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Overview of the events of 1997 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1997.
LL Cool J released
Phenomenon , his seventh album in 1997, which earned an
RIAA platinum certification.
Released albums [ ]
Release Date[1]
Artist
Album
Notes
January 14
Various Artists
Rhyme & Reason: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
January 28
Camp Lo
Uptown Saturday Night
Various Artists
West Coast Bad Boyz II
February 4
Kool Keith
Sex Style
C-Bo
One Life 2 Live
February 11
Frankie Cutlass
Politics & Bullshit
Funkmaster Flex
The Mix Tape, Vol. II
February 18
Luniz
Bootlegs & B-Sides
TRU
Tru 2 da Game
March 11
Ghetto Mafia
Straight from the Dec
Scarface
The Untouchable
March 25
The Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death
Warren G
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
April 8
3X Crazy
Stackin' Chips
Big Mike
Still Serious
Crime Boss
Conflicts & Confusion
Tracey Lee
Many Facez
April 15
Artifacts
That's Them
April 21
Witchdoctor
A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual
April 22
Ill Al Skratch
Keep It Movin'
May 6
Steady Mobb'n
Pre-Meditated Drama
May 20
Boot Camp Clik
For the People
KRS-One
I Got Next
Various Artists
I'm Bout It
June
Esham
Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987
June 3
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Forever
Jungle Brothers
Raw Deluxe
World-famous Beat Junkies
The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 1
My Will
June 10
Mike Ladd
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon
June 17
Capone-N-Noreaga
The War Report
Lil' Keke
Don't Mess Wit Texas
The Lost Boyz
Love, Peace & Nappiness
June 24
The Beatnuts
Stone Crazy
Craig Mack
Operation: Get Down
Cru
Da Dirty 30
Twista
Adrenaline Rush
Mia X
Unlady Like
The Lady of Rage
Necessary Roughness
July 1
B.G.
It's All on U, Vol. 1
Ghetto Twiinz
In That Water
July 15
DJ Pooh
Bad Newz Travels Fast
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly
July 22
Company Flow
Funcrusher Plus [2]
Puff Daddy & the Family
No Way Out
July 29
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
The Art of War
D-Shot
Six Figures
Rampage
Scout's Honor... By Way of Blood
Trick Daddy
Based On A True Story
August 5
Atmosphere
Overcast!
Killarmy
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
Mr. Serv-On
Life Insurance
Various Artists
How to Be a Player
August 12
Hed PE
Hed PE
Insane Clown Posse
The Great Milenko
August 19
O.C.
Jewelz
Royal Flush
Ghetto Millionaire
August 26
Coolio
My Soul
Diamond D
Hatred, Passions and Infidelity
Latryx
The Album
The Mossie
Have Heart Have Money
Tha Alkaholiks
Likwidation
September 2
Master P
Ghetto D
September 16
Gravediggaz
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
Mack 10
Based on a True Story
Busta Rhymes
When Disaster Strikes...
September 23
EPMD
Back in Business
MC Breed
Flatline
Organized Konfusion
The Equinox
The X-Ecutioners
X-Pressions
No I.D.
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album)
September 30
Common
One Day It'll All Make Sense
RBL Posse
An Eye for an Eye
October
Natas
Multikillionaire: The Devil's Contract
October 14
Kinfusion
Da Unhatched Breed
Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5
LL Cool J
Phenomenon
Rawkus Records
Soundbombing
October 21
The Firm
The Album
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album
Salt-n-Pepa
Brand New
October 28
Hot Boys
Get It How U Live!
Luniz
Lunitik Muzik [3]
Mase
Harlem World
Mood
Doom
Spice 1
The Black Bossalini
November 4
Jay-Z
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Jedi Mind Tricks
The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness
Mic Geronimo
Vendetta
Rakim
The 18th Letter
Three 6 Mafia
Chapter 2: World Domination
November 10
MC Lyte
Badder Than B-Fore
November 11
B.G.
It's All on U, Vol. 2
Luniz
Lunitik Muzik
Luke
Changin' the Game
MC Eiht
Last Man Standing
Mystikal
Unpredictable
Timbaland & Magoo
Welcome to Our World
November 18
5th Ward Boyz
Usual Suspects
Del the Funky Homosapien
Future Development
MJG
No More Glory
November 25
DFC
The Whole World's Rotten
Twiztid
Mostasteless
Will Smith
Big Willie Style
2Pac
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
December 16
Eminem
Slim Shady EP
Ice Cube
Featuring...Ice Cube
December 23
8Ball & MJG
Lyrics of a Pimp
Highest-charting singles [ ]
Highest first-week sales [ ]
List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales
Number
Album
Artist
1st-week sales
1st-week position
Genre
1
Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G.
690,000
1
East Coast Hip Hop
2
Wu-Tang Forever
Wu-Tang Clan
612,000
1
East Coast Hip Hop
3
No Way Out
Puff Daddy & the Bad Boy Family
561,000
1
East Coast Hip Hop
4
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
2Pac
549,000
2
West Coast Hip Hop
5
The Art Of War
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
394,000
1
Midwest Hip Hop
6
Harlem World
Mase
270,000
1
East Coast Hip Hop
7
Ghetto D
Master P
260,000
1
Southern Hip Hop
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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