2018 in hip hop music
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2018.
Events
January
- On January 19, Chicago rapper Fredo Santana died in Los Angeles from a seizure.
February
- On February 10, Ensayne Wayne, a multi-platinum producer from Memphis, was killed in a shooting in Atlanta.[1]
Released albums
January
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scallops Hotel | Sovereign Nose of Your Arrogant Face | Ruby Yacht, The Order Label[2] | |
| 5 | Cupcakke | Ephorize | Cupcakke[3] | |
| 10 | Lil Skies | Life of a Dark Rose | Lil Skies[4] |
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| 12 | Maxo Kream | Punken | TSO Music Group, Kream Clicc[5] | |
| 16 | Dave East | Paranoia 2 | Def Jam Recordings, Mass Appeal Records, From the Dirt[6] |
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| Berner | The Big Pescado | Bern One Entertainment | ||
| 19 | Sir | November | Top Dawg Entertainment[7] | |
| Planet Asia | The Golden Buddha | Brick Records LLC[8] | ||
| Paul Wall | Bounce Backs Over Setbacks | Oiler Mobb Ent[9] | ||
| GT Garza | Brown By Honor 2 | The Machine Music Group[10] | ||
| 26 | Migos | Culture II | Quality Control Music, Motown Records, Capitol Records[11] |
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| Evidence | Weather or Not | Rhymesayers Entertainment[12] | ||
| Payroll Giovanni & Cardo | Big Bossin Vol. 2 | Def Jam Recordings | ||
| Cellski | Legendary | Inner CIty 2k |
February
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Childish Gambino | EP | Wolf and Rothstein | |
| Rich Brian | Amen | 88 Rising Music, Empire Distribution | ||
| Skyzoo | In Celebration of Us | First Generation Rich, Empire[13] | ||
| 9 | Various artists | Black Panther (soundtrack) | Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records[14] | |
| 13 | Cozz | Effected | Dreamville Records, Interscope Records | |
| 16 | Tyga | Kyoto | Last Kings Records, Empire[15] | |
| O.C. | A New Dawn | D.I.T.C. Studios[16] | ||
| Nipsey Hussle | Victory Lap | All Money In No Money Out, Atlantic Records[17] | ||
| Daz Dillinger | Dazamataz | Felder Entertainment | ||
| Yukmouth | JJ Based On a Vill Story Three | Smoke-A-Lot Records, Empire |
Upcoming releases
February
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Black Milk | Fever | Mass Appeal, Computer Ugly[18] |
| Mitchy Slick | Post Traumatic Stress Diego | Wrong Kind Records, Empire | |
March
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Apathy | The Widow's Son | Dirty Version Records[19] |
| Carnage | Battered Bruised & Bloody | Heavyweight Records | |
| Tech N9ne | Planet | Strange Music[20] | |
| Mach Hommy | Wide Birth | ||
| Wiley | Godfather II | Self-released[21] | |
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Until Death May Call My Name | Atlantic[22] | |
| 16 | Currensy | Back at Burnie's | Jet Life Recordings[23] |
| Murs | A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable | Strange Music[24] | |
| PRhyme | PRhyme 2 | PRhyme Records[25] | |
| 30 | Czarface and MF Doom | Czarface Meets Metal Face | Silver Age[26] |
| Quelle Chris and Jean Grae | Everything's Fine | Mello Music Group[27] |
April
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Gunn & Conway | Hall & Nash 2 | Griselda, Shady Records |
May
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Too $hort | The Pimp Tape | Dangerous Records, Empire[28] |
TBA
- TBA by Ace Hood
- TBA by Andre 3000
- Testing by A$AP Rocky
- TBA by Black Star[29]
- Team Effort by Brockhampton[30]
- TBA by Busta Rhymes
- King Capital by Capital STEEZ
- TBA by CL
- Reject 3 by Conway
- Bandana by Freddie Gibbs & Madlibz
- Taboo by Denzel Curry
- TBA by Earl Sweatshirt
- TBA by Eminem
- Legendary Status by Hussein Fatal
- TBA by Jay Rock
- Vehicle City by Jon Connor
- It Is What It Is by Kirk Knight
- Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne
- TBA by Ludacris
- TBA by Nas
- TBA by Nicki Minaj
- Room 25 by Noname
- King Push by Pusha T
- Port of Miami 2: Born to Kill by Rick Ross
- Purple Panther by Riff Raff
- RR2: The Bitter Dose by Roc Marciano
- End Game by The Roots
- Flockaveli 2 by Waka Flocka Flame
- Hall & Nash 2 by Westside Gunn & Conway
- Rolling Papers 2: The Weed Album by Wiz Khalifa
See also
- Previous article: 2017 in hip hop music
References
- ^ https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.45950/title.multi-platinum-memphis-producer-ensayne-wayne-killed-in-atlanta-shooting
- ^ "Sovereign Nose of Your Arrogant Face by Scallops Hotel on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Ephorize by cupcakKe on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Life of a Dark Rose by Lil Skies on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Punken by Maxo Kream on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "P2 by Dave East on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "November by SiR on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "The Golden Buddha by Planet Asia on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Bounce Backs Over Setbacks by Paul Wall on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Brown By Honor 2 by GT Garza on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Culture II by Migos on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Weather or Not by Evidence". Bandcamp.
- ^ "In Celebration of Us by Skyzoo on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Black Panther: The Album by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Kyoto by Tyga on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "A New Dawn by O.C. on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Victory Lap by Nipsey Hussle on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Fever by Black Milk on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "The Widow's Son by Apathy on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Planet (Deluxe Edition) by Tech N9ne on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Godfather II by Wiley on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Until Death Call My Name by YoungBoy Never Broke Again on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Currensy Shares Release Date of Back at Burnies". XXL.
- ^ "MURS – A STRANGE JOURNEY INTO THE UNIMAGINABLE – Pre-Order Now Available!". Strange Music.
- ^ "PRhyme 2 by PRhyme on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Czarface Meets Metal Face by CZARFACE & MF Doom on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "Everything's Fine by Jean Grae & Quelle Chris on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ "The Pimp Tape by Too $hort on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2018/02/blackstar-and-madlib-are-dropping-an-album-this-year-according-to-yasiin-bey
- ^ https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/12/psych-brockhampton-announce-2018-album-team-effort/