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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 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.[21]

May

June

July

August

  • On August 7, Tory Lanez is scheduled for his sentencing.[41]
  • August 11 represents the 50th anniversary of hip hop music and culture, and a concert honoring this milestone is scheduled at Yankee Stadium. Run-DMC is the headline act, and a group of hip hop founders will perform including Cindy Campbell and her brother DJ Kool Herc.[42]

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[43]
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[44]
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[45]
14 Tony Yayo The Loyal Self-released
YN Jay Coming 2 Coochie Land YN Records
15 Slim Thug Where Dreams Are Made SoSouth[46]
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
Radamiz Gnashing, Teeth - EP Big Enough Home
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[47]
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[48]
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 Code Kunst Remember Archive AOMG
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
Remtrex Not Guilty BE83 Music[50]
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[51]
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[52]
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[53]
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
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
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
Tunde First Lap Self-released
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart
10 Deante' Hitchcock ONCE UPON A TIME ByStorm Entertainment, RCA Records[54]
Radamiz & Thelonious Martin 2409 West Slauson Big Enough Home
12 Chuck Strangers The Boys & Girls Lex Records
DD Osama Here 2 Stay Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Potter Payper Real Back in Style 0207 Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Russ Chomp 2.5 DIEMON Records
Soulja Boy Soulja Season SODMG Records
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Summer Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Richest Opp Never Broke Again, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
16 Wiki Papiseed Street Vol. 1 Self-released
18 6ix 6ixtape TuneCore
19 Belly Mumble Rap 2 XO, Roc Nation Records
B-Lovee Sorry 4 The Wait... Columbia Records
ELWD Monochrome Bad Taste Records[55]
Estee Nack Nacksaw Jim Duggan Griselda Records
Juice WRLD Goodbye & Good Riddance (5 Year Anniversary Edition) Grade A, Interscope Records
Kaytraminé (Kaytranada & Aminé) Kaytraminé CLBN[56]
  • Debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200
Steel Banglez The Playlist Gifted Music
  • Debuted at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Fall Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records
Summer Walker CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE LVRN, Interscope Records[57]
  • Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
Various Artists FAST X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Universal Records[58]
  • Debuted at No. 79 on the Billboard 200
26 Cochise NO ONE'S NICE TO ME Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment[59]
Guvna B The Village Is on Fire Allo Mate Records[60]
Jay Worthy & Roc Marciano Nothing Bigger Than the Program SRFSCHL[61]
Kassa Overall Animals Warp Records[62]
KayCyy TW2052 BuVision, Columbia Records[63]
Kodak Black Pistolz & Pearlz Atlantic Records[64]
  • Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
Lil Durk Almost Healed Alamo Records, Only The Family[65]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Monaleo Where The Flowers Don't Die stomp grounds
Nascar Aloe HEY ASSHOLE! Epitaph Records[66]
Rory I Thought It'd Be Different Avant Garden[67]
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Winter Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records[68]
30 Na-Kel Smith Free Pops Fr A Dream No Longer Deferred Records
31 CJ Fly Healing from Our Wounds Pro Era Records[69]
Fivio Foreign Without Warning Foreign Slide Records

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 McKinley Dixon Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? City Slang
Metro Boomin Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Moneybagg Yo Hard to Love CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
Toosii Naujour SCMG, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
X-Raided A Prayer in Hell Strange Music, Bloc Star Evolution, INgrooves
4 Dave & Central Cee Split Decision Neighbourhood, Live Yours
6 BabyTron 6 The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution
Kenny Mason 6 RCA Records
9 BabyTron 6 (Deluxe) The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution
Bizarre & Foul Mouth HGG2 Readhead, Middle Finger Music
Boldy James & ChanHays Prisoner of Circumstance Droppin Science Productions
Doe Boy Beezy Freebandz, Epic Records
Fat Trel Nightmare on E Street 2 Asylum Records
Rah Swish 9 Shots in the Ruger 20nyne Entertainment, Empire Distribution
Rob49 4GOD II Rebel, Geffen Records
Sexyy Red Hood Hottest Princess Open Shift, Gamma
Statik Selektah Round Trip Mass Appeal
Youngs Teflon & Tiny Boost Purple Hearts The Sharks
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart
7xvethegenius & DJ Green Lantern The Genius Tape Drumwork, EMPIRE
10 Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire & Madlib I'm Alive Self-released
14 SoFaygo Go+ Cactus Jack Records
Wiz Khalifa See Ya Taylor Gang Entertainment
16 Certified Trapper Trapper of the Year Signal Records, Columbia Records
Gunna a Gift & a Curse YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Killer Mike MICHAEL VLNS, Loma Vista
  • Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200
Kool Keith Black Elvis 2 Mello Music Group
Mike Dimes TEXAS BOY Encore Recordings
22 Octavian 22 SexAm Club
Peso Pluma Genesis Double P Records
23 Baby Money Young Nigga Old Soul 2 Quality Control Music
Big Freedia Central City Queen Diva Music
Coi Leray COI Uptown Records
Curtis Waters BAD SON Self-released
Danny Towers & DJ Scheme Safe House TC Music, Empire Distribution
Key Glock Glockoma 2 (Deluxe) Paper Route Empire
Lil Poppa Half Man Half Vamp Rule #1, Interscope Records
Mac Miller Watching Movies with the Sound Off (10th Anniversary) Rostrum Records
Nafe Smallz High Profile Self-Released
TeeFlii & Dom Kennedy I Love Stocker OPM
Theophilus London TL Purple Money
UnoTheActivist Deadication 3 Too Lost LLC
Young Thug BUSINESS IS BUSINESS YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records

Upcoming releases

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
30 The Alchemist Flying High ALC Records, EMPIRE [70]
Bandmanrill, Sha Ek & Mcvertt Defiant Presents: Jiggy In Jersey Defiant Records, Warner Records [71]
Curren$y & Harry Fraud Vices Jet Life Recording [72]
Kota the Friend Protea Fltbys [citation needed]
Lil Uzi Vert The Pink Tape Generation Now, Atlantic Records [73]
Natanael Cano Nata Montana Warner Music, Rancho Humilde [74]
Rylo Rodriguez Been One 4PF, Virgin Music [75]
The Weeknd The Idol Vol. 1 XO, Republic [76]
TBA Drake For All The Dogs OVO Sound, Republic Records [77]
Larry June & Cardo The Night Shift TBA [78]
Travis Scott UTOPIA Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records [79]

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
7 Coolio Long Live Coolio TBA [80]
Dominic Fike Sunburn Columbia Records [81]
Dro Kenji WISH YOU WERE HERE Internet Money, 10K Projects [citation needed]
E-40 Rule of Thumb Heavy On The Grind Entertainment [82]
Never Broke Again Green Flag Activity, Vol. 2 Never Broke Again, Motown Records [83]
12 Black Milk Everybody Good? Computer Ugly, Mass Appeal Records [84]
14 DDG Maybe It's Me... DDG Entertainment, Epic Records [85]
Lil Tjay 222 Columbia Records [86]
Tech N9ne BLISS Strange Music, INgrooves [87]
17 Ken Carson A Great Chaos Opium [88]
27 Westside Gunn & THEN U PRAY FOR ME Daupe!, Griselda, Roc Nation [89]
28 Post Malone Austin Republic, Mercury [90]
TBA Noname Sundial TBA [91]

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
11 Benny the Butcher Everybody Can't Go Def Jam Recordings, Griselda Records, Black Soprano Family [92]
Chief Keef Almighty So 2 43B [93]
18 Genesis Owusu STRUGGLER Ourness, House Anxiety [94]
Joyner Lucas Not Now, I'm Busy Twenty Nine Music Group [95]
Russ SANTIAGO DIEMON Records [96]
25 Ashnikko Weedkiller Warner Records [97]
Fat Tony & Taydex I Will Make A Baby In This Damn Economy Self-released [98]

September

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
TBA Kid Cudi Insano Republic Records, Wicked Awesome [99]

October

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
13 Gucci Mane Breath of Fresh Air 1017 Records, Atlantic Records [100]
20 Nicki Minaj TBA Heavy On It Records, Republic Records [101]

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist Album Label Ref.
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Collegrove 2 Young Money, T.R.U., Republic, Def Jam, Universal [102]
50 Cent TBA G-Unit, Empire [103]
6ix9ine King of New York Create Music Group, 10K Projects [104]
6lack & Jessie Reyez TBA FMLY, Island Records, Love Renaissance, Interscope Records [105]
Aaliyah Unstoppable Blackground Records, Empire [106]
Ana Tijoux Vida Victoria Producciones [107]
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb LLC Records, RCA Records [108]
Bas We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up Dreamville, Interscope, Universal [109]
Black Thought Streams of Thought, Vol. 4 Passyunk, Republic [110]
Bobby Shmurda Ready to Live GS9, ONErpm [111]
Boldy James & J Dilla Drug Dilla TBA [112]
Bow Wow Before 30 TBA [113]
Bryson Tiller Serenity RCA Records [114]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic [115]
Chance the Rapper Star Line Gallery TBA [116]
City Morgue My Bloody America Hikari-Ultra, Republic [117]
Conway the Machine Drumwork the Album Drumwork, Empire [118]
Danny Brown Quaranta Warp [119]
De La Soul TBA Trinitee Urban Records [120]
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Denzel Curry 13LOOD 1N + 13OOD OUT RELOADED PH Recordings, Loma Vista [121]
Unlocked 2.0 [121]
Designed By Angels [122]
Diddy Off the Grid, Vol. 1 Love Records, Motown Records [123]
Dr. Dre TBA Aftermath, Interscope Records [124]
Drake Scary Hours 3 OVO Sound [125]
Drake & Lil Baby TBA OVO Sound, Quality Control Music, Motown Records [126]
Dres & J Dilla TBA Stones Throw [127]
EARTHGANG EARTHGANG Vs The Algorithm: Death Of An Artist Dreamville [128]
Eminem TBA Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records [129]
EPMD Big Business Hit Squad Digital, Roc Nation [130]
Fivio Foreign TBA Columbia, Generation Now [131]
French Montana Mac N Cheese 5 Epic Records, Coke Boys Records [132]
Future Monster 2 Freebandz, Epic Records [133]
Future & Metro Boomin Dirty Sprite 3 Freebandz, Epic Records, Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records [134]
G-Eazy TBA BPG, RVG, RCA [135]
Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele 2 TBA [136]
Ghostface Killah & Raekwon TBA Epic Records, Ice H20, Empire Distribution [137]
Hit-Boy & Anderson. Paak TBA Aftermath Entertainment [138]
Iggy Azalea Hotter than Hell Empire Distribution [139]
J. Cole The Fall Off Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope Records [140]
It's a Boy [141]
Ja Rule 12.Twelve.XII TBA [142]
Jadakiss TBA Def Jam Recordings [143]
Jay-Z The Blueprint 4 Roc-a-Fella Records, Roc Nation, Epic [citation needed]
Jay Rock Eastside Johnny Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [144]
JID & Metro Boomin JIDTRO Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide [145]
Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown Angels & Demons Twenty Nine Music Group, CBE, RCA [146]
Juelz Santana We In Motion TBA [147]
Juice WRLD The Party Never Ends Grade A Productions, Interscope Records [148]
Kanye West & Jay-Z Watch the Throne 2 Roc A Fella Records,Roc Nation [149]
Leon Thomas Electric Dusk UMG Recordings, EZMNY Records, Motown Records [150]
Lil Durk & Metro Boomin No Auto Durk Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records, Only The Family, Alamo Records [151]
Lil' Kim 9 Part 2 Queen Bee, MNRK Music Group [152]
Lil Mosey Universal Interscope, Mogul Vision, Certified Hitmakers [153]
The Land of Make Believe [citation needed]
Lil Wayne Dedication 7 Young Money, Republic [154]
I am Not a Human Being III [155]
Tha Carter VI [156]
LL Cool J G.O.A.T. 2 Def Jam [157]
LL Cool J & Eminem TBA TBA [158]
Logic Ultra 85 Visionary, BobbyBoy Records [159]
Mac Miller & Madlib Maclib Stones Throw, Rostrum [160]
Machine Gun Kelly TBA Interscope Records, EST 19XX [161]
Maybach Music Group Self Made 4 Maybach Music Group, Dream Chasers Records Warner Records [162]
Megan Thee Stallion TBA 1501 Certified, 300 [163]
Mike WiLL Made-It Michael EarDrummers, Atlantic Records [164]
Nas King's Disease 4 Mass Appeal [165]
Nav Nav2 XO Records, Republic Records [166]
Nav & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing 2 XO, Republic, Boominati Worldwide [167]
NxWorries TBA Stones Throw [168]
Offset Blame It on Set Motown Records, Universal Music Group [169]
PartyNextDoor PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 OVO Sound [170]
Polo G & Southside 1300x800 (Northside) Columbia Records, Epic Records, Sony Music [171]
Post Malone & Swae Lee TBA Republic Records Mercury Records, EarDrummers, Interscope Records [172]
Planet Asia & Madlib TBA Interscope, Stones Throw [160]
Playboi Carti Music Interscope, AWGE, Opium Records [173]
Pusha T & DJ Drama TBA Heir Wave Music, Def Jam Records [174]
Q-Tip AlGoRhythms TBA [175]
Riotdiaries
The Last Zulu
Quavo Rocket Power Quality Control Music, Motown Records [176]
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III Ice H2O, Empire [177]
Redman Muddy Waters 2 Gilla House, Riveting Music [178]
Remy Ma Reminisce Empire Distribution [179]
Rich the Kid Life's a Gamble RCA Records [180]
Rick Ross TBA Maybach Music Group [181]
Roddy Ricch Love is Barely Real Anymore Atlantic Records [182]
Russ CHOMP 3 DIEMON Records [183]
Saba & No I.D. TBA Pivot Gang [184]
SAINt JHN & London On Da Track TBA Warner, Gødd Complexx, Hitco [185]
ScHoolboy Q TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [186]
Shaggy 2 Dope Professor Shaggs and the Quest for the Ultimate Groove Psychopathic Records [187]
Smino She Always Dancing Zero Fatigue, Motown [188]
Soulja Boy No Cap In My Rap SODMG Records [189]
Swae Lee Human Nature EarDrummers, Interscope [190]
Sylvan LaCue Nobody's Coming to Save You LaCue Enterprises [191]
The Kid Laroi Kids are Growing Up Grade A, Columbia Records [192]
The First Time [193]
T.I. Kill the King Grand Hustle Records [194]
Tkay Maidza Sweet Justice 4AD [195]
Too $hort Sir Too Short Empire Distribution [196]
Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 5 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects [197]
Twenty88 TBA Def Jam [198]
Ty Dolla $ign & Mustard TBA Atlantic Records, 10 Summers, Interscope Records [199]
Usher TBA RCA Records [200]
Vic Mensa TBA Savemoney, Roc Nation [201]
Vince Staples & The Alchemist TBA Motown Records [202]
Wiz Khalifa Cabin Fever 4 Taylor Gang, Asylum Records [203]
Wizzlemania [204]
Xzibit King Maker Open Bar [205]

Highest-charting songs

United States

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[206]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Search & Rescue" Drake TBA 2
"All My Life" Lil Durk featuring J. Cole Almost Healed
"Creepin'" Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd and 21 Savage Heroes & Villains 3
"Princess Diana" Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj Like..? 4
"Favorite Song" Toosii Naujour 5
"Players" Coi Leray Coi 9
"Just Wanna Rock" Lil Uzi Vert The Pink Tape 10
"Red Ruby da Sleeze" Nicki Minaj TBA 13
"Put It on da Floor Again" Latto featuring Cardi B
"Fight the Feeling" Rod Wave 16
"Fukumean" Gunna a Gift & a Curse
"Stand by Me" Lil Durk featuring Morgan Wallen Almost Healed 22
"Painting Pictures" Superstar Pride 5 Lbs of Pressure 25
"Slut Me Out" NLE Choppa Cottonwood 2 28
"Back To The Moon" Gunna a Gift & a Curse 29
"Set Me Free Pt. 2" Jimin Face 30
"Attention" Doja Cat TBA 31
"Dogtooth" Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale 33
"Area Codes" Kali TBA
"Pelle Coat" Lil Durk Almost Healed 35
"America Has a Problem" Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar Renaissance 38

United Kingdom

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart[207]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Sprinter" Dave and Central Cee Split Decision 1
"Escapism" Raye featuring 070 Shake My 21st Century Blues
"Who Told You" J Hus featuring Drake Don't Say Militancy 2
"Let Go" Central Cee TBA 6
"Martin's Sofa" Headie One 9
"Out of Nowhere" Bugzy Malone and TeeDee
"Tony Soprano 2" Nines Crop Circle 2 10

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of June 2023 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Almost Healed Lil Durk 125,000 3 [208]
2 Hope NF 123,000 2 [209]
3 a Gift & a Curse Gunna 85,000 3 [210]
4 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (soundtrack) Metro Boomin 66,000 7 [211]
5 Don't Try This at Home YoungBoy Never Broke Again 60,000 5 [212]
6 Mansion Musik Trippie Redd 56,000 3 [213]
7 Afterlyfe Yeat 55,000 4 [214]
8 Richest Opp YoungBoy Never Broke Again 51,000 4 [215]
9 Hard to Love Moneybagg Yo 51,000 10 [211]
10 Love Sick Don Toliver 40,500 8 [214]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 billy woods & Kenny Segal Maps 90 10 reviews [216]
2 JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown SCARING THE HOES 86 13 reviews [217]
3 McKinley Dixon Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? 85 5 reviews [218]
4 Potter Payper Real Back in Style 84 4 reviews [219]
5 Young Nudy Gumbo 82 5 reviews [220]
6 El Michels Affair & Black Thought Glorious Game 81 7 reviews [221]
7 Slowthai UGLY 80 16 reviews [222]
8 Killer Mike MICHAEL 80 11 reviews [223]
9 Rae Sremmurd Sremm 4 Life 78 6 reviews [224]
10 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here 73 9 reviews [225]
11 Skrillex Don't Get Too Close 72 4 reviews [226]
12 Macklemore Ben 71 4 reviews [227]
13 Gunna a Gift & a Curse 70 5 reviews [228]
14 Don Toliver Love Sick 68 5 reviews [229]
15 Lil Durk Almost Healed 60 6 reviews [230]
16 Jack Harlow Jackman 60 6 reviews [231]
17 Trippie Redd Mansion Musik 58 5 reviews [232]

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