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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
|
Atlantic Records
|
February 3
|
Micranots
|
The Emperor & the Assassin
|
Rhymesayers Entertainment
|
February 10
|
Kanye West
|
The College Dropout
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
February 24
|
Z-Ro
|
The Life of Joseph W. McVey
|
Rap-a-Lot Records
|
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
|
Arista Records
|
Beans
|
Now Soon Someday [EP]
|
March 3
|
Tunnel Rats
|
Tunnel Rats
|
Uprok Records
|
March 16
|
cLOUDDEAD
|
Ten
|
March 23
|
Blockhead
|
Music by Cavelight
|
Ninja Tune
|
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, Virgin Records
|
Skatterman & Snug Brim
|
Urban Legendz
|
Strange Music
|
Usher
|
Confessions
|
LaFace Records, Arista Records
|
April 6
|
Dark Lotus
|
Black Rain
|
Psychopathic Records
|
Dilated Peoples
|
Neighborhood Watch
|
Capitol Records
|
Non Phixion
|
The Green CD/DVD
|
Uncle Howie Records
|
April 13
|
Illogic
|
Celestial Clockwork
|
Weightless Recordings
|
Plague Language
|
Farewell Archetypes
|
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[2]
|
April 20
|
Automato
|
Automato
|
Ghostface Killah
|
The Pretty Toney Album
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
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
|
Day by Day Entertainment
|
Pete Rock
|
Soul Survivor II
|
BBE Records
|
May 18
|
Method Man
|
Tical 0: The Prequel
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
The Streets
|
A Grand Don't Come for Free
|
Twiztid
|
Cryptic Collection Vol. 3
|
Psychopathic Records
|
May 20
|
Lecrae
|
Real Talk
|
Reach Records
|
June 1
|
Masta Killa
|
No Said Date
|
Nature Sounds
|
June 8
|
The X-Ecutioners
|
The Revolutions
|
Sony Music
|
Spice 1
|
The Ridah
|
June 15
|
Beastie Boys
|
To the 5 Boroughs
|
Capitol Records
|
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 Records
|
Jadakiss
|
Kiss of Death
|
Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope Records]
|
Phat Kat
|
The Undeniable LP
|
Barak Records
|
June 27
|
Noah23
|
Sigma Octantis
|
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[3]
|
Mitochondrial Blues
|
June 29
|
Goodie Mob
|
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
|
Koch Records
|
Headset
|
Space Settings
|
Lloyd Banks
|
The Hunger For More
|
G-Unit Records, Interscope Records
|
Slum Village
|
Detroit Deli: A Taste of Detroit
|
Capitol Records
|
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 Records
|
August 3
|
Masta Ace
|
A Long Hot Summer
|
M3 Records
|
MF DOOM
|
Venomous Villain [VV:2]
|
Insomniac, Inc.
|
Theodore Unit
|
718
|
|
August 10
|
Brand Nubian
|
Fire in the Hole
|
Babygrande Records
|
Kutt Calhoun
|
B.L.E.V.E.
|
Strange Music
|
Mobb Deep
|
Amerikaz Nightmare
|
Jive Records
|
Mr. Hyde
|
Barn of the Naked Dead
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
Shyne
|
Godfather Buried Alive
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
August 17
|
Northern State
|
All City
|
213
|
The Hard Way
|
Doggystyle Records, G-Funk Entertainment, Dogg Foundation, TVT 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 Records
|
Ma$e
|
Welcome Back
|
Bad Boy Entertainment
|
MC Breed
|
The New Prescription
|
Psychopathic Records
|
Young Buck
|
Straight Outta Ca$hville
|
G-Unit Records, Interscope Records
|
August 31
|
Insane Clown Posse
|
The Wraith: Hell's Pit
|
Psychopathic Records
|
LL Cool J
|
The DEFinition
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
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
|
Babygrande Records
|
k-os
|
Joyful Rebellion
|
Lil' Romeo
|
Romeoland
|
The New No Limit Records, Koch Records
|
Necro
|
The Pre-Fix for Death
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
Saul Williams
|
Saul Williams
|
Fader Label
|
September 28
|
Heiruspecs
|
A Tiger Dancing
|
|
Shawnna
|
Worth tha Weight
|
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings
|
Talib Kweli
|
The Beautiful Struggle
|
Rawkus Records
|
October 5
|
De La Soul
|
The Grind Date
|
AOI Records
|
I-20
|
Self Explanatory
|
Disturbing tha Peace, Capitol Records
|
October 12
|
Gold Chains And Curly Cie
|
When The World Was Our Friend
|
Mos Def
|
The New Danger
|
Rawkus Records, Geffen Records
|
October 19
|
Beans
|
Shock City Maverick
|
Bizzy Bone
|
Alpha and Omega
|
|
Blaze Ya Dead Homie
|
Colton Grundy: The Undying
|
Psychopathic Records
|
Lil Wyte
|
Phinally Phamous
|
Hypnotize Minds
|
Q-Unique
|
Vengeance is Mine
|
Uncle Howie Records
|
October 26
|
Afrika Bambaataa
|
Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light
|
Tommy Boy Records
|
Goretex
|
The Art of Dying
|
Psycho+Logical-Records
|
Lateef & the Chief
|
Maroons: Ambush
|
Quannum Projects
|
Trick Daddy
|
Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets
|
Atlantic Records
|
November 1
|
Noah23
|
Jupiter Sajitarius
|
2nd Rec[4]
|
November 9
|
Ed O.G.
|
My Own Worst Enemy
|
Fabolous
|
Real Talk
|
Desert Storm Records, Elektra Records
|
Handsome Boy Modeling School
|
White People
|
Elektra Records
|
Ja Rule
|
R.U.L.E.
|
Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
November 12
|
Eminem
|
Encore
|
Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, Web Entertainment
|
November 16
|
Chingy
|
Powerballin'
|
Full Dekk Music Group, Capitol Records
|
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
|
Crunk Juice
|
BME Recordings, TVT Records
|
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
|
Doggystyle Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Geffen Records
|
November 23
|
Apathy
|
Where's Your Album?!!
|
|
Axe Murder Boyz
|
The Unforgiven Forest
|
Canonize Productions
|
The Diplomats
|
Diplomatic Immunity 2
|
Diplomat Records, Koch Records
|
November 30
|
Nas
|
Street's Disciple
|
Ill Will Records, Columbia Records
|
T.I.
|
Urban Legend
|
Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records
|
December 7
|
Cam'ron
|
Purple Haze
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Diplomat Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
Ludacris
|
The Red Light District
|
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings
|
December 14
|
Xzibit
|
Weapons of Mass Destruction
|
Open Bar Entertainment, Columbia Records, Sony Music
|
2Pac
|
Loyal to the Game
|
Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records
|
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