2001 in hip hop music
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2001.
Released albums[]
Release Date[1] | Artist | Album |
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January 16 | Daz Dillinger & JT the Bigga Figga | Long Beach 2 Fillmoe |
February 6 | Candyman | Knockin' Boots 2001: A Sex Odyssey |
February 13 | Fredro Starr | Firestarr |
Smut Peddlers | Porn Again | |
February 27 | Big Hawk | Hawk |
DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 | |
Mac Mall | Immaculate | |
Project Pat | Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin | |
Silkk the Shocker | My World, My Way | |
March 6 | Eve | Scorpion |
Daz Dillinger & JT the Bigga Figga | Game for Sale | |
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 | |
KRS-One | The Sneak Attack | |
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 | |
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 | 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 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 | |
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 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 | Eyedea & Abilities | First Born |
Necro | Gory Days | |
UGK | Dirty Money | |
Swollen Members | Bad Dreams | |
Ghostface Killah | Bulletproof Wallets | |
November 20 | G. Dep | Child of the Ghetto |
Mac Dre | It's Not What You Say... It's How You Say It | |
Timbaland & Magoo | Indecent Proposal | |
Illogic | Got Lyrics? | |
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 and 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 15 | Cannibal Ox | The Cold Vein |
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 |
Highest first-week sales[]
Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position |
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1 | The Great Depression | DMX | 439,000 | 1 |
2 | Until The End of Time | 2Pac | 427,000 | 1 |
3 | The Blueprint | Jay-Z | 420,000 | 1 |
4 | Devil's Night | D12 | 372,000 | 1 |
5 | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule | 361,000 | 1 |
6 | Stillmatic | Nas | 342,000 | 8 |
7 | Doggy Bag | Lil' Bow Wow | 320,000 | 11 |
8 | Word of Mouf | Ludacris | 281,000 | 3 |
9 | Project English | Juvenile | 213,000 | 2 |
10 | Kiss tha Game Goodbye | Jadakiss | 204,000 | 5 |
All critically reviewed albums ranked (Metacritic)[]
Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
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1 | Aesop Rock | Labor Days | 92 | 5 reviews | [2] |
2 | Missy Elliott | Miss E... So Addictive | 89 | 16 reviews | [3] |
3 | Jay-Z | The Blueprint | 88 | 12 reviews | [4] |
4 | The Coup | Party Music | 85 | 11 reviews | [5] |
5 | De La Soul | AOI: Bionix | 77 | 15 reviews | [6] |
6 | Busta Rhymes | Genesis | 77 | 8 reviews | [7] |
7 | Gorillaz | Gorillaz | 71 | 18 reviews | [8] |
8 | Dilated Peoples | Expansion Team | 71 | 12 reviews | [9] |
9 | Eve | Scorpion | 70 | 12 reviews | [10] |
10 | G. Love & Special Sauce | Electric Mile | 70 | 7 reviews | [11] |
11 | Nas | Stillmatic | 69 | 12 reviews | [12] |
12 | Wu-Tang Clan | Iron Flag | 69 | 12 reviews | [13] |
13 | KRS-One | The Sneak Attack | 69 | 8 reviews | [14] |
14 | Stereo MC's | Deep Down & Dirty | 68 | 13 reviews | [15] |
15 | Mystikal | Tarantula | 68 | 7 reviews | [16] |
16 | Ludacris | Word of Mouf | 67 | 8 reviews | [17] |
17 | RZA | Digital Bullet | 67 | 8 reviews | [18] |
18 | Tha Liks | X.O. Experience | 65 | 10 reviews | [19] |
19 | Arsonists | Date of Birth | 63 | 7 reviews | [20] |
20 | Silkk The Shocker | My World, My Way | 63 | 6 reviews | [21] |
21 | DMX | The Great Depression | 62 | 10 reviews | [22] |
22 | Sisqó | Return of Dragon | 61 | 9 reviews | [23] |
23 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love | 59 | 10 reviews | [24] |
24 | Redman | Malpractice | 59 | 8 reviews | [25] |
25 | D12 | Devil's Night | 58 | 11 reviews | [26] |
26 | 2Pac | Until the End of Time | 51 | 8 reviews | [27] |
27 | Run-DMC | Crown Royal | 43 | 17 reviews | [28] |
28 | Master P | Game Face | 40 | 4 reviews | [29] |
References[]
- ^ "The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 2001".
- ^ "Labor Days by Aesop Rock". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Miss E... So Addictive by Missy Elliott". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "The Blueprint by Jay-Z". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Party Music by The Coup". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "AOI: Bionix by De La Soul". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Genesis by Busta Rhymes". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Gorillaz by Gorillaz". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Expansion Team by Dilated Peoples". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Scorpion by Eve". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Electric Mile by G. Love & Special Sauce". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Stillmatic by Nas". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Iron Flag by Wu-Tang Clan". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "The Sneak Attack by KRS-One". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Deep Down & Dirty by Stereo MC's". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Tarantula by Mystikal". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Word of Mouf by Ludacris". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Digital Bullet by RZA". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "X.O. Experience by Tha Liks". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Date of Birth by Arsonists". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "My World, My Way by Silkk The Shocker". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "The Great Depression by DMX". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Return of Dragon by Sisqo". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Pain Is Love by Ja Rule". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Malpractice by Redman". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Devil's Night by D12". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Until the End of Time by 2Pac". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Crown Royal by Run-D.M.C." Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Game Face by Master P". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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