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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2021.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Bun B and Le$ Distant DIOS, II Trill Enterprises[214]
DJ Daddykat and Wiz Khalifa #Fucc2020 Taylor Gang Entertainment[215]
Uncle Murda Don't Come Outside Vol. 3 ATM WorldWide, Inc., EMPIRE Distribution[214]
2 Agallah Don Bishop 2021 Propain Campain[216]
8 Griselda and Black Soprano Family Conflicted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Griselda Records[217]
Smoke DZA, Nym Lo, Jayy Grams, 183rd, and OT the Real R.F.C (Money Is the Motive), Pt. 1 RFC Music Group[218]
14 2nd Generation Wu (iNTeLL, Pxwer, Sun God, and Young Dirty Bastard) Hereditary Dock Street Records[219]
15 Marco Polo MP on the MP: The Beat Tape, Vol. 1 Spaghetti Bender[220]
Nyck Caution Anywhere But Here Pro Era[221]
18 CJ Fly The Way I H(ear) It, Vol. 1 Self-released[222]
21 Upchurch Hideas: The Album Stonebaby Sounds[223]
22 BRS Kash Kash Only LVRN, Interscope Records, A Team Litty[224]
Erick the Architect Future Proof Self-released[225]
Lil Skies Unbothered All We Got Entertainment, Atlantic Records[224]
  • Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Doctor Destruction Planetory Destruction Self-released[226]
Peewee Longway and Cassius Jay Longway Sinatra 2 MPA BandCamp[224]
Th1rt3en (Pharoahe Monch, Marcus Machado, and Daru Jones) A Magnificent Day for an Exorcism Fat Beats[227]
Young Dolph Rich $lave (Deluxe) Paper Route Empire[224]
28 Rich the Kid Lucky 7 Rich Forever Music, EMPIRE[228]
The Alchemist (in collaboration with Born x Raised) Carry the Fire Born x Raised, ALC Records[229]
29 Chip Snakes & Ladders Cash Motto
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart
Fredo Money Can't Buy Happiness Since 93[230]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Lil Durk The Voice (Deluxe) Only the Family, Alamo Records, Geffen Records[231]
Madlib Sound Ancestors Madlib Invazion[232]
  • Debuted at No. 153 on the Billboard 200
Tha God Fahim and Your Old Droog Tha Wolf on Wall St. Mongoloid Banks, TGF Music[233]
31 Papoose January Honorable Records, Worldstar Distro[234]

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
5 Big Ghost LTD and Conway the Machine If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed Griselda, Big Ghost LTD Music[235]
Devin the Dude Soulful Distance Coughee Brothaz Enterprises, EMPIRE[236]
Pooh Shiesty Shiesty Season Atlantic Records[237]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Slaine The Things We Can't Forgive AR Classic Publishing[238]
12 Babyface Ray Unfuckwitable Wavy Gang, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 128 on the Billboard 200
JPEGMAFIA EP2! Republic[239]
slowthai Tyron Method Records[240]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
Smokepurpp Psycho (Legally Insane) Alamo[241]
Various artists Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album RCA[242]
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
15 Nova Rockafeller Scared of Heights Broadwalk Records[243]
17 Insane Clown Posse Yum Yum's Lure Psychopathic Records
18 Cassidy Da Wiseman Mayhem Music[244]
19 Bodega Bamz El Camino 100 Keep It[245]
CJ Loyalty Over Royalty Warner Records[246]
  • Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200
Ghetts Conflict of Interest Warner Records[247]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Jim Jones and Harry Fraud The Fraud Department EMPIRE[245]
Kevin Gates Only the Generals, Pt II. Bread Winners Association, Atlantic Records[248]
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
Nef the Pharaoh SINsational KILFMB[245]
Trippie Redd Neon Shark vs Pegasus 1400 Entertainment, TwentyThousand Projects[245]
Yelawolf and Caskey Yelawolf Blacksheep Slumerican[245]
Young Buck Vaccine Cashville Records[249]
Z-Ro and Mike D 2 the Hardway One Deep Entertainment, Straight Profit 2K[250]
Your Old Droog and Tha God Fahim Tha YOD Fahim Mongoloid Banks[251]
26 Bitter Belief The Elephant Gifts Warner Music Group, The Ayems[252]
Bryson Tiller Anniversary (Deluxe) RCA Records[253]
Casey Veggies CG5 Commission Records[254]
Curren$y Collection Agency Jet Life Recordings[253]
Digga D Made in the Pyrex CGM Records[255]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
Payroll Giovanni and Cardo Another Day Another Dollar BYLUG Entertainment[253]
Shordie Shordie and Murda Beatz Memory Lane Warner
Trae tha Truth and Mysonne If You're Scared Stay Inside Worldstar Distribution[256]
Young Buck Back on My Buck Shit, Vol. 3 Cashville Records, Drum Squad[257]
28 Papoose February Honorable Records[258]

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
5 Agallah Don Bishop Francisco Blanco Propain Campain[259]
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats Unlocked 1.5 PH Recordings, Loma Vista Recordings[260]
Drake Scary Hours 2 OVO Sound, Republic Records[261]
Genesis Owusu Smiling with No Teeth Ourness[262]
  • Debuted at No. 27 on the ARIA Charts
Jme, Frisco, Shorty, and Capo Lee Norf Face Norf Face[263]
Only the Family Loyal Bros Only the Family, EMPIRE Distribution[260]
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Tek Pricele$$ D4D Records[264]
Termanology and Shortfyuz Goya 3 Brick Records[260]
Tory Lanez Playboy One Umbrella Records[265]
  • Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
YBN Almighty Jay Battling My Spirit Atlantic Records
9 Upchurch Mud to Gold Redneck Nation Records
  • Debuted at No. 174 on the Billboard 200
12 Central Cee Wild West Central Cee[266]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Clever Crazy Grade A Productions, Interscope Records, Posty Co., Republic[267]
19 Benny the Butcher and Harry Fraud The Plugs I Met 2 Black Soprano Family[268]
  • Debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard 200
DDG and OG Parker Die 4 Respect DDG Music, Epic Records[268]
  • Debuted at No. 61 on the Billboard 200
Fiend T.G.I.F. (Thank God It's Fiend) Jet Life Recordings
Guapdad 4000 and Illmind 1176 Paradise Rising[268]
¡Mayday! Minute to Midnight Strange Music, INgrooves Music Group[269]
Micill Imperial Trapped Up Micill Imperial
Kota the Friend and Statik Selektah To Kill a Sunrise FLTBYS[268]
OFB Drill Commandments Rattrap Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 53 on the UK Albums Chart
Tokyo Jetz Cancel Culture Grand Hustle, Empire[270]
Trap Manny In Trap We Trust Highbridge, Atlantic
26 24kGoldn El Dorado Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200
Armand Hammer and The Alchemist Haram ALC Records, Backwoodz Studioz[271]
NF Clouds (The Mixtape) NF Real Music, Caroline Records[272]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Ocean Wisdom Stay Sane Beyond Measure Records[273]
Rod Wave SoulFly Alamo Records[274]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
YBN Nahmir Visionland Atlantic[275]
Young Dolph and Key Glock Dum and Dummer 2 Paper Route Empire[276]
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
31 Papoose March Honorable Records[277]

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Jasiah War Atlantic Records
Lil Tjay Destined 2 Win Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
9 Brockhampton Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine Question Everything, Inc., RCA Records[278]
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Kid Ink ALIVE Tha Alumni[279]
MO3 Shottaz 4Eva EMPIRE Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200
Yelawolf and Riff Raff Turquoise Tornado Million Dollar Mullet Music, Slumerican
16 AJ Tracey Flu Game Revenge Records[280]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Big Scarr Big Grim Reaper Atlantic, 1017 Records
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Conway the Machine La Maquina Griselda Records, EMPIRE[281]
iLoveMakonnen My Parade Timeless Magic, Cor Tan
Kenny Mason Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut Self-released
Saweetie Pretty Summer Playlist: Season 1 ICY, Warner Records[282]
Vince Ash VITO (Deluxe) Goliath, Interscope Records
Yelawolf and DJ Paul Slumafia Slumerican
Young Stoner Life, Young Thug, and Gunna Slime Language 2 300 Entertainment, YSL Records[283][284]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Talib Kweli and Diamond D Gotham Javotti Media[285]
20 Curren$y Financial District NFT[286][287]
Khrysis The Hour of Khrysis Jamla Records, EMPIRE[288]
Snoop Dogg From tha Streets 2 tha Suites Doggystyle Records, EMPIRE[289]
22 Cordae Just Until... Atlantic[290]
23 Vinnie Paz Burn Everything That Bears Your Name Iron Tusk[291]
Slim Thug SDS Vibes Hogg Life[292]
Lil Yachty Michigan Boy Boat Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, Motown Records[293]
  • Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200
Moneybagg Yo A Gangsta's Pain Collective Music Group, Roc Nation, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Yelawolf and DJ Muggs Mile Zero Slumerican, Soul Assassins
Young Stoner Life, Young Thug, and Gunna Slime Language 2 (Deluxe) 300, YSL[294][295]
28 Morray Street Sermons Pick Six
  • Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200
30 The Alchemist This Thing of Ours ALC Records[296]
DJ Khaled Khaled Khaled We The Best Music, Epic Records, Roc Nation[297]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Shelley FKA DRAM Shelley FKA DRAM EMPIRE, Atlantic[298]
Yelawolf Mud Mouth Slumerican
Locksmith The Lock Sessions, Vol. 2 Landmark Entertainment[299]
Papoose April Honorable Records[300]

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
7 Cochise BENBOW CRESCENT Columbia Records
Czarface and MF DOOM Super What? Silver Age[301]
Lil Poppa Blessed, I Guess Rule #1, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 160 on the Billboard 200
Night Lovell Just Say You Don't Care G*59 Records
Quando Rondo Still Taking Risks Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records[302]
  • Debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200
Tee Grizzley Built for Whatever 300 Entertainment, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
Toosii Thank You for Believing South Coast Music Group, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Havoc and Nyce da Future Future of the Streets H Class Entertainment[303]
14 Rello Dreamer and Twista News @ 9 Creative Minds N Goals, GMG Entertainment[304]
21 Savage and Slaughter Gang Spiral: From the Book of Saw Soundtrack Slaughter Gang, Epic Records
  • Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200
bbno$ My Oh My Self-released
Deno Boy Meets World Sony Music UK
  • Debuted at No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart
J. Cole The Off-Season Dreamville Records, Roc Nation, Interscope[305]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Kodak Black Haitian Boy Kodak Dollaz N Dealz Entertainment, Sniper Gang, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Lil Skies Unbothered (Deluxe) Atlantic
Nicki Minaj Beam Me Up Scotty (Reissue) Republic Records, Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 2 after re-release on the Billboard 200
18 Young Nudy DR. EV4L RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
21 42 Dugg Free Dem Boyz 4 Pockets Full, Collective Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Benny the Butcher and 38 Spesh Trust the Sopranos Trust Music
Caskey Fine Art Black Sheep Records[306]
Mach-Hommy Pray for Haiti Griselda Records[307]
SpotemGottem Most Wanted Geffen Records, Jay Rebel
  • Debuted at No. 103 on the Billboard 200
YG and Mozzy Kommunity Service Mozzy Records, 4Hunnid Records, EMPIRE Distribution[308]
  • Debuted at No. 88 on the Billboard 200
Young M.A Off the Yak M.A Music, 3D
27 Wretch 32 little BIG Man Polydor Records[309]
28 A2 Just So You Know Them vs. Us, Cloud X[310]
Apathy Where the River Meets the Sea Dirty Version Records
Bladee The Fool Year0001[311]
Bugzy Malone The Resurrection B-Somebody[312]
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart
DMX Exodus Def Jam[313]
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Fire in Little Africa Fire in Little Africa Motown Records
88GLAM Heaven Can Wait Self-Released
Killy KILLSTREAK 2 Epic Records
Wifisfuneral Smoking Mirrors Empire, Alamo
31 Mowza Bossi My Back Indiefy Records
Papoose May Honorable Records[314]

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Sleepy Hallow Still Sleep? Winners Circle, RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200
4 Lil Durk & Lil Baby The Voice of the Heroes Quality Control, Alamo, Motown[315]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Lloyd Banks The Course of the Inevitable Money by Any Means, Inc.[316][317]
  • Debuted at No. 84 on the Billboard 200
Peter Rosenberg Real Late Real Late Records[318]
Smoke DZA The Hustler's Catalog 2 RFC, Cinematic Music Group[319]
10 Lil Gotit Top Chef Gotit Alamo Records
11 6ixbuzz Canada's Most Wanted 6ixbuzz Ent., Warner Music Group
Bobby Sessions Manifest Def Jam
Guapdad 4000 & !llmind 1176 (Deluxe) 12Tone Music, 88rising, PARADISE RISING
JayDaYoungan 23 Is Back Atlantic Records
Kodak Black Happy Birthday Kodak Atlantic, Sniper Gang
  • Debuted at No. 184 on the Billboard 200
Larry June Orange Print The Freeminded, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 125 on the Billboard 200
Migos Culture III Quality Control Music, Motown Records, Capitol Records[320]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Pi'erre Bourne The Life of Pi'erre 5 SossHouse, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200
Polo G Hall of Fame Columbia, ODA[321]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Skyzoo All the Brilliant Things Mello Music Group[322]
Your Old Droog TIME Mongoloid Banks, Nature Sounds
16 Young Noble and Dirty Bert Crazy 80's Babies Outlaw Recordz, Broken Novel ENT[323]
17 Various Artists F9: The Fast Saga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Atlantic Records, Universal
18 GoldLink HARAM! RCA Records[324]
Gucci Mane Ice Daddy Atlantic Records, 1017 Records[325]
  • Debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200
21 MIKE Disco! 10k[326]
25 Doja Cat Planet Her Kemosabe Records, RCA Records[327]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Evidence Unlearning, Vol. 1 Rhymesayers Entertainment[328]
Jet Life Welcome to Jet Life Recordings 2 Which Way Is Up, LLC, Jet Life[329]
Juicy J The Hustle Still Continues Trippy Music, Entertainment One[330]
Logic YS Collection, Vol. 1 Def Jam Recordings
  • Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200
Ski Mask the Slump God Sin City The Mixtape Victor Victor, Republic Records[331]
  • Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200
Skizzy Mars Fun & Problems Kingmaker Records
Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost Columbia Records[332]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Trae tha Truth 48 Hours After ABN, EMPIRE[333]
30 Fenix Flexin Fenix Flexin Vol. 1 Atlantic Records[334]
Papoose June Honorable Records[335]

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Young Buck 40 Days and 40 Nights Cashville Records[336]
G Herbo 25 Epic Records, Machine[337]
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Yungeen Ace Life of Betrayal 2x Cinematic Music Group, ATK
  • Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200
4 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) The Summer EP ShowOff Records[338]
5 Issa Gold Tempus Overland Hills Records
9 K-Rino A Blessing and a Burden So South[339]
Styles P Ghosting SHR Records, EMPIRE[340]
IDK USEE4YOURSELF Warner, Clue
  • Debuted at No. 164 on the Billboard 200
Rejjie Snow Baw Baw Black Sheep 300 Entertainment[341]
Tkay Maidza Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 4AD[342]
Various Artists Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Republic, WaterTower Music
Vince Staples Vince Staples Motown Records[343]
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
16 Blxst & Bino Rideaux Sixtape 2 EVGLE, Out The Blue, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200
Enny Under Twenty Five FAMM
KSI All Over the Place RBC, BMG[344]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
  • Debuted at No. 94 on the Billboard 200
Pop Smoke Faith Victor Victor Worldwide, Republic Records[345]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Remble It's Remble Warner Records
21 EST Gee Bigger Than Life or Death Cinematic Music Group, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard 200
23 Avelino Ego Kills OddChild Music[346]
Childish Major Thank You, God. For It All. Atlantic Records Group
Dave We're All Alone in This Together Neighbourhood Recordings[347]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
Mike Stud the highs. 4THEHOMIES Records LLC, Ditto Music
  • Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200
The Kid Laroi F*CK LOVE 3: OVER YOU Grade A, Columbia
Yung Bleu Moon Boy Vondross, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
30 Adonis & Thelonious Martin The Lord of the West The Home Team Music Group[348]
B Young Differences GameTime Music
  • Debuted at No. 79 on the UK Albums Chart
Dave East & Harry Fraud Hoffa Surf School
  • Debuted at No. 137 on the Billboard 200
Isaiah Rashad The House Is Burning Top Dawg Entertainment, Warner Records[349]
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Logic Bobby Tarantino III Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
Skepta All In Boy Better Know[350]
Tha Dogg Pound Dogg Pound Gangstaz Felder[351]
Unknown T Adolescence Island Records[352]
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart
Young Dolph Paper Route Illuminati Paper Route Empire
  • Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200
31 Papoose July Honorable Records[353]

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 Young Nudy Rich Shooter RCA Records[354]
  • Debuted at No. 123 on the Billboard 200
6 Fredo Independance Day Since 93[355]
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart
Fredo Bang Murder Made Me Se Lavi, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200
Glaive All Dogs Go to Heaven Interscope
Nas King's Disease II Mass Appeal
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Youngn Lipz Area Baby Biordi
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the ARIA Charts
13 Benny the Butcher Pyrex Picasso Rare Scrilla, B$F
Boldy James & The Alchemist BO JACKSON ALC Records
Chavo & Pi'erre Bourne Chavo’s World 2 SossHouse
Fat Joe, DJ Drama and Cool & Dre What Would Big Do 2021 Terror Squad Entertainment
Iggy Azalea The End of an Era Bad Dreams, Empire
K Camp FLOAT Interscope Records, RARE Sound
Ka A Martyr's Reward Iron Works
$uicideboy$ Long Term Effects of SUFFERING G5
YNW Melly Just a Matter of Slime 300 Entertainment
20 Blanco City of God Polydor Records
Blu, Mickey Factz & Nottz The Narrative Soulspazm, SCHMTCS[356]
B Wise Jamie Semi Pro Sound
Dame D.O.L.L.A. Different On Levels The Lord Allowed Front Page Music
Shaybo Queen of the South Black Butter
SosMula 13 Songs 2 Die 2 Universal Music Group, Republic Records, Hikari-ULTRA
Trippie Redd Trip at Knight Caroline Records

Upcoming releases

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
27 Belly See You Next Wednesday XO, Roc Nation [357]
Grip I Died For This!? Stray Society Music, Shady
Joey Cool i tried to be normal once Strange Music, INgrooves [358]
Not3s 3 the3 Album Relentless Records
TBA Drake Certified Lover Boy OVO Sound, Republic Records
French Montana TBA Coke Boys, Epic Records, Bad Boy Records
Kanye West Donda GOOD, Def Jam
NLE Choppa Top Shotta 2 Warner Records, No Love Entertainment
Latto TBA RCA Records
Gunna Drip Season 4 YSL Records, 300
Lil Tecca We Love You Tecca 2 Galactic Records, Republic Records

September

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
3 Little Simz Sometimes I Might Be Introvert AGE 101 Music
9 Raz Fresco Magneto Was Right Issue #9 BKRSCLB Records
10 Common A Beautiful Revolution Part 2 Loma Vista Recordings
MoStack High Street Kid 2 MizerMillion, EMI
15 Injury Reserve By the Time I Get to Phoenix Self-released [359]
J.Stone Stoney Montana 2 All Money In No Money Out, No Breaks
17 Ray BLK Access Denied Island Records
Tion Wayne Green With Envy Warner UK, Atlantic
24 Big Zuu Navigate Big Joints, eOne Music UK
Dappy Fortune Self-released
Joey Purp UpLate 4N Records [360]
Puff Daddy Off the Grid Vol. 1 Bad Boy, Epic [361]
TBA Coi Leray Coi Republic Records
Iann Dior On To Better Things Internet Money, 10K, Caroline Records
Bryson Tiller Serenity RCA Records [362]
Don Toliver L.O.A.D Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records, We Run It
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Warner Records, Artistry
50 Cent TBA G-Unit, Caroline [363]

October

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
15 Young Thug Punk 300, YSL, Atlantic [364]
31 Westside Gunn TBA Griselda

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist Album Label Ref.
2 Chainz Dope Don't Sell Itself Def Jam
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Collegrove 2 Young Money, Def Jam, Republic [365]
21 Savage TBA Slaughter Gang, Epic Records
6ix9ine TBA Create, Caroline Records, 10K, Scumgang, Tr3yway [366]
6lack Difference LVRN, Interscope [367]
A Boogie wit da Hoodie A Boogie vs Artist Highbridge, Atlantic Records
A Boogie wit da Hoodie & Don Q Highbridge the Label: The Takeover Vol. 2 Highbridge, Atlantic Records
ASAP Rocky All $miles ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA
Baby Keem The Melodic Blue Columbia Records
Big Sean TBA GOOD Music, Def Jam
Bobby Shmurda Chocolate City Roc Nation
Bobby Shmurda & Migos Shmigos Roc Nation,Quality Control Music,Motown Records,Capitol Records
Bow Wow Before 30 LBW, Bad Boy Records [368]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic Records [369]
City Girls TBA Quality Control Music, Motown Records, Capitol Records
Comethazine Comethazine Alamo Records
Common TBA Loma Vista
Conway the Machine God Don't Make Mistakes Daupe!, Griselda, Shady, Drumwork
Cordae From a Bird's Eye View Atlantic Records, Art@War
DaBaby Masterpiece Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope, South Coast
Danny Brown XXXX Warp [370]
Dax Fuck Love Living Legends
De La Soul TBA Mass Appeal [371]
AOI3
Dr. Dre Detox Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records [372]
EPMD Big Business Roc Nation [373]
Fat Joe TBA Terror Squad Entertainment, Empire Distribution
Fivio Foreign B.I.B.L.E Columbia, RichFish
Frank Ocean TBA Blonded
Freddie Gibbs Soul Sold Separately Warner Records
Funkmaster Flex TBA InFlexWeTrust, Create
Future Monster 2 Freebandz, Epic Records
The Game 30 for 30 Prolific Records, eOne [374]
G-Eazy These Things Happen Too BPG, RVG, RCA Records [375]
Hopsin Minor Disturbance Undercover Prodigy
Insane Clown Posse Yum Yum Bedlam Psychopathic Records
J.Stone Definition of Sacrifice All Money In Records
The Definition of Success
Ja Rule 12.Twelve.XII Mpire, Fontana [376]
Jay-Z The Blueprint 4 Roc Nation, Epic Records
JID The Forever Story Dreamville, Interscope, Spillage Village
Juice WRLD The Party Never Ends Grade A, Interscope Records [377]
Kehlani Bluewater Road TsunamiMob, Atlantic Records, HBK
Kendrick Lamar Oklama Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Universal Music Group [378]
Kenneth Cooke TBA Kendolla$, Republic Records, [379]
Lance Skiiiwalker TBA Top Dawg Entertainment
Lil Baby Lamborghini Boys 4PF, Wolfpack, Quality Control, Motown [380]
Lil Keed Keed Talk To Em 2 YSL Records
Lil' Kim 9 Part 2 Queen Bee Entertainment, eOne [381]
Lil Mosey Universal Mogul Vision, Interscope Records, Certified Hitmakers
Lil Nas X Montero Columbia [382]
Lil Uzi Vert Forever Young Generation Now, Roc Nation
Luv Is Rage 3
The Pink Tape [383]
Lil Wayne Dedication 7 Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records, Universal Music Group [384]
I Am Not a Human Being III [385]
Tha Carter VI [386]
Macklemore TBA Bendo Records
MC Eiht Revolution of Progress Blue Stamp Entertainment, Year Round Records
Megan Thee Stallion Tina Snow II 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records
Meek Mill Dreamchasers 5 Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records, Dream Chasers Records, Roc Nation
Meidai Cleared IV Takeoff Off Da Wall Musiq, Fobbs Consulting
Long Story Coming Soon
Method Man Tical OG Tommy Boy Records
Mike Will Made It Michael Ear Drummers, Atlantic Records
Mount Westmore Mt. Westmore Doggystyle Records, Empire Distribution, Lench Mob Records, Interscope Records, Heavy On The Grind
Nav & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing II XO Records, Republic Records, Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records [387]
Nipsey Hussle TBA All Money In Records, Atlantic Records
NxWorries TBA Stones Throw [388]
Phife Dawg Forever TBA
PnB Rock TBH Atlantic Records
Playboi Carti Mollyworld Interscope Records
Post Malone TBA Republic Records [389]
Pusha T King Push GOOD Music, Def Jam
Q-Tip AlGoRhythms Def Jam Recordings [390]
Riotdiaries
The Last Zulu
Radamiz Every Bad Days Has Good News Radamiz Is Limitless LLC [391]
Redman Muddy Waters 2 Gilla House, Empire [392]
Rae Sremmurd Sremm4Life EarDrummers, Interscope Records
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III Ice H2O, Empire Distribution [393]
Rick Ross Richer Than I've Ever Been Maybach Music Group, Epic Records [394]
Roddy Ricch Feed Tha Streets 3 Atlantic Records, Bird Vision, Dream Chasers Records [395]
Rowdy Rebel Sacrifices Epic Records
ScHoolboy Q TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [396]
Stevie Stone TBA Ahdasee Records
Swae Lee Human Nature EarDrummers, Interscope Records [397]
SZA TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA Records
T-Pain Precious Stones Nappy Boy Entertainment, Empire Distribution
T.I. Kill the King Grand Hustle Records, Empire [398]
Token Can't Only Be Me Never Too Different, Atlantic Records
Tory Lanez & Chris Brown TBA One Umbrella, CBE, RCA Records [399]
Travis Scott Utopia Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records
Travis Scott & Kid Cudi The Scotts Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records, Wicked Awesome, Republic Records
Tyrese Identity Theft Voltron, Caroline [400]
Vince Staples Ramona Park Broke My Heart Def Jam
Waka Flocka Flame 8 Ball Brick Squad Monopoly, Atlantic Records
Flockaveli 2
Wale Folarin 2 Maybach Music Group, Warner Records
Wiz Khalifa Cereal Milk Taylor Gang Records, Atlantic Records
Xzibit King Maker Open Bar, EMI [401]
Yo Gotti TBA Collective Music Group, Interscope Records
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Sincerely, Kentrell Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records

Highest-charting songs

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2021 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[402]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Rapstar" Polo G Hall of Fame 1
"Stay" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber F*ck Love 3: Over You
"Up" Cardi B TBA
"What's Next" Drake Scary Hours 2
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Lil Nas X Montero
"Industry Baby" Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow 2
"My Life" J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray The Off-Season
"Wants and Needs" Drake featuring Lil Baby Scary Hours 2
"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" Drake featuring Rick Ross 3
"Calling My Phone" Lil Tjay featuring 6lack Destined 2 Win
"Kiss Me More" Doja Cat featuring SZA Planet Her
"Amari" J. Cole The Off-Season 5
"Astronaut in the Ocean" Masked Wolf TBA 6
"Pride Is the Devil" J. Cole and Lil Baby The Off-Season 7
"95 South" J. Cole 8
"Interlude"
"Without You" The Kid Laroi F*ck Love (Savage)
"What You Know Bout Love" Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon 9
"Whoopty" CJ Loyalty Over Royalty 10
"Miss the Rage" Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti Trip at Knight 11
"Tombstone" Rod Wave SoulFly
"You Right" Doja Cat and The Weeknd Planet Her
"Beat Box" SpotemGottem Final Destination 12
"Seeing Green" Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne Beam Me Up Scotty
"Solid" Young Thug and Gunna featuring Drake Slime Language 2
"Back in Blood" Pooh Shiesty featuring Lil Durk Shiesty Season 13
"Motley Crew" Post Malone TBA
"Applying Pressure" J. Cole The Off-Season
"100 Mil'" J. Cole and Bas 14
"Best Friend" Saweetie featuring Doja Cat Pretty Bitch Music
"WusYaName" Tyler, the Creator featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign Call Me If You Get Lost
"On Me" Lil Baby TBA 15
"Having Our Way" Migos featuring Drake Culture III
"Hats Off" Lil Baby, Lil Durk and Travis Scott The Voice of the Heroes 16
"Ruff Ryders' Anthem" DMX It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
"Street Runner" Rod Wave SoulFly
"Streets" Doja Cat Hot Pink
"Thot Shit" Megan Thee Stallion TBA
"Whole Lotta Money" Bia featuring Nicki Minaj For Certain
"Ski" Young Thug and Gunna Slime Language 2 18
"You're Mines Still" Yung Bleu featuring Drake Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions
"Let Go My Hand" J. Cole, Bas and 6lack The Off-Season 19
"Punchin' the Clock" J. Cole 20
"Every Chance I Get" DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk Khaled Khaled
"Late at Night" Roddy Ricch TBA
"My Ex's Best Friend" Machine Gun Kelly and Blackbear Tickets to My Downfall
"Need to Know" Doja Cat Planet Her
"Voice of the Heroes" Lil Baby and Lil Durk The Voice of the Heroes 21
"Bad Boy" Juice Wrld and Young Thug TBA 22
"Richer" Rod Wave featuring Polo G SoulFly
"Straightenin" Migos Culture III 23
"Lil Bit" Nelly and Florida Georgia Line The Heartland
"Throat Baby (Go Baby)" BRS Kash Kash Only 24
"Ain't Shit" Doja Cat Planet Her
"The Climb Back" J. Cole The Off-Season 25
"No More Parties" Coi Leray featuring Lil Durk TBA 26
"No Return" Polo G featuring The Kid Laroi and Lil Durk Hall of Fame
"Avalanche" Migos Culture III 27
"Cry Baby" Megan Thee Stallion featuring DaBaby Good News 28
"Hunger on Hillside" J. Cole and Bas The Off-Season
"Sorry Not Sorry" DJ Khaled featuring Nas, Jay-Z and James Fauntleroy Khaled Khaled 30
"Time Today" Moneybagg Yo A Gangsta's Pain 31
"Track Star" Mooski TBA
"2040" Lil Baby and Lil Durk The Voice of the Heroes
"Close" J. Cole The Off-Season 33
"Gang Gang" Polo G and Lil Wayne Hall of Fame
"Wockesha" Moneybagg Yo A Gangsta's Pain
"Real as It Gets" Lil Baby featuring EST Gee TBA 34
"How It Feels" Lil Baby and Lil Durk The Voice of the Heroes
"Shottas (Lala)" Moneybagg Yo A Gangsta's Pain 35
"Ball If I Want To" DaBaby TBA 39
"Finesse Out the Gang Way" Lil Durk featuring Lil Baby The Voice
"Juggernaut" Tyler, the Creator featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams Call Me If You Get Lost 40

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of July 2021 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 The Off-Season J. Cole 282,000 1 [403]
2 Call Me If You Get Lost Tyler, the Creator 169,000 1 [404]
3 The Voice of the Heroes Lil Baby & Lil Durk 150,000 1 [405]
4 Hall of Fame Polo G 143,000 1 [406]
5 Culture III Migos 130,500 2 [406]
6 SoulFly Rod Wave 130,000 1 [407]
7 Slime Language 2 Young Stoner Life, Young Thug & Gunna 113,000 1 [408]
8 A Gangsta's Pain Moneybagg Yo 110,000 1 [409]
9 Planet Her Doja Cat 109,000 2 [404]
10 Whole Lotta Red Playboi Carti 100,000 1 [410]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Ghetts Conflict of Interest 95 7 reviews [411]
2 Dave We're All Alone in This Together 92 11 reviews [412]
3 Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost 88 19 reviews [413]
4 Madlib Sound Ancestors 87 10 reviews [414]
5 Nas King's Disease II 87 9 reviews [415]
6 Genesis Owusu Smiling with No Teeth 86 8 reviews [416]
7 Mach-Hommy Pray for Haiti 86 5 reviews [417]
8 Vince Staples Vince Staples 84 19 reviews [418]
9 AJ Tracey Flu Game 84 4 reviews [419]
10 Armand Hammer and The Alchemist Haram 83 5 reviews [420]
11 Isaiah Rashad The House Is Burning 82 7 reviews [421]
12 Brockhampton Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine 79 15 reviews [422]
13 Benny the Butcher and Harry Fraud The Plugs I Met 2 79 9 reviews [423]
14 IDK USEE4YOURSELF 79 5 reviews [424]
15 MIKE Disco! 79 4 reviews [425]
16 Slowthai Tyron 78 25 reviews [426]
17 Doja Cat Planet Her 76 14 reviews [427]
18 J. Cole The Off-Season 76 10 reviews [428]
19 Fredo Independence Day 76 6 reviews [429]
20 Migos Culture III 75 9 reviews [430]
21 YG & Mozzy Kommunity Service 75 4 reviews [431]
22 CZARFACE & MF DOOM Super What? 74 6 reviews [432]
23 Rejjie Snow Baw Baw Black Sheep 72 4 reviews [433]
24 DMX Exodus 71 11 reviews [434]
25 Lil Baby & Lil Durk The Voice of the Heroes 67 6 reviews [435]
26 Lil Yachty Michigan Boy Boat 63 6 reviews [436]
27 KSI All Over the Place 63 4 reviews [437]
28 DJ Khaled Khaled Khaled 58 8 reviews [438]
29 Pop Smoke Faith 53 9 reviews [439]

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