. 1. Tyler, the Creator won Best Album Cover for Chromakopia. Pharrell Williams received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.^[8]
On February 11, All Eyez on Me by Tupac Shakur and "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.^[9]
On February 12, Milkman died at the age of 36.^[10]
On February 18, Lil Poppa died at the age of 25 from suicide by gunshot.^[11]
On February 22, Luci4 died at the age of 23.^[12]
On February 23, Oliver "Power" Grant died at the age of 55.^[13]
On February 28, the 57th NAACP Image Awards were held.^[14] Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella won the Hall of Fame Award. The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show with Kendrick Lamar won Outstanding Short-Form Series or Special - Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary. Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for "Luther". Lamar won Outstanding Male Artist. Cardi B won Outstanding Album for Am I the Drama?, Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song for "ErrTime", and Outstanding Female Artist. Monaleo won Outstanding New Artist.^[15] On the same day, the Brit Awards 2026 were held. Dave won Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act.^[16]

March

On March 1, Bob Power died at the age of 73.^[17] On the same day, the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles was named Nipsey Hussle Square.^[18]
On March 8, Dot Rotten died at the age of 37.^[19]
On March 12, Lord Sear died at the age of 53.^[20]
On March 26, the MOBO Awards 2026 were held. Jim Legxacy won Best Male Act. Central Cee won Best Hip-hop Act, Chip won Best Grime Act, Twin S won Best Drill Act, and P2J won Best Producer.^[21] On the same day, the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held. Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Hip-Hop Song of the Year for "Luther". Kendrick Lamar won Hip-Hop Album of the Year for GNX and Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. Real Boston Richey won Best New Hip-Hop Artist. Ludacris received the iHeartRadio Landmark Award.^[22]

April

On April 2, nine people, including Pooh Shiesty and Big30, were arrested in Memphis, Tennessee for allegedly robbing and kidnapping multiple men, one of which was Gucci Mane.^[23]
On April 6, Offset was shot in Hollywood, Florida.^[24]
On April 7, Blondy of The Sequence died at the age of 67.^[25]
On April 9, Afrika Bambaataa died at the age of 68.^[26]
On April 23, HavinMotion was shot and killed in Washington, D.C. at the age of 22.^[27]
On April 28, Cleetis Mack of Digital Underground died.^[28]

May

On May 8, Isaiah Chance, Davion Murphy, Rashad Murphy, and Sean Gathwright were found guilty for the murder of Julio Foolio.^[29]
On May 15, Corneilus Smith was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Young Dolph.^[30]
On May 22, Rob Base died at the age of 59.^[31]
On May 25, the American Music Awards of 2026 were held. Kendrick Lamar won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist. Cardi B won Best Hip-Hop Song for "ErrTime", Best Hip-Hop Album for Am I the Drama?, and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist. Monaleo won Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist.^[32]

June

On June 1, Ludacris and Organized Noize were inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.^[33]
On June 12, the intersection of School and Brook Streets in Yonkers, New York was named Earl 'DMX' Simmons Way.^[34]
On June 13, the intersection of Grumman Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue in Newark, New Jersey was named Faith Evans Way.^[35]
On June 16, Mystikal was sentenced to 20 years in prison.^[36]
On June 18, Tay Keith was found dead in his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 29.^[37]
On June 24, XXL released their 2026 Freshman Class, including Chris Patrick, Belly Gang Kushington, Slayr, La Reezy, Trim, Trap Dickey, Babyfxce E, Hurricane Wisdom, YKNiece, Skrilla, Sosocamo, and Miles Minnick.^[38]
On June 28, the BET Awards 2026 were held. Clipse won Album of the Year for Let God Sort Em Out, Best Group, and Best Collaboration for "Chains & Whips" with Kendrick Lamar. Lamar also won Best Male Hip Hop Artist. Cardi B won Best Female Hip Hop Artist. Lecrae won the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award for "Headphones" with Killer Mike and T.I.. Doechii won the BET Her Award for "Girl, Get Up" with SZA. Lauryn Hill received the Living Legend Icon Award.^[39]

July

On July 4, Sparky D died at the age of 61.^[40]
On July 8, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.^[41]
On July 16, Desiigner was arrested in South Carolina on a charge for domestic violence.^[42]

August

On August 10, the trial began for Duane "Keffe D" Davis for his alleged involvement in the murder of Tupac Shakur.^[43]
On August 20, the Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial began.^[44]
On August 31, Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty for the murder of Tupac Shakur, being convicted of a single count of first-degree murder.^[45]

September

On September 4, Kewon White was found guilty for the November 2020 murder of MO3.^[46]
On September 11, Lil Durk was found not guilty in his murder-for-hire trial.^[47]
On September 12, Tone Capone died at the age of 59.^[48]
On September 13, BloodHound Q50 was shot and killed in Chicago.^[49]
On September 14, Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after performing "Hind's Hall" and making pro-Palestinian statements on stage.^[50]
On September 17, Sway died at the age of 44.^[51]

October

On October 5, a trial for Lil Durk on racketeering is scheduled to begin.^[47]

November

On November 9, the trial for the murder of Takeoff will begin.^[52]
On November 14, Wu-Tang Clan will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.^[53]

Released albums

January


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
2	Calboy	Wildboy 2	Self-released^[54]
2	G Perico	Hard Reset	Empire^[55]
5	Joohoney	光 (Insanity)	Starship^[56]
9	Fashawn & Sir Veterano	All Hail the King 2	Fresh Yard^[57]
	Guè & Cookin' Soul	Fast Life 5	Island, Oyster, Universal^[58]
	Max B & French Montana	Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos	Defiant^[57]
	Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven	Ultimate Dump Gawd 2	Self-released^[57]
	The Kid Laroi	Before I Forget	Loma Vista^[59]	Debuted at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
	UnoTheActivist	Adventure Time 2	Omega, DVMN, Cleoptra^[60]
	Yung Bleu	Therapy	Moon Boy, Stem^[57]
11	Nef the Pharaoh	ChangSzn 4	KILFMB^[61]
14	Evilgiane	Giane 2	Surf Gang, Decent^[62]
16	Aliyah's Interlude	Kuntology 101	Self-released^[63]
	A$AP Rocky	Don't Be Dumb	A$AP Rocky Recordings, RCA^[64]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Bigbabygucci	Serotonin	Better Temperatures, ONErpm^[65]
	Dee Mula	Suffering From Success	NLess, Island^[63]
	Dina Ayada	Identity	Listen to the Kids, Santa Anna^[66]
	Lexa Gates	I Am	48 Lights, GoodTalk, UMG^[62]
	NSG	Sounds Of The Diaspora	Self-released^[67]
	Raf Saperra	Venomz Vol. II	Mass Appeal, Fatboy^[68]
	Wiz Khalifa	Khaotic	Taylor Gang^[69]
	YoungBoy Never Broke Again	Slime Cry	Never Broke Again, Motown^[69]	Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
20	Hardrock	Off the Planet	Victor Victor^[70]
20	Jace!	Demons 3	Self-released^[71]
21	ST6 JodyBoof	Strike Club	Santa Anna^[70]
23	42 Dugg	Part 3	4PF, CMG, Interscope^[72]
	Bushy B	Lifestyle	Planet Blue, Empire^[73]
	Curren$y	Everywhere You Look	Jet Life^[72]
	DJ Harrison	ElectroSoul	Stones Throw^[74]
	IDK	E.T.D.S.	Broke^[72]
	Roc Marciano	656	Pimpire^[72]
	Uzi	Mortal Kombat	Sound of Street^[70]
	Wizkid & Asake	Real, Vol. 1	Starboy, Giran, Empire^[73]
27	The Alchemist & Budgie	The Good Book III	ALC Records^[75]
28	1900Rugrat	Free(Style) Game	Remain Solid, 300^[76]
29	Fakemink	The Boy Who Cried Terrified	EtnaVeraVela^[77]
30	By Storm	My Ghosts Go Ghost	DeadAir^[78]
	DaBaby	Be More Grateful	South Coast Music Group, Interscope^[75]	Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
	Don Toliver	Octane	Cactus Jack, Donnway & Co, Atlantic^[75]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	E.D.I. Mean	The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote	O4L Digital^[79]
	Jordan Ward	Backward	Artium, Interscope^[78]
	Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon	As of Now	Lex^[78]
	Nafe Smallz	It's Not You, It's Me	Ozone^[80]
	Philthy Rich	T$GO	FOD Ent^[81]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	The Game, DJ Drama & Mike & Keys	Every Movie Needs a Trailer: The Credits	Numinati, FTS^[75]
	Wiz Khalifa	Moses The Black Soundtrack	Taylor Gang^[75]
	Xaviersobased	Xavier	1-chance, Surf Gang, Atlantic^[82]

February

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
6	1 Umbrella	1 Umbrella	Empire^[83]
	Hunxho	Not One Of Them	300^[83]
	J. Cole	The Fall-Off	Dreamville, Interscope	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Joji	Piss in the Wind	Palace Creek, Virgin	Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
	RZA & Juice Crew	Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew All Stars	36 Chambers, DNA^[84]
11	Sk8star	Designer Junkie	W4th, Island^[85]
12	Ransom, Boldy James & Nicholas Craven	Salvation for the Wicked	Momentum^[86]
13	A Boogie wit da Hoodie	Before Artistry	Atlantic, Highbridge^[87]
	Brevin Kim	Boyband	Teamsesh, Empire^[88]
	Buddah Bless	Buddah Bless The Streets	B.U, Human Re Sources^[89]
	Crimeapple & Evidence	War Cash	Bigger Picture^[89]
	Feng	Weekend Rockstar	Regularisperfect^[90]
	Killah Priest & Chief Kamachi	Beautiful Minds	Good Hands^[91]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Ledbyher	The Elephant	Island^[92]
	Marco Polo	The Many Moods of Marco Polo, Vol. 1	Franks Drum Set^[87]
	Ras Kass	Leopard Eats Face	Soulspazm^[87]
	Waka Flocka Flame	LeBron Flocka James 2K26	Brick Squad Monopoly, Organic Music^[89]
14	Daz Dillinger	Valentine's Day: The Album	Daz Dillinger Recordingz^[93]
14	Z-Ro	Never Love a Btch Again*	One Deep, SoSouth^[79]
18	Robb Banks	Rich Badne$$	430^[94]
20	Baby Keem	Casino	PGLang, Columbia^[95]	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
	Babyfxce E	Da Realest	Atlantic^[96]
	Dave East & Scram Jones	For the Love 2	FTD, Beast^[96]
	E.D.I. Mean & H-Ryda	This Thing of Ours	OFL Digital^[97]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist	Spiral Staircases	The Freeminded, Jet Life, ALC
	Mozzy & EST Gee	Not A Chance In Hell	Young Shiners, Empire^[98]
	OMB Peezy	Better and Better	Overkill, Hitmaker^[94]
	Skaiwater	Wonderful	GoodTalk^[96]
	SleazyWorld Go	I Want Blood	Island^[96]
24	Mick Jenkins & GreenSllime	Black Ass Kung Fu Flick	Self-released^[99]
26	Foggieraw	With No Due Respect	Mercury^[100]
27	BabyTron	Out On Bond Again	The Hip Hop Lab, Empire^[100]
	Boldy James & Rome Streetz	Manhunt	1301, New 11, Mass Appeal^[100]
	Bones	SongsToSleepTo	TeamSesh, Empire^[101]
	Chase B	Be Very Afraid Vol. 1	Self-released^[100]
	Concrete Boys	It's Us Vol. 2	Concrete Rekordz, Quality Control^[100]
	DC the Don	The Rumors Are True	Letter 5, Republic^[100]
	Gorillaz	The Mountain	Kong	Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
	RJD2 & Supastition	According To...	Eavesdrop^[102]
	Sosocamo	Big Country	Broke^[100]
	Tobi Lou	Crazy Boots <3	Free Agency^[99]
	Wiz Khalifa	Girls Love Horses	Taylor Gang^[100]
28	Quelle Chris	Happy Place	Self-released^[103]

March

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	Boosie Badazz & Poison Ivi	Iviona & Pops	Badazz Syndicate^[104]^{[non-primary source needed]}
1	LaRussell & Lil Jon	Something's in the Water	Good Compenny^[105]
4	Zephrxd	After All That, I'm Still Here	Novagang^[106]
6	Denzel Curry & The Scythe	Strictly 4 the Scythe	PH, Loma Vista
	DJ Paul	Goat of All Goats	Scale-A-Ton^[105]
	Flying Lotus	Big Mama	Brainfeeder^[107]
	Franglish	Love & Sugar	Lutèce, AllPoints^[106]
	Fredo Bang	Most Hated 2	Empire^[108]
	Ghais Guevara	Goyard & The Kayfabe Reveal	DotWavNotWave^[106]
	Gnarls Barkley	Atlanta	Loma Vista^[108]
	Joey Cool	Time Will Tell	Strange Music, Virgin^[106]
	Litty	Get Litty?	Empire^[109]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Nettspend	Early Life Crisis	Grade A Productions, Interscope	Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200
	Paul Russell	Miracle Mile	Arista^[105]
	Shabaka	Of The Earth	Self-released^[108]
	Strick	Machine On	Crown & Sword^[106]
	Trae tha Truth	Farewell	Self-released^[108]
	Ty Dolla Sign	Girl Music Vol. 1	Atlantic^[108]
10	Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman	Miami Lice: Season Four	Rhymesayers^[110]
11	Cities Aviv	Even Colder Spring	Dot^[111]
12	Nas	Feature Presentation 2025	Mass Appeal^[112]
	OG Ron C, Benny the Butcher & Black Soprano Family	Big Slow Fest	Black Soprano Family^[111]
	P1Harmony	Unique	FNC Entertainment	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
13	Billi0n	Revenge	10K Projects^[113]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Bruiser Wolf & Sheefy McFly	Push & Paint	Fake Shore Drive, Sheefy^[114]
	Duwap Kaine	Tha Godfather	Self-released^[115]
	Elucid & Sebb Bash	I Guess U Had to Be There	Backwoodz^[112]
	Jack Harlow	Monica	Atlantic	Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
	Killowen	Addicted To Nostalgia	Isekai, Broke^[116]
	Kim Gordon	Play Me	Matador^[112]
	Mickey Factz	The Plague	Self-released^[114]
	Ms Banks	South LDN Lover Girl	Believe^[112]
	Smoke DZA, The Musalini & John Dutch	Uptown Saturday Night	DMG^[117]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Starlito & Bandplay	Not the Country You Know: Unhappy Hour	Grind Hard, Street Orchestra, Empire^[110]
	Starlito & Bandplay	Not the Country You Know: Last Call	Grind Hard, Street Orchestra, Empire^[110]
	Tom MacDonald	Declassified	Self-released^{[citation needed]}
	UnityTX	Somewhere, In Between...	Pure Noise^[118]
16	Your Boy Posca & Boldy James	Hook, Line & Sinker	Nancy's Records^[119]
17	Lil' Flip	La Clover Nostra III: I Trust Me	Clover G, GT Digital^[120]^{[non-primary source needed]}
19	Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso	Free Spirits	5020^[121]
19	Lebra Jolie	Better Than Yesterday	Interscope^[122]
20	Bigbabygucci	Tha_Leak	ONErpm^[119]
	BigXthaPlug, Ro$ama, Yung Hood & MurdaGang PB	6WA	600^[123]	Debuted at No. 118 on the Billboard 200
	BTS	Arirang	Big Hit^[124]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Lil' Keke	Streets Is My Witness	Slfmade 713^[122]
	Mike Will Made It	R3set	EarDrummers^[123]	Debuted at No. 172 on the Billboard 200
	Samara Cyn	Detour	Vanta^[123]
25	El Bogueto	Eso Si Es De Gangster	No Hay Loco Que No Corone^[125]
	Kota the Friend	Local Art Dealer, Vol. 1	Fltbys^[126]
	Pradabagshawty	5 Problems	Cegular, Santa Anna^[127]
27	Central Cee	All Roads Lead Home	Columbia^[126]	Debuted at No. 34 on the UK Albums Chart
	Chief Keef	Skeletor	43B^[126]
	Dälek	Brilliance of a Falling Moon	Ipecac^[128]
	Fetty Wap	Zavier	RGF, 300^[126]	Debuted at No. 169 on the Billboard 200
	Fivio Foreign	Still Standing	Fivi Affairs^[126]
	Jozzy	Soundtrack 2 Get Her Back	Dope By Accident, RBC, BMG^[126]
	Juvenile	Boiling Point	DNA, Hitmaker^[126]
	Nickelus F	The Undisputed	Trick Dice^[126]
	Yeat	ADL	Lyfestyle Corporation, Field Trip, Capitol	Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
	YGTUT	Sunset of the Titan Twilight	The House^[126]
	Yung Bleu	World At War	Broke Genius^[126]
28	Kanye West	Bully	YZY, Gamma	Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
31	Joey Fatts	Group Chat This	Cutthroat^[129]
31	Tony Shhnow	Flood	Stem^[130]

April

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
2	Lil Mariko	Slightly Unhinged	Bad^[129]
	Marlon Craft	The Internet Killed the Neighborhood	Soulspazm, Homecourt^[131]
	Miles Minnick	Somersville	Glo, Empire^[132]
	Saul & Hasan	Od Nekonečna Do Dávna	Milion Plus, Virgin^[129]
	Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y	Roofless Records for Drop Tops (Disc 1)	Taylor Gang^[133]
3	41	Area 41	RiteOrWrongKVH, Republic^[133]
	Bbymutha	Rent Due	Self-released^[133]
	C Stunna	Born To Stunt	Bag Talk, MNRK^[133]
	Codefendants	Lifers	This Is Crime Wave, Regime^[134]
	Coyote & Statik Selektah	Machetes & Micheladas	Self-released^[133]
	Dave East	EastMix Vol. 3	FTD^[132]
	Juicy J & DJ Scream	The Trippy Tapes Vol. 1	Trippy, Stem^[133]
	Lipphead (Blockhead & Eliot Lipp)	The Long Way	Def Pressé^[135]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Mike, Earl Sweatshirt & Surf Gang	Pompeii // Utility	Tan Cressida, 10k, Surf Gang, The Harp
	Nine Vicious	Emotions	Studio Addicts, Create^[129]	Debuted at No. 102 on the Billboard 200
	Nino Breeze	Omertá	MMG, Gamma.^[133]
	R2R Moe	The Greatest Show On Earth	Create^[133]
	Rexx Life Raj & Reecebeats	4 the Love	Empire^[136]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Slump6s	Mayhem	Self-released^[137]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Swae Lee	Same Difference	Eardruma, Interscope^[133]
	Tory Lanez	LOL: Slutty Bass	PRSL^[130]
	Yung Kayo	Komodo	Self-released^[138]
5	Jace!	Flowers Die on Sunday	Slang^[139]
8	Hulvey	Could Be Tonight	Reach
8	Money Man	Break The Rules Or Stay Broke	Black Circle, Empire^[140]
10	BossMan Dlow	Chicken Talkin Bastard	Alamo^[141]	Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200
	Buddy	Simmie Sims III	Independent Co.^[142]
	Gashi & Jimi Banks	The Killah Whales Of Gotham 2	Orca Sound^[139]
	Grems	Trapjazz	Eveno Michaël^[139]
	JasonMartin & DJ Flippp	Quik Flip	50 Million, OTR^[140]
	Millkzy	Floetry The Extension	Broke^[143]
	Serial Killers (Xzibit, B-Real & Demrick)	This Thing of Ours	Ineffable^[142]
	Snoop Dogg	10 Til' Midnight	Death Row, Gamma^[142]
	Soulja Boy	Drip	SODMG^[144]
	T.F. & DJ Muggs	Don't Call Me Lucky	Self-released^[141]
	Wesley Joseph	Forever Ends Someday	Secretly Canadian^[145]
13	Tony Yayo	The 4:20 Tape	Talk of New York^[146]
14	Yhapojj	Dear Rap	Self-released^[147]^{[non-primary source needed]}
15	King Promise & Mr Eazi	See What We've Done	emPawa^[148]
15	Sexyy Red	Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa	Rebel, Gamma^[149]
16	Riz Ahmed & various artists	Bait: Music From and Inspired by the Original Series	FAMM, Amazon^[150]
17	Adrian Younge	Younge	Linear Labs^[151]
	Fat Trel	City of God	Self-released^[152]
	KhakiKid	Girl Bites Dog	10K Projects^[153]
	Kuru	Backstage Hologram	DeadAir^[149]
	M.I.A.	M.I.7	Ohmnimusic^[151]
	Mike Shabb	Hood Olympics 2	Blk^[154]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Narcy	To Be An (Arab)	We Are The Medium^[151]
	Natural Elements	Alignment	Ne4Lifent^[155]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Red Café	Once in a Red Moon	Shakedown^[152]
	Squadda B	Evolver	Bruiser Brigade^[156]
	Tezzus & Diamond*	UY Scuti Bøyz	Young Stoner Life^[149]
	Tokischa	Amor & Droga	SOL, Warner Latina^[151]
18	Dope (Chuck D & John Densmore)	No Country For Old Men	Org^[157]
20	B-Legit	Hemp Hop, Vol. 1	Block^[158]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	BandGang Lonnie Bands & Cornfed Ted	Medicinal Use Only	Antimedia, Create^[159]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Blu & Exile	Time Heals Everything	Dirty Science^[160]
	Daz Dillinger	Mo' Weed 4 Sale	Self-released^[161]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Lil' Flip & Dr. Za	Medicinal Music	Clover G, GT^[162]^{[non-primary source needed]}
21	Wallie the Sensei	Madd Dogg: The Mixtape, Vol. 1	Cactus Jack^[163]
22	Benny the Butcher & Black Soprano Family	Ashes In The Safe	Black Soprano Family^[164]
	EthoSuave	Q2	Create^[165]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Myaap	Pixie Dust	Self-released^[164]
	Sir Michael Rocks	Rocks Paper Scissors: Choices	Marriani, Fake Shore Drive^[164]
24	Billy Danze	The Answer	WeBusy^[166]
	Cadence Weapon	Forager	Wholly Roland Empire, Six Shooter^[167]
	Deko	FL Mixtape	DreamsOnline^[168]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Fatboi Sharif & Child Actor	Crayola Circles	Backwoodz^[169]
	FCG Heem	Hood Bluez	New Era, 100k, Create^[170]
	Guvna B	This Bed I Made	Guvvy^[171]
	Montana 700	Sadetra Son	Remain Solid, 300^[164]
	Nems & Ron Browz	I Should Boom You	Gorilla, Etherboy^[170]
	Reason	Moving Towards Love_Pink	Do More, 195 Oak^[170]
	Rosco P. Coldchain & Nicholas Craven	Play With Something Safe	Unshackled^[170]
	Sada Baby	Lost Tapes 3	Big Squad, Organic^[172]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Shordie Shordie	More Than Music 3	Trippers, Empire^[170]
	Trueno	Turr4zo	Sony US Latin^[173]
	Warhol.SS & B6	I Can't Feel My Face	FRVR^[174]
28	Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Harry Fraud	Roofless Records for Drop Tops (Disc 2)	Srfschl, Taylor Gang, Jet Life^[175]
29	Grafh	Sometimes Money Cost Too Much	Team Bang Dope Gang^[175]
29	Jay Montana	Montana 3	10K Projects^[175]
30	Nettspend	Him	Interscope^[176]
30	Oddisee & Heno.	From Takoma With Love	Outer Note^[177]

May

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	Asake	M$ney	Giran, Empire^[178]
	Casper Sage	Patina	Free Lunch, Warner^[179]
	Edward Skeletrix	Body of Work	Self-released^[180]
	Eladio Carrión	Corsa	Rimas^[181]	Debuted at No. 138 on the Billboard 200
	Isaiah Rashad	It's Been Awful	TDE, Warner	Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
	Jay Worthy	Once Upon a Time: The Soundtrack	GDF, Empire^[182]
	Kneecap	Fenian	Heavenly	Debuted at No. 1 on the Irish Albums Chart
	Lil Tjay	They Just Ain't You	TrenchKid^[183]
	Lil Tony & #RoyalPriesthood	Anointed!	Royal La Familia^[184]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Luhh Dyl	A Time to Hurt, A Time to Heal (ATH²)	300^[175]
	PlaqueBoyMax	Crash Dummy	5Star, UMG^[185]
	Shoreline Mafia	Bidness is Boomin	Atlantic^[175]
	Skrilla	Z	Priority, UMG^[175]
	Trials	Hendle	Island Records Australia^[186]	Debuted at No. 24 on the ARIA Albums Chart
4	Cortis	GreenGreen	Big Hit	Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
6	Deante' Hitchcock	Junkie in the Sun	Do Better, 195 Oak^[187]
7	Estee Nack & Cookin' Soul	Al-Andalus	Self-released^[188]
7	Hitta Slim, Cousin Fik & E-40	The Assembly	Timeless Master, Sick Wid It^[189]
8	Action Bronson	Planet Frog	Baklava Industries^[190]
	Adamn Killa	Influencer	Self-released^[191]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	AZ	Doe or Die III	Mass Appeal
	Bigbabygucci	Asleep at the Wheel	Onerpm^[188]
	Black Fortune	Road To Osshland: The Series	Epic^[187]
	Black Milk	Ceremonial	Computer Ugly^[190]
	Chris Brown	Brown	RCA Records	Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
	Glaive & Kurtains	God Save the Three	Broke^[192]
	J Balvin & Ryan Castro	Omertà	Sueños Globales, UMG^[193]
	JWords	Sound Therapy	Sine Wave^[190]
	Kid Milli & Okashii	Mainstream	POV^[194]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Lijpe	Rode Kaart	Top Notch, Universal^[195]
	Like	Today Sounds Good	Squatch^[196]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Lil' Keke, Cal Wayne & AL-D*300,	Streets Is My Witness, Pt. 2	Slfmade 713^[189]
	Little Simz	Sugar Girl	AWAL^[190]
	Rels B	Love Love Flakk	Dale Play^[197]
	Taylor Bennett	Time After Youth (TAY)	Self-released^[189]
	Tayna	Genesis	360^[198]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Thaiboy Digital & Swedm	Paradise	Decent^[199]
	Trap Dickey	The Ville	Top Dawg^[187]
9	Lil Ghost	魁	Self-released^[200]^{[non-primary source needed]}
12	414JungleBaby	Jungle This Jungle That	300^[201]
	Kenny Mason	Bulldawg	Atlantic^[202]
	Tobi Lou	Same Old Jeans (Ripped Jeans)	Free Agency^[203]
15	Bnyx	Genesis-FM	Data Club, Lyfestyle, Field Trip, Capitol^[204]
	Chill Rob G	Survival of the Better	Spitslam^[205]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Drake	Habibti	OVO Sound, Republic	Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
		Iceman		Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
		Maid of Honour		Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
	Dua Saleh	Of Earth & Wires	Ghostly International^[206]
	Genesis Owusu	Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge	Ourness	Debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart
	Gera MX	X Amor al Arte	Sony México^[207]
	Ikkimel	Poppstar	Four, Sony^[208]
	Inspectah Deck & Chetta Bang	Inspectah Deck Vs. Chedda Bang	Black Stone of Mecca^[209]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Jul	Oubliez-moi	D'Or et de Platine, Believe^[201]
	Lil Shine	Get Rich or Die Sippin'	Self-released^[204]
	Lord Sko & Statik Selektah	Elevator Music	Uptown Sh!t, Stimulated^[204]
	Lucki	Drgs R Bad*	Empire^[210]	Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
	Maluma	Loco x Volver	Sony Music Latin^[211]
	Nappy Nina & Swarvy	Sow & Go	Lucid Haus^[212]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Nick Grant	Smile	195 Oak^[210]
	Nutso Thugn & Cardo	Voice of the Klan	MadHouse, Apeklan^[213]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Os Garotin	Força da juventude	Labrights^[214]
	Pigeons & Planes	See You Next Year 3	Big.Ass.Kids, Good Boy^[204]
	ProfJam	LSD (Love Songs Die)	Mario Cotrim, Universal Portugal, Virgin Portugal^[215]
	Quando Rondo	Until I Return	Self-released^[204]
	Simon Dominic	Onyx	Self-released^[216]
	SonReal	Honest Work	Self-released^[217]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Vic Spencer	Inspire Your Idols	Old Fart Luggage^[201]
	Willie Peyote	Anatomia di uno schianto prolungato	Turet, Universal Italia^[218]
16	Mata	#Mata2040	¸¸♬·¯·♩¸¸♪·¯·♫¸¸♫·¯·♪^[219]
18	Taeyong	Wyld	SM^[220]
19	Lelo	Mastiff: Pink Tiles	10K^[221]
20	Bladee	Sulfur Surfer	Trash Island^[222]
	Nucci	Dve barbike	Generacija Zed^[223]
	Samurai Jay	Amatore	Island^[224]
21	JPEGMafia	Experimental Rap	AWAL
21	Neutro Shorty	El disco de Salsa	Rimas^[225]
22	6lack	Love Is the New Gangsta	LVRN, Interscope^[226]	Debuted at No. 154 on the Billboard 200
	Aja Monet	The Color of the Rain	Drink Sum Wtr^[227]
	Álvaro Díaz	Omakase	Universal Latino^[228]
	Big Sad 1900	Colored by emotion	Empire^[229]
	Cheema Y & Gur Sidhu	Bermuda Triangle	Brown Town^[230]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Dizzy DROS	Aflam	Self-released^[231]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Don Trip & Eddie Valero	Armageddon	Jedd^[229]
	Fakemink	Terrified	EtnaVeraVela^[232]
	French Montana & Max B	Wave Gods 2: Cosmo Brothers	Coke Boys^[229]
	MGK & Wiz Khalifa	Blog Era Boyz	Est 19xx, Interscope^[233]
	NSG	Sounds of the Diaspora 2	Self-released^[234]
	RJmrLA	Mr. LA II	Ommio, Empire^[229]
	Stormy	Desperado	Austora^[223]
	Tedua	Ryan Ted	Epic^[235]
	Veeze	Y'all Won	Navy Wavy, Warner^[236]
28	Omar Camacho	Nunca Voy a Morir	Rico o Muerto by Baja Sound, Warner Music México^[237]
29	38 Spesh	8 Shots	TCF Music Group^[238]
	9th Wonder, Jada & S14th	The Zenith	Jamla, Fat Beats^[238]
	Aespa	Lemonade	SM, Kakao^[239]	Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
	ALLBLACK & Juice Lee	If 16 Was a Letter	Juice Division, Play Runners Association^[238]
	Anderson .Paak	K-Pops!	Capitol^[237]
	Ironik	Nostalgia	RU Listening^[240]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	K Camp & Zaytoven	Giant	Rare Sound^[237]
	Labrinth	Cosmic Opera: Act II	Columbia^[238]
	Latto	Big Mama	RCA, Streamcut	Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
	Lil Pete	Real is Back	Empire^[241]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Moka Only	Many Pies	Urbnet^[242]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Monday Night & Evidence	Football	Bigger Picture^[243]
	Peewee Longway	Indo	MPA, Empire^[244]
	Peysoh	BastardChild	Empire^[239]
	Pouya	Foreverglades	Empire^[245]
	Pozer	Crossroads	Self-released^[246]
	R3 Da Chilliman	Bling Bling Boy 2	Create^[247]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Reggie	Undra	Reginald Helms, RCA^[237]
	Reuben Aziz	Mind the Gap	Alamo^[239]
	Rucci	Norfside Story	Empire^[238]
	Savv4x	Foe Timez	10K Projects^[248]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Scrim	Runaway	G59 Records^[249]^{[non-primary source needed]}	Debuted at No. 134 on the Billboard 200
	Young Chris & MadeinTYO	Made in Philly	MNRK^[238]
	Young M.A	Kween	M.A Music, 3D^[238]

June

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	Mach-Hommy	5786 AM: Easy Listen	Self-released^[250]
	Shabaam Sahdeeq & Es-K	Outside the Lines	Marvial^[250]
	Smoke DZA	Road Trip to Amsterdam	RFC^[251]
3	Kura	RiotRiotRiot	Self-released^[252]^{[non-primary source needed]}
4	Thurz & 14kt	Thee Immaculate	Party In My Living Room, Karat Gold^[251]
5	ApolloRed1	DemonHeartRadio	YVL, Interscope^[253]
	Artigeardit	Den lange vej	Universal Music Denmark
	Boi-1da & Canada Soccer	What If It All Goes Right?	Infinity &^[251]
	Bones	ETC.	TeamSesh, Empire^[254]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Cold187um	Gangster And Elegant	West World^[250]
	ElGrandeToto	Salgoat Vol. 2	EGT, Sony France^[251]
	Eligh & Faze One	The Way The Light Looks	Self-released^[250]
	Harrison	Taking a walk and calling a car home	Surf Gang^[251]
	John Brown the Rapper & Da Beatminerz	Waxing In Mecca	Soulspazm^[250]
	KitschKrieg	KitschKrieg Zwei	SoulForce, Four, Sony^[255]
	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Spatial, No Problem.	Domino^[251]
	Lizzo	Bitch	Nice Life, Atlantic
	Luh Tyler	Destined For Greatness	Motion Music, Atlantic^[256]
	Navy Blue	Sir Render	Freedom Sounds^[257]
	Paul Wall	Fortune & Glory	Self-released^[251]
	Protect	Slimedude2003	Ball Hogs, Atlantic^[253]
	Scorcher	All Dorks Must Die	Lizzy^[258]
	The Artist Yahn Freeman & Jon Connor	5	All Varsity^[251]
	Various artists	Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album	FIFA Sound^[259]	Debuted at No. 152 on the Billboard 200
	Vince Staples	Cry Baby	Section Eight Arthouse, Loma Vista^[257]	Debuted at No. 73 on the Billboard 200
	Vybz Kartel	God & Time	TJ
	Wax & DJ Hoppa	Highway Hotel	Ineffable^[253]
	Wu-Lu & Poison Anna	Bakerz Dozen	Warp^[253]
6	$amaad & evilgiane	Idea of Evil	Self-released^[260]^{[non-primary source needed]}
7	Serengeti	KennyV	CC King^[261]
8	Duwap Kaine	Til' Infinity	Self-released^[261]
8	Tezzus	The Resurrectiøn	Young Stoner Life^[262]
9	Conway the Machine	I Heard You Paint Houses	Self-released^[263]
10	BSG Rambo	Sincerely, Beezy	300^[261]
10	Green Montana	Melancholia 4099	Warner France^[261]
11	Bb trickz	Sugarhiii	Columbia^[261]
	Emperor Middi & Kool Keith	Middi Magazine	Self-released^[250]
	HeadHuncho Amir	All My Intentions Real	Only Sun, 300^[264]
	Kaaris	Byakugan	OG^[261]
12	Ateyaba	Roi Scorpion	Esprit d'extase^[261]
	BabyChiefDoit	Rise Against My Broken Odds	Artist Partner Group^[265]
	Blxst	Labor of Love	Empire^[264]
	Dro Kenji	It Is What It Is	10K Projects^[261]
	Feid	El Moco Verde	Universal Latino, Grabaciones Los Poderosos^[266]
	French the Kid	Can't Kill Bill	Dropout^[267]
	Guy2Bezbar	Jeunesse Dorée Music	Blue Magic, Sony^[261]
	Hotboii	Kut Da Fan On 2	Rebel, Geffen^[261]
	Jim Jones	The Landlord	Hitmaker^[264]
	Kalash	Ex-Voto	Mwaka Moon, Play Two^[261]
	Kodak Black	Kodak the Blessing	Capitol, Vulture Love^[264]	Debuted at No. 176 on the Billboard 200
	Mickey Diamond & Big Ghost	Blood of the Lamb	Big Ghost^[264]
	The Musalini	Summer Breeze	Jamla^[261]
	Wiki	Ancient History	Wikset^[265]
	Ycee	Out Of Sight – Out Of Mind (Vol. 1)	ANBT^[268]
	YN Jay	Gaffle Boy Jay	YN^[269]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	ZelooperZ & Black Noi$e	Pin Breakers	Self-released^[270]^{[non-primary source needed]}
13	Hit-Boy	Hitstory 2: Success Is A Dirty Word	Self-released^[271]
14	Ghais Guevara	Goyarchives, Lessons Before The Battle	Self-released^[272]^{[non-primary source needed]}
17	Fimiguerrero	The Statue Of A Fool	Lizzy^[273]
19	Aketo	Khalota	Sidi Fox^[274]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Aziedoesntexist	Strings Attached	Runway, 10K Projects^[275]
	Blessd	El Peor Hombre del Mundo	Warner Latina^[276]
	Chillinit	Wisdom Weed & Wordplay	420 Family^[277]	Debuted at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart
	Cochise	Trench Town	Warriors^[275]
	D12	D12 Forever (Vol. 1)	My Brothers Keeper Entertainment^[278]
	Dice Raw	The Insanity Project	Raw Life, Soulspazm^[250]
	Evilgiane	#Heavensgate Vol. 2	Surf Gang^[278]
	Flyana Boss	Under the Influence	Broke^[279]
	Franglish & KeBlack	Energy	Lutèce, Mirage, AllPoints^[280]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Fredo	Motion Sickness	Biordi^[275]	Debuted at No. 81 on the UK Albums Chart
	Karencici	Loser.	Warner Taiwan^[281]
	Key Glock	Project X	Paper Route Empire, Republic^[278]	Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
	M Huncho	The Wizard	MYB, 10K Projects^[282]	Debuted at No. 53 on the UK Albums Chart
	Matt Proxy	Trojan Horse	Sana, Listen To The Kids^[283]
	Nicholas Craven & Boldy James	Trapper's Alley 3: Hell or High Water	Self-released^[278]
	Paloalto & Yosi	Mental Care	Modern Arts Society^[284]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Ras Ceylon & Timbo King	Scrollz Of Lion Rock	1332, Still Decolonizing^[250]
	Roll Deep	Best in the Game	Fabriclive^[285]
	Rvfv	Éxitos España	Nastu^[286]
	Sha Ray & DJ Haram	Critical Thot	Backwoodz Studioz^[278]
	Tana	Me	SDL, Create^[275]
	The Alchemist	Liquid Form	Self-released^[287]
	Tierra Whack	Whack's Museum	Interscope^[278]
	YG	The Gentlemen's Club	4Hunnid, 10K Projects^[279]
	Zene the Zilla	Chorok: Mixtape	Ambition Musik^[288]^{[non-primary source needed]}
20	Die Antwoord	Zama Zama	Zef^[289]
20	Pz'	No Turning Back	Banjul^[290]
22	Ruste Juxx & Sir Puff-A-Lot	World Renowned	Puffalot^[250]
23	Phreshboyswag	Party boy	Self-released^[291]^{[non-primary source needed]}
24	Lazer Dim 700	The Rules of Success	Fast Music^[292]^{[non-primary source needed]}
26	1900Rugrat	Fireman	Remain Solid^[293]
	6ix	6ixcamp V1	Perfect Storm^[294]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	A-F-R-O & MotionPlus	Frequencies	Fro Thizzle, SoulFeed^[250]
	Afrob & Ferris MC	Ein Fall für Zwei	Capitol^[295]
	AG Club & Jody Fontaine	Thank You, Goodnight	Epic^[296]
	Andy Mineo & Wordsplayed	Magic & Bird 2: What a Rush!	Miner League^[297]
	Capella Grey	..Well Then.	Allepac the Family^[298]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	DJ Bandz & Only the Family	Lafamilia	Lafa, Empire^[299]
	Eslabón Armado	Nocturno	Armado^[300]
	FearDorian	Tease, Vol. 1	Self-released^[301]
	Finch	Aussenseiter Spitzenreiter	Zur Mucke, Columbia^[302]
	Hooligan Hefs	Sixth Sense	New Levels^[303]
	Jace!	Eat Shit	Slang^[290]
	Libretto & Theory Hazit	Bretto Bap!	Self-released^[250]
	Lil Double 0	Layin Da Walkdown B Side	Freebandz^[304]
	Maiya the Don	Precious Cargo	MNRK^[305]
	Maxo Kream	O.Y.N.	Empire^[305]
	Mello Buckzz	Pretty Opp	No More Heroes, Santa Anna^[306]
	MexikoDro	Stayed Down	Republic^[293]
	Mo Kolours & The Co-Operators	Fruits of the Diaspora	Self-released^[307]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Nascar Aloe	Audio Shrapnel	Epitaph^[308]
	Pluto	Diary of a Young Lit Btch*	Motown^[296]
	Prof	Good Time Boy	Stophouse^[309]
	Quando Rondo	16 Months	Self-released^[310]
	Radamiz	Lightman, Alive	Sparta^[250]
	Rico Love	97 Bad Boy	D1MG^[296]
	Riff Raff	Neon Nighthawk	Castles of Chrome, Black 17^[311]
	Russ Millions	Perseverance	Aplco^[312]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven	Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 3	Self-released^[296]
	The Doppelgangaz	Beats for Brothels, Vol. 9	Self-released^[313]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	T.I.	Kill the King	Grand Hustle, Empire Distribution	Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200
	Wrekonize & Mike Summers	Edited For Reality	Sunrise to Sunset^[250]
	Wyclef Jean	Clef Notes – Quantum Leap, Vol. 1	SodoMoodLab^[290]
	YoungBoy Never Broke Again	ML2	Never Broke Again, Motown^[293]	Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
30	Mike Shabb & Estee Nack	Live From The Tabernackle Vol. 2	#23IncredibleIndustries^[314]

July

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
3	Bonez MC	Johnny's Tape	Vertigo, Capitol^[315]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Don Xhoni	100%	New Chicago^[316]
	Enphamus	No Biggie	ONErpm^[317]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Fatoni	Drama endet nie	LOL, Sony^[318]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Hubert.	Sie porobiło...	Def Jam^[319]
	Ken Carson	Xperiment	Opium, Interscope^[320]	Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
	Layzie Bone	D.a.S.H	Harmony Howse^[321]
	Lil Bean	Yeah Bop!	Empire^[322]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Mg Lil Bubba	Bubba Story	Create^[323]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Nèg' Marrons	Nèg' Marrons	Evidence^[324]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	PS Hitsquad	Life On Licence	House Anxiety^[325]
	Rylo Rodriguez	S.K.A.T.E.	Motown^[326]	Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
	$tupid Young	Welcome to Cambodia Town	Empire^[327]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Tekno	Where Did Love Go?	emPawa Africa^[326]
	Tonio Armani & Lil Jon	Outside For The Summer	Death Row^[326]
	Toquel	10 (Part 2)	Minos EMI, Universal^[328]
4	Lil' Flip	War Peace Family Faith	Clover G, GT Digital^[329]^{[non-primary source needed]}
4	Philthy Rich	FOD: The New Death Row	FOD Ent^[330]^{[non-primary source needed]}
6	Luci Gang	Rolling Stone	Bvcklash, YG Plus^[331]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Lute	Hard to Reach	Slum County, Dreamville^[332]
	M-Dot	A Notebook With No Light	Soulchain^[333]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	RMR	Stick To The Script	Self-released^[334]
7	Keith Ape	Here Comes the Pain!	Underwater^[335]
7	La Reezy	Skiddle Bandana	United Masters^[336]
8	Diamond*	Bling Slime Vøl 1	Hallwood, YSL^[337]
9	YFG Fatso	Sanity Evaded	Santa Anna^[338]
10	Anna	Million Dollar Babe	EMI
	Bfb Da Packman	God Blessing All The Fat Niggas 2	Lunch Crew Company^[339]
	Bizzy Crook	Underdogs Win Eventually	Ezmny, Create^[337]
	Black C	3x Ruthless	Rightway, AllnFallnDoe^[340]
	Buckshot	The Package	Duck Down^[337]
	Chuck Strangers	Glory of the King's Hand	Lex^[336]
	Conep	Trappii 2	Dynamic, Empire^[341]
	Fathers (Kenny Beats, Kiefer, Carrtoons & Nate Smith)	Fathers	Blue Note^[337]
	Future	The Real Me	Freebandz, Epic	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Hollowtiphero	First Round Pick	Warner^[338]
	Juicy J & Project Pat	Dem Goats	Trippy^[336]
	KB	This Cannot Be Sold	Provident^[336]
	Lance Skiiiwalker	#Invite,sessions,only!!	Top Dawg^[336]
	Luis R. Conriquez	Muchacho Alegre	K, Sony US Latin^[342]
	PFG & J. Cole	Never Say Die	The Sheltuh, Aspen^[343]
	Pyraboyz	Czech Hi-Tekk	Warner Czech Republic^[344]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Raz Fresco	Why Equals Self	Self-released^[336]
	Sango	Rhythm & Melody	Mass Appeal^[336]
	Slayr	Avant Nova	Self-released^[345]
	SosMula	Yung Plane Krash	Atlantic, Limosa Nostra^[339]
	Summer Cem	Duman	Warner Central Europe^[346]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Uzi	Kan II	Universal Türkiye^[347]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Yungeen Ace	Pain & War is Art	Self-released^[339]
11	24hrs	Star Aura	DayDreamsAreRare^[348]^{[non-primary source needed]}
11	Baby Smoove	Baby 2	Forever Franchise^[349]^{[non-primary source needed]}
13	Young Posse	Young Tape	DSPmedia^[350]
15	Raq Baby	Still Spillin	Santa Anna^[351]
16	Larry June	Who Coppin	Freeminded, Empire^[352]	Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
17	1300	Illsamgonggong	One Three Hundred, Universal Korea^[353]
	Brian Ennals & Blockhead	Boatshoes	Phantom Limb^[354]
	Bubba Sparxxx	In Case You Missed It	Self-released^[355]
	Dame Atlas	If i'm being honest	Broke^[356]
	Dardan & Azet	Eurosport 2	Fastlife, Hypnotize^[357]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Dave Blunts	I'll Believe It When I See It	Listen to the Kids^[355]
	DJ Spanish Fly	Cadillac Warning	Untitled (recs)^[351]
	Gangrene	Better Than McDonald's	ALC^[358]
	Icewear Vezzo	Rich Off Pints 4	Iced Up^[355]
	Judah Weston & IsoKeys	Why So Much Hate	GoodTalk^[351]
	MamboLosco	Yacht Club	Atlantic Italy, Warner Italy^[359]
	MudBaby Ru	Out The Mud	Flawless, Geffen^[352]
	Pan Amsterdam	Hot Potato	Def Pressé^[351]
	Powfu	Tomorrow the sun won't rise	Self-released^[360]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Rick Ross	Set in Stone	Maybach Music, Gamma.^[361]	Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200
	Rome Streetz	Sock It 2 My Pocket	Mass Appeal^[358]
	SSGKobe	Pnthr	ForbiddenWillows^[362]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Tory Lanez	Made You Think I Was Gone ...But	One Umbrella^[361]	Debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard 200
	Tricky	Different When It's Silent	False Idols^[340]
	Yuke	Cheetah World 3	Self-released^[363]^{[non-primary source needed]}
23	Nines	Lost Tapes	Zino, Empire^[364]	Debuted at No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart
24	88 Ultra	Brood Of Vipers	Self-released^[365]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Apollo Brown	No Pressure, No Diamond	Escapism^[366]
	BabyDrill	Still Dangerous	Slaughter Gang^[367]
	BBY Goyard	Preakness	Self-released^[368]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Cakes da Killa	New Bitch	Magic City^[367]
	Cleffy	I'll Cry Tomorrow	Soka, Mercury^[369]
	Cypress Hill	Dios Bendiga	Zarpazo, Hybe Latin America^[366]
	DJ Spinz & Travis Porter	Party Pack	Tunefreak, Hitmaker^[370]
	Loe Shimmy	Pretty Girlz Run The World	Rebel, Gamma.^[369]	Debuted at No. 68 on the Billboard 200
	Mavo	Business	Inner Circle^[371]
	MC Serch	Millions of Zeros	DNA^[372]
	Midwxst	Solitude in Silence	Rebellion^[369]
	Nems & Ron Browz	I Should Boom You Too	Gorilla, Etherboy^[370]
	Pashanim	Lounge Musik	Urban^[373]
	Real Boston Richey	S.O.S.	Freebandz^[369]
	Rico Nasty	RX	Sugar Trap^[367]
	Sheff G	Weight On Me	Winners Circle, RCA^[366]
	Songer	What If I Say No?	Hard Reality^[374]	Debuted at No. 66 on the UK Albums Chart
	Token	I'm Leaving Soon	Never Too Different^[374]
	Yatta Bandz	One & The Same	Empire^[369]
25	Kingpin Skinny Pimp	Skinny Pimp Vol 2	Self-released^[375]
27	Cappadonna	A Work in Progress	GLF^[376]
29	Dave East & Harry Fraud	Price of Pain	FTD, Srfschl^[377]
30	Kota the Friend	Just Happy To Be Here!	Fltbys^[376]
30	Money Man	Don't Try This At Home	Black Circle, Empire^[375]
31	24HRSnTOKYO (24hrs & MadeinTYO)	Trim Bros	Self-released^[375]
	Bbykobe	Pussy Pink	BPG, Warner^[378]
	Bones	AsTheBluntBurnsSlow	Team Sesh, Empire^[379]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Chuuwee	Life is Too Long	Making Lots-a-$$$$^[375]
	Homeboy Sandman & Jack Splash	Resonance Frequency	Soulspazm^[378]
	Juicy J	The Clock Don't Go Back	Trippy^[377]
	K.A.A.N. & D-Ace	The Modern Odyssey	Self-released^[380]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Kurupt & DJ Battlecat	Tales From My Hood	Death Row^[377]
	Lil Tony	Elijah	Self-released^[381]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Lil Uzi Vert	Maverick Almost Forever	Cor(e), Roc Nation	Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
	Logic	Paradise Records	Boom^[377]
	Mad Skillz	A Hero and a Villain	Big Kidz^[376]
	Onyx	It All Started in Brooklyn	Self-released^[375]
	Shaboozey	The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales	American Dogwood, Empire^[377]	Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
	Too Short	Sir Too $hort, Vol. 2 (Drink & Smoke)	Empire^[377]
	Tyga	Starface	Last Kings, Empire^[377]

August

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
2	The Musalini & 9th Wonder	The Don & Eye 3	Perfect Time^[382]
4	Nino Paid	Somewhere Over The Rainbow	Signal, Columbia^[383]
5	Duckwrth	A.A.F.B-Sides	Them Hellas, The Blind Youth, Stem^[384]
5	Nickelus F	Hardbody	Trick Dice^[384]
6	Baby Boy	Buck*	TheNamelessCollective, Epic^[385]
7	1300Saint	NewDrug2.	YSL^[386]
	Blocboy JB	Free Agent	Create^[387]
	Compton Av & Steelz	Summer 26	Rich Off Rap, Cook Gods, Empire^[385]
	Derez De'Shon	I'm Not Ok But...	Connect, Cinq^[388]
	FattMack	Mr. Did It By Hisself 3	Great Day, Santa Anna^[384]
	G Ravon	Princess Drill	4EFTW, Create^[389]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Glizzy Glow	Trench Baddie	2Valid, Geffen^[388]
	Hurricane Wisdom	Weathering The World	Rebel, Gamma^[388]	Debuted at No. 108 on the Billboard 200
	Inspectah Deck	Dragon's Breath	Urban Icon, DNA^[384]
	MoneySign Suede	La Vida Eterna	Atlantic^[390]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Pooh Shiesty	All Eyes on Shiest	1017^[385]	Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
	Q-Unique & DJ Rhettmatic	The QR Code	Capital Q^[384]
	Roy Woods	X	OVO^[385]
	Starlito	It's Strict Over Here Lyrics	Grind Hard, Connect^[391]^{[non-primary source needed]}
10	BSlime	W.A.W.G.	YSL^[392]
12	Dillom	La Nueva Violencia	Bohemian Groove^[392]
	Flames Dot Malik	The Fix 2	Black Soprano Family^[393]
	Sk8star	The Beautiful Rebellion	W4th, Island^[394]
14	Big Baby Gandhi	Kashapp Patel	Self-released^[395]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Channel Tres	Enigma POV	Alta^[392]
	Fridayy	Tension	Lost In Melody, Def Jam^[394]
	Girl Talk, Michael Christmas & Chris Crack	Don't Come to My House Sharing Your Location	C&G, Illegal Art^[392]
	Internet Money	We All We Needed	Internet Money Records, Mercury Records
	Jackboy	I Can't Do No Wrong	1804, Empire^[394]
	Kendo Kaponi	Apocalipto	Sony US Latin^[396]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Len	Goldenboy	Lizzy^[397]
	Nechazz	Pieces of a Dream	Habibi Funk^[392]
	Nipsey Hussle & Bino Rideaux	Prolific	Atlantic, All Money In^[392]	Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
	Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal	Doomed!	Backwoodz^[392]
	P-Lo	Out The Box	Everywhere Like Air, Empire^[392]
	Paul Wall & Termanology	Repeat Repeat Repeat	Perfect Time^[392]
	StanWill	$tanley	Hip Hop Lab, Empire^[398]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Trippie Redd	NDA	1400	Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
	YTB Fatt	Vera Volpe	Loaf Boyz, 10K Projects^[394]
17	Sickboyrari	Out Da Vault	Goth Money^[399]
18	Casper TNG	Draft Day	Universal Canada^[400]
19	Xavier Wulf	Cool World	Dragon Fang Gang, Empire^[399]
20	Beenie Man	Eminence	Billboard King^[400]
20	Fatt Smaxk	Smaxk Season 3: Banks House	Self-released^[400]	Debuted at No. 188 on the Billboard 200
21	Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume	II	Loma Vista
	Ice-T	Criminal Migraine	Self-released^[401]
	K-Trap	Trapo II	Thousand8^[402]	Debuted at No. 86 on the UK Albums Chart
	Khantrast	Poster Child	New 11^[399]
	Mike Shabb	Sewaside IV	Blk^[401]
	Miss Kaninna	Blackprint	AWAL^[403]	Debuted at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart
	Nate Sib	Reborn	Republic^[404]
	Nerve	Growing Pains	Self-released^[405]	Debuted at No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart
	Prettifun	Pretti Loves U 2	Victor Victor^[406]
	Rapsody	God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops	Roc Nation^[400]
	Romeo Miller	New Lane	Romeoland, Dungee, SoNo^[401]
	Sean Leon	To: Summer	Opposition^[407]
	Skilla Baby	The Price Of Fame	Geffen^[400]
	$not	High + Risk	Broke^[408]
	The Game	The Documentary III	Numinati, FTS Global Management	Debuted at No. 68 on the Billboard 200
	Thirteendegrees	Ghetto Hipster	Island^[399]
	Victony	Starlife	Outlawville, Encore^[400]
	Yung Bleu	Bleu Vandross 4	Broke Genius^[401]
25	Busta Rhymes & J Dilla	Dillagence II	The Conglomerate
26	Bishop Nehru	I Hate My Birthday: Moments Before Forever	Nehruvia^[409]
26	Saint Jhn	If Tomorrow Never Comes	Godd Complexx, Roc Nation^[410]
27	Demahjiae	Yae	Empire^[409]
	Ken Carson	Cartunez	Opium, Interscope^[411]	* Debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200
	Robb Banks	Unhappy – Side A	430^[409]
28	Arden Jones	Flash	Its nbd^[409]
	Bartesianwater & Smokedope2016	Wat3r	Self-released^[412]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Boohavinn	ROTY	Broke^[410]
	Boosie Badazz & C-Murder	Hood Stories	Bad Azz, Tru, Connect^[413]
	Cities Aviv	Even Colder Spring	D.O.T.^[414]
	Czarface & Frankie Pulitzer	Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer	Silver Age^[410]	Debuted at No. 96 on the Billboard 200
	Dahi	Black Boy (Alternative)	Alter^[410]
	E-40	Turning My Money Over	Heavy on the Grind, Virgin^[410]
	Erykah Badu & The Alchemist	Before the World Blows	Control Freaq, Empire
	Fat Joe	Organized Rhyme	RNG, Empire^[415]
	Headie One	MMM	One Records^[416]
	Jay Worthy & George Clinton	Generation P	GDF, Empire^[414]
	Lancey Foux	The Time of Our Lives	RCA, Human Re Sources^[410]
	Mike D	Thank You	Fontana
	Night Lovell	My Blood as the Ink	G59^[414]
	Rod Wave	Don't Look Down	Alamo^[410]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Saul Williams	Leap Life	Big Dada^[414]
	The Diplomats	Double Trouble	Self-released^[417]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Trippie Redd	#NDA	1400, 10K Projects
	Villano Antillano	Ante el Umbral del Peligro No Siento Temor	La Buena Fortuna^[418]
	Vory	Dondada	Eros, Empire^[410]
	Wyclef Jean	Q Theory – Quantum Leap, Vol. 2	SodoMoodLab^[415]
	YNW Melly	Collect Call II	YNW4L
	YSL Records & Young Thug	Slime Language 3	YSL, Create	Debuted at No. 146 on the Billboard 200
	Yxng Bane	Before I Explain	Winners Globe, Amuseio AB^[419]^{[non-primary source needed]}
31	Skaiwater	Femme Fatale	GoodTalk^[420]

September

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	Matt Ox	Oxytape	Self-released^[421]
1	Nasty C & Tellaman	T's & C's Apply	TallRacks, Select Play^[422]
2	03 Greedo	Last Night Out	Alamo^[423]
	Fuego Base	Still The Biggest	Black Soprano Family^[424]
	Mike Dimes	B.I.L.L.Y	Kastaway, Hitmaker^[424]
	Monk.E & Mike Shabb	Le précieux joyau	Self-released^[425]^{[non-primary source needed]}
3	Hieroglyphics	All Said And Done	Self-released^[421]
3	Low Clika	El Primer Album de Low Clika	Hybe Latin America^[426]
4	414JungleBaby	Everybody Watching	300^[413]
	Aaron May	Enjoy The Ride	Empire^[427]
	Blu & Sndtrak	LA	Nature Sounds^[428]
	Cyst (Iglooghost & daisy*)	ᲘᲘ	Luckyme^[429]
	Dizzee Rascal	We Want Bass	Big Dirtee^[421]
	Doseone, Wino Willy & Zetroc	Sighting	Self-released^[423]
	Eva B	Queen of the South	Silent Roar^[421]
	Fuse & AraabMuzik	Womanizer	Self-released^[421]
	J-Ax	Vita Morte Miracoli	Columbia, Sony Italy^[430]
	Karrahbooo	Not Da 2	NotTheTwo^[424]
	Lazer Dim 700	LD7	Fast Music^[424]
	Mauvais Djo	L'undertaker, Pt.2	Nojoke^[431]
	Mykki Blanco	Cafe Paradiso	Transgressive^[432]
	Nemzzz	Locked In	Self-released^[423]	Debuted at No. 64 on the UK Albums Chart
	Punchmade Dev	Free_Methods.zip	Punchmade, Create^[433]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	RJMrLA & Joe Moses	Never Left	Ommio, N.W.B., Empire^[424]
	Sylvan LaCue	Depths of a Man: A Memoir by Sylvan LaCue	WiseUp & Co^[421]
10	Tsu Surf	Real Inside Cold Outside	Raw Bunch^[434]
11	D-Block Europe & French Montana	Worldwide Wave	Self-released^[434]
	Don Trip & Starlito	Starlito's Way 5: Catharsis I Chrisopher Season 5	MRVL^[435]
	EST Gee	Bigger Than The Devil	CMG, Interscope^[434]
	Hell Razah, 88 Ultra & Blue Sky Black Death	Blood on the Chessboard	Self-released^[435]
	Hoodrich Pablo Juan	The Bloprint	Empire^[434]
	Nine Vicious	Sedition	Studio Addicts, Create^[434]
	Pac Div	Still Sealed, Vol. 1	Self-released^[434]
	Rio da Yung OG	The World Is Yours	Mine, Empire^[436]
	Standing on the Corner	SOTC ("II")	XL^[437]
	TisaKorean	Raw	Jazzzy, Good Luck Have Fun, Empire^[435]
	Unknown T	Listen.	Stay Solid^[438]
12	Bizzy Bone	Mozaic Art	Jam TV^[439]^{[non-primary source needed]}
13	RXKNephew	Listen 2 This Tape B4 I Beat Yo Ass	New Breed Trapper^[440]^{[non-primary source needed]}
15	Rels B	Fill de la mar (2026)	Dale Play, Flakk^[441]
16	Chow Lee	Please Behave!	Empire^[442]
16	Djadja & Dinaz	Matière Noire	Huit Clos, AllPoints^[443]
18	22simba	Miria	Island^[444]
	Abhi the Nomad & Illmac	Illmad	Universe Goods^[445]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Aymen	Goldjunge	Moon Boys, Epic^[446]
	AZ Chike	No Rest for The Wicked	Warner^[447]
	Bangerfabrique	Made it out of the groupchat	TwoSides, Sony^[446]
	Billi0n	Pt. 5 Haute	10K Projects^[448]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Cookin' Soul	Gunn Tape	Self-released^[443]
	Duke Deuce	America is Ours	Made Men Movement, Hitmaker^[449]
	Ezra Collective	Here Because Of Hope	Partisan^[450]
	Gilli	Verden Er Din	MXlll, Universal Denmark^[451]
	Grand Corps Malade	Voir la mer	Anouche, Virgin France^[443]
	Hunxho	I Quit Rap	300^[447]
	Kerza	Kersast Kerzaks	Atlantic^[452]
	Lucy Bedroque	C	DeadAir^[453]
	Major Nine	Lil Tape 3	Touch Money^[449]
	Rakim, Kurupt & Masta Killa	The Godbody	Holy Toledo, DMG, Compound Interest^[447]
	Seyi Vibez	Swaguu	NSNV, Empire^[447]

Upcoming releases

September

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
25	Apollo Brown & Skyzoo	Luxury Tax	Escapism, First Generation Rich	^[454]
	Big Moochie Grape & Zaytoven	Grapetoven	Paper Route Empire	^[455]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Raz Fresco & Nicholas Craven	Boulangerie Deux	Low Tech	^[456]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	Real Bad Man & Mooch	Terminator Shit	Self-released	^[457]
	Tee Grizzley	They Forgot	300	^[408]
	Your Old Droog	Bread & Butter	Nature Sounds	^[458]

October

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
2	French Montana & Max B	Night to Remember	Coke Boys	^[459]^{[non-primary source needed]}
	NoCap	Heaven on Mars	Atlantic	^[454]^[460]
	Quavo	Qrömelife	Quality Control Music, Motown	^[461]
9	Ovrkast	Striking	Three Times Louder	^[462]
9	Tobe Nwigwe	The Bridge	Human Re Sources	^[463]
12	Dee-1	The Shift	Self-released	^[464]^{[non-primary source needed]}
23	Anderson .Paak & Cordae	Heavy Is the Crown	Apeshit, Mass Appeal, Empire Distribution	^[465]
	Shabazz Palaces	It's A Style Sport	Sub Pop	^[466]
	Ski Aggu	Ski Aggu Musik	Jungeratze	^[467]^{[non-primary source needed]}

November

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
19	Various artists	Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album	Atlantic, Take-Two Interactive	^[468]

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
2 Chainz & Statik Selektah	Tity Boi N Statik	Gamebread, Empire	^[469]
Ab-Soul	Soul Burger: The Odyssey	TDE	^[470]
Anuel AA & Ozuna	Los Dioses 2	Real Hasta la Muerte, Aura Music	^[471]^{[needs update]}
Babyfxce E	TBA	Atlantic	^[472]
BabyTron & Ankith Woods	Tron & Kith Go To White Castle	No Fun League	^[473]
Beanie Sigel	TBA	Self-released	^[474]
Belly Gang Kushington	TBA	LVRN	^[475]
Big Boi	Boomiverse 2	TBA	^[476]
Big Daddy Kane	Curtain Call	TBA	^[477]
Big Sean & The Alchemist	TBA	TBA	^[478]^{[needs update]}
Billyracxx	Alien In My City	Universal	^[479]
Black Thought	Streams Of Thought Vol. 4	TBA	^[480]
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	TBA	Greenback	^[481]
Busta Rhymes	Vengeance	Conglomerate, Epic	^[482]
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso	Top of the Hills	5020	^[483]
Cam'ron	Cam'ron Presents: Frederica	Killa, DNA	^[484]
Cam'ron & Mase	TBA	TBA	^[485]
Cash Cobain	Party with Slizzy	Giant	^[486]
Chris Patrick	Saint	Def Jam	^[487]
Coi Leray	Pink Sweatsuits	Epic	^[488]
Coolio	Long Live Coolio	Tommy Boy	^[489]^{[needs update]}
Danger Mouse & Black Thought	Cheat Codes 2	BMG	^[490]
Death Grips	TBA	TBA	^[491]
Destroy Lonely	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Opium	^[492]
Destroy Lonely & Ken Carson	OPM Twins	Opium	^[476]
Diamond*	Jubilee	Hallwood, YSL	^[493]
DJ Khaled	Aalam of God	We The Best, Republic	^[494]
DJ Paul	TBA	Scale-A-Ton	^[495]
DMX	DMX Features	SYB, Twenty Nine, DNA Music, Hitmaker	^[496]
Doechii	TBA	TDE	^[497]
Dom Corleo	So Fcking Awesome*	Self-released	^[498]
Droogie Otis (Madlib & Your Old Droog)	TBA	Beat Konducta, Secretly Distribution	^[499]
E-40	Rule of Thumb 2	Heavy On The Grind Entertainment	^[500]
EST Gee & Mozzy	TBA	Empire, Collective Music Group, Interscope Records	^[501]
Fimiguerrero	Lost City	Lizzy	^[502]
Flipmode Squad	TBA	TBA	^[503]^{[needs update]}
Flo Milli	FloState	Jive, Sony	^[504]
Freddie Gibbs & Kaytranada	TBA	TBA	^[505]
GloRilla	TBA	CMG	^[506]
Gunna	Splurge	YSL, 300	^[507]
Gunna & Offset	TBA	YSL, 300, Motown	^[508]
Hit-Boy	Sftwre Updte	Surf Club	^[509]
Hot Boys	TBA	Cash Money Records	^[510]^{[needs update]}
HXG	Madness	Opium, Interscope	^[275]
Ice Spice	Rosadita	10K, Capitol	^[511]
J French	I Don't Believe in Bad Days 2	Umbrella	^[512]
Ja Rule	TBA	M-PIRE Records, Def Jam Records	^[513]
Jace!	Pajama	Slang	^[514]
Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel	Kiss the Mack	Def Jam Recordings	^[515]
Jay Rock	Eastside Johnny	Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records	^[516]
JID & Metro Boomin	God Doesn't Like Ugly	Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide	^[517]
Jim Jones	TBA	VL, Hitmaker	^[518]
Juelz Santana & DJ Drama	We In Motion	Def Jam Recordings, Diplomat Records, Generation Now, MNRK Music Group	^[519]^{[needs update]}
Juicy J & BeatKing	Ratchet P	Trippy Music, C3 Entertainment	^[520]^{[needs update]}
Kardinal Offishall	Fire Starter Vol. 2: Everyday	Self-released	^[296]
Kevin Abstract	Blush 2	Virgin, X8, Juno	^[521]
Lady London	To Whom It May Concern	High Standardz, Def Jam	^[522]
Lazer Dim 700	Disaster 2	Self-released	^[523]
Lil Gotit	Everything or Nothing	Broke	^[524]
Lil Mosey	Northsbest 2	Black 17	^[525]
Lil Nas X	Dreamboy	Columbia	^[526]^{[needs update]}
Lil Uzi Vert	TBA	Cor(e), Roc Nation	^[527]
Ludacris	TBA	Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings	^[528]
Mach-Hommy & Black Thought	Black-Hommy	TBA	^[529]
Mach-Hommy & Conductor Williams	TBA	TBA	^[530]^{[needs update]}
Maglera Doe Boy	TBA	Exodus, Epic	^[296]
Meekz	Mr. Can't Stop Won't Stop	Self-released	^[531]
Megan Thee Stallion	Megan: Act 3	Hot Girl Productions, Interscope	^[532]
Miles Minnick	TBA	Glo, Empire	^[533]
Moneybagg Yo	Forever Hold Your Peace	CMG, Interscope	^[534]
Nettspend & OsamaSon	NXO	TBA	^[535]
Noname	Cartoon Radio	Self-released	^[536]
Offset	TBA	Motown	^[537]
Pharoahe Monch	External Affairs	TBA	^[538]^{[needs update]}
Playboi Carti	Baby Boi	AWGE, Interscope	^[539]
Pusha T & DJ Drama	TBA	Heir Wave Music	^[540]^{[needs update]}
Pusha T & Pharrell Williams	TBA	Def Jam Recordings	^[541]
Quadeca	Life1	X8	^[542]
Real Boston Richey	Public Housing 3	Freebandz, Epic	^[543]
Reese Laflare	Rated R Superstar	Self-released	^[544]
Rich the Kid	C'est La Vie	Rimas	^[545]
Roc Marciano	Criminal Jazz	Art That Kills, Marci Enterprises	^[546]
Roddy Ricch	The Navy Album	Atlantic Records	^[547]
Saweetie	Pretty Bitch Music	Artistry, Warner	^[548]
Schoolboy Q	Thank Que	Top Dawg	^[549]
Sk8star	Mixtape Junkie	W4th, Island	^[550]
Skepta	Fork & Knife	Boy Better Know	^[551]
Skrilla	TBA	Priority	^[552]
Slayr	Fabula Nova	Columbia	^[553]
Slayr	AN+	Columbia	^[554]
Smokepurpp	Deadstar 3	Alamo	^[555]
Sosocamo	TBA	Broke	^[556]
St. Lunatics	TBA	TBA	^[557]
Statik Selektah	Expensive Taste	Mass Appeal, Showoff	^[558]^{[needs update]}
Stove God Cooks	All This For Me?	Babygrande	^[126]
Styles P & Black Thought	TBA	D-Block, Def Jam Recordings	^[559]^{[needs update]}
Summrs	Badman	Self-released	^[560]
Takeoff	TBA	Quality Control Music, Motown Records	^[561]^{[needs update]}
That Mexican OT	Sophie's Son	Manifest, GoodTalk, Good Money, Capitol	^[562]
The D.O.C.	TBA	Death Row Records	^[563]^{[needs update]}
The Lox	TBA	D-Block, Roc Nation	^[564]^{[needs update]}
The Roots	Endgame	TBA	^[565]
Trap Dickey	How I'm Livin'	Top Dawg	^[566]
Travis Scott	TBA	Cactus Jack, Epic	^[567]
Treach	TBA	Tommy Boy, Arista	^[568]^{[needs update]}
Trim	Pass the Tiara	BuVision	^[569]
Veeze	Worst Tape	Navy Wavy, Warner	^[570]
Wale	Early Hours	Def Jam	^[571]
Westside Gunn	Flygod Is An Awesome God III	Griselda Records	^[572]
Xzibit	Kingmaker 2	Greenback	^[573]^{[non-primary source needed]}
Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist	Forensics	Self-released	^[574]^{[needs update]}
Yelawolf	45	Slumerican	^[575]
YKNiece	You Know Niece	Self-released	^[576]
Young Thug	DBC	YSL, 300, Atlantic	^[577]
¥$	Vultures 3	YZY	^[578]
Yung Miami	Yams	Quality Control, Motown	^[579]

Highest-charting songs

United States

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 40 of the *Billboard* Hot 100^[580]
Song	Artist	Project	Peak position
"Janice STFU"	Drake	Iceman	1
"Ran to Atlanta"	Drake featuring Future and Molly Santana		2
"Whisper My Name"	Drake		3
"Shabang"			4
"National Treasures"			6
"Make Them Cry"			7
"Dust"			8
"2 Hard 4 the Radio"			9
"Make Them Pay"			10
"Plot Twist"			11
"FDO"	Pooh Shiesty	All Eyes on Shiest	12
"What You Saying"	Lil Uzi Vert	TBA
"B's on the Table"	Drake featuring 21 Savage	Iceman
"Burning Bridges"	Drake	Iceman	13
"Body"	Don Toliver	Octane	14
"E85"	Don Toliver	Octane	15
"WGFT"	Gunna featuring Burna Boy	The Last Wun	16
"Two Six"	J. Cole	The Fall-Off	16
"Spend Dat"	Yung Miami	TBA	17
"Dead Fresh"	Lil Baby	TBA	18
"Little Birdie"	Drake	Iceman	18
"Make Them Remember"			19
"Make Them Know"			21
"Father"	Kanye West featuring Travis Scott	Bully	21
"Hoe Phase"	Drake	Maid of Honour	22
"Don't Worry"	Drake	Iceman	23
"California Girls"	Future	The Real Me
"Stay Here 4 Life"	A$AP Rocky featuring Brent Faiyaz	Don't Be Dumb
"Helicopter"	A$AP Rocky	Don't Be Dumb	24
"ATM"	Don Toliver	Octane	25
"Cinderella"	Mac Miller featuring Ty Dolla $ign	The Divine Feminine
"Ah Ha"	Cardi B	TBA
"Hell at Night"	BigXthaPlug featuring Ella Langley	I Hope You're Happy	26
"Pop Dat Thang"	DaBaby	Be More Grateful	26
"All the Love"	Kanye West featuring André Troutman	Bully	27
"4 Raws"	EsDeeKid	Rebel	28
"WNBA"	Drake	Habibti
"Fukk a Interview"	Future	The Real Me
"Konnichiwa"	Future	The Real Me	29
"Safety"	J. Cole	The Fall-Off
"Secondhand"	Don Toliver featuring Rema	Octane
"Rendezvous"	Don Toliver featuring Yeat	Octane	30
"Poor Thang"	J. Cole	The Fall-Off	30
"Firm Friends"	Drake	Iceman	31
"Run a Train"	J. Cole and Future	The Fall-Off	33
"Let 'Em Know"	T.I.	Kill the King
"Stole Ya Flow"	A$AP Rocky	Don't Be Dumb
"One Two"	Future	The Real Me
"Bunce Road Blues"	J. Cole, Future, and Tems	The Fall-Off	34
"Good Flirts"	Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar and Momo Boyd	Casino	34
"Tiramisu"	Don Toliver	Octane	35
"Rosary"	Don Toliver featuring Travis Scott	Octane	36
"Legacy"	J. Cole and PJ	The Fall-Off	36
"Casino"	Baby Keem	Casino	37
"Motion Party"	BossMan Dlow	Chicken Talkin Bastard
"Tank Top Pluto"	Future	The Real Me
"Snow in Skyami"	Future	The Real Me	38
"Slap the City"	Drake featuring Qendresa	Habibti	39
"King"	Kanye West	Bully	40
"Piece of Your Love"	Rod Wave	Don't Look Down	40

United Kingdom

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart^[581]
Song	Artist	Project	Peak position
"Raindance"	Dave featuring Tems	The Boy Who Played the Harp	1

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of September 2026 in the United States
Number	Album	Artist	1st-week consumption	1st-week position	Refs
1	Arirang	BTS	641,000	1	^[582]
2	Iceman	Drake	463,000	1	^[583]
3	The Fall-Off	J. Cole	280,000	1	^[584]
4	Octane	Don Toliver	162,000	1	^[585]
5	Bully	Kanye West	152,000	2	^[586]
6	The Real Me	Future	131,000	1	^[587]
7	Don't Be Dumb	A$AP Rocky	123,000	1	^[588]
8	Maid of Honour	Drake	110,000	3	^[583]
9	Don't Look Down	Rod Wave	99,000	1	^[589]
10	Casino	Baby Keem	72,000	4	^[590]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	Vince Staples	Cry Baby	88	15 reviews	^[591]
2	Genesis Owusu	Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge	88	10 reviews	^[592]
3	Ezra Collective	Here Because Of Hope	88	7 reviews	^[593]
4	Saul Williams	Leap Life	85	4 reviews	^[594]
5	Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal	Doomed!	83	10 reviews	^[595]
6	Isaiah Rashad	It's Been Awful	83	9 reviews	^[596]
7	Kneecap	Fenian	82	16 reviews	^[597]
8	By Storm	My Ghosts Go Ghost	80	7 reviews	^[598]
9	Elucid & Sebb Bash	I Guess U Had to Be There	80	4 reviews	^[599]
10	Wesley Joseph	Forever Ends Someday	79	5 reviews	^[600]
11	Mike, Earl Sweatshirt & Surf Gang	Pompeii // Utility	77	7 reviews	^[601]
12	Latto	Big Mama	75	6 reviews	^[602]
13	Shaboozey	The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales	75	7 reviews	^[603]
14	Baby Keem	Casino	74	8 reviews	^[604]
15	Don Toliver	Octane	72	4 reviews	^[605]
16	A$AP Rocky	Don't Be Dumb	71	13 reviews	^[606]
17	Mike D	Thank You	71	13 reviews	^[607]
18	Denzel Curry & The Scythe	Strictly 4 the Scythe	71	4 reviews	^[608]
19	Drake	Maid of Honour	68	8 reviews	^[609]
20	J. Cole	The Fall-Off	67	9 reviews	^[610]
21	Future	The Real Me	64	5 reviews	^[611]
22	Kanye West	Bully	55	4 reviews	^[612]
23	Yeat	ADL	54	5 reviews	^[613]
24	Drake	Iceman	51	12 reviews	^[614]
25	Lizzo	Bitch	49	8 reviews	^[615]

References

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