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*[[T.I.]] completed his 10 year contract with [[Atlantic Records]], and is seeking a deal around $75 million for him and his [[Grand Hustle Records]] artists. |
*[[T.I.]] completed his 10 year contract with [[Atlantic Records]], and is seeking a deal around $75 million for him and his [[Grand Hustle Records]] artists. |
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*On January 20, 2013, [[Lupe Fiasco]] was removed from the stage by security after making anti-[[Barack Obama|Obama]] comments in [[Washington D.C.]], during [[Second inauguration of Barack Obama|Obama's second presidential inauguration]].<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22613/lupe-fiasco-removed-from-stage-after-making-anti-obama-comments/ Lupe Fiasco |
*On January 20, 2013, [[Lupe Fiasco]] was removed from the stage by security after making anti-[[Barack Obama|Obama]] comments in [[Washington D.C.]], during [[Second inauguration of Barack Obama|Obama's second presidential inauguration]].<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22613/lupe-fiasco-removed-from-stage-after-making-anti-obama-comments/ Lupe Fiasco Rem\ |
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*On January 23, 2013, [[Hit-Boy]] confirmed he signed with [[Interscope Records]].<ref>[http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2013/01/23/hit-boy-confirms-interscope-signing-says-no-cruel-winter/ Hit-Boy Confirms Interscope Signing, Says No Cruel Winter | 2dopeboyz<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*On January 25, 2013, [[Juelz Santana]] was sentenced to two years [[probation]] for threatening to kill his neighbor after his neighbor intervened and called the police when he heard Juelz assaulting his then girlfriend.<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22688/title.juelz-santana-sentenced-to-two-years-probation-for-threatening-neighbor Juelz Santana Sentenced To Two Years Probation For Threatening Neighbor | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*On January 28, 2013, [[Rick Ross]] crashed his car in [[Fort Lauderdale]] after his vehicle was shot at in a [[drive by shooting]].<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22696/title.rick-ross-crashes-rolls-royce-while-escaping-shooting-attack Rick Ross Crashes Rolls Royce While Escaping Shooting Attack | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*Jay-Z officially signed [[Timbaland]] to [[Roc Nation]].<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22732/title.jay-z-signs-timbaland-to-roc-nation Jay-Z Signs Timbaland To Roc Nation | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*On January 30, 2013, [[Vado]] confirmed he signed with [[DJ Khaled]]'s [[We the Best Music Group]] label.<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22737/title.vado-confirms-signing-to-dj-khaled-s-we-the-best-imprint Vado Confirms Signing To DJ Khaled's We The Best Imprint | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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===February=== |
===February=== |
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2013.
Events
January
- T.I. completed his 10 year contract with Atlantic Records, and is seeking a deal around $75 million for him and his Grand Hustle Records artists.
- On January 20, 2013, Lupe Fiasco was removed from the stage by security after making anti-Obama comments in Washington D.C., during Obama's second presidential inauguration.Cite error: A
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(see the help page). - Drake won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards for "Take Care". At the same night, Jay-Z and Kanye West would each take three Grammys; two for Niggas in Paris and one for No Church in the Wild.
- On February 18, 2013, Kollegah and Farid Bang topped the German album charts with their collabo album Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 selling 80,000 copies in the release week. It is the highest number for a hip-hop album in Germany for the last five years.[1]
- According to Billboard, Jay-Z and his Roc Nation imprint signed a “worldwide publishing administration deals with Warner/Chappell Music,” giving Jay-Z the rights back to his music post-Def Jam (The Blueprint 3, Watch The Throne) as well as future works, with most of his older catalog moving to the Warner umbrella within the year. A separate deal will put the past and future catalogs of Roc Nation’s stable of artists on the publisher’s roster immediately, including songwriters Philip Lawrence (Bruno Mars, Flo Rida, Cee-Lo Green), S1 (Kanye West, Beyonce, 50 Cent), Carmen Key (Flo Rida, David Guetta), and British singer Rita Ora, among others.[2]
- C-Murder's appeal was rejected and he will remain in prison to serve out his life sentence due to a second degree murder committed in 2002.[3]
- Suge Knight has had two warrants for his arrest approved stating he can be arrested on the spot.[4]
- Ja Rule has been released from prison for his possession of an illegal firearm charge but still has time to serve for tax evasion.[5]
- Gunplay avoided his possible life sentence, and any jail time at all, due to the victim not cooperating and authenticating the video surveillance of him holding the victim up with a gun, and stealing a cellphone and gold chain.[6]
- On February 25, 2013, Atlanta rapper Young Vito, was acquitted of murdering 1017 Brick Squad rapper Slim Dunkin. However, he was given 25 years for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm.[7]
March
- On March 1, 2013, former No Limit Records rapper Mr. Magic and his wife were killed in a car accident in Mississippi, their daughter who was with them at the time survived the crash. Magic was 45 years old at the time of his death.[8]
- Gunshots were fired near French Montana's tour bus when he was parked and chilling with fans and rapper Meek Mill in Philadelphia, a 27 year old male was fatally shot in the stomach and was rushed to the hospital being pronounced DOA.
- Method Man announced on stage that the Wu-Tang Clan are working on a sixth studio album, that will be released this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).[9]
- On March 12, 2013 Lil Wayne suffered multiple seizures after shooting a music video in Los Angeles. He would be released later the same day.[10] Three days later he would be hospitalized again after another seizure, Thus causing TMZ to state he was in a medically induced coma and being in critical condition. YMCMB members Mack Maine, Birdman, Jay Sean and a slew of industry friends such as T.I. would later deny these reports, and say he was in "good condition" and awake.[11][12]
- On March 14, 2013, Chief Keef was released from a juvenile detention center after serving 60 days for violating his probation.[13]
- On March 16, 2013, Veteran California rapper Tone Loc collapsed on stage after finishing a song at the Bridge Bash concert in Des Moines, Iowa.[14]
- Cleveland Rapper Machine Gun Kelly took home the 2013 MtvU "Woodie of the Year" award at the 2013 MTV Woodie Awards.[15]
- On March 22, 2013, Atlanta Police issued an arrest warrant for Radric Davis, aka Gucci Mane, after he apparently assaulted a soldier with a champagne bottle.[16]
- On March 29, 2013, Crypt the Warchild of OuterSpace announced he was diagnosed with cancer.[17]
- Diddy was announced to be the musical guest for WrestleMania 29 which where he would perform a medley of songs on PPV inside New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on April 7.
April
- Kid Cudi revealed that he left Kanye West's GOOD Music record label, on good terms.
- On April 3, 2013, at approximately 2 AM, Power 105.1's host DJ Clue was arrested for drug possession and traffic violations.[18]
- Logic signs to Def Jam Recordings.[19]
- Kurupt announced that Tha Dogg Pound and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are working on a collaboration album that will include all members of both groups along with Snoop Dogg and Soopafly.[20]
May
- On May 1, Chris Kelly of hip hop duo Kris Kross died at the age of 34.[21]
- On May 3, record producer AraabMuzik was shot in a attempted robbery in his neighborhood, and taken to the hospital where he is recovering.[22]
- On May 6, 90s hip hop group Naughty By Nature announced that they were splitting up.[23]
- On May 8, Gucci Mane announced Chief Keef was officially signed to his 1017 Brick Squad Records.[24]
Released albums
Release Date | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Notes |
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January 4 | MC Eiht | Keep It Hood | Bluestamp Music Group[25] | |
January 15 | ASAP Rocky | Long. Live. ASAP | A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA Records[26] |
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Sho Baraka | Talented 10th | Lions and Liars[27] |
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Wax | Continue | Scrublife[28] |
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January 22 | Young Fathers | Tape One | Anticon[29] | |
January 29 | Slum Village & Mick Boogie | Dirty Slums 2 | Synchronization[30] | |
Oh No | Disrupted Ads | Kash Roc Entertainment[31] | ||
Vast Aire | A Space Iliad EP | Man Bites Dog Records[32] | ||
February 4 | Devlin | A Moving Picture | Island, Universal Music Group[33] |
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February 5 | Brotha Lynch Hung | Mannibalector | Strange Music[34] |
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Edo G | Intelligence & Ignorance | Envision Entertainment[35] | ||
Joe Budden | No Love Lost | Mood Muzik Entertainment, E1 Music[36] |
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Young Noble & Deuce Deuce | Fast Life | Concrete Enterprises, Outlaw Recordz[37] | ||
February 8 | Kollegah & Farid Bang | Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 | Selfmade Records[38] |
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February 12 | Chamillionaire | Elevate EP | Chamillitary Entertainment[41] |
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Ras Kass | Barmageddon | Cre8yte Corporation[42] | ||
February 13 | Hussein Fatal | The Interview: It's Not a Gimmik 2 Me | Thugtertainment[43] | |
February 19 | Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric | Czarface | Brick Records[44] |
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Sadistik | Flowers for My Father | Fake Four, Inc.[45] |
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MED, Blu & Madlib | The Burgundy | Stones Throw Records[46] | ||
February 22 | Fard | Bellum Et Pax | Code Rouge[47] |
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February 25 | Killah Priest | The Psychic World of Walter Reed | Proverbs Records[49] | |
February 26 | Ill Bill | The Grimy Awards | Fat Beats Records[50] | |
Cappadonna | Eyrth, Wynd and Fyre | RBC Records[51] | ||
Kutt Calhoun | Black Gold | Strange Music[52] |
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Gensu Dean & Planet Asia | Abrasions | Mello Music Group[53] | ||
The Regime | The Last Dragon | Smoke-A-Lot Records, City Hall Records[54] | ||
March 12 | Krayzie Bone | QuickFix: Less Drama. More Music | TheLifeApparel[55] | |
March 19 | Swollen Members | Beautiful Death Machine | Suburban Noize, Battle Axe Records[56] |
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The Regime | Dragon Gang | Smoke-a-Lot Records, RBC Records[57] | ||
March 22 | Adil Omar | The Mushroom Cloud Effect | Serpents of Eden[58] |
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Tede | Elliminati | Wielkie Joł[59] |
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March 26 | Blu | York | Nature Sounds[62] | |
Durag Dynasty | 360 Waves | Nature Sounds[63] | ||
Lil Wayne | I Am Not a Human Being II | Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records[64] |
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Papoose | The Nacirema Dream | Honor B4 Money Records, Fontana Distribution[65] |
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April 1 | Wiley | The Ascent | Warner Music Group[66] | |
April 2 | Kidz in the Hall | Wishful Drinking | March Records[67] | |
Tyler, The Creator | Wolf | Odd Future Records, RED Distribution, Sony Music Entertainment[68] |
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April 9 | Tyga | Hotel California | Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records[69] |
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Rich Boy | Break the Pot | Vice Records, E1 Music[70] |
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Goondox (Snowgoons, PMD & Sean Strange) | Welcome To The Goondox | RBC Records[71] | ||
April 16 | Andy Mineo | Heroes For Sale | Reach Records[72] |
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Ghostface Killah | Twelve Reasons to Die | Soul Temple Records, RED Distribution[73] |
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Homeboy Sandman | Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent | Stones Throw Records[74] | ||
Illogic & Blockhead | Capture The Sun | Man Bites Dog Records[75] | ||
Kid Cudi | Indicud | Wicked Awesome, GOOD Music, Republic Records[76] |
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Mathematics | Prelude to the Answer | Money Maker Entertainment[77] | ||
N.O.R.E. | Student of the Game | Militainment Business, Conglomerate, E1 Music[78] |
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Styles P | Float | Nature Sounds, High Times Records[79] |
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Slaine | The Boston Project | Suburban Noize Records[80] |
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April 20 | Wiz Khalifa & Currensy | Live In Concert | Jet life, Rostrum[81] |
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April 23 | k-os | Black on Blonde | Crown Loyalist, EMI[82] | |
Mitchy Slick | Feet Match The Paint | Fresh In The Flesh, Wrongkind Records[83] | ||
Slim Thug | Welcome to Texas EP | Hogg Life Entertainment[84] | ||
Snoop Lion | Reincarnated | Berhane Sound System, Mad Decent, Vice Records, RCA Records[85] |
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will.i.am | #willpower | Interscope Records[86] |
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April 30 | LL Cool J | Authentic | S-BRO Music Group, 429 Records[87] |
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R.A. the Rugged Man | Legends Never Die | Nature Sounds[88] |
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Rittz | The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant | Strange Music[89] |
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May 7 | Havoc | 13 | Nature Sounds[90] |
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Talib Kweli | Prisoner of Conscious | Javotti Media, EMI Music, Capitol Records[91] |
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Young Noble & Gage Gully | The Year of the Underdogz | A.G.E. Entertainment[92] | ||
May 13 | Mike Stud | Relief | Electric Pop[93] |
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May 14 | Eve | Lip Lock | From The Rib, RED Distribution[94] |
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To Be Released
May 21
- Excuse My French by French Montana[95]
- Trap House III by Gucci Mane[96]
- Gratitude by P-Money[97]
- Los Kangeles by Irv Da Phenom[98]
- Owl Pharaoh by Travis Scott[99]
May 27
- Magnetic Pimp Force Field by Kool Keith & Mr. Sche[100]
May 28
June 11
June 18
- Age Against The Machine by Goodie Mob[104]
- Yeezus by Kanye West[105]
- Watching Movies with the Sound Off by Mac Miller[106]
- Yessir Whatever by Quasimoto[107]
- Extended Play by Statik Selektah[108]
June 25
- Parts Of Speech by Dessa[109]
- Born Sinner by J. Cole[110]
- Evolution by Slum Village[111]
- Something Else by Tech N9ne[112]
- The Gifted by Wale[113]
- The War Within by Wrekonize[114]
- Rich Gang: Flashy Lifestyle by YMCMB[115]
June
Second Quarter
July 2
- West Coast Gangsta Shit by Daz Dillinger & WC[118]
- Juughouse by Young Scooter[119]
July 16
- Trials & Tribulations by Ace Hood[120]
- Believers by ¡Mayday![112]
- The Kitchen by Hieroglyphics[121]
- My Name Is My Name by Pusha T[122]
July 30
- Son of Sam by Krizz Kaliko[112]
July
- A Better Tomorrow by Wu-Tang Clan[123]
August 13
- 2 Birds, 1 Stone by Stevie Stone[112]
August
- Old by Danny Brown[124]
- Supreme Clientele Presents... Blue & Cream: The Wally Era by Ghostface Killah[125]
September 17
September
October
October 5
- Flockaveli 2 by Waka Flocka Flame[129]
November 5
Fourth Quarter
- Born To Lose, Built To Win by Juelz Santana[130]
Unspecified
- TBA by 2 Chainz[131]
- Unit 6 by Ab-Soul and JMSN[132]
- Broke with Expensive Taste by Azealia Banks[133]
- TBA by Action Bronson[134]
- Saab Stories by Action Bronson and Harry Fraud[134]
- TBA by Asher Roth[135]
- Underground Luxury by B.o.B[136]
- The Man & the Martian by B.o.B and T.I.[137]
- Country Cousins by Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf[138]
- The Talented Mr. Trotter by Black Thought[139]
- Trill 4 Life by Bun B[140]
- Euthanasia by Cashis[141]
- The County Hound 2[142]
- Killa Season 2 by Cam'ron[143]
- More Gunz, Less Butta by Cam'ron & Vado[143]
- Suffering From Success by DJ Khaled[144]
- The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 4 by E-40[145]
- The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 5 by E-40[145]
- The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 6 by E-40[145]
- Doris by Earl Sweatshirt[146]
- TBA by Eminem[147]
- Loso's Way 2: Rise to Power by Fabolous[148]
- Cocaine Pinata by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib[149]
- Future Hendrix by Future[150]
- Grand Hustle Presents: Hustle Gang by Grand Hustle[137]
- Living Legend by Gunplay[151]
- Dark Matter by GZA[152]
- Knock Madness by Hopsin[153]
- Everything's Corrupt by Ice Cube[154]
- The New Classic by Iggy Azalea[155]
- The Middle Passage by Immortal Technique
- TBA by J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar[156]
- The Diary by J Dilla[157]
- Stay Trippy by Juicy J[158]
- Top 5, Dead or Alive by Jadakiss[159]
- Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn) by Jay Electronica[160]
- TBA by Jay-Z[161]
- Yaowa by Joell Ortiz[162]
- B4.Da.$$ by Joey Badass[163]
- Pussy Gun by Johnny Polygon[164]
- Bigger Than Me by Kirko Bangz[165]
- Ludaversal by Ludacris[166]
- Tetsuo & Youth by Lupe Fiasco[167]
- Crystal Meth by Method Man[168]
- TBA by Nas[169]
- The Hangover by Obie Trice[170]
- P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) by Pharoahe Monch[171]
- TBA by Professor Green [172]
- The Last Zulu by Q-Tip[173]
- Mastermind by Rick Ross[174]
- Neon Icon by Riff Raff[175]
- Oxymoron by Schoolboy Q[176]
- Haute Living by Swizz Beatz[citation needed]
- Trouble Man: He Who Wears the Crown by T.I.[177]
- TBA by The Godfathers[178]
- TBA by Theophilus London[179]
- TBA by T. Mills[180]
- TBA by Trinidad James[181]
- The Album About Nothing by Wale[182]
- Love Story by Yelawolf[183]
- Welcome to Bompton by YG[184]
- TBA by Young Jeezy[185]
Highest-charting singles
Title | Artist | Peak position |
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"Thrift Shop" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz | 1 |
"Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 1 |
"Gentleman" | PSY | 5 |
"Started from the Bottom" | Drake | 6 |
"Fuckin' Problems" | ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar | 8 |
"Feel This Moment" | Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera | 8 |
"Love Me" | Lil Wayne feat. Drake and Future | 9 |
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Kendrick Lamar | 17 |
"Power Trip" | J. Cole feat. Miguel | 20 |
"Bad" | Wale feat. Tiara Thomas | 25 |
"Poetic Justice" | Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake | 26 |
"I'm Different" | 2 Chainz | 27 |
"Bugatti" | Ace Hood feat. Future and Rick Ross | 33 |
"All Gold Everything" | Trinidad James | 36 |
Highest first-week sales
Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position | Refs |
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1 | I Am Not a Human Being II | Lil Wayne | 217,000 | 2 | [186] |
2 | Indicud | Kid Cudi | 139,000 | 2 | [187] |
2 | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | 139,000 | 1 | [188] |
4 | Wolf | Tyler the Creator | 89,000 | 3 | [186] |
5 | Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 | Kollegah & Farid Bang | 80,000 | 1 | [1] |
6 | Hotel California | Tyga | 54,000 | 7 | [189] |
7 | No Love Lost | Joe Budden | 30,000 | 15 | [190] |
8 | #willpower | will.i.am | 29,000 | 9 | [191] |
9 | Heroes for Sale | Andy Mineo | 28,000 | 11 | [192] |
10 | Reincarnated | Snoop Lion | 20,000 | 16 | [191] |
Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)
Number | Album | Artist | Release Date | Average score | Number of reviews | Refs |
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1 | Twelve Reasons to Die | Ghostface Killah | April 16 | 82 | 23 reviews | [193][194] |
2 | Czarface | Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric | February 19 | 78 | 6 reviews | [193][195] |
3 | York | Blu | March 26 | 78 | 5 reviews | [193][196] |
4 | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | January 15 | 75 | 40 reviews | [193][197] |
5 | We Will Not Harm You | Dobie | February 19 | 73 | 11 reviews | [193][198] |
6 | 13 | Havoc | May 7 | 72 | 4 reviews | [199] |
7 | Wolf | Tyler, The Creator | April 2 | 70 | 30 reviews | [193][200] |
8 | Prisoner of Conscious | Talib Kweli | May 7 | 68 | 11 reviews | [201] |
9 | Indicud | Kid Cudi | April 16 | 61 | 14 reviews | [193][202] |
10 | The Ascent | Wiley | April 1 | 61 | 10 reviews | [193][203] |
See also
- Previous article: 2012 in hip hop music
- Next article: 2014 in hip hop music
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- ^ Supreme Court Rejects C-Murder's Appeal Of Murder Conviction | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
- ^ Arrest Warrants Issued For Suge Knight
- ^ Ja Rule Released From Prison, Still Has To Finish Serving Tax Evasion Sentence
- ^ Gunplay Says His Case Is Dismissed, Avoids Life Sentence From Armed Robbery Charges [Update: Details On Case Dismissal]
- ^ Rapper Young Vito Found Not Guilty In Slim Dunkin Murder | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
- ^ Former No Limit Rapper Mr. Magic Killed In Car Accident
- ^ Method Man Says Wu-Tang Clan Will Release 20th Anniversary Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
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- ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/rapper-logic-signs-to-def-jam
- ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23691/title.kurupt-announces-dogg-pound-bone-thugs-n-harmony-collaborative-album
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- ^ iTunes - Music - Keep It Hood by MC Eiht
- ^ iTunes - Music - LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Version) by A$AP Rocky
- ^ iTunes - Music - Talented 10Th by Sho Baraka
- ^ iTunes - Music - Continue by Wax
- ^ iTunes - Music - Tape One by Young Fathers
- ^ iTunes - Music - Dirty Slums 2 by Slum Village
- ^ iTunes - Music - Disrupted Ads by Oh No
- ^ iTunes - Music - A Space Iliad by Vast Aire
- ^ iTunes - Music - A Moving Picture (Deluxe Edition) by Devlin
- ^ iTunes - Music - Mannibalector by Brotha Lynch Hung
- ^ iTunes - Music - Intelligence & Ignorance by Edo. G
- ^ iTunes - Music - No Love Lost by Joe Budden
- ^ iTunes - Music - Fast Life by Young Noble & Deuce Deuce
- ^ Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2 (Premium): Amazon.de: Musik
- ^ 16bars.de - Kollegah und Farid Bang mit "JBG2" an der Spitze der Charts / UPDATE: Auch in den Nachbarländern auf 1
- ^ ‘Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2′ geht GOLD! | SELFMADE RECORDS
- ^ iTunes - Music - Elevate by Chamillionaire
- ^ iTunes - Music - Barmageddon by Ras Kass
- ^ iTunes - Music - The Interview: It's Not a Gimmik 2 Me by Hussein Fatal
- ^ iTunes - Music - Inspectah Deck + 7L & Esoteric = CZARFACE by CZARFACE
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/flowers-for-my-father/id591420301
- ^ MED & blu | The Burgundy EP | Stones Throw Records
- ^ Bellum & Pax (3CDs + Trikot + Poster / exklusiv bei Amazon.de): Amazon.de: Musik
- ^ 16bars.de - Charts: Fard mit "Bellum Et Pax" in den Top 3 / Auch in den Nachbarländern erfolgreich
- ^ iTunes - Music - The Psychic World of Walter Reed by Killah Priest
- ^ iTunes - Music - The Grimy Awards (Deluxe Edition) by Ill Bill
- ^ iTunes - Music - Eyrth, Wynd & Fyre / Love, Anger & Emotion (Complete Collection) by Cappadonna
- ^ iTunes - Music - Black Gold by Kutt Calhoun
- ^ iTunes - Music - Abrasions by Gensu Dean & Planet Asia
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