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Overview of the events of 2004 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2004.
Released albums
| Release Date
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
| January 20
|
Dizzee Rascal
|
Boy in da Corner
|
| January 27
|
Twista
|
Kamikaze
|
| February 3
|
Danger Mouse
|
The Grey Album
|
| February 10
|
Kanye West
|
The College Dropout
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
| March 1
|
Noah23 & Jaffa Gate
|
Ancient Israelites Older Than Anorthosite
|
Northstar Imprint[1]
|
| March 2
|
Cee-Lo Green
|
Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine
|
| Beans
|
Now Soon Someday [EP]
|
| March 3
|
Tunnel Rats
|
Tunnel Rats
|
Uprok Records
|
| March 16
|
cLOUDDEAD
|
Ten
|
| March 23
|
Blockhead
|
Music By Cavelight
|
| Cypress Hill
|
Till Death Do Us Part
|
Columbia Records
|
| Eyedea & Abilities
|
E&A
|
Rhymesayers Entertainment
|
| Madvillain
|
Madvillainy
|
Stones Throw Records
|
| MURS & 9th Wonder
|
Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition
|
Definitive Jux
|
| N*E*R*D
|
Fly or Die
|
Star Trak Entertainment
|
| Skatterman & Snug Brim
|
Urban Legendz
|
Strange Music
|
| Usher
|
Confessions
|
| April 6
|
Dark Lotus
|
Black Rain
|
Psychopathic Records
|
| Dilated Peoples
|
Neighborhood Watch
|
| Non Phixion
|
The Green CD/DVD
|
Uncle Howie Records
|
| April 13
|
Illogic
|
Celestial Clockwork
|
|
| Plague Language
|
Farewell Archetypes
|
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[2]
|
| April 20
|
Automato
|
Automato
|
| Ghostface Killah
|
The Pretty Toney Album
|
Def Jam
|
| April 27
|
D12
|
D12 World
|
Shady Records, Interscope Records
|
| May 4
|
Ill Bill
|
What's Wrong with Bill?
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
| May 11
|
Gift of Gab
|
4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up
|
Quannum Projects
|
| MF Grimm
|
Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1
|
|
| Pete Rock
|
Soul Survivor II
|
|
| May 18
|
The Streets
|
A Grand Don't Come for Free
|
| Method Man
|
Tical 0: The Prequel
|
Def Jam
|
| May 20
|
Lecrae
|
Real Talk
|
Reach Records
|
| June 1
|
Masta Killa
|
No Said Date
|
Nature Sounds
|
| June 8
|
The X-Ecutioners
|
The Revolutions
|
| Spice 1
|
The Ridah
|
| June 15
|
Beastie Boys
|
To the 5 Boroughs
|
| Proof
|
I Miss the Hip Hop Shop
|
Iron Fist Records
|
| Sabac Red
|
Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
| June 22
|
Erick Sermon
|
Chilltown, New York
|
Motown
|
| Jadakiss
|
Kiss of Death
|
Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope
|
| June 27
|
Noah23
|
Sigma Octantis
|
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[3]
|
| Mitochondrial Blues
|
| June 29
|
Goodie Mob
|
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
|
| Headset
|
Space Settings
|
| Lloyd Banks
|
The Hunger For More
|
G-Unit Records
|
| Slum Village
|
Detroit Deli: A Taste of Detroit
|
| July 13
|
Leak Bros.
|
Waterworld
|
Eastern Conference Records
|
| The Pharcyde
|
Humboldt Beginnings
|
|
| Project: Deadman
|
Self Inflicted
|
Strange Music
|
| The Roots
|
The Tipping Point
|
Geffen Records
|
| 7L & Esoteric
|
DC2: Bars of Death
|
Babygrande Records
|
| July 27
|
Anybody Killa
|
Dirty History
|
Psychopathic Records
|
| Bigg Jus
|
Black Mamba Serums v2.0
|
Big Dada Recordings
|
| OuterSpace
|
Blood and Ashes
|
Babygrande
|
| August 3
|
Masta Ace
|
A Long Hot Summer
|
M3 Macmil Music
|
| MF DOOM
|
Venomous Villain [VV:2]
|
Insomniac, Inc.
|
| Theodore Unit
|
718
|
|
| August 10
|
Brand Nubian
|
Fire in the Hole
|
| Kutt Calhoun
|
B.L.E.V.E.
|
Strange Music
|
| Mobb Deep
|
Amerikaz Nightmare
|
| Mr. Hyde
|
Barn of the Naked Dead
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
| Shyne
|
Godfather Buried Alive
|
Def Jam
|
| August 17
|
Northern State
|
All City
|
| 213
|
The Hard Way
|
Doggystyle Records
|
| August 24
|
The Foreign Exchange
|
Connected
|
Barely Breaking Even
|
| Jedi Mind Tricks
|
Legacy of Blood
|
Babygrande Records
|
| Jim Jones
|
On My Way to Church
|
Diplomat Records, Koch
|
| Ma$e
|
Welcome Back
|
Bad Boy Records
|
| MC Breed
|
The New Prescription
|
Psychopathic Records
|
| Young Buck
|
Straight Outta Ca$hville
|
G-Unit Records
|
| August 31
|
Insane Clown Posse
|
The Wraith: Hell's Pit
|
Psychopathic Records
|
| LL Cool J
|
The DEFinition
|
Def Jam
|
| September 7
|
Rob Sonic
|
Telicatessen
|
Definitive Jux
|
| September 14
|
Dizzee Rascal
|
Showtime
|
| Nelly
|
Sweat
|
Derrty Entertainment, Universal Records
|
| Suit
|
| September 21
|
Jean Grae
|
This Week
|
| k-os
|
Joyful Rebellion
|
| Lil' Romeo
|
Romeoland
|
| Necro
|
The Pre-Fix for Death
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
| September 28
|
Heiruspecs
|
A Tiger Dancing
|
|
| Shawnna
|
Worth tha Weight
|
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
|
| Talib Kweli
|
The Beautiful Struggle
|
Rawkus Records
|
| October 5
|
De La Soul
|
The Grind Date
|
|
| I-20
|
Self Explanatory
|
Disturbing tha Peace, Capitol
|
| October 12
|
Gold Chains And Curly Cie
|
When The World Was Our Friend
|
| Mos Def
|
The New Danger
|
Rawkus, Geffen
|
| October 19
|
Beans
|
Shock City Maverick
|
| Bizzy Bone
|
Alpha and Omega
|
|
| Blaze Ya Dead Homie
|
Colton Grundy: The Undying
|
Psychopathic Records
|
| Q-Unique
|
Vengeance is Mine
|
Uncle Howie Records
|
| October 26
|
Afrika Bambaataa
|
Dark Matter: Moving At The Speed Of Light
|
| Goretex
|
The Art of Dying
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
| Lateef & the Chief
|
Maroons: Ambush
|
Quannum Projects
|
| Trick Daddy
|
Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets
|
| November 1
|
Noah23
|
Jupiter Sajitarius
|
2nd Rec[4]
|
| November 9
|
Ed O.G.
|
My Own Worst Enemy
|
| Fabolous
|
Real Talk
|
| Handsome Boy Modeling School
|
White People
|
| Ja Rule
|
R.U.L.E.
|
| November 12
|
Eminem
|
Encore
|
Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records
|
| November 16
|
Chingy
|
Powerballin'
|
| Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
|
Crunk Juice
|
| MF DOOM
|
MM..Food
|
Rhymesayers Entertainment
|
| Monoxide Child
|
Chainsmoker LP
|
Psychopathic Records
|
| R.A. the Rugged Man
|
Die, Rugged Man, Die
|
Nature Sounds
|
| Snoop Dogg
|
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
|
Star Trak Entertainment
|
| November 23
|
Apathy
|
Where's Your Album?!!
|
|
| Axe Murder Boyz
|
The Unforgiven Forest
|
|
| The Diplomats
|
Diplomatic Immunity 2
|
Diplomat, Koch
|
| November 30
|
Nas
|
Street's Disciple
|
Ill Will Records, Columbia
|
| T.I.
|
Urban Legend
|
Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic
|
| December 7
|
Cam'ron
|
Purple Haze
|
Roc-A-Fella, Diplomat, Def Jam
|
| Ludacris
|
The Red Light District
|
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
|
| December 14
|
Xzibit
|
Weapons of Mass Destruction
|
Sony Music Urban, Columbia Records
|
| 2Pac
|
Loyal to the Game
|
Amaru Entertainment
|
Highest first-week sales
List of top ten albums released in 2004, according to first-week home market sales.
| Number
|
Album
|
Artist
|
1st-week sales
|
1st-week position
|
| 1
|
Encore
|
Eminem
|
710,000
|
1
|
| 2
|
D12 World
|
D12
|
544,000
|
1
|
| 3
|
The College Dropout
|
Kanye West
|
441,000
|
2
|
| 4
|
The Hunger for More
|
Lloyd Banks
|
433,000
|
1
|
| 5
|
Suit
|
Nelly
|
396,000
|
1
|
| 6
|
Straight Outta Cashville
|
Young Buck
|
361,000
|
3
|
| 7
|
To the 5 Boroughs
|
Beastie Boys
|
360,000
|
1
|
| 8
|
Sweat
|
Nelly
|
342,000
|
2
|
| 9
|
Loyal to the Game
|
2Pac
|
330,000
|
1
|
| 10
|
The Red Light District
|
Ludacris
|
322,000
|
1
|
See also
References
