1983 in hip-hop

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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1983.

Released albums

Release Date	Artist	Album
May 27	Malcolm McLaren	Duck Rock
October 13	Whodini	Whodini
October 24	Too Short	Don't Stop Rappin'
Unknown	Kurtis Blow	Party Time?
Unknown	Jonzun Crew	Lost in Space
Unknown	The Sugarhill Gang	Rappin' Down Town
Unknown	Warp 9	It's a Beat Wave
Unknown	The Sequence	The Sequence Party
Unknown	Wild Style	Wild Style Original Soundtrack
Unknown	Afrika Bambaataa	Death Mix
Unknown	Beastie Boys	Cooky Puss
Unknown	Cybotron	Enter