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Overview of the events of 2006 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2006.
Released albums
Release Date
|
Artist
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Album
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Label
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January 1
|
Twisted Insane
|
Shoot for the Face
|
Brainsick Muzik
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January 24
|
CunninLynguists
|
A Piece of Strange
|
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Tha Alkaholiks
|
Firewater
|
Waxploitation Records, Koch Records
|
January 31
|
Daddy X
|
Family Ties
|
Suburban Noize Records
|
February 5
|
Sway
|
This Is My Demo
|
|
February 7
|
Various Artists
|
Run The Road Volume 2
|
|
J Dilla
|
Donuts
|
Stones Throw Records
|
Aceyalone
|
Magnificent City
|
Decon Records
|
Remy Ma
|
There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story
|
Terror Squad Entertainment, SRC Records, Universal Records
|
February 14
|
Sérgio Mendes
|
Timeless
|
|
February 21
|
Dilated Peoples
|
20/20
|
Capitol Records
|
Shaggy 2 Dope
|
F.T.F.O. (Fuck The Fuck Off)
|
Psychopathic Records
|
February 28
|
Jel
|
Soft Money
|
|
March 7
|
El Da Sensei
|
The Unusual
|
Fat Beats Records
|
Public Enemy & Paris
|
Rebirth of a Nation
|
Guerrilla Funk Recordings
|
March 14
|
D.M.C.
|
Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll
|
|
Soul Position
|
Things Go Better With RJ and Al
|
Rhymesayers Entertainment
|
March 21
|
Army of the Pharaohs
|
The Torture Papers
|
Babygrande Records
|
M-1
|
Confidential
|
Koch Records
|
Madlib
|
The Beat Konducta, Vols. 1 & 2: Movie Scenes
|
Stones Throw Records
|
MURS & 9th Wonder
|
Murray's Revenge
|
|
March 28
|
T.I.
|
King
|
Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records
|
Ghostface Killah
|
Fishscale
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
April 4
|
Bubba Sparxxx
|
The Charm
|
Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records, EMI Records
|
April 11
|
LL Cool J
|
Todd Smith
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
April 18
|
Axe Murder Boyz
|
Blood In, Blood Out
|
Psychopathic Records
|
April 25
|
The Coup
|
Pick A Bigger Weapon
|
Epitaph Records
|
The Streets
|
The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
|
|
May 2
|
Mobb Deep
|
Blood Money
|
G-Unit Records, Interscope Records
|
May 9
|
Gnarls Barkley
|
St. Elsewhere
|
Atlantic Records
|
Kottonmouth Kings
|
Nickel Bag
|
Suburban Noize Records
|
May 16
|
Cam'ron
|
Killa Season
|
Asylum Records
|
Jamie Madrox
|
Phatso
|
Psychopathic Records
|
Noah23
|
Amalthea Magnetosphere
|
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language
|
Saint Dog
|
USA (Unconformable Social Amputees)
|
Suburban Noize Records
|
May 23
|
Bronze Nazareth
|
The Great Migration
|
Think Differently Music, Babygrande Records
|
May 30
|
King Syze
|
Syzemology
|
Babygrande Records
|
June 6
|
Hed PE
|
Back 2 Base X
|
Suburban Noize Records
|
Kottonmouth Kings
|
Koast II Koast
|
Ice Cube
|
Laugh Now, Cry Later
|
Lench Mob Records
|
Rampage
|
Have You Seen?
|
Flipmode Records
|
June 13
|
Busta Rhymes
|
The Big Bang
|
Flipmode Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
|
Mr. Lif
|
Mo' Mega
|
Definitive Jux
|
Noah23
|
Clout
|
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language
|
Zion I
|
Break a Dawn
|
Live Up Records, Handcuts Records
|
June 20
|
Kurupt
|
Same Day, Different Shit
|
D.P.G. Recordz
|
June 26
|
Plan B
|
Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
|
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June 27
|
Kool Keith
|
The Return of Dr. Octagon
|
CMH Records
|
Lord Jamar
|
The 5% Album
|
Babygrande Records
|
Tha Dogg Pound
|
Cali Iz Active
|
Doggystyle Records, Koch Records
|
7L & Esoteric
|
A New Dope
|
Babygrande Records
|
July 11
|
Boondox
|
The Harvest
|
Psychopathic Records
|
Cut Chemist
|
The Audience's Listening
|
Warner Bros. Records
|
July 18
|
Boot Camp Clik
|
The Last Stand
|
Duck Down Music
|
July 25
|
Inspectah Deck
|
The Resident Patient
|
Urban Iron Records
|
Jurassic 5
|
Feedback
|
Interscope Records
|
MF Grimm
|
American Hunger
|
Day by Day Entertainment
|
Michael Franti & Spearhead
|
Yell Fire!
|
|
Pharrell
|
In My Mind
|
Star Trak Entertainment, Interscope Records
|
August 1
|
DMX
|
Year of the Dog... Again
|
Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records
|
August 8
|
Masta Killa
|
Made in Brooklyn
|
Nature Sounds
|
Rick Ross
|
Port of Miami
|
Def Jam Recordings, Slip-n-Slide Records, Poe Boy Entertainment
|
August 15
|
Obie Trice
|
Second Round's on Me
|
Shady Records, Interscope
|
August 22
|
J Dilla
|
The Shining
|
BBE Records
|
OutKast
|
Idlewild
|
LaFace Records, Jive Records
|
August 29
|
Method Man
|
4:21... The Day After
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
The Roots
|
Game Theory
|
September 5
|
OuterSpace
|
Blood Brothers
|
Babygrande Records
|
September 12
|
Skyzoo & 9th Wonder
|
Cloud 9: The 3 Day High
|
Traffic Entertainment
|
Swollen Members
|
Black Magic
|
Battle Axe Records
|
September 19
|
Chingy
|
Hoodstar
|
Full Dekk Music Group, Capitol Records
|
The Dirtball
|
Raptillion
|
Suburban Noize Records
|
DJ Shadow
|
The Outsider
|
Universal Motown Records, Island Records
|
Jedi Mind Tricks
|
Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell
|
Babygrande Records
|
Lupe Fiasco
|
Food & Liquor
|
1st & 15th Entertainment, Atlantic Records
|
Potluck
|
Straight Outta Humboldt
|
Suburban Noize Records
|
September 26
|
Ludacris
|
Release Therapy
|
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings
|
Main Flow and 7L
|
Flow Season
|
Brick Records
|
October 3
|
Subtle
|
For Hero: For Fool
|
|
Sleepy Brown
|
Mr. Brown
|
Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records
|
October 10
|
Lloyd Banks
|
Rotten Apple
|
G-Unit Records, Interscope Records
|
Zion I and The Grouch
|
Heroes in the City of Dope
|
Om Records
|
October 17
|
Puff Daddy
|
Press Play
|
Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records
|
Hi-Tek
|
Hi-Teknology²: The Chip
|
Babygrande Records
|
October 23
|
Braintax
|
Panorama
|
Low Life Records
|
October 31
|
Kevin Federline
|
Playing With Fire
|
Federation Records
|
Lady Sovereign
|
Public Warning
|
|
November 7
|
Tech N9ne
|
Everready (The Religion)
|
Strange Music
|
AZ
|
The Format
|
Quiet Money Records
|
Jim Jones
|
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
|
Diplomat Records, Koch Records
|
November 14
|
The Game
|
Doctor's Advocate
|
Geffen Records
|
Fat Joe
|
Me, Myself & I
|
Terror Squad Entertainment, Virgin Records, Imperial Records
|
November 21
|
JAY-Z
|
Kingdom Come
|
Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
|
Kottonmouth Kings
|
Hidden Stash III
|
Suburban Noize Records
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
|
Doggystyle Records, Geffen Records
|
2Pac
|
Pac's Life
|
Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records
|
November 27
|
CRUNK23
|
Technoshamanism
|
Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language
|
November 28
|
Clipse
|
Hell Hath No Fury
|
Re-Up Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Jive Records
|
December 5
|
Shady Records
|
Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
|
Shady Records, Interscope Records
|
December 12
|
Ghostface Killah
|
More Fish
|
Def Jam Recordings
|
Jeezy
|
The Inspiration
|
CTE World, Def Jam Recordings
|
December 19
|
Nas
|
Hip Hop Is Dead
|
Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records
|
December 29
|
Mos Def
|
True Magic
|
Geffen Records
|
Highest first week sales
As of December 31, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Number
|
Artist
|
Album
|
1st week sales
|
1st week position
|
1
|
Jay-Z
|
Kingdom Come
|
680,000
|
#1
|
2
|
T.I.
|
King
|
522,000
|
#1
|
3
|
The Game
|
Doctors Advocate
|
358,000
|
#1
|
4
|
Nas
|
Hip Hop Is Dead
|
356,000
|
#1
|
5
|
Young Jeezy
|
The Inspiration
|
352,000
|
#1
|
6
|
Shady Records
|
Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
|
309,000
|
#2
|
7
|
Ludacris
|
Release Therapy
|
309,000
|
#1
|
8
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
|
264,000
|
#5
|
9
|
Bow Wow
|
The Price Of Fame
|
262,001
|
#6
|
10
|
Busta Rhymes
|
The Big Bang
|
209,000
|
#1
|
See also
References