2007 in hip hop

Events

• In 2007 Cam'ron began a feud with 50 Cent. Both released diss videos which were released onto YouTube, moving hip hop onto the web. It began on Hot 97 when 50 called Koch Records the graveyard, implying that artists who cannot achieve success are not signed by the major record labels and go to the independent labels like Koch, Cam'ron, (who is signed to a major label but his crew and crew members are signed to Koch) took offense to this and phoned into the interview.
• In January 2007, DJ Drama was arrested for selling mixtapes, a move which shook the mixtape industry.
• 2007 sees the return of Ja Rule after a break in his career, partially caused by commercial failure.
• Hip hop album sales continue to fall despite still being a popular genre, as no album goes platinum as of July. This is because hiphop's mainstream popularity is more focusing on singles (particularly the hooks), rather than full-length albums that the customer can download on the internet. An example of this is Mims' This Is Why I'm Hot being hugely successful, but his album only reaching #4 in the US Charts. T.I. has made a platinum certification, so many consider him as well as Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Chamillionaire (who all have their albums out in September and have all made notable appearance on the charts before) hope in the resurrection of hip hop sales.
• Kanye West and 50 Cent go head to head both dropping albums on the September 11, 2007. At the time, they were the two biggest selling hip hop artists measured by the success of their previous albums Kanye West's Late Registration (5 million) and 50 Cent's The Massacre (10 million)
• On Sept.18, Kanye West's latest album, Graduation outsells 50 Cent's 2007 production Curtis in first week album sales. Kanye West sold 957,000 copies in the U.S. alone, making it the highest first week seller since 50 Cent's The Massacre pushed 1.14 million in March 2005. 50 Cent sold 691,000 copies in the U.S. during the first week. These are 50's lowest first week sales of his career.
• There were many hip hop albums slated for release this year, though the following were not released in 2007: Nelly's Brass Knuckles, Eminem's sixth studio album, Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, Lil Jon's Crunk Rock, Dr. Dre's Detox and Three 6 Mafia's Last 2 Walk.
• One half of UGK Pimp C died in his hotel room on the 4th of December

Albums

Release Date	Artist	Album	Notes
January 9	Ultramagnetic MC's	The Best Kept Secret
January 30	Sean Price	Jesus Price Superstar	Debuted at #196 on The Billboard 200
	X-Clan	Return from Mecca
February 20	Hell Razah	Renaissance Child
	Jin	ABC
February 26	Hussein Fatal & Hardtimerz	1090 Official	Singles: "I'm Street", "1090 Official"
February 27	B.G. & Chopper City Boyz	We Got This	Debuted at #20 on The Billboard 200, selling 27,000 units Singles: "Make Em Mad"
	Gabriel Teodros	Lovework
	Wisemen	Wisemen Approaching
March 6	Consequence	Don't Quit Your Day Job!	Debuted at #113 on The Billboard 200, selling 7,490 units
	Twisted Black	Street Fame
March 13	Boss Hogg Outlawz	Serve & Collect	Debuted at #63 on The Billboard 200, selling 12,000 units
	8 Ball & MJG	Ridin High	Debuted at #8 on The Billboard 200, selling 50,000 units Singles: "Relax and Take Notes"
	Black Milk	Popular Demand
March 20	Baby Boy Da Prince	Across the Water	Debuted at #26 on The Billboard 200, selling 26,000 units Singles: "The Way I Live", "Naw Mean"
	Crime Mob	Hated on Mostly	Debuted at #31 on The Billboard 200, selling 22,000 units Singles: "Rock Yo Hips", "Circles"
	Devin the Dude	Waitin' to Inhale	Debuted at #30 on The Billboard 200, selling 25,000 units
	El-P	I'll Sleep When You're Dead	Debuted at #78 on The Billboard 200, selling 11,000 units
	Evidence	The Weatherman LP
	Psycho Les	Psycho Therapy (The Soundtrack)
March 27	Tha Dogg Pound	Dogg Chit	Debuted at #77 on The Billboard 200, selling 12,000 units
	Lil Flip	I Need Mine	Debuted at #14 on The Billboard 200, selling 44,000 units Singles: "What It Do", "Ghetto Mindstate"
	Mims	Music Is My Savior	Debuted at #4 on The Billboard 200, selling 78,000 units Singles: "This Is Why I'm Hot", "Like This"
	Prodigy	Return of the Mac	Debuted at #32 on The Billboard 200, selling 27,000 units
	Redman	Red Gone Wild: Thee Album	Debuted at #13 on The Billboard 200, selling 45,000 units
	Rich Boy	Rich Boy	Debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200, selling 112,000 units Singles: "Throw Some D's", "Boy Looka Here", "Good Things"
	Young Buck	Buck the World	Debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200, selling 141,000 units Singles: "I Know You Want Me", "Get Buck", "U Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
	Big Quarters	Cost of Living
April 3	Paul Wall	Get Money, Stay True	Debuted at #8 on The Billboard 200, selling 92,000 units Singles: "Break 'Em Off", "I'm Throwed"
	Phat Kat	Carte Blanche
	Timbaland	Shock Value	Debuted at #5 on The Billboard 200, selling 138,000 units Singles: "Give It to Me", "The Way I Are", "Apologize", "Scream" Certified Platinum
April 10	Brother Ali	The Undisputed Truth	Debuted at #69 on The Billboard 200, selling 11,000 units
	Mic Geronimo	Alive 9/14/73
April 24	Joell Ortiz	The Brick (Bodega Chronicles)
May 8	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	Strength & Loyalty	Debuted at #2 on The Billboard 200, selling 119,000 units Singles: "I Tried", "Lil L.O.V.E." Certified Gold
	DJ Jazzy Jeff	The Return of the Magnificent
	Sage Francis	Human the Death Dance
May 15	Marco Polo	Port Authority
May 22	KRS-One & Marley Marl	Hip Hop Lives	Debuted at #140 on The Billboard 200
	Young Jeezy & USDA	Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer	Debuted at #4 on The Billboard 200, selling 95,000 units Singles: "White Girl", "Corporate Thuggin"
June 12	Blue Scholars	Bayani
	Canibus	For Whom the Beat Tolls
	Cilvaringz	I
	DJ Khaled	We the Best	Debuted at #8 on The Billboard 200, selling 79,000 units Singles: "We Takin' Over", "I'm So Hood"
	Fabolous	From Nothin' to Somethin'	Debuted at #2 on The Billboard 200, selling 159,000 units Singles: "Diamonds", "Return of the Hustle", "Make Me Better", "Baby Don't Go" Certified Gold
June 26	Pharoahe Monch	Desire	Debuted at #58 on The Billboard 200, selling 12,000 units
July 3	Pastor Troy	Tool Muziq	Debuted at #91 on The Billboard 200, selling 8,000 units
	T.I.	T.I. vs. T.I.P.	Debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200, selling 468,000 units Singles: "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)", "You Know What It Is", "Hurt" Certified Platinum
July 17	Danny!	Danny Is Dead
	Blu & Exile	Below the Heavens
July 24	Camp Lo	Black Hollywood
July 31	Common	Finding Forever	Debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200, selling 158,000 units Certified Gold Only chart-topping album of 2007 without a single to chart on The Billboard 100 Singles: "The Game", "The People", "Drivin' Me Wild", "I Want You"
	Kia Shine	Due Season	Debuted at #84 on The Billboard 200 Singles: "Krispy", "WOW"
August 7	Plies	The Real Testament	Debuted at #2 on The Billboard 200, selling 96,000 units Singles: "Shawty" & "Hypnotized", "I Am The Club" Certified Gold
	UGK	UGK (Underground Kingz)	Debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200, selling 156,000 units Certified Gold Singles: "The Game Belongs to Me", "International Players Anthem"
August 14	WC	Guilty by Affiliation	Debuted at #49 on The Billboard 200, selling 14,000 units
August 21	Killah Priest	The Offering
	Swizz Beatz	One Man Band Man	Debuted at #7 on The Billboard 200, selling 45,000 units Singles: "It's Me Snitches", "Money in the Bank"
	Talib Kweli	Eardrum	Debuted at #2 on The Billboard 200, selling 60,000 units
August 28	Strong Arm Steady	Deep Hearted
	Yung Joc	Hustlenomics	Debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200, selling 79,000 units Singles: "Coffee Shop", "Bottle Poppin'"
September 4	Master P & Romeo	Master P & Romeo: Hip Hop History	Does not contain "Parental Advisory" sticker
September 11	50 Cent	Curtis	Debuted at #2 on The Billboard 200, selling 691,000 units Singles:"Straight to the Bank", "Amusement Park, "I Get Money", "Ayo Technology", "I'll Still Kill" Certified platinum
	Kanye West	Graduation	Debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200, selling 957,000 units Number one singles: "Stronger" Singles: "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Stronger", "Good Life", "Flashing Lights" Certified double platinum
	Young Noble & Hussein Fatal	Thug in Thug Out
September 18	Chamillionaire	Ultimate Victory	Debuted at #8 on The Billboard 200, selling 79,000 units Does not contain "Parental Advisory" sticker Singles: "Hip Hop Police"
	Twista	Adrenaline Rush 2007	Debuted at #10 on The Billboard 200, selling 49,000 units Singles: "Give It Up"
September 25	Gorilla Zoe	Welcome to the Zoo	Debuted at #18 on The Billboard 200, selling 35,000 units Singles: "Hood Figga"
October 2	Boyz n da Hood	Back Up n da Chevy	Debuted at #51 on The Billboard 200, selling 15,700 units Singles: "Everybody Know Me"
	Soulja Boy Tell 'Em	souljaboytellem.com	Debuted at #4 on The Billboard 200, selling 117,000 units Singles: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", "Soulja Girl", "Yahhh!", "Let Me Get 'em", "Donk" Does not contain "Parental Advisory" sticker Certified Platinum
October 9	9th Wonder	The Dream Merchant Vol. 2
	Y Society	Travel at Your Own Pace
October 11	Gucci Mane	Trap-A-Thon	Debuted at #69 on The Billboard 200
October 23	Bizarre	Blue Cheese & Coney Island
	Hurricane Chris	51/50 Ratchet	Debuted at #24 on The Billboard 200, selling 26,000 units Singles: "A Bay Bay", "The Hand Clap", "Playas Rock"
	Little Brother	Getback	Debuted at #89 on The Billboard 200, selling 17,000 units
	Shad	The Old Prince
October 30	Playaz Circle	Supply & Demand	Debuted at #27 on The Billboard 200, selling 38,000 units Singles: "Duffle Bag Boy"
November 6	Cassidy	B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story	Debuted at #10 on The Billboard 200, selling 67,000 units Singles: "My Drink N My 2 Step"
	Jay-Z	American Gangster	Debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200, selling 426,000 units Certified Platinum Singles: "Blue Magic", "Roc Boys", "I Know"
November 20	Freeway	Free at Last	Debuted at #42 on The Billboard 200, selling 36,000 units Singles: "Lights Get Low"
November 27	CunninLynguists	Dirty Acres	Received massive press coverage, including Okayplayer.com's "Most Slept On Artist" award.
December 4	Drama	Gangsta Grillz: The Album	Debuted at #26 on The Billboard 200, selling 49,000 units Singles: "5000 Ones"
	Ghostface Killah	The Big Doe Rehab	Debuted at #41 on The Billboard 200, selling 36,000 units
	Scarface	Made	Debuted at #17 on The Billboard 200, selling 63,000 units "Girl You Know"
	Styles P	Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman)	Debuted at #52 on The Billboard 200, selling 29,000 units Singles: "Blow Ya Mind"
	Wyclef Jean	Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant	Debuted at #28 on The Billboard 200, selling 47,000 units Singles: "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"
December 11	Beanie Sigel	The Solution	Debuted at #37 on the Billboard 200, selling 68,102 units Singles: "All the Above"
	Birdman	5 * Stunna	Debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200, selling 86,000 units Singles: "Pop Bottles", "100 Million", "I Run This"
	Gucci Mane	Back to the Trap House	Debuted at #32 at the Billboard 200, selling 20,000 units
	Wu-Tang Clan	8 Diagrams	Debuted at #25 at the Billboard 200, selling 68,478 units
December 18	Chingy	Hate It or Love It	Debuted at #84 at the Billboard 200, selling 31,000 units Singles: "Fly Like Me", "Gimme Dat"
	Lupe Fiasco	Lupe Fiasco's The Cool	Debuted at #14 at the Billboard 200, selling 500,000+ units Certified Gold Singles: "Superstar", "Hip Hop Saved My Life", "Paris, Tokyo"

Highest first week sales

As of December 31, 2007.

Number	Artist	Album	1st week sales	1st week position
1	Kanye West	Graduation	957,000	#1
2	50 Cent	Curtis	697,000	#2
3	T.I.	T.I. vs. T.I.P.	468,000	#1
4	Jay-Z	American Gangster	426,000	#1
5	Fabolous	From Nothin' to Somethin'	159,000	#2
6	Common	Finding Forever	158,000	#1
7	Lupe Fiasco	The Cool	143,000	#14
8	Young Buck	Buck the World	141,000	#3
9	Timbaland	Shock Value	138,000	#1
10	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	Strength & Loyalty	119,000	#2

See also

• 2007 in music