1998 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 1998.

Released albums

Release Date	Artist	Album
January 20	Young Bleed	My Balls and My Word
February 17	Silkk the Shocker	Charge It 2 da Game
March 3	The Dynospectrum	The Dynospectrum
	Scarface	My Homies
March 10	Killah Priest	Heavy Mental
March 17	C-Murder	Life or Death
	WC	The Shadiest One
March 24	Cappadonna	The Pillage
	Das EFX	Generation EFX
	Hieroglyphics	3rd Eye Vision
	M.O.P.	First Family 4 Life
March 31	Gang Starr	Moment of Truth
	Cocoa Brovaz	The Rude Awakening
April 7	Goodie Mob	Still Standing
	Various Artists	I Got the Hook Up
April 14	Aceyalone	A Book of Human Language
April 28	Big Daddy Kane	Veteranz' Day
	Big Pun	Capital Punishment
	Mac Dre	Stupid Doo Doo Dumb
	Public Enemy	He Got Game
May 1	Shades of Culture	Mindstate
May 5	Fiend	There's One in Every Family
	Rawkus Records	Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
May 19	DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	Greatest Hits
	DMX	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
	Snoop Dogg	Smokefest Underground
	Soulja Slim	Give It 2 'Em Raw
	Too Short	Nationwide: Independence Day
	8Ball	Lost
May 24	Show and A.G.	Full Scale (EP)
June 2	Master P	MP Da Last Don
	Onyx	Shut 'Em Down
June 16	Devin the Dude	The Dude
	Queen Latifah	Order in the Court
	Z-Ro	Look What You Did to Me
June 23	Andre Nickatina	Raven in My Eyes
June 30	Black Eyed Peas	Behind the Front
	Def Squad	El Niño
	MC Ren	Ruthless for Life
July 7	Kane & Abel	Am I My Brother's Keeper
	N.O.R.E.	N.O.R.E.
July 14	Beastie Boys	Hello Nasty
July 21	Cam'ron	Confessions of Fire
	Nate Dogg	G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2
	Mac	Shell Shocked
	Rasco	Time Waits for No Man
	Sunz of Man	The Last Shall Be First
	Wu-Tang Clan	The Swarm
August 4	Snoop Dogg	Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
August 11	E-40	The Element of Surprise
	Funkmaster Flex	The Mix Tape, Vol. III
	Killarmy	Dirty Weaponry
	M.O.P.	First Family 4 Life
August 18	Kid Rock	Devil Without a Cause
	MC Lyte	Seven & Seven
	Styles of Beyond	2000 Fold
August 25	Biz Markie	On the Turntable
	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
	Xzibit	40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
September 1	Big Ed the Asssassin	The Assassin
	Fat Joe	Don Cartagena
September 8	Canibus	Can-I-Bus
	Digital Underground	Who Got the Gravy?
	Skull Duggery	These Wicked Streets
September 15	Magic	Sky's the Limit
September 22	Big Tymers	How You Luv That Vol. 2
	Ras Kass	Rasassination
September 29	Black Star	Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
	Brand Nubian	Foundation
	JAY Z	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
	No Limit Records	Mean Green
	OutKast	Aquemini
	A Tribe Called Quest	The Love Movement
October 6	Bizzy Bone	Heaven'z Movie
	Cypress Hill	Cypress Hill IV
	Kurupt	Kuruption!
	Mack 10	The Recipe
	Prime Suspects	Guilty 'til Proven Innocent
	Speedknot Mobstaz	Mobstability
October 13	Heltah Skeltah	Magnum Force
	Various Artists	Slam: The Soundtrack
October 20	All City	Metropolis Gold
	Gambino Family	Ghetto Organized
October 27	Mia X	Mama Drama
	Pras	Ghetto Supastar
November 3	Juvenile	400 Degreez
	Yukmouth	Thugged Out: The Albulation
November 10	The Coup	Steal This Album
	Ghetto Commission	Wise Guys
	Pete Rock	Soul Survivor
November 17	Geto Boys	Da Good da Bad & da Ugly
	Ice Cube	War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
	Method Man	Tical 2000: Judgement Day
November 24	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	The Collection, Vol. 1
	DJ Quik	Rhythm-al-ism
	RZA	Bobby Digital in Stereo
	Steady Mobb'n	Black Mafia
	2Pac	Greatest Hits
December 1	Full Blooded	Memorial Day
December 8	Redman	Doc's da Name 2000
December 15	Busta Rhymes	E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front
	Mystikal	Ghetto Fabulous
	DJ Clue	The Professional (album)
December 22	DMX	Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

Highest first-week album sales

List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales

Number	Album	Artist	1st-week sales	1st-week position	Refs
1	Hello Nasty	Beastie Boys	681,000	1
2	Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood	DMX	670,000	1
3	Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told	Snoop Dogg	520,000	1
4	MP Da Last Don	Master P	495,000	1
5	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	422,624	1
6	Tical 2000: Judgement Day	Method Man	411,000	1
7	Ghetto Fabulous	Mystikal	386,000	5
8	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	Jay-Z	350,000	1
9	Charge It 2 Da Game	Silkk The Shocker	288,000	3
10	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot	DMX	251,000	1

See also

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