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===January===
===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.
*[[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-[[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 Removed From Stage After Making Anti-Obama Comments] HipHopDX.com, January 21, 2013</ref>
*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\
*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>
*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>
*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>
*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>
*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>


===February===
===February===

Revision as of 18:24, 20 May 2013

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 <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (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

May

Released albums

Release Date Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Notes
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]
Sho Baraka Talented 10th Lions and Liars[27]
  • Debuted at #94 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Chapter 6: Ali", "Chapter 9: Jim Crow"
Wax Continue Scrublife[28]
  • Debuted at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart
  • Singles include: "Toothbrush", "Lewis & Clark", "We Can't All Be Heroes"
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]
February 5 Brotha Lynch Hung Mannibalector Strange Music[34]
  • Debuted at #67 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Meat Cleaver", "Krocadil"
Edo G Intelligence & Ignorance Envision Entertainment[35]
Joe Budden No Love Lost Mood Muzik Entertainment, E1 Music[36]
  • Debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "She Don't Put It Down", "NBA"
Young Noble & Deuce Deuce Fast Life Concrete Enterprises, Outlaw Recordz[37]
February 8 Kollegah & Farid Bang Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 Selfmade Records[38]
February 12 Chamillionaire Elevate EP Chamillitary Entertainment[41]
  • Only released 1,000 hard copies which sold out in 10 hours prior to announcement.
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]
Sadistik Flowers for My Father Fake Four, Inc.[45]
  • Singles include: "Micheal","City in Amber", "Kill the King", "Russian Roulette"
MED, Blu & Madlib The Burgundy Stones Throw Records[46]
February 22 Fard Bellum Et Pax Code Rouge[47]
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]
  • Debuted at #120 on US Billboard 200
  • Singles Include: "Self Preservation", "I Been Dope"
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]
  • Debuted at #137 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Regime Dragon Gang Smoke-a-Lot Records, RBC Records[57]
March 22 Adil Omar The Mushroom Cloud Effect Serpents of Eden[58]
  • Singles include: "Off The Handle", "Paki Rambo"
Tede Elliminati Wielkie Joł[59]
  • Debuted at #3 on the Polish Charts[60]
  • Singles include: "Mainstream", "Nie banglasz"
  • Certified Gold in Poland[61]
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]
Papoose The Nacirema Dream Honor B4 Money Records, Fontana Distribution[65]
  • Debuted at #97 on the Billboard 200.
  • Singles include: "On Top of My Game", "What's My Name".
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]
  • Debuted at #3 on Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Domo23"
April 9 Tyga Hotel California Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records[69]
Rich Boy Break the Pot Vice Records, E1 Music[70]
  • Singles include: "Break the Pot"
Goondox (Snowgoons, PMD & Sean Strange) Welcome To The Goondox RBC Records[71]
April 16 Andy Mineo Heroes For Sale Reach Records[72]
  • Debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200
Ghostface Killah Twelve Reasons to Die Soul Temple Records, RED Distribution[73]
  • Debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200
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]
Mathematics Prelude to the Answer Money Maker Entertainment[77]
N.O.R.E. Student of the Game Militainment Business, Conglomerate, E1 Music[78]
  • Debuted at #116 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Tadow", "Fowl Niggaz", "The Problem (Lawwddd)"
Styles P Float Nature Sounds, High Times Records[79]
  • Debuted at #124 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Hater Love"
Slaine The Boston Project Suburban Noize Records[80]
  • Debuted at #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart
April 20 Wiz Khalifa & Currensy Live In Concert Jet life, Rostrum[81]
  • Debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200
  • iTunes exclusive
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]
  • Debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include "La La La", "No Guns Allowed", "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks"
will.i.am #willpower Interscope Records[86]
April 30 LL Cool J Authentic S-BRO Music Group, 429 Records[87]
  • Debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Take It", "Whaddup" and "We Came to Party"
R.A. the Rugged Man Legends Never Die Nature Sounds[88]
  • Debuted at #121 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "The Peoples Champ", "Learn Truth"
Rittz The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant Strange Music[89]
  • Debuted at #25 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Switch Lanes"
May 7 Havoc 13 Nature Sounds[90]
  • Singles include: "Tell Me To My Face", "Gone", "Life We Chose"
Talib Kweli Prisoner of Conscious Javotti Media, EMI Music, Capitol Records[91]
  • Debuted at #48 on the Billboard 200
  • Singles include: "Push Thru", "Upper Echelon", "Come Here"
Young Noble & Gage Gully The Year of the Underdogz A.G.E. Entertainment[92]
May 13 Mike Stud Relief Electric Pop[93]
  • Debuted at #109 on the Billboard 200
May 14 Eve Lip Lock From The Rib, RED Distribution[94]
  • Singles include: "She Bad Bad", "Make It Out This Town", "Eve"

To Be Released

May 21

May 27

May 28

June 11

June 18

June 25

June

Second Quarter

July 2

July 16

July 30

July

August 13

August

September 17

September

October

October 5

November 5

Fourth Quarter

Unspecified

Highest-charting singles

Singles which charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100
Title Artist Peak position
"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

List of top ten albums released in 2013 according to first-week home market sales, as of April 3, 2013
Number Album Artist 1st-week sales 1st-week position Refs
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
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

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  3. ^ Supreme Court Rejects C-Murder's Appeal Of Murder Conviction | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
  4. ^ Arrest Warrants Issued For Suge Knight
  5. ^ Ja Rule Released From Prison, Still Has To Finish Serving Tax Evasion Sentence
  6. ^ Gunplay Says His Case Is Dismissed, Avoids Life Sentence From Armed Robbery Charges [Update: Details On Case Dismissal]
  7. ^ Rapper Young Vito Found Not Guilty In Slim Dunkin Murder | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
  8. ^ Former No Limit Rapper Mr. Magic Killed In Car Accident
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  28. ^ iTunes - Music - Continue by Wax
  29. ^ iTunes - Music - Tape One by Young Fathers
  30. ^ iTunes - Music - Dirty Slums 2 by Slum Village
  31. ^ iTunes - Music - Disrupted Ads by Oh No
  32. ^ iTunes - Music - A Space Iliad by Vast Aire
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  42. ^ iTunes - Music - Barmageddon by Ras Kass
  43. ^ iTunes - Music - The Interview: It's Not a Gimmik 2 Me by Hussein Fatal
  44. ^ iTunes - Music - Inspectah Deck + 7L & Esoteric = CZARFACE by CZARFACE
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  50. ^ iTunes - Music - The Grimy Awards (Deluxe Edition) by Ill Bill
  51. ^ iTunes - Music - Eyrth, Wynd & Fyre / Love, Anger & Emotion (Complete Collection) by Cappadonna
  52. ^ iTunes - Music - Black Gold by Kutt Calhoun
  53. ^ iTunes - Music - Abrasions by Gensu Dean & Planet Asia
  54. ^ iTunes - Music - Yukmouth Presents: The Last Dragon by The Regime
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