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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2017.

Events

January

February

  • On February 7, Jim Jones announced that he signed a management deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation company, ending their long-standing feud.[6]
  • On February 10, Gucci Mane announced that Ralo is the first artist to sign to his latest imprint of 1017 Records.[7]
  • On February 13, Philiadelphia rapper E-Dubble died from a blood infection.[8]
  • On February 16, Canadian rapper NAV announced that he had signed to The Weeknd's label XO Records.[9]
  • On February 20, Atlanta-based rapper J.I.D announced that he had signed to J. Cole's record label, Dreamville Records.[10]
  • On February 24, Nicki Minaj's lyrics on the songs "Make Love" and "Swalla" ignited a feud between herself and Remy Ma. The following day, Remy Ma released the song "ShETHER" in response to Minaj.[11]
  • On February 28, Kodak Black was arrested for probation violation.
  • On February 28, Vic Mensa was arrested in Beverly Hills and charged with carrying a concealed weapon. He was later released on a $35,000 bail.[12]

March

April

  • On April 1, Big Sean was awarded the key to the city of Detroit for his work with his own charity, the Sean Anderson Foundation. He is the youngest person in history to receive the award. Other holders of the key to the city of Detroit include:

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and Stevie Wonder.[20]

June

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 Pink Guy Pink Season Pink Records[25]
6 Jefe The World Is Yours Glizzy Gang, 300 Entertainment[26]
Jipsta Ban2oozle Bandoozle Beatz[27]
No Limit Boys We All We Got No Limit Forever Records[28]
Substantial The Past Is Always Present in the Future Hipnott Records[29]
8 Stitches Cocaine Holiday Self released[30]
13 Chief Keef Two Zero One Seven Glory Boyz Entertainment, RBC Records[31]
PnB Rock GTTM: Going Thru the Motions Atlantic Records, Empire Distribution[32]
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200
Social Club Misfits The Misadventures of Fern & Marty Capitol CMG[33]
  • Debuted at No. 80 on the US Billboard 200
TriState & Oh No 3 Dimensional Prescriptions Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings[34]
Wiley Godfather Self released[35]
Yukmouth JJ Based on Vill Story Smoke-a-Lot Records, Empire Distribution[36]
Nick Grant Return of the Cool Epic Records[37]
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
18 Alex Wiley & Mike Gao Village Party III: Stoner Symphony Self released[38]
20 Cardi B Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2 KSR Group[39]
Dyme-A-Duzin Ghetto Olympics Focus Or Fold Music[40]
Fredo Santana Plugged In RBC Records[41]
Problem Chachiville Diamond Lane Music Group[42]
Prodigy Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation) Infamous Records[43]
27 Agallah & Duke WestLake 3-Day Theory The Order Label[44]
Boldy James The Art of Rock Climbing Mass Appeal Records[45]
Eric Biddines The Local Cafe Juggernaut Sound Productions, Empire Distribution[46]
M-Dot Ego and the Enemy Own Lane Music[47]
Matt Martians The Drum Chord Theory Three Quarter[48]
Migos Culture Quality Control Music, 300 Entertainment[49]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Mozzy Fake Famous Mozzy Records, Empire Distribution[50]
New Gen New Gen XL Recordings[51]
  • Debuted at No. 98 on the UK Official Albums Chart
P.O.S Chill, Dummy Doomtree Records[52]
Twiztid The Continuous Evilution of Life's ?'s Majik Ninja Entertainment[53]
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200
28 Bishop Nehru Nehruvia Nehruvia LLC[54][55]
29 Strictly Flowz
30 Riff Raff & DJ Aftertought Aquaberry Aquarius Neon Nation Corporation, Empire Distribution[56]

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 Big Sean I Decided. GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings[57]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Iamsu! Boss Up Eyes on Me[58]
Lil Reese Better Days RBC Records[59]
Kirk Knight Black Noise Pro Era Records, Cinematic Music Group[60]
Paul Wall & C Stone Diamond Boyz Paul Wall Music[61]
Slim Thug Welcome 2 Houston Hogg Life Entertainment, SoSouth Music[62]
Swifty McVay Grey Blood Arsonal Vision Entertainment[63]
Syd Fin The Internet, Columbia Records, Sony Music[64]
  • Debuted at No. 75 on the US Billboard 200
Wyclef Jean J'ouvert Heads Music, Entertainment One Music[65]
  • Debuted at No. 117 on the US Billboard 200
Young Dolph Gelato Paper Route Empire[66]
  • Debuted at No. 54 on the US Billboard 200
7 Planet Asia Velour Portraits Sovanna Yun[67]
9 Ace B47 Ace of Spades No Limit Forever Records[68]
10 Ces Cru Catastrophic Event Specialists Strange Music[69]
  • Debuted at No. 150 on the US Billboard 200
Clyde Carson S.T.S.A. 2 (Something to Speak About) Moe Doe Entertainment, Empire Distribution[70]
Devlin The Devil In Devlin Music[71]
  • Debuted at No. 16 on the UK Official Albums Chart
Fly Guy Entertainment No Surrender, No Retreat Fly Guy Entertainment[72]
Larry June Larry Two Warner Bros. Records[73]
Lupe Fiasco Drogas Light 1st & 15th Entertainment[74]
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200
Mr. Criminal Palm Trees and Sunsets Crime Family Entertainment[75]
Nines One Foot Out XL Recordings[76]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Official Albums Chart
Quelle Chris Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often Mello Music Group[77]
Siya Commitment R&B Money LLC[78]
Thundamentals Everyone We Know High Depth, Island Records Australia, Universal Music Australia[79]
Two-9 FRVR Ear Drummers Entertainment, Interscope Records[80]
Westside Gunn Riots on Fashion Avenue Effiscienz, Modular[81]
12 Ralo Famerican Gangster II Famerica Records[82]
13 Lucky Luciano 2017 Reasons GT Digital[83]
14 Mickey Avalon Teardrops on My Tombstone R.E.A.L. Records[84]
MoneyBagg Yo Heartless Be Great Music Group[85]
  • Debuted at No. 181 on the US Billboard 200
Tef Poe Black Julian Footklan Music Group, Stretched Out Management[86]
16 Starlito Manifest Destiny Grind Hard Records[87]
17 Celly Cel Dirty Mind Realside Records[88]
Fat Joe & Remy Ma Plata O Plomo RNG, Empire Distribution[89]
  • Debuted at No. 44 on the US Billboard 200
Future Future A1 Recordings, Freebandz, Epic Records[90]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Jidenna The Chief Epic Records, Sony Music[91]
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the US Billboard 200
Jonwayne Rap Album Two Authors Recording Company, The Order Label[92]
Saga & Thelonious Martin Molotov Saga 718, Empire Distribution[93]
21 Paper Tiger In Other Words: Part Three Doomtree Records[94]
Roc Marciano Rosebudd's Revenge Marci Enterprises[95]
Wise Intelligent TheBlueKluxKlan Self-released[96]
22 Berner & Blaze1 Packboys Blaze One Records[97]
24 Boldy James House of Blues Mass Appeal Records[98]
Future Hndrxx A1 Recordings, Freebandz, Epic Records[99]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Horrorshow Bardo State Elefant Traks[100]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums
Karriem Riggins Headnod Suite Stones Throw Records[101]
Messy Marv Still Marked for Death: Vol. 1 (Recorded Live from Prison) Champland LLC[102]
Mr. Capone-E Gangster Love Hi-Power Entertainment[103]
Nav Nav XO Records, Republic Records[104]
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the US Billboard 200
Oddisee The Iceberg Mello Music Group[105]
Stormzy Gang Signs & Prayer Merky Records[106]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart
Taelor Gray In The Way of Me Self released[107]
THEY. Nü Religion: Hyena Mind of a Genius Records, Warner Bros. Records[108]
Tracy T Millionaire Nightmares Money Bound Entertainment[109]
25 Theory Hazit I See What You Did There Wet Music[110]
28 Onry Ozzborn C V P ii D Self released[111]

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Lil Durk Love Songs for The Streets Only The Family Entertainment[112]
3 Delinquent Habits It Could Be Round Two Self released[113]
Lil Debbie XXIII Barong Family[114]
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya Drool Sooper Records, Father/Daughter Records[115]
Various artists Def Jam Presents: Direct Deposit, Vol. 2 Def Jam Recordings[116]
  • Debuted at No. 145 on the US Billboard 200
7 Hurricane Chris King Cane CD Enterprise[117]
Positive K & Greg Nice Gr8te Mindz Brainbust[118]
8 Chris Webby Webster's Laboratory II Eighty HD[119]
K Camp Kiss 4 Family Ties Entertainment, 4.27 Music Group[120]
Lil Bibby FC3 The Epilogue Kemosabe Records[121]
10 Asher Roth, Nottz Raw & Travis Barker Rawther RetroHash[122]
Devin the Dude Acoustic Levitation Coughee Brothaz Enterprise, Empire Distribution[123]
J.I.D The Never Story Dreamville Records, Interscope Records[124]
  • Debuted at No. 197 on the US Billboard 200
Mod Sun Movie Rostrum Records[125]
Murs Captain California Strange Music[126]
Page Kennedy Torn Pages Kennedy Entertainment[127]
Trinidad James & Various artists The Force Gold Gang Records[128]
Young Chris The Network 4 Nicetown Entertainment[129]
Your Old Droog Packs Droog Recordings , Fat Beats Records[130]
14 Impxct One of a Kind SremmLife Crew Records[131]
Smino Blkswn Zero Fatigue LLC, Downtown Records[132]
15 Starlito & Don Trip Step Brothers Three Grind Hard LLC, Empire Distribution[133]
  • Debuted at No. 189 on the US Billboard 200
17 The Alchemist Rapper's Best Friend 4: An Instrumental Series Self released[134]
Apathy Dive Medicine, Chapter 1 Dirty Version Records[135]
Fredo Get Rich or Get Recalled Cake + Custard[136]
  • Debuted at No. 77 on the UK Official Albums Chart
G Herbo Welcome to Fazoland 1.5 Machine Entertainment Group, 150 Dream Team[137]
Pitbull Climate Change RCA Records[138]
  • Debuted at No. 29 on the US Billboard 200
Rick Ross Rather You Than Me Maybach Music Group, Epic Records[139]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200
18 Big Mike State of Mind Self released[140]
Drake More Life Young Money Entertainment Cash Money Records, Republic Records[141]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
24 Boondox The Murder Majik Ninja Entertainment[142]
  • Debuted at No. 74 on the US Billboard 200
Chuuwee Paradiso Below System Records[143]
Daye Jack No Data Warner Bros. Records[144]
GoldLink At What Cost RCA Records[145]
  • Debuted at No. 145 on the US Billboard 200
Juice Post Interview Self released[146]
Mansionz Mansionz Bear Trap, Monster Mountain, Island Records[147]
  • Debuted at No. 67 on the US Billboard 200
Mike WiLL Made It Ransom 2 EarDrummers Records, Interscope Records[148]
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the US Billboard 200
Raekwon The Wild Ice H20 Records, Empire Distribution[149]
  • Debuted at No. 88 on the US Billboard 200
Shawty Lo Rico D4L Records, 300 Entertainment[150]
Troy Ave Dope Boy Troy BSB Records[151]
Turk Numbskull PAC Sound Productions[152]
30 Amir Obè None of The Clocks Work Def Jam Recordings[153]
J. Stalin I Don't Sell Dope No Moe Livewire Records[154]
31 3D Na'Tee Songs That Didn't Make The Tape, Vol. 1 Self released[155]
50 Cent Best Of Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records[156]
  • Debuted at No. 135 on the US Billboard 200
Cupcakke Queen Elizabitch Self released[157]
Freddie Gibbs You Only Live 2wice ESGN Records, Empire Distribution[158]
  • Debuted at No. 124 on the US Billboard 200
G-Eazy & DJ Carnage Step Brothers RCA Records[159]
  • Debuted at No. 81 on the US Billboard 200
Geechi Suede Fishnet SkyScrapers Self released[160]
Homeboy Sandman Veins Stones Throw Records[161]
King Magnetic Everything Happens 4 a Reason King Magn Music[162]
Kodak Black Painting Pictures Atlantic Records[163]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200
Locksmith Olive Branch Landmark Entertainment Group[164]
Mr. Envi' All Nite Grind Southern Stisles Records[165]

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Young Dolph Bulletproof Paper Route Empire[166]
  • Debuted at No. 36 on the US Billboard 200
3 YFN Lucci Long Live Nut Think It's A Game Records[167]
  • Debuted at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200
4 Killa Kyleon Lorraine Motel RBC Records[168]
7 Abstract Rude & DJ Vadim The Owl's Cry Keep The Feel Entertainment[169]
Allan Kingdom Lines So Cold Records, Empire Distribution[170]
Joey Badass All-Amerikkkan Badass Pro Era Records, Cinematic Music Group[171]
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200
Spit Syndicate One Good Shirt Had Us All Fly One Day Entertainment, Inertia Music[172]
  • Debuted at No. 19 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums
Tech N9ne Dominion Strange Music, Inc[173]
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200
Tee Grizzley My Moment 300 Entertainment[174]
  • Debuted at No. 44 on the US Billboard 200
Toki Wright Bloodbath Self released[175]
13 Jae Millz Lenox Ave Legend Ether Boy Records[176]
14 IshDARR The Better Empire Distribution[177]
Kap G SupaJefe Atlantic Records[178]
Kendrick Lamar DAMN. Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records[179]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Nappy Roots Another 40 Akerz Not Regular Records[180]
Playboi Carti Playboi Carti AWGE, Interscope Records[181]
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the US Billboard 200
Quentin Miller Essentials, Vol. 1 1317 Recordings[182]
The R.O.C. Digital Voodoo Majik Ninja Entertainment[183]
Rich Homie Quan Back to the Basics RAIS, Motown Records[184]
  • Debuted at No. 84 on the US Billboard 200
Ronald Jenkees Rhodes Deep Self released[185]
Sadistik Altars Equal Vision Records[186]
Shad da God God Gang Bankroll Mafia[187]
Talib Kweli & Styles P The Seven Javotti Media[188]
  • Debuted at No. 195 on the US Billboard 200
Tinie Tempah Youth Disturbing London Records, Parlophone Records[189]
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the UK Official Albums Chart
G Perico All Blue So Way Out, LLC
Various artists The Fate of the Furious: The Album Atlantic Records[190]
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the US Billboard 200
17 Troy Ave NuPac BSB Records[191]
20 DJ Quik & Problem Rosecrans Diamond Lane Music Group, Blake Enterprises[192]
21 Allday Speeding ONETWO Records[193]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums
Berner Sleepwalking Bern One Entertainment[194]
David Dallas Hood Country Club Mean As Music[195]
Iamsu! Boss Up 2 Eyes On Me LLC[196]
JellyRoll Addiction Kills Self released[197]
Stro Grade A Frequencies Grade A Tribe Records[198]
T-Wayne Forever Rickey Unauthorized Entertainment, 300 Entertainment[199]
Ruff Ryders Past Present Future Ruff Ryders Entertainment[200]
Yukmouth JJ Based on a Vill Story Two Smoke-A-Lot Records, Empire Distribution[201]
27 Young M.A Herstory M.A. Music, 3D[202]
  • Debuted at No. 166 on the US Billboard 200
28 Bliss n Eso Off the Grid Illusive Sounds[203]
Czarface First Weapon Drawn Silver Age[204]
Gorillaz Humanz Parlophone Records[205]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart
Lady Leshurr Mode Sony Music Entertainment[206]
Messy Marv Still Marked for Death: Vol. 2 (Recorded Live from Prison) Champland LLC[207]
Nef the Pharaoh The Chang Project Sick Wid It Records, Empire Distribution[208]
Wale Shine Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records[209]
  • Debuted at No. 16 on the US Billboard 200

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 Mr. Criminal The Crime Family Album Crime Family Entertainment[210]
5 Brother Ali All the Beauty in This Whole Life Rhymesayers Entertainment[211]
  • Debuted at No. 125 on the US Billboard 200
Ho99o9 United States of Horror 999 Deathkult[212]
Kid Ink 7 Series RCA Records[213]
Logic Everybody Def Jam Recordings[214]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Organized Noize Organized Noize Self released[215]
Russ There's Really a Wolf Russ My Way Incorporated, Columbia Records[216]
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the US Billboard 200
Spose Good Luck With Your Life Preposterously Dank Entertainment[217]
Upchurch Son of the South Redneck Nation Records[218]
Wrekonize Into the Further Strange Music Incorporated[219]
8 Beleaf In Fatherhood Kings Dream Entertainment
9 Sy Ari Da Kid 2 Soon Self released[220]
12 B.o.B Ether No Genre, Grand Hustle, Empire[221]
  • Debuted at No. 179 on the US Billboard 200
Ecid How To Fake Your Own Death Fill In The Breaks[222]
Gonzoe Happy Birthday Blocwize Entertainment[223]
J Hus Common Sense Black Butter Limited[224]
Lil Wyte Drugs Real Talk Entertainment[225]
Machine Gun Kelly Bloom Bad Boy Records, Interscope Records[226]
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200
Mistah F.A.B. Stan Pablo: 4506 Faeva Afta Music[227]
P-Lo More Than Anything Empire[228]
17 Rejjie Snow The Moon & You 300 Entertainment, Honeymoon[229]
19 David Banner The God Box A Banner Vision[230]
  • Debuted at No. 76 on the US Billboard 200
Dorrough Ride Wit Me Real Talk Entertainment[231]
Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G. The King & I Rhino Entertainment[232]
  • Debuted at No. 65 on the US Billboard 200
Snoop Dogg Neva Left Doggystyle Records, Empire[233]
  • Debuted at No. 54 on the US Billboard 200
The Underachievers Renaissance The Underachievers, RPM MSC[234]
Willie the Kid Deutsche Marks Serious Soundz, Embassy Entertainment[235]
26 Bryson Tiller True to Self RCA Records[236]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Gorilla Zoe Don't Feed da Animals 2 Real Talk Entertainment[237]
Gucci Mane DropTopWop Atlantic Records[238]
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the US Billboard 200
Lil Yachty Teenage Emotions Quality Control, Capitol Records, Motown[239]
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200
27 Master P Intelligent Hoodlum - EP No Limit Forever Records[240]

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Gensu Dean & Wise Intelligent Game of Death Mello Music Group[241]
Kool G Rap Return of the Don Clockwork Music, Full Mettle[242]
Mozzy & Gunplay Dreadlocks & Headshots Real Talk Entertainment[243]
Stevie Stone Level Up Strange Music[244]
Yo Gotti & Mike Will Made It Gotti Made-It Self-released[245]
  • Debuted at No. 85 on the US Billboard 200
8 Vic Mensa The Manuscript Roc Nation[246]
9 Billy Woods Known Unknowns Backwoodz Studioz[247]
Ampichino Back 2 Back Double F Records[248]
Brockhampton Saturation Brockhampton Records, Empire[249]
Gunplay The Plug Real Talk Entertainment[250]
Ice Cube Death Certificate (25th Anniversary Reissue) Lench Mob Records, Interscope Records[251]
16 2 Chainz Pretty Girls Like Trap Music Def Jam Recordings[252]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200
Big Boi Boomiverse Epic Records[253]
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200
Krayzie Bone & Young Noble Thug Brothers 2 Real Talk Entertainment[254]
Rich the Kid, Famous Dex & Jay Critch Rich Forever 3 Rich Forever Music, TBD Records[255]
  • Debuted at No. 93 on the US Billboard 200
Sadat X The Sum of a Man Dymond Mine Records[256]
Young Thug Beautiful Thugger Girls 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records[257]
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200
23 Berner & Styles P Vibes Bern One Entertainment[258]
DJ Khaled Grateful We the Best Music Group, Epic Records[259]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Jarren Benton The Mink Coat Killa LP Benton Enterprise[260]
Krayzie Bone Eternal Legend Real Talk Entertainment[261]
Krayzie Bone & Bizzy Bone New Waves Entertainment One Music[262]
  • Debuted at No. 181 on the US Billboard 200
Outlawz #LastOnezLeft Outlaw Recordz, Elder Entertainment[263]
Vince Staples Big Fish Theory ARTium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings[264]
  • Debuted at No. 16 on the US Billboard 200
30 Jay-Z 4:44 Roc Nation[265]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
MC Eiht Which Way Iz West Year Round Records, Blue Stamp Music[266]
Propaganda Crooked Humble Beast Records[267]
Young Buck 10 Toes Down Cashville Records[268]
Z-Ro No Love Boulevard 1 Deep Entertainment[269]
  • Debuted at No. 135 on the US Billboard 200

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
7 21 Savage Issa Album Slaughter Gang, Epic Records[270]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200
The Doppelgangaz Dopp Hopp Groggy Pack Entertainment[271]
Twista Crook County GMG Entertainment, Empire Distribution[272]
14 Agallah Don Bishop Agnum Opus The Order Label[273]
French Montana Jungle Rules Bad Boy Records, Epic Records[274]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200
Shabazz Palaces Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star Sub Pop[275]
Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines Sub Pop[276]
21 Meek Mill Wins & Losses Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records[277]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200
Nav & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing Boominati Worldwide, XO Records, Republic Records[278]
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the US Billboard 200
Nyck Caution & Kirk Knight Nyck @ Knight Pro Era Records, Cinematic Music Group[279]
Sage the Gemini Morse Code Global Gemini, Atlantic Records[280]
Skyzoo Peddler Themes First Generation Rich, Empire Distribution[281]
Trae tha Truth Tha Truth, Pt. 3 ABN Entertainment, Empire Distribution[282]
Tyga Bitch I'm the Shit 2 Last Kings Music, Empire Distribution[283]
  • Debuted at No. 139 on the US Billboard 200
Tyler, The Creator Flower Boy Columbia Records[284]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200
28 Aminé Good for You CLBN, Republic Records[285]
  • Debuted at No. 31 on the US Billboard 200
Ampichino Chasin Chicken Double F Records[286]
Madchild The Darkest Hour Battle Axe Records[287]
Mr. Lif & Akrobatik Resolution Mello Music Group[288]
Stalley New Wave Real Talk Entertainment[289]
Vic Mensa The Autobiography Roc Nation[290]
  • Debuted at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 Andy Mineo & Wordsplayed Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed Present Magic & Bird Reach Records[291]
ASAP Twelvyy 12 RCA Records[292]
Riff Raff The White West Neon Nation, Empire Distribution[293]
Ugly God The Booty Tape Asylum Records[294]
8 Sean Price Imperius Rex Ruck Down Records, Duck Down Music[295]
11 Dizzy Wright The Golden Age 2 Self-released[296]
Fashawn Manna Mass Appeal Records[297]
Milo Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?! Ruby Yacht, The Order Label[298]
Wordsworth & Sam Brown Our World Today Wordsworth Production[299]

Upcoming releases

August 18

August 25

September 1

September 8

September 15

September 22

September 29

October 13

October 27

December 15

December 23

Unspecified releases

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles which charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100
Song Artist Peak position
"Bad and Boujee" Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert 1
"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane
"Humble" Kendrick Lamar
"I'm the One" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
"Wild Thoughts" DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller 2
"Unforgettable" French Montana featuring Swae Lee 3
"Bad Things" Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello 4
"DNA" Kendrick Lamar
"iSpy" KYLE featuring Lil Yachty
"Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem)" Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall 5
"Mask Off" Future
"Bounce Back" Big Sean 6
"Tunnel Vision" Kodak Black
"XO TOUR Llif3" Lil Uzi Vert 7
"Congratulations" Post Malone featuring Quavo 8
"Fake Love" Drake
"Passionfruit"
"Portland" Drake featuring Quavo and Travis Scott 9
"Caroline" Aminé 11
"Bodak Yellow" Cardi B 14
"Loyalty" Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
"No Frauds" Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne
"Element" Kendrick Lamar 16
"Bank Account" 21 Savage 18
"Free Smoke" Drake
"Love" Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari
"Ooouuu" Young M.A 19
"T-Shirt" Migos
"Rolex" Ayo & Teo 20
"No Favors" Big Sean featuring Eminem 22
"The Heart Part 4" Kendrick Lamar
"The Story of O.J." Jay-Z 23
"Slide" Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos 25
"Rake It Up" Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj 26
"Swang" Rae Sremmurd
"Chill Bill" Rob Stone featuring J. Davis and Spooks 29
"Gyalchester" Drake
"Magnolia" Playboi Carti
"Slippery" Migos featuring Gucci Mane
"Goosebumps" Travis Scott featuring Kendrick Lamar 32
"Yah" Kendrick Lamar
"Everyday We Lit" YFN Lucci featuring PnB Rock 33
"XXX" Kendrick Lamar featuring U2
"Look At Me" XXXTentacion 34
"4:44" Jay-Z 35
"Feel" Kendrick Lamar
"Teenage Fever" Drake
"X" 21 Savage & Metro Boomin featuring Future 36
"Sacrifices" Drake featuring 2 Chainz and Young Thug
"Signs" Drake
"Pride" Kendrick Lamar 37
"Selfish" Future featuring Rihanna
"Blem" Drake 38
"Drowning" A Boogie wit da Hoodie featuring Kodak Black
"Moves" Big Sean
"You da Baddest" Future featuring Nicki Minaj
"Party" Chris Brown featuring Gucci Mane and Usher 40
"No Long Talk" Drake featuring Giggs
"You Was Right" Lil Uzi Vert

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of July 2017 in the United States.
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar 603,000 1 [346]
2 More Life Drake 505,000 1 [347]
3 4:44 Jay-Z 262,000 1 [348]
4 Everybody Logic 247,000 1 [349]
5 I Decided. Big Sean 151,000 1 [350]
6 Grateful DJ Khaled 149,000 1 [351]
7 FUTURE Future 140,000 1 [352]
8 Culture Migos 131,000 1 [353]
9 HNDRXX Future 121,000 1 [354]
10 Pretty Girls Like Trap Music 2 Chainz 106,000 2 [355]

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Kendrick Lamar DAMN. 95 39 reviews [356]
2 Vince Staples Big Fish Theory 89 25 reviews [357]
3 J Hus Common Sense 85 7 reviews [358]
4 Tyler, The Creator Flower Boy 84 16 reviews [359]
5 Wiley Godfather 84 10 reviews [360]
6 Loyle Carner Yesterday's Gone 84 9 reviews [361]
7 Young Thug Beautiful Thugger Girls 84 8 reviews [362]
8 Jay-Z 4:44 83 26 reviews [363]
9 Stormzy Gang Signs & Prayer 83 17 reviews [364]
10 Roc Marciano Rosebudd's Revenge 83 5 reviews [365]

See also

References

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