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Overview of the events of 2002 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2002.
Events
April
June
October
Released albums
Release Date[1]
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
January 1
|
Boosie Badazz
|
For My Thugz
|
Trill Entertainment
|
January 8
|
Deepspace5
|
The Night We Called It a Day
|
UpRok
|
January 22
|
KRS-One
|
Spiritual Minded
|
Koch Records
|
X-Raided
|
Deadly Game
|
JLM Entertainment
|
January 29
|
C-Bo
|
Life as a Rider
|
West Coast Mafia Records, Warlock Records
|
State Property
|
State Property Soundtrack
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
February 5
|
Aesop Rock
|
Daylight
|
Definitive Jux
|
February 12
|
PSD
|
All I Want
|
Gateway Entertainment
|
February 24
|
Souljahz
|
The Fault Is History
|
World Entertainment, LLC.
|
February 25
|
Deep Puddle Dynamics/Anticon
|
We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)
|
Anticon
|
February 26
|
The High & Mighty
|
Air Force 1
|
Eastern Conference Records
|
The X-Ecutioners
|
Built From Scratch
|
Loud Records, Columbia Records
|
February 26
|
Aim
|
Hinterland
|
Grand Central Records
|
March 12
|
N.E.R.D.
|
In Search Of... [Second Version]
|
Virgin Records, EMI
|
New Breed
|
Stop the Music
|
UpRok, EMI CMG
|
March 19
|
R. Kelly & Jay-Z
|
The Best of Both Worlds
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings, Jive Records, Rockland Records
|
Rasheeda
|
A Ghetto Dream
|
D-Lo Entertainment
|
Edan
|
Primitive Plus
|
Lewis Recordings
|
March 26
|
Eazy-E
|
Impact of a Legend
|
Ruthless Records, Epic Records
|
k-os
|
Exit
|
Astralwerks
|
Non Phixion
|
The Future Is Now
|
Uncle Howie Records
|
Ying Yang Twins
|
Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins
|
Koch Records
|
April 2
|
J-Live
|
All of the Above
|
Coup D'État
|
April 5
|
Pezet/Noon
|
Muzyka Klasyczna
|
T1-Teraz
|
April 8
|
O.S.T.R.
|
30 minut z życia
|
Asfalt Records
|
April 9
|
Twiztid
|
Mirror Mirror
|
Psychopathic Records
|
April 16
|
Sage Francis
|
Personal Journals
|
Anticon
|
April 23
|
Cee-Lo
|
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
|
Arista Records
|
April 26
|
50 Cent
|
Guess Who's Back?
|
Full Clip Records
|
April 30
|
Blackalicious
|
Blazing Arrow
|
MCA Records
|
Count Bass D
|
Dwight Spitz
|
High Times
|
May 7
|
Kastro & E.D.I.
|
Blood Brothers
|
Outlaw Recordz
|
May 14
|
Cam'ron
|
Come Home with Me
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Diplomat Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
El-P
|
Fantastic Damage
|
Definitive Jux
|
May 18
|
Noah23
|
Quicksand
|
Plague Language[2]
|
May 21
|
Big Syke
|
Street Commando
|
Riviera Records
|
Camp Lo
|
Let's Do It Again
|
Dymond Crook Records
|
May 26
|
Eminem
|
The Eminem Show
|
Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
|
May 28
|
Lil' Keke
|
Birds Fly South
|
Averice
|
June 4
|
People Under the Stairs
|
O.S.T.
|
Om Records
|
June 11
|
Atmosphere
|
God Loves Ugly
|
Rhymesayers Entertainment, Fat Beats Records
|
AZ
|
Aziatic
|
Motown
|
Spice 1
|
Spiceberg Slim
|
Hard Tyme Records, Riviera Records
|
June 14
|
1200 Techniques
|
Choose One
|
Rubber Records, Sony Records
|
June 18
|
Wyclef Jean
|
Masquerade
|
Columbia Records
|
June 22
|
Baracuda72
|
Tetragammoth
|
Plague Language[3]
|
June 24
|
O.S.T.R.
|
Tabasko
|
Asfalt Records[4]
|
June 25
|
Cormega
|
The True Meaning
|
Legal Hustle Entertainment
|
N.O.R.E.
|
God's Favorite
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
Nelly
|
Nellyville
|
Universal Records
|
Will Smith
|
Born to Reign
|
Columbia Records
|
Mr. Lif
|
Emergency Rations
|
Definitive Jux
|
July 2
|
Eyedea
|
The Many Faces of Oliver Hart or How Eye One the Write Too Think
|
Rhymesayers Entertainment
|
X-Raided
|
City of Kings
|
Out of Bounds Records
|
July 8
|
Roots Manuva
|
Dub Come Save Me
|
Big Dada
|
July 9
|
Onyx
|
Bacdafucup Part II
|
Koch Records
|
July 16
|
Juicy J
|
Chronicles of the Juice Man
|
Hypnotize Minds, North North Records
|
KJ-52
|
Collaborations
|
BEC Recordings
|
July 23
|
Jean Grae
|
Attack of the Attacking Things
|
Third Earth Music
|
The Beatnuts
|
The Originators
|
Landspeed
|
Jumpsteady
|
The Chaos Theory
|
Psychopathic Records
|
Lil Wayne
|
500 Degreez
|
Cash Money Records
|
Public Enemy
|
Revolverlution
|
Koch Records
|
July 30
|
Richie Rich
|
Nixon Pryor Roundtree
|
Ten-Six Records
|
Knoc-Turn'al
|
L.A. Confidential presents: Knoc-Turn'al
|
Elektra Records
|
August 6
|
Cage
|
Movies for the Blind
|
Eastern Conference Records
|
Project Pat
|
Layin' da Smack Down
|
Loud Records
|
Scarface
|
The Fix
|
Def Jam South
|
Big Mello
|
The Gift
|
KMJ Records
|
August 13
|
Do or Die
|
Back 2 the Game
|
Rap-A-Lot Records, Virgin Records
|
Luniz
|
Silver & Black
|
Rap-A-Lot Records, Virgin Records, Asylum Records
|
Slum Village
|
Trinity (Past, Present and Future)
|
Capitol Records
|
August 20
|
Angie Martinez
|
Animal House
|
Elektra Records
|
Clipse
|
Lord Willin'
|
Star Trak Entertainment, Jive Records
|
DJ Jazzy Jeff
|
The Magnificent
|
BBE Records
|
Tray Deee
|
The General's List
|
Empire Music Werks
|
August 27
|
Devin the Dude
|
Just Tryin' ta Live
|
Rap-a-Lot Records
|
Eve
|
Eve-Olution
|
Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope Records
|
GRITS
|
The Art of Translation
|
Gotee Records
|
KRS-One
|
The Mix Tape
|
Koch Records
|
Lil Flip
|
Undaground Legend
|
Sucka Free, Loud Records, Columbia Records
|
Promatic
|
Promatic
|
Koch Records
|
Trina
|
Diamond Princess
|
Slip-n-Slide Records, Atlantic Records
|
September 9
|
Outlandish
|
Bread & Barrels of Water
|
RCA Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
|
Jehst
|
The Return of the Drifter
|
Low Life Records
|
September 10
|
Shade Sheist
|
Informal Introduction
|
MCA Records
|
September 16
|
Boom Bip
|
Seed to Sun
|
Lex Records
|
September 17
|
Mr. Lif
|
I Phantom
|
Definitive Jux
|
September 23
|
DJ Vadim
|
U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening
|
Ninja Tune
|
September 24
|
54th Platoon
|
All or Nothin'
|
FUBU Records
|
Nas
|
The Lost Tapes
|
Ill Will Records, Columbia Records
|
Tech N9ne
|
Absolute Power
|
Strange Music
|
September 25
|
Paktofonika
|
Archiwum kinematografii
|
Gigant Records
|
October 1
|
Xzibit
|
Man vs. Machine
|
Open Bar Entertainment, Loud Records, Columbia Records
|
7L & Esoteric
|
Warning: Dangerous Exclusives
|
Brick Records
|
October 7
|
K-Gee
|
Bounce to This
|
Instant Karma
|
October 8
|
Boot Camp Clik
|
The Chosen Few
|
Duck Down Music
|
Jurassic 5
|
Power in Numbers
|
Interscope Records
|
Krumb Snatcha
|
Respect All Fear None
|
D&D Records
|
Large Professor
|
1st Class
|
Matador Records
|
Tela
|
Double Dose
|
Rap-a-Lot Records
|
UTP
|
The Compilation
|
Orpheus Records
|
7L & Esoteric
|
Dangerous Connection
|
Brick Records
|
October 10
|
Young Buck
|
Born to Be a Thug
|
UTP Records, Thug Entertainment
|
October 15
|
Coolio
|
El Cool Magnifico
|
Riviera Records
|
Da Heabussaz (Three 6 Mafia & Fiend)
|
Dat's How It Happen to'M
|
Hypnotize Minds, Fiend Entertainment
|
LL Cool J
|
10
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
Supastition
|
7 Years of Bad Luck
|
Freshchest Records
|
October 21
|
Bushido & Fler
|
Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten
|
Aggro Berlin
|
October 22
|
Big Syke
|
Big Syke
|
RideOnUm Records, Rap-A-Lot Records
|
Choppa
|
Choppa Style
|
Take Fo' Records
|
Jay Tee
|
High Caliber
|
40 Ounce Records
|
Jel
|
10 Seconds
|
Mush Records
|
The Streets
|
Original Pirate Material
|
Locked On Records, 679 Recordings
|
WC
|
Ghetto Heisman
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
Field Mob
|
From tha Roota to tha Toota
|
MCA Records
|
October 28
|
WWO
|
We własnej osobie
|
Prosto[5]
|
October 29
|
Jungle Brothers
|
All That We Do
|
Jungle Brothers Records
|
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
|
Kings of Crunk
|
BME Recordings, TVT Records
|
Penny
|
The Clockforth Movement
|
Plague Language[6]
|
Various Artists
|
Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile
|
Shady Records, Interscope Records
|
November 5
|
Insane Clown Posse
|
The Wraith: Shangri-La
|
Psychopathic Records
|
Soul-Junk
|
1957
|
November 9
|
Sev Statik
|
Speak Life
|
UpRock, EMI CMG
|
November 12
|
Indo G
|
Contact
|
Blackhouse Entertainment
|
JAY-Z
|
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
Fat Joe
|
Loyalty
|
Terror Squad, Atlantic
|
Missy Elliott
|
Under Construction
|
The Goldmind Inc., Elektra Records
|
Swollen Members
|
Monsters in the Closet
|
Battle Axe Records
|
November 19
|
C-Bo
|
Desert Eagle
|
Warlock Records
|
Canibus
|
Mic Club: The Curriculum
|
Mic Club Music
|
Ja Rule
|
The Last Temptation
|
Murder Inc Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
Talib Kweli
|
Quality
|
Rawkus Records, MCA Records
|
November 22
|
Fettes Brot
|
Amnesie
|
'Yo Mama's Recording
|
November 26
|
2Pac
|
Better Dayz
|
Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records
|
Birdman
|
Birdman
|
Cash Money Records
|
Busta Rhymes
|
It Ain't Safe No More
|
Flipmode Records, J Records
|
Royce da 5'9"
|
Rock City
|
Columbia Records, E1 Music, Game Recordings
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$
|
Doggystyle Records, Priority Records, Capitol Records
|
The Roots
|
Phrenology
|
Geffen Records, MCA Records
|
Will Smith
|
Greatest Hits
|
Columbia Records
|
Kool G Rap
|
The Giancana Story
|
Koch Records
|
Erick Sermon
|
React
|
J Records
|
Nighthawks (Cage & Camu Tao)
|
Nighthawks
|
Eastern Conference Records
|
December 10
|
Common
|
Electric Circus
|
MCA Records
|
Felt
|
Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci
|
Rhymesayers Entertainment
|
Proof
|
Electric Cool-Aid: Acid Testing
|
Iron Fist Records
|
504 Boyz
|
Ballers
|
The New No Limit, Universal Records
|
GZA
|
Legend of the Liquid Sword
|
MCA Records, Universal Records
|
December 13
|
Nas
|
God's Son
|
Ill Will Records, Columbia Records
|
December 17
|
Indo G
|
Christmas N Memphis
|
Big Face
|
Lil' Romeo
|
Game Time
|
The New No Limit, Universal Records
|
Highest first-week sales
List of top ten albums with the highest first-week
Number
|
Album
|
Artist
|
1st-week sales
|
1st-week position
|
1
|
The Eminem Show
|
Eminem
|
1,322,000
|
1
|
2
|
Nellyville
|
Nelly
|
714,000
|
1
|
3
|
8 Mile OST
|
Various Artists
|
702,000
|
1
|
4
|
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse
|
Jay-Z
|
545,000
|
1
|
5
|
Better Dayz
|
2Pac
|
366,000
|
5
|
6
|
Under Construction
|
Missy Elliott
|
259,000
|
3
|
7
|
The Last Temptation
|
Ja Rule
|
237,000
|
4
|
8
|
God's Son
|
Nas
|
176,000
|
12
|
9
|
Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
|
Snoop Dogg
|
174,000
|
12
|
10
|
Man vs. Machine
|
Xzibit
|
156,000
|
3
|
See also
References