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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.
| Release Date[1]
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Artist
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Album
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Notes
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| January 14
|
Various Artists
|
Rhyme & Reason: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| January 28
|
Camp Lo
|
Uptown Saturday Night
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| Various Artists
|
West Coast Bad Boyz II
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| February 4
|
Kool Keith
|
Sex Style
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| C-Bo
|
One Life 2 Live
|
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| February 11
|
Frankie Cutlass
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Politics & Bullshit
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| Funkmaster Flex
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The Mix Tape, Vol. II
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| February 18
|
Luniz
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Bootlegs & B-Sides
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| TRU
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Tru 2 da Game
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| March 4
|
Soul Assassins
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The Soul Assassins, Chapter I
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| March 11
|
Ghetto Mafia
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Straight from the Dec
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| Scarface
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The Untouchable
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| March 25
|
The Notorious B.I.G.
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Life After Death
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| Warren G
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Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
|
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| Tracey Lee
|
Many Facez
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| April 8
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3X Crazy
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Stackin' Chips
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| Big Mike
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Still Serious
|
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| Crime Boss
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Conflicts & Confusion
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| Us3
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Broadway & 52nd
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| April 15
|
Artifacts
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That's Them
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| April 22
|
Ill Al Skratch
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Keep It Movin'
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| May 6
|
Steady Mobb'n
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Pre-Meditated Drama
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| May 13
|
Juvenile
|
Solja Rags
|
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| May 20
|
Boot Camp Clik
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For the People
|
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| KRS-One
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I Got Next
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| Various Artists
|
I'm Bout It
|
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| June
|
Esham
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Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987
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| June 1
|
Down Ta Erf
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Down Ta Erf
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| June 3
|
Wu-Tang Clan
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Wu-Tang Forever
|
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| Jungle Brothers
|
Raw Deluxe
|
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| World-famous Beat Junkies
|
The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 1
|
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| Teflon
|
My Will
|
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| June 10
|
Mike Ladd
|
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon
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| June 15
|
Cru
|
Da Dirty 30
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| June 17
|
Capone-N-Noreaga
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The War Report
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| Lil' Keke
|
Don't Mess wit Texas
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| The Lost Boyz
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Love, Peace & Nappiness
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| Boogiemonsters
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God Sound
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| June 24
|
The Beatnuts
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Stone Crazy
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| Craig Mack
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Operation: Get Down
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| Insane Clown Posse
|
The Great Milenko
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| Twista
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Adrenaline Rush
|
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| Mia X
|
Unlady Like
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| The Lady of Rage
|
Necessary Roughness
|
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| Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival
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| July 1
|
B.G.
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It's All on U, Vol. 1
|
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| Ghetto Twiinz
|
In That Water
|
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| July 11
|
Slum Village
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Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)
|
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| July 13
|
Chubb Rock
|
The Mind
|
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| July 15
|
DJ Pooh
|
Bad Newz Travels Fast
|
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| Missy Elliott
|
Supa Dupa Fly
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| July 22
|
Company Flow
|
Funcrusher Plus[2]
|
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| Puff Daddy & the Family
|
No Way Out
|
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| July 29
|
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
|
The Art of War
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| D-Shot
|
Six Figures
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| Rampage
|
Scout's Honor... By Way of Blood
|
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| Trick Daddy
|
Based On A True Story
|
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| August 5
|
Atmosphere
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Overcast!
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| Killarmy
|
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
|
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| Mr. Serv-On
|
Life Insurance
|
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| Various Artists
|
How to Be a Player
|
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| August 12
|
Hed PE
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Hed PE
|
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| August 19
|
O.C.
|
Jewelz
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| Royal Flush
|
Ghetto Millionaire
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| August 26
|
Coolio
|
My Soul
|
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| Diamond D
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Hatred, Passions and Infidelity
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| Latryx
|
The Album
|
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| The Mossie
|
Have Heart Have Money
|
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| Tha Alkaholiks
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Likwidation
|
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| September 2
|
Master P
|
Ghetto D
|
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| September 16
|
Gravediggaz
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The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
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| Mack 10
|
Based on a True Story
|
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| Busta Rhymes
|
When Disaster Strikes...
|
|
| September 23
|
EPMD
|
Back in Business
|
|
| MC Breed
|
Flatline
|
| Mood
|
Doom
|
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| Organized Konfusion
|
The Equinox
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| The X-Ecutioners
|
X-Pressions
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| No I.D.
|
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album)
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| September 30
|
Common
|
One Day It'll All Make Sense
|
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| RBL Posse
|
An Eye for an Eye
|
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| October 14
|
Kinfusion
|
Da Unhatched Breed
|
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| Jurassic 5
|
Jurassic 5
|
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| LL Cool J
|
Phenomenon
|
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| Rawkus Records
|
Soundbombing
|
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| October 21
|
The Firm
|
The Album
|
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| Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
|
Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album
|
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| Salt-n-Pepa
|
Brand New
|
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| October 28
|
Hot Boys
|
Get It How U Live!
|
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| Mase
|
Harlem World
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| Natas
|
Multikillionaire: The Devil's Contract
|
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| Psycho Realm
|
The Psycho Realm
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| Spice 1
|
The Black Bossalini
|
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| November 4
|
Jay-Z
|
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
|
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| Jedi Mind Tricks
|
The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness
|
|
| Mic Geronimo
|
Vendetta
|
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| Rakim
|
The 18th Letter
|
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| Three 6 Mafia
|
Chapter 2: World Domination
|
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| November 10
|
MC Lyte
|
Badder Than B-Fore
|
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| November 11
|
B.G.
|
It's All on U, Vol. 2
|
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| Luniz
|
Lunitik Muzik''[3]
|
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| Luke
|
Changin' the Game
|
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| MC Eiht
|
Last Man Standing
|
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| Mystikal
|
Unpredictable
|
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| Timbaland & Magoo
|
Welcome to Our World
|
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| November 18
|
5th Ward Boyz
|
Usual Suspects
|
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| Del the Funky Homosapien
|
Future Development
|
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| MJG
|
No More Glory
|
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| November 25
|
DFC
|
The Whole World's Rotten
|
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| Will Smith
|
Big Willie Style
|
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| 2Pac
|
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
|
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| December 10
|
Eminem
|
Slim Shady EP
|
| December 16
|
Ice Cube
|
Featuring...Ice Cube
|
|
| Queen Pen
|
My Melody
|
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| December 23
|
Eightball & MJG
|
Lyrics of a Pimp
|
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Highest-charting singles
[edit]Highest first-week sales
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