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Overview of the events of 2019 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2019.
On January 8, Cupcakke was hospitalized following a suicide scare.[ 1]
On January 23, 6ix9ine admitted to being guilty of all charges related to racketeering and gang violence.[ 2]
On January 25, DMX was again released from prison.[ 3]
On January 27, Florida rapper Jayo Sama was killed in a drive-by shooting in West Palm Beach , Florida. He was 22 years old.[ 4]
On May 18, it was revealed that Tyler, the Creator 's ban in the United Kingdom had been lifted in an announcement for a London concert promoting his newly released album Igor . However, the show was cancelled due to overcrowding audience.
On June 9, Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys died at the age of 52, from pancreatic cancer .[citation needed ]
On June 20, the 2019 XXL Freshman Class was revealed, in which it included Gunna , DaBaby , Roddy Ricch , Cordae , Megan Thee Stallion , Lil Mosey , Blueface , Comethazine , Tierra Whack , YK Osiris , and Rico Nasty .[citation needed ]
On September 5, Nicki Minaj announces her retirement from making music to "have my family".[ 13]
On September 19, Dave wins the Mercury Prize , given to the best album released by a British musician each year, for his debut album Psychodrama .[ 14]
On November 6, Drake signed with the cannabis industry.[citation needed ]
On November 11, Bad Azz died four days earlier by the time he was arrested and jailed at Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta, California , on domestic violence charges.
On November 13, Kodak Black is sentenced to three years and eight months prison time for lying about his criminal record while purchasing firearms.[ 17]
On November 21, French Montana was hospitalized due to stomach pains nausea and elevated heart rate.[citation needed ]
On December 8, Juice WRLD was pronounced dead after suffering a seizure in Chicago Midway Airport.[ 18] According to TMZ , he died of a percocet overdose and swallowed all the pills so federal agents wouldn't find them on the jet.[ 19]
On December 18, 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in jail after already serving 13 months because of racketeering and gang violence. However, he would get out of jail only months after originally being incarcerated due to his life-threatening asthma diagnosis.[ 20]
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
2
8Ball & MJG
Classic Pimpin
Push Management[ 21]
11
Comethazine
Bawskee 2
Alamo, EMPIRE
Watsky
Complaint
Steel Wool Media
Wifisfuneral & Robb Banks
Conn3ct3d
Alamo
Big K.R.I.T.
TDT
Multi Alumni
15
Falz
Moral Instruction
Bahd Guys Records
18
Blockhead
Free Sweatpants
Backwoodz Studioz
Boondox
Liquor, Lies and Legacy
Majik Ninja Entertainment [ 22]
Future
The Wizrd
Freebandz , Epic [ 23]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Harry Mack
Contents Under Pressure
Self-released
Malibu Ken (Aesop Rock & Tobacco )
Malibu Ken
Rhymesayers [ 24]
Debuted at No. 176 on the Billboard 200
YNW Melly
We All Shine
Self-released[ 25]
Debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200
23
Members Only
Members Only, Vol. 4
Bad Vibes Forever , EMPIRE[ 26]
Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200
25
Boogie
Everythings for Sale
Shady , Interscope [ 27]
Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
Boston George & Diego
Boston George & Diego
YJ Music, Def Jam [ 28]
Dendemann
Da Nich Für!
Vertigo , Paroli Beats[ 29]
DJ Kay Slay
Hip Hop Frontline
Streetsweepers , EMPIRE[ 30]
Dreezy
Big Dreez
Interscope[ 31]
K-Rino
Lightning Language (The 4-Piece #1)
Black Book International, SoSouth[ 32]
Then and Now (The 4-Piece #2)
Black Book International, SoSouth[ 33]
Three Weeks Later (The 4-Piece #3)
Black Book International, SoSouth[ 34]
The S-Project (The 4-Piece #4)
Black Book International, SoSouth[ 35]
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
1
Fredo
Third Avenue
RCA Records
G Herbo
Still Swervin
Machine Entertainment Group[ 36]
Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200
People Under the Stairs
Sincerely, the P
Piecelock 70[ 37]
8
AJ Tracey
AJ Tracey
Self-released[ 38]
Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
Boston George & Slim Thug
Big Bad Boston and the Boss
Hogg Life
Demrick
No Wasting Time
DEM[ 39]
Mars & Young Swizz
The Hangover
Mad Insanity Records, EMPIRE [ 40]
Sean Price & Small Professor
86 Witness
Ruck Down, Duck Down , Coalmine Records
Wiz Khalifa & Currensy
2009
Jet Life Recordings , Taylor Gang
Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200
11
ASAP Ant
Addie Pitino
Self-released
Bones
SparrowsCreek
TeamSESH
13
Berner & Mozzy
Slimey Individualz
Bern One Ent., Mozzy Records, EMPIRE[ 41]
14
Slim Thug
Suga Daddy Slim: On tha Prowl
Hogg Life[ 42]
15
Czarface & Ghostface Killah
Czarface Meets Ghostface
Silver Age[ 43]
Insane Clown Posse
Fearless Fred Fury
Psychopathic Records [ 44]
Debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard 200
Papoose
Underrated
Honorable Records, EMPIRE
Struggle Jennings
The Widow's Son
Angels & Outlaws
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal
Suffer On
Run for Cover Records [ 45]
22
Giggs
Big Bad...
No BS, Island Records [ 46]
Gorilla Zoe
I Am Atlanta 4ever
Hood Figga[ 47]
Gunna
Drip or Drown 2
YSL , 300 [ 48]
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Higher Brothers
Five Stars
88rising Records
Hilltop Hoods
The Great Expanse
Universal
Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums
Lil Pump
Harverd Dropout
Tha Lights Global, Warner Bros. [ 49]
Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Night Lovell
Goodnight Lovell
SCPP[ 50]
Offset
Father of 4
Quality Control Music , Motown [ 51]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Smif-N-Wessun
The All
Duck Down Records [ 52]
The Dirtball
Skull Hollow
Throttle House Inc[ 53]
27
T-Pain
1Up
Cinematic Music Group [ 54]
Debuted at No. 115 on the Billboard 200
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
1
2 Chainz
Rap or Go to the League
Def Jam Recordings [ 55]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Blu & Oh No
A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
Nature Sounds [ 56]
DaBaby
Baby on Baby
Interscope
Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Eto & DJ Muggs
Hell's Roof
Soul Assassins [ 57]
Lil Skies
Shelby
Atlantic Records[ 58]
Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Little Simz
Grey Area
Age 101 Music [ 59]
Debuted at No. 87 on the UK Albums Chart
Myka 9 & Adriatic
In Motion
Automatic Records[ 60]
7
Bullies (Denmark Vessey , DrxQuinnx & Azarias)
いじめっ子
Fxckrxp Records[ 61]
8
Dave
Psychodrama
Neighbourhood Recordings[ 62]
Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
Juice Wrld
Death Race for Love
Grade A Productions, Interscope[ 63]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Kerser
Lifestyle
ABK, Warner Music Australia
Debuted at No. 2 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums
14
Lil Gotit
Crazy But It's True
Alamo Records, Empire[ 64]
Nav
Brown Boy
XO [ 65]
15
Chief Keef & Zaytoven
GloToven
Glo Gang, RBC Records[ 66]
Debuted at No. 153 on the Billboard 200
Dizzy Wright
Nobody Cares, Work Harder
Dizzy Wright, Empire[ 67]
Scarlxrd
Infinity
Lxrd Records, Island[ 68]
17
Lil' Flip
La Clover Nostra: Clover Gang
GT Digital, Lil' Flip[ 69]
18
Frenzo Harami
Chaabian Boyz: Volume 1
Dubba Squad
22
Don Trip
Don't Feed the Guerillas
MRVL Recording Group[ 70]
Nav
Bad Habits
XO, Republic Records [ 71]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Rich the Kid
The World Is Yours 2
Interscope , Rich Forever Music [ 72]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
29
Birdman & Juvenile
Just Another Gangsta
Cash Money Records [ 73]
Boosie Badazz
Badazz 3.5
Lil Boosie Music[ 74]
Ill Bill & Stu Bangas
Cannibal Hulk
Uncle Howie Records [ 75]
MED
Child of the Jungle
Bang Ya Head[ 76]
Quelle Chris
Guns
Mello Music Group [ 77]
Yelawolf
Trunk Muzik 3
Slumerican , Shady Records, Interscope[ 78]
Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
5
JellyRoll
Whiskey Sessions II
Jingle Punks Music [ 79]
12
Anderson .Paak
Ventura
Aftermath Entertainment [ 80]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Caleb Steph
Bellwood Product
Dirty Hit , INgrooves[ 81]
Iann Dior
Nothings Ever Good Enough
10k
KSI and Randolph
New Age
Self-released[ 82]
Debuted at No. 17 on the UK Albums Chart
Riff Raff
Pink Python
Jody Highroller Ent.[ 83]
Vinnie Paz & Tragedy Khadafi
Camouflage Regime
Iron Tusk Music, Enemy Soil [ 84]
15
JellyRoll
Crosses and Crossroads
War Dog[ 79]
19
03 Greedo
Still Summer in the Projects
Alamo Records[ 85]
Erick Sermon
Vernia
Def Squad [ 86]
Lizzo
Cuz I Love You
Nice Life, Atlantic Records [ 87]
Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
Loyle Carner
Not Waving, But Drowning
AMF Records, Virgin EMI Records [ 88]
Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
Pivot Gang
You Can't Sit With Us
Pivot Gang[ 89]
Tech N9ne
N9NA
Strange Music , RBC , INgrooves [ 90]
Debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200
Your Old Droog
It Wasn't Even Close
Gogul Mogul, Mongoloid Banks[ 91]
20
Bun B & Statik Selektah
TrillStatik
ShowOff Records, II Trill Enterprises[ 92]
Kokane
Finger Roll
Bud E. Boy Entertainment[ 93]
Upchurch
Creeker II
Redneck Nation Records[ 94]
Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
Wiz Khalifa
Fly Times Vol. 1: The Good Fly Young
Taylor Gang, Rostrum Records, Atlantic Records [ 95]
Debuted at No. 70 on the Billboard 200
25
Kevin Abstract
Arizona Baby
Question Everything, RCA Records [ 96]
Debuted at No. 53 on the Billboard 200
OMB Peezy
Preacher to the Streets
Sick Wid It Records [ 97]
26
Madchild
Demons
Battle Axe[ 98]
Pete Rock
Return of the SP1200
Tru Soul Records[ 99]
Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats
Anger Management
Sugar Trap[ 100]
Schoolboy Q
Crash Talk
Top Dawg Entertainment , Interscope[ 101]
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Twiztid
Generation Nightmare
Majik Ninja Entertainment[ 102]
Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200
Various artists
For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones)
Columbia [ 103]
Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
3
Asian Da Brat
Unfuccwithable
1017 Eskimo , Alamo Records[ 104]
PnB Rock
TrapStar Turnt PopStar
Atlantic , WEA International[ 105]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Styles P
S.P. The GOAT: Ghost of All Time
The Phantom Entertainment LLC, EMPIRE[ 106]
TOBi
STILL
Same Plate Entertainment, Sony Music [ 107]
Bones
UnderTheWillowTree
TeamSESH
5
Berner
El Chivo
Bern One Entertainment[ 108]
Suga Free
The Resurrection
Buss Clinic LLC[ 109]
7
Kutt Calhoun
Truth Be Told
Black Gold Entertainment
10
Diamond D
The Diam Piece 2
Dymond Mine Records[ 110]
DJ Paul
Power, Pleasure & Painful Things
Scale-A-Ton Ent.[ 111]
Logic
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Visionary Music Group , Def Jam Recordings [ 112]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Quando Rondo
From the Neighborhood to the Stage
Never Broke Again, Atlantic [ 113]
Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
Smokepurpp
Lost Planet 2.0
Alamo Records[ 114]
17
Curren$y & Statik Selektah
Gran Turismo
Jet Life , Showoff, EMPIRE[ 115]
Digga D
Double Tap Diaries
CGM Records[ 116]
Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart
DJ Khaled
Father of Asahd
We the Best , Epic [ 117]
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Injury Reserve
Injury Reserve
Loma Vista Recordings [ 118]
Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums
Megan Thee Stallion
Fever
1501 Certified Ent, 300 [ 119]
Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
Slowthai
Nothing Great About Britain
Method Records[ 120]
Debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart
Tyler, the Creator
Igor
Columbia [ 121]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
24
Beast Coast
Escape from New York
Columbia [ 122]
Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
Collie Buddz
Hybrid
Harper Digital[ 123]
Moneybagg Yo
43va Heartless
N-Less Entertainment[ 124]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
$uicideboy$ & Travis Barker
Live Fast Die Whenever
G*59 Records[ 125]
YG
4Real 4Real
4Hunnid Records , Def Jam Recordings [ 126]
Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
31
Denzel Curry
Zuu
Loma Vista Recordings [ 127]
Debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200
Jim Jones
El Capo
Vamplife, EMPIRE[ 128]
Debuted at No. 114 on the Billboard 200
Philthy Rich
East Oakland Legend
SCMMLLC, EMPIRE[ 129]
Skepta
Ignorance Is Bliss
Boy Better Know [ 127]
Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Yung Gravy
Sensational
Republic
Debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
7
Casey Veggies
Organic
Peas & Carrots International[ 130]
Future
Save Me
Epic, Freebandz
Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
MoStack
Stacko
MizerMillion Entertainment, Virgin, EMI
Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
Polo G
Die a Legend
Polo G, Columbia
Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
Tee Grizzley
Scriptures
Grizzly Gang, 300
Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200
Tyga
Legendary
Last Kings, Empire
Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
12
GoldLink
Diaspora
Squaaash Club, RCA[ 131]
Debuted at No. 77 on the Billboard 200
14
Lil Keed
Long Live Mexico
300 Entertainment , YSL Records
Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
Your Old Droog
Transportation
Mongoloid Banks
21
Benny the Butcher
The Plugs I Met
Black Soprano Family
B.o.B
Southmatic
No Genre, The Dispensary
Gucci Mane
Delusions of Grandeur
1017, Atlantic
Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
K Camp
Wavy 2 Kritical
RARE Sound, Interscope, EMPIRE
Lil Nas X
7
Columbia[ 132]
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Trina
The One
Rockstarr Music Group
Debuted at No. 126 on the Billboard 200
28
Chris Brown
Indigo
RCA
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
Bandana
Keep Cool , RCA[ 133]
Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
Mustard
Perfect Ten
10 Summers, Interscope
Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
5
Dreamville
Revenge of the Dreamers III
Dreamville Records , Interscope[ 134]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Jaden Smith
Erys
MSFTSMusic, Roc Nation
Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Machine Gun Kelly
Hotel Diablo
Bad Boy , Interscope [ 135]
Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
12
Big K.R.I.T.
K.R.I.T. Iz Here
Multi Alumni, BMG
Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
Inspectah Deck
Chamber No. 9
Music Generation Corp.
Kool Keith
Keith
Mello Music Group[ 136]
19
Iggy Azalea
In My Defense
Bad Dreams, EMPIRE
Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Jasiah
Jasiah I Am
Atlantic
Maxo Kream
Brandon Banks
Big Persona, 88 Classic, RCA Records
Nas
The Lost Tapes 2
Mass Appeal, Def Jam
Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
24
Yung Bans
Misunderstood
Freebandz [ 137]
26
Anybody Killa
Tampon Juice
Native World Inc.[ 138]
Chance the Rapper
The Big Day
Self-released[ 139]
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Comethazine
Bawskee 3.5
Alamo, EMPIRE[ 140]
Debuted at No. 53 on the Billboard 200
E-40
Practice Makes Paper
Heavy on the Grind[ 141]
Debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard 200
NF
The Search
Capitol CMG , NF Real Music LLC
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Rich Brian
The Sailor
88rising
Debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200
Spice 1
Platinum OG
Elder Entertainment[ 142]
YBN Cordae
The Lost Boy
YBN Records, Atlantic Records [ 143]
Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
BJ the Chicago Kid
1123
Motown [ 144]
UBI
Under Bad Influence
Strange Music, RBC, Ingrooves
Slim Thug
King of the Nawf
Hogg Life, SoSouth
28
Big Que
The Madness Is Out EP
Madness Records
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
2
Lil Durk
Love Songs 4 the Streets 2
Alamo Records
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Saint Dog
Bozo
Suburban Noize , Force 5 Records[ 145]
9
Blueface
Dirtbag
Cash Money Records
Debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard 200
Murs and 9th Wonder
The Iliad is Dead and the Odyssey is Over
Self-released[ 146]
Rick Ross
Port of Miami 2
Maybach Music , Epic
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Trippie Redd
!
Caroline , 10k
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Ugly God
Bumps & Bruises
Asylum Records
Debuted at No. 46 on the Billboard 200
16
A$AP Ferg
Floor Seats
RCA [ 147]
Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Snoop Dogg
I Wanna Thank Me
Doggy Style , EMPIRE
Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
Quality Control Music
Control the Streets, Volume 2
Quality Control Music , Motown , Capitol
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Young Thug
So Much Fun
YSL Records , 300 Entertainment
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
20
Little Brother
May the Lord Watch
Imagine Nation Music, For Members Only, EMPIRE[ 148]
23
Brockhampton
Ginger
Question Everything, RCA
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Jeezy
TM104: The Legend of the Snowman
CTE, Def Jam Recordings
Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Jidenna
85 to Africa
Wondaland, Epic Records
Missy Elliott
Iconology
Atlantic
Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
Obie Trice
The Fifth
Black Market Entertainment[ 149]
Rapsody
Eve
Roc Nation
Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
Trae tha Truth
Exhale
ABN, EMPIRE[ 150]
30
Alchemist
Yacht Rock 2
ALC[ 151]
Common
Let Love
Loma Vista
Debuted at No. 118 on the Billboard 200
Kano
Hoodies All Summer
Parlophone, Bigger Picture Music
Debuted at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart
Joell Ortiz
Monday
Mello
Lil Tecca
We Love You Tecca
Republic Records
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Bones
KickingTheBucket
TeamSESH
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
4
Akon
El Negreeto
Akonik Label Group
Compton's Most Wanted
Gangsta Bizness
Bluestamp Music Group[ 158]
Danny Brown
U Know What I'm Sayin?
Warp [ 159]
Debuted at No. 134 on the Billboard 200
Peewee Longway & Money Man
Long Money
Black Circle, MPA BandCamp, EMPIRE [ 160]
Debuted at No. 45 on the Billboard 200
Radamiz
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
Payday , Ultra [ 161]
9
Father
Hu$band EP
Awful Records , RCA[ 162]
11
Curren$y , Trademark & Young Roddy
Plan of Attack
Babygrande[ 163]
Lil' Kim
9
Queen Bee , eOne Music [ 164]
Lil Tjay
True 2 Myself
Columbia
Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Wale
Wow... That's Crazy
Maybach, Warner
Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Al YoungBoy 2
Never Broke Again, Atlantic
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
YK Osiris
The Golden Child
Def Jam
Debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard 200
17
Homeboy Sandman
Dusty
Mello Music Group[ 165]
Kool Keith
Computer Technology
Junkadelic Music[ 166]
18
BEAM
95
BE I AM, Epic [ 167]
Black Moon
Rise of da Moon
Duck Down Music[ 168]
MAVI
Let The Sun Talk
MAVI
Smoke DZA , Benny the Butcher & Pete Rock
Statue of Limitations
RFC Music Group, Cinematic
Clipping.
There Existed an Addiction to Blood
Sub Pop [ 169]
G-Eazy
Scary Nights EP
RVG, BPG, RCA [ 170]
Debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200
Gucci Mane
Woptober II
1017 , Atlantic[ 171]
Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
25
Akon
Akonda
Akonik Label Group
Kanye West
Jesus Is King
GOOD , Def Jam
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Quin NFN
4Nun
10K Projects [ 172]
31
Lil' Flip
The Art of Freestyle 2
Clover G, SoSouth
Uncommon Nasa & Kount Fif
City As School
Man Bites Dog
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
1
Earl Sweatshirt
Feet of Clay
Tan Cressida, Warner
Debuted at No. 102 on the Billboard 200
Gang Starr
One of the Best Yet
To the Top, Gang Starr Enterprises
Debuted at No. 82 on the Billboard 200
Krept & Konan
Revenge Is Sweet
Virgin
Rod Wave
Ghetto Gospel
Alamo
Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
Stalley
Reflection of Self: The Head Trip
Nature Sounds
Westside Gunn
Hitler Wears Hermes 7
Griselda Records , EMPIRE
Yelawolf
Ghetto Cowboy
Slumerican
Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
Brother Ali
Secrets & Escapes
Rhymesayers Entertainment
8
Dave East
Survival
From The Dirt, Mass Appeal , Def Jam
Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Doja Cat
Hot Pink
Kemosabe , RCA
Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
Iann Dior
Industry Plant
10k
Debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard 200
Jacquees
King of R&B
Cash Money , Republic
Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200
Lil Mosey
Certified Hitmaker
Interscope Records
Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Maez301
Maez301
Strange Music, RBC, Ingrooves
15
DJ Shadow
Our Pathetic Age
Mass Appeal Records
Lil Peep
Everybody's Everything
Columbia
Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
Styles P
Presence
The Phantom Entertainment LLC, EMPIRE
Tory Lanez
Chixtape 5
Mad Love, Interscope
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
17
Frenzo Harami
Gundeh Paseh
Dubba Squad
22
03 Greedo & Kenny Beats
Netflix & Deal
Alamo, EMPIRE [ 173]
Flipp Dinero
Love for Guala
We The Best , Cinematic , Epic [ 174]
Debuted at No. 132 on the Billboard 200
Slaine
One Day
AR Classic Records[ 175]
Trippie Redd
A Love Letter to You 4
Caroline , TenThousand Projects
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
YNW Melly
Melly vs. Melvin
300 [ 176]
Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
24kGoldn
DROPPED OUTTA COLLEGE
Columbia
Debuted at No. 122 on the Billboard 200
28
Paul Wall & Statik Selektah
Give Thanks EP
Showoff
29
Blac Youngsta
Church on Sunday
Heavy Camp, Collective Music Group, Epic
Debuted at No. 91 on the Billboard 200
Fabolous
Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever
Desert Storm, Def Jam
Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Rittz
Put a Crown on It
CNT Records[ 177]
The Game
Born 2 Rap
Prolific Records, eOne[ 178]
Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
Griselda
WWCD
Griselda Records, Shady , Interscope[ 179]
Smoke DZA & Curren$y
Prestige Worldwide
RFC Music Group, Jet Life, Cinematic
Lil' Flip
The Music Machine
GT Digital, Clover G
Bones
IFeelLikeDirt
TeamSESH
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
2
Roc Marciano
Marcielago
Marci Enterprises[ 180]
Iggy Azalea
Wicked Lips
Bad Dreams, EMPIRE
6
Fat Joe & Dre
Family Ties
RNG, Terror Squad , EMPIRE[ 181]
Debuted at No. 81 on the Billboard 200
French Montana
Montana
Coke Boys, Bad Boy , Epic
Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Max B
House Money
PhaseOne Network
Roddy Ricch
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial
Atlantic
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
XXXTentacion
Bad Vibes Forever
Bad Vibes Forever, EMPIRE
Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
10
Bizarre
Rufus
No Money Records[ 182]
11
Only The Family & Lil Durk
Family over Everything
Only the Family, Alamo, Interscope
Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
13
Atmosphere
Whenever
Rhymesayers [ 183]
KXNG Crooked & Bronze Nazareth
Gravitas
Fat Beats, Holy Toledo Productions[ 184]
KAYTRANADA
Bubba
KAYTRANADA, RCA [ 185]
Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200
Rich Homie Quan
Coma
RAIS[ 186]
Robb Bank$
Road to Falconia
EMPIRE[ 187]
Smokepurpp
Deadstar 2
Alamo, Interscope[ 188]
Debuted at No. 137 on the Billboard 200
Stormzy
Heavy is the Head
#Merky Records[ 189]
YFN Lucci
HIStory
Think It's A Game Entertainment, Warner
Debuted at No. 152 on the Billboard 200
K-Rino
Mind Vision
Black Book International, SoSouth
18
Various artists
1800 Seconds Vol.2: Curated by Future
UnitedMasters[ 190]
20
Cam'ron
Purple Haze 2
Killa Entertainment[ 191]
Debuted at No. 180 on the Billboard 200
Gucci Mane
East Atlanta Santa 3
Guwop, Atlantic[ 192]
Debuted at No. 68 on the Billboard 200
Sean Price & Lil' Fame
Price of Fame
Duck Down Music[ 193]
Too $hort
The Vault
Dangerous Music, EMPIRE[ 194]
Curren$y
Back at Burnie's
Jet Life, EMPIRE[ 195]
23
Your Old Droog
Jewelry
Mongoloid Banks[ 196]
27
JackBoys and Travis Scott
JackBoys
Cactus Jack , Grand Hustle , Epic[ 197]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Jme
Grime MC
Boy Better Know
Highest-charting songs [ edit ]
Highest first-week consumption [ edit ]
List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2019 in the United States
Number
Album
Artist
1st-week consumption
1st-week position
Refs
1
Hollywood's Bleeding
Post Malone
489,000
1
[ 200]
2
Jesus Is King
Kanye West
264,000
1
[ 201]
3
Igor
Tyler, the Creator
165,000
1
[ 202]
4
Death Race for Love
Juice Wrld
165,000
1
[ 203]
5
Kirk
DaBaby
145,000
1
[ 204]
6
Father of Asahd
DJ Khaled
136,000
2
[ 202]
7
So Much Fun
Young Thug
131,000
1
[ 205]
8
The Search
NF
130,000
1
[ 206]
9
The Wizrd
Future
125,000
1
[ 207]
10
Revenge of the Dreamers III
Dreamville & J. Cole
115,000
1
[ 208]
All critically reviewed albums ranked [ edit ]
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