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Overview of the events of 2000 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2000.
Released albums
Release Date[1]
|
Artist
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Album
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January 4
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Big Hawk
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Under Hawk's Wings
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Jungle Brothers
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V.I.P.
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January 18
|
Killa Tay
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Snake Eyes
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Outsidaz
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Night Life
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MC Breed
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The Thugz, Vol. 1
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January 25
|
The LOX
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We Are the Streets
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Hypnotize Camp Posse
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Three 6 Mafia Presents: Hypnotize Camp Posse
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January 27
|
Lil Boosie
|
Youngest of da Camp
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February 1
|
Tha Eastsidaz
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Tha Eastsidaz
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February 8
|
Ghostface Killah
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Supreme Clientele
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dead prez
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Let's Get Free
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MC Breed
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Rare Breed
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Screwball
|
Y2K: The Album
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February 15
|
Trick Daddy
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Book of Thugs
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February 22
|
D.I.T.C.
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D.I.T.C.
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Kid Koala
|
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
|
February 29
|
Beanie Sigel
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The Truth
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Blackalicious
|
Nia
|
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
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BTNHResurrection
|
March 7
|
Black Rob
|
Life Story
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March 21
|
Ice Cube
|
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
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3X Krazy
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Dual Committee
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Murder Inc Records
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Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers
|
Trina
|
Da Baddest Bitch
|
March 28
|
Common
|
Like Water for Chocolate
|
Drag-On
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Opposite of H2O
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April 4
|
Big Pun
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Yeeeah Baby
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Rah Digga
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Dirty Harriet
|
April 11
|
Da Brat
|
Unrestricted
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Del the Funky Homosapien
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Both Sides of the Brain
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April 18
|
Psychopathic Records
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Psychopathics from Outer Space
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Tony Touch
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The Piece Maker
|
April 25
|
Cypress Hill
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Skull & Bones
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E.S.G.
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City Under Siege
|
Ying Yang Twins
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Thug Walkin'
|
April 28
|
Looptroop
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Modern Day City Symphony
|
May 2
|
504 Boyz
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Goodfellas
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May 9
|
Killah Priest
|
View from Masada
|
Half a Mill
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Milíon
|
Suga Free
|
The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1
|
May 16
|
DJ Quik
|
Balance & Options
|
Spice 1
|
The Last Dance
|
Big Tymers
|
I Got That Work
|
May 23
|
DenGee
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DenGee Livin'
|
Dilated Peoples
|
The Platform
|
Eminem
|
The Marshall Mathers LP
|
Latino Velvet
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Velvet City
|
Mac Dre
|
Heart of a Gangsta, Mind of a Hustla, Tongue of a Pimp
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Sauce Money
|
Middle Finger U
|
May 30
|
Kid Rock
|
The History of Rock
|
Zion I
|
Mind Over Matter
|
June 6
|
Jurassic 5
|
Quality Control
|
People Under the Stairs
|
Question in the Form of an Answer
|
June 13
|
Mo Thugs Family
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Mo Thugs III: The Mothership
|
Quasimoto
|
The Unseen
|
Slum Village
|
Fantastic, Vol. 2
|
Three 6 Mafia
|
When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1
|
Z-Ro
|
Z-Ro vs. the World
|
June 20
|
Afroman
|
Because I Got High
|
Busta Rhymes
|
Anarchy
|
Celly Cel
|
Deep Conversation
|
MC Eiht
|
N' My Neighborhood
|
Mr. Serv-On
|
War Is Me, Pt. 1: Battle Decisions
|
Delinquent Habits
|
Merry-Go-Round
|
June 27
|
Brotha Lynch Hung
|
EBK4
|
Erick Sermon
|
Erick Onasis
|
Freddie Foxxx
|
Industry Shakedown
|
JT the Bigga Figga
|
Puttin' It on the Map
|
Lil' Kim
|
The Notorious K.I.M.
|
Nelly
|
Country Grammar
|
July 4
|
Ruff Ryders
|
Ryde or Die Vol. 2
|
July 11
|
C-Bo
|
Enemy of the State
|
July 18
|
Canibus
|
2000 BC
|
Big Moe
|
City of Syrup
|
Lil' Flip
|
The Leprechaun
|
Channel Live
|
Armaghetto
|
Dan the Automator
|
A Much Better Tomorrow
|
July 25
|
Baha Men
|
Who Let the Dogs Out
|
Kool Keith
|
Matthew
|
Mr. Marcelo
|
Brick Livin'
|
Project Pat
|
Murderers & Robbers
|
July 31
|
Slum Village
|
Best Kept Secret
|
August 1
|
Big L
|
The Big Picture
|
August 8
|
De La Soul
|
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
|
Sole
|
Bottle of Humans
|
August 15
|
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
|
We Still Crunk!!
|
South Park Mexican
|
The Purity Album
|
August 22
|
Fiend
|
Can I Burn?
|
Lil' Zane
|
Young World: The Future
|
Wyclef Jean
|
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
|
August 29
|
Amil
|
A.M.I.L. - All Money Is Legal
|
Daz Dillinger
|
R.A.W.
|
Do or Die
|
Victory
|
Don Cisco
|
Oh Boy
|
L.V.
|
How Long
|
September 5
|
Mack 10
|
The Paper Route
|
C-Murder
|
Trapped in Crime
|
Aesop Rock
|
Float
|
September 12
|
Afroman
|
Sell Your Dope
|
LL Cool J
|
G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time
|
Richie Rich
|
The Game
|
Too Short
|
You Nasty
|
September 19
|
Cam'ron
|
S.D.E.
|
Nature
|
For All Seasons
|
Sean T
|
Heated
|
Tela
|
The World Ain't Enuff
|
September 26
|
The Black Eyed Peas
|
Bridging the Gap
|
Cella Dwellas
|
The Last Shall Be First
|
Mystikal
|
Let's Get Ready
|
Shyne
|
Shyne
|
Shad Moss
|
Beware of Dog
|
Phife Dawg
|
Ventilation: Da LP
|
October 3
|
T.W.D.Y.
|
Lead the Way
|
Eligh
|
Gas Dream
|
Soul Assassins
|
Soul Assassins II
|
Guru
|
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul
|
Scarface
|
The Last of a Dying Breed
|
Jedi Mind Tricks
|
Violent by Design
|
October 10
|
E-40
|
Loyalty and Betrayal
|
Flesh-n-Bone
|
5th Dog Let Loose
|
Ja Rule
|
Rule 3:36
|
M.O.P.
|
Warriorz
|
Murs
|
Murs Rules the World
|
October 17
|
Deltron 3030
|
Deltron 3030
|
Everlast
|
Eat at Whitey's
|
Ludacris
|
Back for the First Time
|
Mausberg
|
Non Fiction
|
Reflection Eternal
|
Train of Thought
|
October 24
|
Afu-Ra
|
Body of the Life Force
|
Souls of Mischief
|
Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
|
Willie D
|
Loved by Few, Hated by Many
|
Young MC
|
Ain't Goin' Out Like That
|
October 31
|
Binary Star
|
Masters of the Universe
|
The Cross Movement
|
Human Emergency
|
Insane Clown Posse
|
Bizzar/Bizaar
|
JAY-Z
|
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
|
OutKast
|
Stankonia
|
Twiztid
|
Freek Show
|
Micranots
|
Obelisk Movements
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Dead Man Walkin'
|
November 7
|
Necro
|
I Need Drugs
|
Outlawz
|
Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us
|
The Pharcyde
|
Plain Rap
|
Punchline & Wordsworth
|
Punch n' Words
|
November 13
|
Twiztid
|
Cryptic Collection
|
November 14
|
Prodigy
|
H.N.I.C.
|
Masters of Illusion
|
Masters of Illusion
|
November 21
|
Wu-Tang Clan
|
The W
|
B.G.
|
Checkmate
|
Capone-N-Noreaga
|
The Reunion
|
Eightball & MJG
|
Space Age 4 Eva
|
Doggy's Angels
|
Pleezbaleevit!
|
Lil' O
|
Da Fat Rat wit da Cheeze
|
November 28
|
Master P
|
Ghetto Postage
|
December 5
|
Funkmaster Flex
|
The Mix Tape, Vol. IV
|
Memphis Bleek
|
The Understanding
|
AMG
|
Bitch Betta Have My Money 2001
|
December 12
|
Xzibit
|
Restless
|
South Park Mexican
|
Time Is Money
|
December 19
|
Ill Will Records
|
Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest
|
Lil Wayne
|
Lights Out
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Tha Last Meal
|
Highest-charting singles
Highest first-week sales
List of top ten albums with the highest first-week
Number
|
Album
|
Artist
|
1st-week sales
|
1st-week position
|
1
|
The Marshall Mathers LP
|
Eminem
|
1,760,000
|
1
|
2
|
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
|
Limp Bizkit
|
1,050,000
|
1
|
3
|
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
|
Jay-Z
|
558,000
|
1
|
4
|
Stankonia
|
Outkast
|
530,000
|
2
|
5
|
Tha Last Meal
|
Snoop Dogg
|
397,238
|
9
|
6
|
Let's Get Ready
|
Mystikal
|
330,000
|
1
|
7
|
The W
|
Wu-Tang Clan
|
301,000
|
5
|
8
|
Rule 3:36
|
Ja Rule
|
276,000
|
1
|
9
|
Ryde or Die Vol. 2
|
Various artists
|
254,000
|
2
|
10
|
Country Grammar
|
Nelly
|
235,000
|
3
|
See also
References
- ^ "The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 2000".
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ "Reviews for Stankonia by OutKast". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for The W by Wu-Tang Clan". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for Quality Control by Jurassic 5". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump by De La Soul". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for Restless by Xzibit". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Reviews for Bridging the Gap by Black Eyed Peas". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Reviews for Let's Get Ready by Mystikal". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for G.O.A.T. by LL Cool J". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Reviews for The Platform by Dilated Peoples". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Reviews for The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book by Wyclef Jean". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Eat at Whitey's". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Tha Last Meal by Snoop Dogg". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Plain Rap by The Pharcyde". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for 2000 B.C. by Canibus". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Ghetto Postage by Master P". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Rule 3:36 by Ja Rule". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.