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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2023.

Events

January

February

March

April

  • On April 6, Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome were all formally sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of XXXTentacion.[18][19] On the same day, Coolio's cause of death was revealed as an overdose of fentanyl.[20]
  • On April 10, Tory Lanez is scheduled for his sentencing.[21]
  • On April 26, Pras, of the Fugees, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the US, witness tampering and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government, for his role in the 1MDB scandal.[22]

May

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 KXNG Crooked Dear California COB, Hitmaker Distribution
5 Dusty Locane & Kajun Waters -95 Degrees 95MM, Empire Distribution
6 French Montana & DJ Drama Coke Boys 6 Coke Boys, Epic Records
Real Boston Richey Public Housing, Pt. 2 Open Shift Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again I Rest My Case Never Broke Again, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Zaytoven Only One Zaytoven Global LLC
9 03 Greedo & Mike Free Free 03 Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
13 21 Lil Harold After the Curse Slaughter Gang Entertainment, Epic Records
BabyTron Bin Reaper 3: New Testament The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200
Clavish Rap Game Awful Polydor, Universal Music UK
Declaime & Madlib In the Beginning (Vol. 3) SomeOthaShip Connect, Fat Beats
Sematary BUTCHER HOUSE Haunted Mound
Skyzoo & The Other Guys The Mind of a Saint First Generation Rich, HiPNOTT Records[26]
19 BIGBABYGUCCI Homesick Self-released
20 Autumn! ##B4GC3 ##B4GC3 Self-released
Boldy James & RichGains Indiana Jones Self-released
Chiddy Bang Lunch Adventure Records
Gloss Up Before the Gloss Up Quality Control Music
Ice Spice Like..? 10K Projects, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
JDot Breezy Don't FWM Later Hitmaker Music Group, Black Noize!
Oddisee To What End Outer Note Label
Tha God Fahim & Nico JP Chess Moves Odd Harmonics
Trippie Redd Mansion Musik 10K Projects, Universal Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
23 Tha God Fahim & Camouflauge Monk Dark Shogunn Assassin Champion Rap Productions
27 BiC Fizzle Clark Street Baby 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Don Trip Gotham City MRVL Recording Group, Connect Music
Lil Yachty Let's Start Here Concrete Records, Quality Control, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Reuben Vincent Love is War Jamla Records, Roc Nation
Styles P Penultimate: A Calm Wolf Is Still a Wolf Empire Distribution[27]
Summrs Stuck in My Ways Virgin Records, Universal Music Group
tana GAULTIER Galactic Records, Interscope Records
31 Big Boogie Definition of Big Dude CMG

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Kevin Gates The Luca Brasi Story (A Decade of Brasi) Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic Records
3 2KBABY Scared 2 Love Warner Records
Ace Hood Body Bag Vol. 6 Hood Nation, Empire
All But 6 All But 6 All But 6 Records
JayDaYoungan Forever 23 2x DNF Partners, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 188 on the Billboard 200
Tay B 4eva in My Bag (Deluxe) Giant Music, AFLN Music Group
10 BigXthaPlug AMAR UnitedMasters
  • Debuted at No. 181 on the Billboard 200
Dusty Locane From da Flu with Luv 95MM, Empire Distribution
Enchanting Luv Scarred / No Luv (Deluxe) 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Fendi P & Cheeze Beatz LS3 Jet Life Recordings, Atlantic Records, Empire Distribution
J.I the Prince of N.Y One Way or Another G*Starr Entertainment
Kash Doll & DJ Drama Back on Dexter: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Kash Doll Enterprises, MNRK Records
Lance Skiiiwalker Audiodidactic Top Dawg Entertainment
Shy Glizzy Flowers Glizzy Gang, 300 Entertainment
Smokepurpp Anti Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
11 Horseshoe Gang Deme Lovewin Kenny COB LLC[28]
14 Tony Yayo The Loyal Self-released
YN Jay Coming 2 Coochie Land YN Records
15 Slim Thug Where Dreams Are Made SoSouth[29]
17 Big Scarr The Secret Weapon 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200
D. Savage Mafia Musik D Savage Enterprise, Empire Distribution
Jay Critch Jugg Season Talk Money Entertainment, Empire Distribution
Joey Trap The Flood Young Rich Squad
Kxllswxch The Walls Have Eyes KILL!, Empire Distribution
MadeinTYO NEO TYO Private Club Records, Commission Music
Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains (Villains Version) Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records
Nappy Nina Mourning Due LucidHaus
Oh No Good Vibes Stones Throw
Skrillex Quest for Fire OWSLA, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200
Violent J Bloody Sunday Psychopathic Records
Wesley Joseph GLOW Secretly Canadian, EEVILTWINN
18 Skrillex Don't Get Too Close OWSLA, Atlantic Records
22 Freddie Dredd Freddie's Inferno (Deluxe) RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment,
Maxo Even God Has a Sense of Humor Def Jam Recordings
24 Algiers Shook Matador Records
ALLBLACK Born to Score Play Runners Association, Empire
Asian Doll Let's Do a Drill 2 Doll Gang Records
BabyTron Out on Bond The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution
Blac Youngsta Bank Appointment Heavy Camp, Create Music Group
Canibus & Johnny Slash Self Licking Ice Cream Cone Holy Toledo Productions, Revel Distro
Cappadonna & Shaka Amazulu The 7th African Killa Beez Black Stone of Mecca
Don Toliver Love Sick Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Fredo Bang Ape Talk Se Lavi, Def Jam Records
Hell Razah & RoadsArt Renaissance Art RoadsArt Records
Key Glock Glockoma 2 Paper Route Empire
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
Lecrae Church Clothes 4: Dry Clean Only Reach Records
Logic College Park Three Oh One Productions
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
Payroll Giovanni Ghost Mode BYLUG Entertainment
Russ Millions One of a Kind Dream Like Records
Rv Inconspicuous Self-released
Sada Baby Shonuff Hitmaker Music Group, Blac Noize!
Sideshow Don't Just Stand There! Self-released
$uicideboy$ & Shakewell Shameless $uicide G*59 Records
  • Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Tha God Fahim Iron Bull Nature Sound
Watsky Intention Symmetry 3.3 Music
Xanman Snake Me Xanmann
Yeat Afterlyfe Field Trip, Geffen Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
27 Rome Streetz & Big Ghost Ltd Wasn't Built in a Day Big Ghost Ltd. Music
28 Young Nudy Gumbo RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 135 on the Billboard 200

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 9th Wonder Zion VIII Jamla Records
3 Che Noir & Big Ghost Ltd Noir or Never Poetic Movement Records
Dreamville Creed III: The Soundtrack Dreamville, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200
Finesse2tymes 90 Days Later Bread Gang, Atlantic Records
G4 Boyz Bring 2 Forms of I.D Self-released
Lil' Flip 333 GT Digital, Clover G[30]
Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 Self-released
Macklemore Ben Bendo LLC
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
Pipe Calderón Back 2 the Game Self-released
Real Boston Richey Trapping & Finessing Open Shift Distribution
Slowthai Ugly Method Records, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Ufo361 Love My Life Stay High, Groove Attack
Young Noble & Deuce Deuce Purpose Concrete Enterprise[31]
Zulu A New Tomorrow Flatspot Records
6 Talib Kweli & Madlib Liberation 2 Self-released
7 iayze Reverence Simple Stupid Records, Geffen Records
10 Bankrol Hayden 29 Atlantic Records
Conway the Machine & Jae Skeese Pain Provided Profit Drumwork, EMPIRE
G Perico & DJ Drama Hot Shot Perico's Innerprize LLC, EMPIRE
Ivan Ave All Season Gear Mutual Intentions
Jim Jones & Hitmaka Back in My Prime Vamplife, EMPIRE
Murs speak n spell Mid90s
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy Victims & Villains SoulStar Music Company
Pouya Gator All But 6
RXKNephew Till I'm Dead New Breed Trapper
Zaytoven Street Credentials Famillar Territory, MNRK Records
11 Fly Anakin stop tryna hack my facebook Self-released
12 RXKNephew Not Fin Be on No Streaming Services Vol. 1. AintNobodyCool
15 Rav LEAP Exociety
Yung Mal Iceburg Where U Been Alamo Records, Sony Music
16 Upchurch Pioneer Mud to Gold Entertainment
17 Eladio Carrión 3MEN2KBRN Rimas
  • Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
EST Gee Mad Warlike, CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Estee Nack BRAP! Below System Records
Knowledge the Pirate 5Lbs of Pressure Treasurechest Entertainment
Lil Keed Keed Talk to 'Em 2 YSL, 300, Atlantic
Lil Pump Lil Pump 2 Self-released
Money Man Red Eye Black Circle, Empire Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
Quin NFN Never on Time NFN Entertainment, Empire Distribution
Rich Amiri Evolution Universal Music Group
Scorey Help Is on the Way (Deluxe) Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment
T-Pain On Top of the Covers Nappy Boy, EMPIRE
22 Daz Dillinger & Lil Eazy-E The Legacy Dogg Pound Records, Rich & Ruthless Records
Rx Papi Dawg Storm Dawg Shit Records
23 Myke Towers La Vida es Una Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 173 on the Billboard 200
Navy Blue Ways of Knowing Def Jam, Freedom Sounds
Rylo Rodriguez Sorry Four the Delay Self-released
24 03 Greedo Halfway There Alamo Records
6lack Since I Have a Lover Love Renaissance, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
BIGBABYGUCCI Colors Self-released
Hit-Boy Surf or Drown Surf Club
ICECOLDBISHOP GENERATIONAL CURSE Ice Cold Entertainment, Epic Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Jae Skeese Abolished Uncertainties Drumwork, EMPIRE
Jasiah 3 Atlantic Records
JPEGMafia & Danny Brown SCARING THE HOES Warp Records
  • Debuted at No. 84 on the Billboard 200
Kool Keith & Real Bad Man Serpent Real Bad Man Records
Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah To See a Sunset Venice Music
Quando Rondo Recovery Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records
TisaKorean Let Me Update My Status Jazzzy
28 Zelooperz Microphone Fiend Self-released
30 ShooterGang Kony Church Ain't Safe Self-released
31 Autumn! Golden Child, Chapter 3 Self-released
B. Cool-Aid Leather Blvd Lex Records
Chlöe In Pieces Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200
DJ Drama I'm Really Like That Generation Now, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200
Juicy J Mental Trillness Trippy Music LLC
Larry June & The Alchemist The Great Escape The Freeminded, ALC Records, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200
Lil Wayne I Am Music Young Money Records, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Luh Tyler My Vision Motion Music, Atlantic Records
Matt Ox Ai.Ox OX
Powfu tell me your feelings and i won't tell you mine pt. 2 Columbia Records
Ric Wilson, Chromeo & A-Trak CLUSTERFUNK Free Disco, EMPIRE
Royce da 5'9" The Heaven Experience EP Heaven Studios, LLC[32]
Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale Columbia Records

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri For Motivational Use Only, Vol. 1 Jet Life Recordings, So So Def Recordings
5 Fly Anakin & Foisey Skinemaxxx (Side A) Lex Records
6 Blac Youngsta Blac Sheep Heavy Camp, Create Music Group
Gucci Mane 1017 Up Next 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
7 Kenny Muney Blue Muney Paper Route Empire
Meyhem Lauren, Madlib & DJ Muggs Champagne for Breakfast Soul Assassins
Mozzy Kollect Kall CMG, Interscope Records
NF Hope NF Real Music, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Nym Lo & Statik Selektah From The Horse's Mouth MNRK Records, Surface Noise Records
Planet Giza Ready When You Are Quiet Note
Rae Sremmurd SREMM 4 LIFE EarDrummers, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
Rittz MellowLOvation Music CNT Records
Slump6s Forgive Never Forget Field Trip, Republic Records
Tyler, the Creator Wolf + Instrumentals Columbia Records
14 Avelino GOD SAVE THE STREETS More Music Records, OddChild Music
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart
Black Thought & El Michels Affair Glorious Game Big Crown Records
Dinner Party Enigmatic Society Sounds of Crenshaw, Empire
Fatlip & Blu Live From The End Of The World (Deluxe) Nature Sounds, New World Color
French the Kid No Signal Drop Out UK
  • Debuted at No. 55 on the UK Albums Chart
Grafh & 38 Spesh Art of Words TCF Music Group
Kwengface The Memoir Self-released
NLE Choppa Cottonwood 2 Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
Pi'erre Bourne Grails SossHouse, Interscope Records
Prof Horse Stophouse Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 111 on the Billboard 200
Troy Ave Dear Hater I Won BSB Records
Yung Bleu Love Scars II Moon Boy University, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
19 Redveil Playing w/ Fire Self-released
20 Domo Genesis & The Alchemist No Idols (re-release) ALC, Domo
Fendi P Sumin' to Smoke To Jet Life Recordings
Gabe 'Nandez Pangea POW Recordings
Krayzie Bone Quickfix: Level 3: Level Up The Life Apparel
Matt Ox & Surf Gang OXygen Surf Gang Records
21 Hotboy Wes Left For Dead, Vol. 1 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Iann Dior Leave Me Where You Found Me Internet Money Records, 10K Projects
Lloyd Banks The Course of The Inevitable III: Pieces of My Pain Money by Any Means, EMPIRE
M-Dot egO anD The eneMy 2: A Dissolute Paradise Self-released
Peezy Ghetto #Boyz Entertainment, Empire Distribution
Songer SKALA Hard Reality
  • Debuted at No. 30 on the UK Albums Chart
Swizz Beatz Hip Hop 50, Vol. 2 Mass Appeal Records, Def Jam Recordings
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Don't Try This at Home Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Zombie Juice Love Without Conditions Terp World
28 BlueBucksClan & Drakeo the Ruler Legendary UMG Recordings
G Herbo Strictly 4 My Fans 2 Machine Entertainment Group, 150 Dream Team
  • Debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200
Homixide Gang Snot or Not Opium, Interscope Records
Ill Bill Billy Uncle Howie Records, Fat Beats
Jack Harlow Jackman Generation Now, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Joey Trap Biggest Alien Really Flexin Young Rich Squad LLC
KAMAUU LACUNA in The House Of Mirrors Atlantic Recording Corporation
Nines Crop Circle 2 Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Rowdy Rebel & Fetty Luciano Splash Brothers Self-released
Shordie Shordie A Life for Two Warner Records
Summrs Ghost Self-released
Tee Grizzley & Skilla Baby Controversy Grizzley Gang, 300 Entertainment
Tha God Fahim Dump Gawd: Rhyme Pays Self-released
YUNGMORPHEUS From Whence It Came Lex Records
29 Mike Dean 4:23 MWA Music

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
5 Armani White Road to Casablanco Legendbound, Def Jam Recordings
Atmosphere So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously Rhymesayers
Berner Arrogance Is Ignorance (One Shot Kill) Empire Distribution
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal Maps Backwoodz Studioz
Conway the Machine Won't He Do It Drumwork, Empire Distribution
DaBaby Call Da Fireman South Coast Music Group, Interscope Records
DC the Don FUNERAL Rostrum Records
Denzel Curry Live at Electric Lady PH Recordings, Loma Vista
Destroy Lonely If Looks Could Kill Opium, Interscope Records
IDK F65 Clue No Clue LLC, Warner Records
JELEEL! REAL RAW! Jeleel Yeah LLC, 10K Projects
Jidenna ME YOU & GOD Wondaland Records, Magic Chief Productions
MC Eiht Lessons 2 Blue Stamp Records
OhGeesy Geezyworld 2 Atlantic Records
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Spring Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records

Upcoming releases

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
12 Deante' Hitchcock ONCE UPON A TIME ByStorm Entertainment, RCA Records [33]
Radamiz & Thelonious Martin 2409 West Slauson Big Enough Home
12 Aminé & KAYTRANADA KAYTRAMINÉ CLBN [34]
Chuck Strangers The Boys & Girls Lex Records [35]
Lil Durk Almost Healed Alamo Records, Only The Family [36]
Russ Chomp 2.5 DIEMON Records
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Richest Opp Never Broke Again, Motown Records
19 Belly Mumble Rap 2 XO, Roc Nation Records [37]
ELWD Monochrome Bad Taste Records [38]
Summer Walker CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE LVRN, Interscope Records [39]
26 CJ Fly Healing From Our Wounds Pro Era Records [40]
Guvna B The Village Is On Fire Allo Mate Records [41]
Jay Worthy Nothing Bigger Than The Program SRFSCHL [42]
Kassa Overall Animals Warp Records [43]
KayCyy TW2052 BuVision, Columbia Records [44]
TBA 7xvethegenius Death of Deuce Drumwork, EMPIRE [45]

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
2 Ashnikko WEEDKILLER Parlophone Records [46]
McKinley Dixon Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? City Slang [47]
Metro Boomin Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Soundtrack TBA [48]
Toosii Naujour SCMG, Capitol Records [49]
3 RXKNephew I Really Really Don't Give A Flying Fuck Crack Records [50]
9 Chief Keef Almighty So 2 43B [51]
19 Viper Ya'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack (You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack II) Rhyme Time Records [52]
23 Westside Gunn & THEN U PRAY FOR ME Daupe!, Griselda, Roc Nation [53]
TBA Travis Scott UTOPIA Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records [54]

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
14 Tech N9ne BLISS Strange Music, INgrooves [55]
TBA Noname Sundial TBA [56]
Russ SANTIAGO DIEMON [57]

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
11 Benny the Butcher & Hit-Boy Everybody Can't Go Def Jam Recordings, Griselda Records, Black Soprano Family, Zone 4, GOOD Music [58]
18 Joyner Lucas Not Now, I'm Busy Twenty Nine Music Group [59]

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist Album Label Ref.
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Collegrove 2 Young Money, T.R.U., Republic, Def Jam, Universal [60]
50 Cent TBA G-Unit, Empire [61]
6ix9ine King of New York Create Music Group, 10K Projects [62]
6lack & Jessie Reyez TBA FMLY, Island Records, Love Renaissance, Interscope Records [63]
Aaliyah Unstoppable Blackground Records, Empire [64]
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb LLC Records, RCA Records [65]
Bas We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up Dreamville, Interscope, Universal [66]
Black Thought Streams of Thought, Vol. 4 Passyunk, Republic [67]
Bobby Shmurda Ready to Live GS9, ONErpm [68]
Bow Wow Before 30 TBA [69]
Bryson Tiller Serenity RCA Records [70]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic [71]
Chance the Rapper Star Line Gallery TBA [72]
City Morgue My Bloody America Hikari-Ultra, Republic [73]
Conway the Machine Drumwork the Album Drumwork, Empire [74]
Coolio Long Live Coolio Tommy Boy [75]
Danny Brown Quaranta Warp [76]
De La Soul TBA Trinitee Urban Records [77]
AOI3
Denzel Curry 13LOOD 1N + 13OOD OUT RELOADED PH Recordings, Loma Vista [78]
Unlocked 2.0 [78]
Designed By Angels [79]
Diddy Off the Grid, Vol. 1 Love Records, Motown Records [80]
Dr. Dre TBA Aftermath, Interscope [81]
Drake Scary Hours 3 OVO Sound [82]
Dres & J Dilla TBA Stones Throw [83]
EARTHGANG EARTHGANG Vs The Algorithm: Death Of An Artist Dreamville [84]
Eminem TBA Shady Records, Aftermath, Interscope [85]
EPMD Big Business Hit Squad Digital, Roc Nation [86]
Fivio Foreign TBA Columbia, Generation Now [87]
French Montana Mac N Cheese 5 Epic Records, Coke Boys Records [88]
Future Monster 2 Freebandz, Epic Records [89]
Future & Metro Boomin TBA Freebandz, Epic Records, Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records [90]
G-Eazy TBA BPG, RVG, RCA [91]
Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele 2 TBA [92]
Ghostface Killah & Raekwon TBA Epic Records, Ice H20, Empire Distribution [93]
Gucci Mane TBA 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Gunna TBA Atlantic Records
Hit-Boy & Anderson. Paak TBA Aftermath Entertainment [94]
Hopsin Minor Disturbance Undercover Prodigy [95]
Iggy Azalea Hotter than Hell Empire Distribution [96]
J. Cole The Fall Off Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope Records [97]
It's a Boy [98]
Jadakiss TBA Def Jam Recordings [99]
Ja Rule 12.Twelve.XII TBA [100]
Jay Rock Eastside Johnny Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [101]
JID & Metro Boomin JIDTRO Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide [102]
Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown Angels & Demons Twenty Nine Music Group, CBE, RCA [103]
Juelz Santana We In Motion TBA [104]
Juice WRLD The Party Never Ends Grade A Productions, Interscope Records [105]
Kanye West & Jay-Z Watch the Throne 2 Roc A Fella Records,Roc Nation [106]
Kid Cudi TBA Republic, Wicked Awesome [107]
Killer Mike Michael TBA [108]
Leon Thomas Electric Dusk UMG Recordings, EZMNY Records, Motown Records [109]
Lil Durk The Voice 2 Alamo Records, Only The Family
Lil Durk & Metro Boomin No Auto Durk Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records, Only The Family, Alamo Records [110]
Lil' Kim 9 Part 2 Queen Bee, MNRK Music Group [111]
Lil Mosey Universal Interscope, Mogul Vision, Certified Hitmakers [112]
The Land of Make Believe
Lil Uzi Vert The Pink Tape Generation Now, Atlantic Records [113]
Lil Wayne Dedication 7 Young Money, Republic [114]
I am Not a Human Being III [115]
Tha Carter VI [116]
LL Cool J G.O.A.T. 2 Def Jam [117]
LL Cool J & Eminem TBA TBA [118]
Logic Ultra 85 Visionary, BobbyBoy Records [119]
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace [120]
Machine Gun Kelly TBA Interscope Records, EST 19XX [121]
Mac Miller & Madlib Maclib Stones Throw, Rostrum [122]
Maybach Music Group Self Made 4 Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records,

Warner Records

[123]
Megan Thee Stallion TBA 1501 Certified, 300 [124]
Mike WiLL Made-It Michael EarDrummers, Atlantic [125]
Moneybagg Yo Hard To Love CMG, Interscope Records [126]
Nas King's Disease 4 Mass Appeal [127]
Nav Nav2 XO Records, Republic Records [128]
Nav & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing 2 XO, Republic, Boominati Worldwide [129]
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 Heavy On It Records,Republic Records [130]
NxWorries TBA Stones Throw [131]
Offset Blame It on Set Motown Records [132]
Polo G & Southside 1300x800 (Northside) Columbia Records, Epic Records, Sony Music [133]
Post Malone & Swae Lee TBA Republic Records, EarDrummers, Interscope Records [134]
Planet Asia & Madlib TBA Interscope, Stones Throw [122]
Playboi Carti Music Interscope, AWGE, Opium Records [135]
Pusha T & DJ Drama TBA Heir Wave Music, Def Jam Records [136]
Q-Tip AlGoRhythms TBA [137]
Riotdiaries
The Last Zulu
Quavo Rocket Power Quality Control Music, Motown Records
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III Ice H2O, Empire [138]
Redman Muddy Waters 2 Gilla House, Riveting Music [139]
Remy Ma Reminisce Empire Distribution [140]
Rich the Kid Life's a Gamble RCA Records [141]
Rick Ross TBA Maybach Music Group [142]
Roddy Ricch Love is Barely Real Anymore Atlantic Records [143]
Russ CHOMP 3 DIEMON Records [144]
Saba & No I.D. TBA Pivot Gang [145]
SAINt JHN & London On Da Track TBA Warner, Gødd Complexx, Hitco [146]
ScHoolboy Q TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [147]
Smino She Always Dancing Zero Fatigue, Motown [148]
Soulja Boy No Cap In My Rap SODMG Records [149]
Swae Lee Human Nature EarDrummers, Interscope [150]
Sylvan LaCue Nobody's Coming to Save You LaCue Enterprises [151]
Takeoff TBA Quality Control Music, Motown Records
T-Pain A Day Out with the Girls Nappy Boy, Empire
The Kid Laroi Kids are Growing Up Grade A, Columbia Records [152]
The First Time [153]
The Weeknd The Idol Vol. 1 TBA [154]
T.I. Kill the King Grand Hustle Records [155]
Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 5 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects [156]
Twenty88 TBA Def Jam [157]
Ty Dolla $ign and Mustard TBA 10 Summers, Interscope Records
Usher TBA RCA Records [158]
Vic Mensa TBA Savemoney, Roc Nation [159]
Wiz Khalifa Cabin Fever 4 Taylor Gang, Asylum Records [160]
Wizzlemania [161]
X-Raided A Prayer in Hell Strange Music, Bloc Star Evolution, INgrooves [162]
Xzibit King Maker Open Bar [163]

Highest-charting songs

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[164]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Search & Rescue" Drake TBA 2
"Creepin'" Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd and 21 Savage Heroes & Villains 3
"Princess Diana" Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj Like..? 4
"Players" Coi Leray TBA 9
"Just Wanna Rock" Lil Uzi Vert 10
"Favorite Song" Toosii Naujour 11
"Red Ruby da Sleeze" Nicki Minaj TBA 13
"Fight the Feeling" Rod Wave 16
"Escapism" Raye featuring 070 Shake My 21st Century Blues 22
"Painting Pictures" Superstar Pride 5 Lbs of Pressure 25
"Slut Me Out" NLE Choppa Cottonwood 2 28
"Set Me Free Pt. 2" Jimin Face 30
"Dogtooth" Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale 33

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of April 2023 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Hope NF 123,000 2 [165]
2 Don't Try This at Home YoungBoy Never Broke Again 60,000 5 [166]
3 Mansion Musik Trippie Redd 56,000 3 [167]
4 Afterlyfe Yeat 55,000 4 [168]
5 Love Sick Don Toliver 40,500 8 [168]
6 Let's Start Here Lil Yachty 36,000 9 [169]
7 Jackman Jack Harlow 35,500 8 [170]
8 I Rest My Case YoungBoy Never Broke Again 29,000 9 [171]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 billy woods & Kenny Segal Maps 90 4 reviews [172]
2 JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown SCARING THE HOES 86 13 reviews [173]
3 El Michels Affair & Black Thought Glorious Game 83 6 reviews [174]
4 Young Nudy Gumbo 82 5 reviews [175]
5 Slowthai UGLY 80 16 reviews [176]
6 Rae Sremmurd Sremm 4 Life 78 6 reviews [177]
7 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here 73 9 reviews [178]
8 Skrillex Don't Get Too Close 72 4 reviews [179]
9 Macklemore Ben 71 4 reviews [180]
10 Don Toliver Love Sick 68 5 reviews [181]
11 Jack Harlow Jackman 67 4 reviews [182]
12 Trippie Redd Mansion Musik 58 5 reviews [183]

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