Release Date[1] | Artist | Album |
January 4 | Big Hawk | Under Hawk's Wings |
Jungle Brothers | V.I.P. |
January 18 | Killa Tay | Snake Eyes |
Outsidaz | Night Life |
MC Breed | The Thugz, Vol. 1 |
January 25 | The LOX | We Are the Streets |
Hypnotize Camp Posse | Three 6 Mafia Presents: Hypnotize Camp Posse |
January 27 | Lil Boosie | Youngest of da Camp |
February 1 | Tha Eastsidaz | Tha Eastsidaz |
February 8 | Ghostface Killah | Supreme Clientele |
dead prez | Let's Get Free |
MC Breed | Rare Breed |
Screwball | Y2K: The Album |
February 15 | Trick Daddy | Book of Thugs |
February 22 | D.I.T.C. | D.I.T.C. |
Kid Koala | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
February 29 | Beanie Sigel | The Truth |
Blackalicious | Nia |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | BTNHResurrection |
March 7 | Black Rob | Life Story |
March 21 | Ice Cube | War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) |
3X Krazy | Dual Committee |
Murder Inc Records | Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers |
Trina | Da Baddest Bitch |
March 28 | Common | Like Water for Chocolate |
Drag-On | Opposite of H2O |
April 4 | Big Pun | Yeeeah Baby |
Rah Digga | Dirty Harriet |
April 11 | Da Brat | Unrestricted |
Del the Funky Homosapien | Both Sides of the Brain |
April 18 | Psychopathic Records | Psychopathics from Outer Space |
Tony Touch | The Piece Maker |
April 25 | Cypress Hill | Skull & Bones |
E.S.G. | City Under Siege |
Ying Yang Twins | Thug Walkin' |
April 28 | Looptroop | Modern Day City Symphony |
May 2 | 504 Boyz | Goodfellas |
May 9 | Killah Priest | View from Masada |
Half a Mill | Milíon |
Suga Free | The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1 |
May 16 | DJ Quik | Balance & Options |
Spice 1 | The Last Dance |
Big Tymers | I Got That Work |
May 23 | DenGee | DenGee Livin' |
Dilated Peoples | The Platform |
Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP |
Latino Velvet | Velvet City |
Mac Dre | Heart of a Gangsta, Mind of a Hustla, Tongue of a Pimp |
Sauce Money | Middle Finger U |
May 30 | Kid Rock | The History of Rock |
Zion I | Mind Over Matter |
June 6 | Jurassic 5 | Quality Control |
People Under the Stairs | Question in the Form of an Answer |
June 13 | Mo Thugs Family | Mo Thugs III: The Mothership |
Quasimoto | The Unseen |
Slum Village | Fantastic, Vol. 2 |
Three 6 Mafia | When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 |
Z-Ro | Z-Ro vs. the World |
June 20 | Afroman | Because I Got High |
Busta Rhymes | Anarchy |
Celly Cel | Deep Conversation |
MC Eiht | N' My Neighborhood |
Mr. Serv-On | War Is Me, Pt. 1: Battle Decisions |
Delinquent Habits | Merry-Go-Round |
June 27 | Brotha Lynch Hung | EBK4 |
Erick Sermon | Erick Onasis |
Freddie Foxxx | Industry Shakedown |
JT the Bigga Figga | Puttin' It on the Map |
Lil' Kim | The Notorious K.I.M. |
Nelly | Country Grammar |
July 4 | Ruff Ryders | Ryde or Die Vol. 2 |
July 11 | C-Bo | Enemy of the State |
July 18 | Canibus | 2000 BC |
Big Moe | City of Syrup |
Lil' Flip | The Leprechaun |
Channel Live | Armaghetto |
Dan the Automator | A Much Better Tomorrow |
July 25 | Baha Men | Who Let the Dogs Out |
Kool Keith | Matthew |
Mr. Marcelo | Brick Livin' |
Project Pat | Murderers & Robbers |
July 31 | Slum Village | Best Kept Secret |
August 1 | Big L | The Big Picture |
August 8 | De La Soul | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump |
Sole | Bottle of Humans |
August 15 | Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz | We Still Crunk!! |
South Park Mexican | The Purity Album |
August 22 | Fiend | Can I Burn? |
Lil' Zane | Young World: The Future |
Wyclef Jean | The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book |
August 29 | Amil | A.M.I.L. - All Money Is Legal |
Daz Dillinger | R.A.W. |
Do or Die | Victory |
Don Cisco | Oh Boy |
L.V. | How Long |
September 5 | Mack 10 | The Paper Route |
C-Murder | Trapped in Crime |
Aesop Rock | Float |
September 12 | Afroman | Sell Your Dope |
LL Cool J | G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time |
Richie Rich | The Game |
Too Short | You Nasty |
September 19 | Cam'ron | S.D.E. |
Nature | For All Seasons |
Sean T | Heated |
Tela | The World Ain't Enuff |
September 26 | The Black Eyed Peas | Bridging the Gap |
Cella Dwellas | The Last Shall Be First |
Mystikal | Let's Get Ready |
Shyne | Shyne |
Shad Moss | Beware of Dog |
Phife Dawg | Ventilation: Da LP |
October 3 | T.W.D.Y. | Lead the Way |
Eligh | Gas Dream |
Soul Assassins | Soul Assassins II |
Guru | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul |
Scarface | The Last of a Dying Breed |
Jedi Mind Tricks | Violent by Design |
October 10 | E-40 | Loyalty and Betrayal |
Flesh-n-Bone | 5th Dog Let Loose |
Ja Rule | Rule 3:36 |
M.O.P. | Warriorz |
Murs | Murs Rules the World |
October 17 | Deltron 3030 | Deltron 3030 |
Everlast | Eat at Whitey's |
Ludacris | Back for the First Time |
Mausberg | Non Fiction |
Reflection Eternal | Train of Thought |
October 24 | Afu-Ra | Body of the Life Force |
Souls of Mischief | Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution |
Willie D | Loved by Few, Hated by Many |
Young MC | Ain't Goin' Out Like That |
October 31 | Binary Star | Masters of the Universe |
The Cross Movement | Human Emergency |
Insane Clown Posse | Bizzar/Bizaar |
JAY-Z | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia |
OutKast | Stankonia |
Twiztid | Freek Show |
Micranots | Obelisk Movements |
Snoop Dogg | Dead Man Walkin' |
November 7 | Necro | I Need Drugs |
Outlawz | Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us |
The Pharcyde | Plain Rap |
Punchline & Wordsworth | Punch n' Words |
November 13 | Twiztid | Cryptic Collection |
November 14 | Prodigy | H.N.I.C. |
Masters of Illusion | Masters of Illusion |
November 21 | Wu-Tang Clan | The W |
B.G. | Checkmate |
Capone-N-Noreaga | The Reunion |
Eightball & MJG | Space Age 4 Eva |
Doggy's Angels | Pleezbaleevit! |
Lil' O | Da Fat Rat wit da Cheeze |
November 28 | Master P | Ghetto Postage |
Rawkus Records | Lyricist Lounge 2 |
December 5 | Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. IV |
Memphis Bleek | The Understanding |
AMG | Bitch Betta Have My Money 2001 |
December 12 | Xzibit | Restless |
South Park Mexican | Time Is Money |
December 19 | Ill Will Records | Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest |
Lil Wayne | Lights Out |
Snoop Dogg | Tha Last Meal |