Release Date[1] | Artist | Album |
January 16 | Lil Keke | From Coast to Coast |
February 6 | Candyman | Knockin' Boots 2001: A Sex Odyssey |
Typical Cats | Typical Cats |
February 13 | Fredro Starr | Firestarr |
Smut Peddlers | Porn Again |
February 27 | Big Hawk | Hawk |
DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 |
South Central Cartel | Gangsta Conversation |
Project Pat | Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin |
Silkk the Shocker | My World, My Way |
J Dilla | Welcome 2 Detroit |
March 6 | Eve | Scorpion |
Daz Dillinger & JT the Bigga Figga | Game for Sale |
Aceyalone | Accepted Eclectic |
March 13 | Luke | Somethin' Nasty |
March 20 | Layzie Bone | Thug by Nature |
The Beatnuts | Take It or Squeeze It |
Mr. Short Khop | Da Khop Shop |
Bizzy Bone | The Gift |
Kam | Kamnesia |
Trick Daddy | Thugs Are Us |
March 27 | 2Pac | Until The End Of Time |
Yukmouth | Thug Lord: The New Testament |
Ghetto Twiinz | Got It on My Mind |
Rasheeda | Dirty South |
April 3 | Cappadonna | The Yin and the Yang |
Run–D.M.C. | Crown Royal |
Big Pun | Endangered Species |
April 14 | Noah23 | Neophyte Phenotype |
April 17 | Angie Martinez | Up Close and Personal |
April 18 | Coolio | Coolio.com |
April 24 | G Love & Special Sauce | The Electric Mile |
O.C. | Bon Appetit |
KRS-One | The Sneak Attack |
May 1 | J-Live | The Best Part |
Tha Dogg Pound | Dillinger & Young Gotti |
Pete Rock | PeteStrumentals |
cLOUDDEAD | cLOUDDEAD |
May 7 | Ugly Duckling | Journey to Anywhere |
May 8 | MC Breed | The Fharmacist |
Saul Williams | Amethyst Rock Star |
Hi-Tek | Hi-Teknology |
May 15 | Cannibal Ox | The Cold Vein |
Michael Franti & Spearhead | Stay Human |
Missy Elliott | Miss E... So Addictive |
Olivia | Olivia |
May 22 | Kardinal Offishall | Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 |
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz | Put Yo Hood Up |
Pastor Troy | Face Off |
Redman | Malpractice |
Snypaz | Livin' in the Scope |
Sticky Fingaz | Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones |
June 5 | St. Lunatics | Free City |
Turk | Young & Thuggin' |
Kool Keith | Spankmaster |
Tragedy Khadafi | Against All Odds |
June 12 | Stereo MC's | Deep Down & Dirty |
Jay Tee | So Cold |
AZ | 9 Lives |
June 19 | Gorillaz | Gorillaz |
D12 | Devil's Night |
Outsidaz | The Bricks |
Sisqo | Return Of Dragon |
Esham | Tongues |
June 26 | Beanie Sigel | The Reason |
Lil' Mo | Based on a True Story |
Screwball | Loyalty |
Various Artists | Big Money Hustlas |
July 3 | Lil' Romeo | Lil' Romeo |
Psychopathic Rydas | Ryden Dirtay |
July 10 | Killah Priest | Priesthood |
Puff Daddy | The Saga Continues... |
Tha Alkaholiks | X.O. Experience |
Z-Ro | King of da Ghetto |
July 17 | Bad Azz | Personal Business |
Dark Lotus | Tales from the Lotus Pod |
Foxy Brown | Broken Silence |
Kurupt | Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey |
Little-T and One Track Mike | Fome Is Dape |
July 24 | Cormega | The Realness |
7L & Esoteric | The Soul Purpose |
Pep Love | Ascension |
July 31 | Tha Eastsidaz | Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way |
Gangsta Boo | Both Worlds *69 |
August 6 | N*E*R*D | In Search Of... (first version) |
August 7 | Jadakiss | Kiss tha Game Goodbye |
Soulja Slim | The Streets Made Me |
Krazy | Breather Life |
August 13 | Roots Manuva | Run Come Save Me |
August 14 | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Supernova |
August 21 | Juvenile | Project English |
Chino XL | I Told You So |
August 28 | RZA | Digital Bullet |
Brotha Lynch Hung & C-Bo | Blocc Movement |
Tech N9ne | Anghellic |
Krayzie Bone | Thug on da Line |
Dru Down | Pimpin' Phernelia |
September 11 | Arsonists | Date of Birth |
Fabolous | Ghetto Fabolous |
JAY-Z | The Blueprint |
Killarmy | Fear, Love & War |
Professor Griff | And the Word Became Flesh |
Techno Animal | The Brotherhood of the Bomb |
Yesterday's New Quintet | Angles Without Edges |
September 18 | Aesop Rock | Labor Days |
Gangsta Pat | Return of the No. 1 Suspect |
Immortal Technique | Revolutionary Vol. 1 |
September 25 | Big Syke | Big Syke Daddy |
Gemini | 6:16 The Genesis |
Guru | Baldhead Slick & da Click |
October 1 | Eyedea & Abilities | First Born |
October 2 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love |
Stu Dent | Altered State |
October 9 | T.I. | I'm Serious |
Bubba Sparxxx | Dark Days, Bright Nights |
No Limit Records | West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 3: Poppin' Collars |
October 16 | Blaze Ya Dead Homie | 1 Less G n da Hood |
Masta Ace | Disposable Arts |
Freestyle Fellowship | Temptations |
October 23 | Dilated Peoples | Expansion Team |
C-Murder | C-P-3.com |
Vanilla Ice | Bi-Polar |
DMX | The Great Depression |
Jayo Felony | Crip Hop |
La Chat | Murder She Spoke |
October 25 | Tunnel Rats | Tunnel Vision |
October 30 | Canibus | C! True Hollywood Stories |
CunninLynguists | Will Rap for Food |
Erick Sermon | Music |
Jermaine Dupri | Instructions |
Three 6 Mafia | Choices: The Album |
October 31 | Soopafly | Dat Whoopty Woop |
November 6 | The Coup | Party Music |
Lil' Keke | Platinum in da Ghetto |
Mitchy Slick | Trigeration Station |
Outlawz | Novakane |
Petey Pablo | Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry |
The R.O.C. | Wormholes |
November 13 | Necro | Gory Days |
UGK | Dirty Money |
Swollen Members | Bad Dreams |
Ghostface Killah | Bulletproof Wallets |
November 20 | G. Dep | Child of the Ghetto |
Kid Rock | Cocky |
Mac Dre | It's Not What You Say... It's How You Say It |
Timbaland & Magoo | Indecent Proposal |
Illogic | Got Lyrics? |
Dungeon Family | Even in Darkness |
November 27 | Busta Rhymes | Genesis |
Ludacris | Word of Mouf |
December 1 | Braintax | Biro Funk |
December 4 | De La Soul | AOI: Bionix |
Cypress Hill | Stoned Raiders |
Nate Dogg | Music & Me |
Mack 10 | Bang or Ball |
South Park Mexican | Never Change |
Fat Joe | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) |
OutKast | Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast |
December 11 | Warren G | The Return of the Regulator |
Mobb Deep | Infamy |
December 18 | Nas | Stillmatic |
Wu-Tang Clan | Iron Flag |
Master P | Game Face |
Mystikal | Tarantula |
Ruff Ryders | Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust |
Lil' Bow Wow | Doggy Bag |
Bell Biv DeVoe | BBD |