2003 in hip-hop

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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2003.

Events

January

Brazilian rapper Sabotage died on January 24 in São Paulo

May

Camoflauge died on May 19

October

Half a Mill died on October 24 in Brooklyn, New York City

November

Soulja Slim died on November 26 in Gentilly, New Orleans

Released albums

Release Date	Artist	Album	Label
January 21	Sole	Selling Live Water	Anticon
January 28	DMG	Black Roulette	Rap-a-Lot Records
January 28	Zug Izland	Cracked Tiles	Psychopathic Records
January 31	Tede	3H: Hajs Hajs Hajs	Wielkie Joł
February 4	50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
February 11	DJ Envy	The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1	Desert Storm Records
February 18	Various Artists	Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack)	Bloodline Records, Def Jam Recordings
February 25	Freeway	Philadelphia Freeway	Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
	The Majesticons	Beauty Party
	MURS	...The End of the Beginning	Definitive Jux
February 28	Mr. Dibbs	The 30th Song	Rhymesayers Entertainment
March 1	Messy Marv & Marvaless	Bonnie and Clyde	Frisco Street Show
March 4	Choppa	Straight from the N.O.	No Limit Records
	Fabolous	Street Dreams	Desert Storm Records, Elektra Records
	Lil' Kim	La Bella Mafia	Queen Bee Entertainment, Atlantic Records
	Lil Wyte	Doubt Me Now	Hypnotize Minds
March 11	Beans	Tomorrow Right Now	Warp
	DJ Muggs	Dust	ANTI-
	Ms. Dynamite	A Little Deeper	Polydor Records
March 18	Mr. Cheeks	Back Again!	Universal Records
March 25	The Diplomats	Diplomatic Immunity	Diplomat Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
April 8	Anybody Killa	Hatchet Warrior	Psychopathic Records
April 8	Scarface	Balls and My Word	Rap-a-Lot Records
April 29	Bone Crusher	AttenCHUN!	So So Def Recordings, Arista Records
May 5	Vakill	The Darkest Cloud	Molemen Records
May 6	Prince Paul	Politics Of The Business	Razor & Tie
May 13	Fiend	Can I Burn? 2	Fiend Entertainment
May 20	Akrobatik	Balance	Coup D'État
May 23	Diam's	Brut de femme	Hostile Records
May 26	Nephlim Modulation Systems	Woe to Thee O Land Whose King Is a Child	Big Dada, Ninja Tune^[1]
June 3	Aceyalone	Love & Hate	Project Blowed, Decon
	Gold Chains	Young Miss America
	Northern State	Dying In Stereo
	Orko the Sykotik Alien	Atoms of Eden	Plague Language^[2]
	S.A. Smash	Smashy Trashy	Definitive Jux
June 10	Joe Budden	Joe Budden	Def Jam Records
June 17	PMD	The Awakening	Solid Records
June 17	Ugly Duckling	Taste The Secret	Emperor Norton Records, Rykodisc
June 24	Black Eyed Peas	Elephunk	A&M Records, will.i.am Music Group
	Gang Starr	The Ownerz	Virgin Records, EMI
	King Gordy	The Entity	Web Entertainment
	Why?	Oaklandazulasylum	Anticon
July 1	Twiztid	The Green Book	Psychopathic Records
July 8	Fannypack	So Stylistic	Tommy Boy Entertainment
July 8	Killah Priest	Black August	Recon Records
July 21	Dizzee Rascal	Boy in da Corner	XL Recordings
July 22	Canibus	Rip the Jacker	Mic Club Music, Babygrande Records
July 22	Violent J	Wizard of the Hood	Psychopathic Records
July 23	Pegz	Capricorn Cat	Obese Records
August 7	Slim Thug & Lil' Keke	The Big Unit	Rap-A-Lot Records
August 12	State Property	The Chain Gang Vol. 2	Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
August 19	Juelz Santana	From Me to U	Diplomat Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
	Mars Ill	Backbreakanomics	Gotee Records
	Michael Franti & Spearhead	Everyone Deserves Music	Boo Boo Wax, iMusic
	The Neptunes	The Neptunes Present... Clones	Star Trak Entertainment, Arista Records
	Zane	The Big Zane Theory	Priority Records, Capitol Music Group
August 25	Hermitude	Alleys to Valleys	Elefant Traks, Inertia Distribution
August 26	Frayser Boy	Gone on That Bay	Hypnotize Minds
	Jedi Mind Tricks	Visions of Gandhi	Babygrande Records
	Nappy Roots	Wooden Leather	Atlantic Records
	YoungBloodZ	Drankin' Patnaz	So So Def Recordings, Arista Records, Epic Records
September 2	Soul-Junk	1958	Sounds Are Active, Sounds Familyre
September 3	Lil Rob	The Album	Upstairs Records
September 8	Mark Ronson	Here Comes the Fuzz	Elektra Records
September 9	Danger Mouse & Jemini	Ghetto Pop Life	Lex Records
September 9	E-40	Breakin' News	Sick Wid It, Jive Records
September 11	Pięć Dwa Dębiec	P-ń VI	UMC Records
September 16	Bubba Sparxxx	Deliverance	Beat Club, Interscope Records
	Daara J	Boomerang	Wrasse Records
	DMX	Grand Champ	Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Def Jam Recordings
	MF DOOM	Vaudeville Villain
	Semi.Official	The Anti-Album	Rhymesayers Entertainment
September 22	Hilltop Hoods	The Calling	Obese Records
September 23	Aesop Rock	Bazooka Tooth	Definitive Jux
	Atmosphere	Seven's Travels	Rhymesayers Entertainment, Epitaph Records
	Obie Trice	Cheers	Shady Records, Interscope Records
	Outkast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	LaFace Records, Arista Records
September 29	So Solid Crew	2nd Verse	Independiente Limited
October 7	Cappadonna	The Struggle
	Hieroglyphics	Full Circle	Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
	Jaylib	Champion Sound	Stones Throw Records
	Ludacris	Chicken-n-Beer	Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings
	Lyrics Born	Later That Day	Quannum Projects
	Paris	Sonic Jihad	Guerrilla Funk Recordings
	Roc Raida	Champion Sounds	DMC Records
	RZA	Birth of a Prince	Sanctuary Urban, BMG Records
	Soul Position	8 Million Stories	Fat Beats Records, Rhymesayers Entertainment
October 14	Noah23	Tau Ceti	Plague Language^[3]
October 21	Tragedy Khadafi	Still Reportin'...	Solid Records, 25 To Life Records
November 4	2Pac	Tupac: Resurrection	Amaru Entertainment
	Fabolous	More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape	Desert Storm Records, Elektra Records
	Ja Rule	Blood In My Eye	Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings
	Wyclef Jean	The Preacher's Son
November 14	G-Unit	Beg for Mercy	G-Unit Records
	JAY Z	The Black Album	Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam
	Stu Dent	Nephilim: Act of God 1	Illect Recordings
November 18	Biz Markie	Weekend Warrior	Tommy Boy Entertainment
	Cex	Maryland Mansions
	Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf	Big Shots	Stones Throw Records
	Esham	Repentance	Psychopathic Records
	Immortal Technique	Revolutionary Vol. 2	Viper Records
November 25	Missy Elliott	This Is Not a Test!	The Goldmind Inc., Elektra Records
November 25	Lil' Keke	Changin' Lanes	Commission Music
December 5	O.S.T.R.	Jazz W Wolnych Chwilach	Asfalt Records^[4]
December 7	B.U.G. Mafia	Băieții Buni	Casa Productions, Cat Music, Media Services, Sony Music
December 9	Big Tymers	Big Money Heavyweight	Cash Money Records
December 10	Pep Love	Ascension Side C	Hieroglyphics Imperium
December 23	Bravehearts	Bravehearted	Ill Will Records, Columbia Records

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles which charted in the Top 40 of the *Billboard* Hot 100
Title	Artist	Peak position
"In da Club"	50 Cent	1
"21 Questions"	50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg	1
"Shake Ya Tailfeather"	Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee	1
"Hey Ya!"	OutKast	1
"The Way You Move"	OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown	1
"Stand Up"	Ludacris feat. Shawnna	1
"Magic Stick"	Lil' Kim feat. 50 Cent	2
"Right Thurr"	Chingy	2
"One Call Away"	Chingy feat. J-Weav	2
"P.I.M.P."	50 Cent feat. Snoop Dogg & G-Unit	3
"Holidae In"	Chingy feat. Ludacris & Snoop Dogg	3
"Can't Let You Go"	Fabolous feat. Lil' Mo & Mike Shorey	4
"Into You"	Fabolous feat. Tamia or Ashanti	4
"Frontin'"	Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z	5
"Dirt Off Your Shoulder"	Jay-Z	5
"Splash Waterfalls"	Ludacris feat. Sandy Coffee	6
"Where Is the Love?"	The Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake	8
"Roses"	OutKast	9
"Change Clothes"	Jay-Z feat. Pharrell Williams	10
"Wanksta"	50 Cent	13
"Stunt 101"	G-Unit	13
"Wanna Get to Know You"	G-Unit feat. Joe	15
"The Jump Off"	Lil' Kim feat. Mr. Cheeks	16
"Runnin' (Dying to Live)"	2Pac feat. The Notorious B.I.G.	19
"Let's Get It Started"	The Black Eyed Peas	21
"Hey Mama"	The Black Eyed Peas feat. Tippa Irie	23
"Pass That Dutch"	Missy Elliott	27
"99 Problems"	Jay-Z	30

Highest first-week sales

List of top ten albums released in 2003, according to first-week home market sales
Number	Album	Artist	1st-week sales	1st-week position
1	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	50 Cent	872,000	1
2	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	OutKast	510,000	1
3	The Black Album	Jay-Z	463,000	1
4	Tupac: Resurrection	2Pac	430,000	2
5	Chicken-n-Beer	Ludacris	429,000	1
6	Beg for Mercy	G-Unit	377,000	3
7	Bad Boys II	Various Artists	324,000	1
8	Grand Champ	DMX	312,000	1
9	The Neptunes Present... Clones	The Neptunes	249,000	1
10	Cheers (album)	Obie Trice	226,000	5

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	Outkast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	91	26 reviews	^[5]
2	Jay-Z	The Black Album	84	19 reviews	^[6]
3	Bubba Sparxxx	Deliverance	82	17 reviews	^[7]
4	Ms. Dynamite	A Little Deeper	80	19 reviews
5	Missy Elliott	This Is Not a Test!	79	21 reviews
6	FannyPack	So Stylistic	78	16 reviews
7	Northern State	Dying in Stereo	77	17 reviews
8	Cex	Maryland Mansions	75	15 reviews
9	Aesop Rock	Bazooka Tooth	74	16 reviews
10	50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	73	19 reviews	http://www.metacritic.com/music/get-rich-or-die-tryin/50-cent

References

[1] ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/release/woe-to-thee-o-land-whose-king-is-a-child-mr0002476756

[2] ttp://www.tower.com/atoms-eden-orko-sycotik-alien-cd/wapi/108672812

[3] ttps://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/tau-ceti/id383875609

[4] ttps://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/jazz-w-wolnych-chwilach/id838086122

[5] ttp://www.metacritic.com/music/speakerboxxxthe-love-below/outkast

[6] ttp://www.metacritic.com/music/the-black-album/jay-z

[7] ttp://www.metacritic.com/music/deliverance/bubba-sparxxx

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Events

January

May

October

November

Released albums

Highest-charting singles

Highest first-week sales

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

See also

References