1998 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 1998.

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Released albums

Release Date [1] ArtistAlbum
January 13 The Lox Money, Power & Respect
Funkdoobiest The Troubleshooters [2]
January 20 Saafir Trigonometry
Young Bleed My Balls and My Word
January 27 GP Wu Don't Go Against the Grain
Various Artists Ride (soundtrack) [3]
February 3 Myzery Para la Isla
February 17 Silkk the Shocker Charge It 2 da Game
February 24 Above the Law Legends
C-Bo Til My Casket Drops
E.S.G. Return of the Living Dead
Various Artists Caught Up (soundtrack)
Prophet Posse Body Parts
March 3 Scarface My Homies
March 10 Killah Priest Heavy Mental
March 17 Fat Pat Ghetto Dreams
Various Artists The Players Club (soundtrack) [4]
March 24 Cappadonna The Pillage
C-Murder Life or Death
Das EFX Generation EFX
Hieroglyphics 3rd Eye Vision
Lil' Keke Commission
People Under the Stairs The Next Step
March 31 Daz Dillinger Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back [5]
Gang Starr Moment of Truth
Hussein Fatal In the Line of Fire
Smif-n-Wessun The Rude Awakening
April 7 AZ Pieces of a Man [6]
Do or Die Headz or Tailz [7]
Fat Pat Throwed in da Game
Goodie Mob Still Standing
Various Artists I Got the Hook Up (soundtrack)
April 13 Mark B Hitmen for Hire
April 14 Aceyalone A Book of Human Language
April 20 Massive Attack Mezzanine
April 21 Allfrumtha I Allfrumtha I
Marvaless Fearless
Various Artists Bulworth (soundtrack) [8]
April 28 Big Daddy Kane Veteranz' Day
Big Pun Capital Punishment [9]
Mac Dre Stupid Doo Doo Dumb
Public Enemy He Got Game (soundtrack)
WC The Shadiest One
May 1 Shades of Culture Mindstate
May 5Various Artists Woo (soundtrack) [10]
Fiend There's One in Every Family
Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
May 12Various Artists Streets Is Watching (soundtrack)
May 19 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Greatest Hits
DMX It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
Snoop Dogg Smokefest Underground
Soulja Slim Give It 2 'Em Raw
Too Short Nationwide: Independence Day
Eightball Lost
May 24 Show and A.G. Full Scale (EP)
May 26 Mo Thugs Chapter II: Family Reunion
June 1 Jurassic 5 Jurassic 5
All NaturalNo Additives, No Preservatives
June 2 Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz Make It Reign [11]
Master P MP Da Last Don
Onyx Shut 'Em Down
June 15 Lewis Parker Masquerades & Silhouettes
June 16 Devin the Dude The Dude
Queen Latifah Order in the Court
Z-Ro Look What You Did to Me
June 23 Andre Nickatina Raven in My Eyes
John Forte Poly Sci
Ka'NutLook At 'Em Now
Lil' Troy Sittin' Fat Down South
June 30 Black Eyed Peas Behind the Front
Def Squad El Niño
Ganksta N-I-P Interview with a Killa
MC Ren Ruthless for Life
July 7 Kane & Abel Am I My Brother's Keeper
Noreaga N.O.R.E.
July 14 Beastie Boys Hello Nasty
Celly Cel The G Filez
July 21 69 Boyz The Wait Is Over
Cam'ron Confessions of Fire
Nate Dogg G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2
Mac Shell Shocked
Mix Master Mike Anti-Theft Device
Rasco Time Waits for No Man
Sunz of Man The Last Shall Be First
Wu-Tang Killa Beez The Swarm
July 28 Delinquent Habits Here Come the Horns
August 4 Snoop Dogg Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Twiztid Mostasteless
August 11 Crime Boss Still at Large
E-40 The Element of Surprise
Funkmaster Flex The Mix Tape, Vol. III
Killarmy Dirty Weaponry
M.O.P. First Family 4 Life
August 18 Kid Rock Devil Without a Cause
MC Lyte Seven & Seven
Styles of Beyond 2000 Fold
August 25 A.D.O.R. Shock Frequency
Various Artists Blade (soundtrack)
Biz Markie On the Turntable
Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Xzibit 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
September 1 Big Ed the Assassin The Assassin
Bizarre Attack of the Weirdos
Fat Joe Don Cartagena
Flipmode Squad The Imperial
Herschelwood HardheadzA Million Dollar$ Later
September 8 Canibus Can-I-Bus
Digital Underground Who Got the Gravy?
Skull Duggery These Wicked Streets
September 15Various Artists Why Do Fools Fall in Love (soundtrack) [12]
Magic Sky's the Limit
The Kaze Kamakazie Timez Up
Various Artists Rush Hour (soundtrack) [13]
September 22 Big Tymers How You Luv That Vol. 2
Ghetto Twiinz No Pain No Gain
Ras Kass Rasassination
September 29 Bad Azz Word on tha Streets
Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
Brand Nubian Foundation
Jay-Z Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
No Limit Records Mean Green
OutKast Aquemini
A Tribe Called Quest The Love Movement
October 6 Bizzy Bone Heaven'z Movie
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill IV
Kurupt Kuruption!
Mack 10 The Recipe
P.M. Dawn Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad
Prime Suspects Guilty 'til Proven Innocent
Tela Now or Never
Twista & the Speedknot Mobstaz Mobstability
October 13 Heltah Skeltah Magnum Force
Various Artists Slam: The Soundtrack
The Dynospectrum The Dynospectrum
October 17 Beat Junkies World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 2 [14]
October 19Ex-Prez1019
October 20 Deadly Venoms The Antidote [15]
Ghetto Mafia On da Grind
Vanilla Ice Hard to Swallow
Gambino Family Ghetto Organized
Kool G Rap Roots of Evil
October 27 Bushwick Bill No Surrender No Retreat
Mia X Mama Drama
M-Doc Young, Black, Rich and Famous
Pras Ghetto Supastar
November 3Various Artists Belly (soundtrack) [16]
Crucial Conflict Good Side, Bad Side
Juvenile 400 Degreez
All City Metropolis Gold [17]
GRITS Factors of the Seven
Yukmouth Thugged Out: The Albulation
November 10 The Coup Steal This Album
Kid Capri Soundtrack to the Streets
Ghetto Commission Wise Guys
Pete Rock Soul Survivor
November 17 Geto Boys Da Good da Bad & da Ugly
Ice Cube War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
Method Man Tical 2000: Judgement Day
LA the Darkman Heist of the Century
November 24 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony The Collection, Vol. 1
DJ Quik Rhythm-al-ism
RZA Bobby Digital in Stereo
Steady Mobb'n Black Mafia
2Pac Greatest Hits
Timbaland Tim's Bio: Life From Da Bassment
December 1 Full Blooded Memorial Day
December 8No Limit Records We Can't Be Stopped
Redman Doc's da Name 2000
December 15 Busta Rhymes E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front [18]
Mystikal Ghetto Fabulous
DJ Clue The Professional
December 22DMX Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Southside PlayazYou Got Us Fuxxed Up
Unknown Aesop Rock Music for Earthworms

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1998 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 [19]
SongArtistProjectPeak position
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 1
"Been Around the World" Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase No Way Out 2
"What You Want"Mase featuring Total Harlem World 6
"Lookin' at Me"Mase featuring Puff DaddyHarlem World8
"Dangerous" Busta Rhymes When Disaster Strikes 9
"Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up"10
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" Pras featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mýa Ghetto Supastar 15
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Jay-Z Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
"Money, Power & Respect" The LOX featuring DMX & Lil Kim Money, Power & Respect 17
"Father" LL Cool J Phenomenon 18
"Still a G Thang" Snoop Dogg Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told 19
"Victory"Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta RhymesNo Way Out
"Do For Love" 2Pac featuring Eric Williams R U Still Down? 21
"Still Not a Player" Big Pun Capital Punishment 24
"Going Back to Cali"The Notorious B.I.G Life After Death 26
"Intergalactic" Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 28
"The Party Continues" Jermaine Dupri featuring Da Brat & Usher Life in 1472 29
"If You Think I'm Jiggy"The LOXMoney, Power & Respect30
"Get At Me Dog"DMX featuring Sheek Louch It's Dark and Hell is Hot 36
"Superthug" N.O.R.E. N.O.R.E.
"Clock Strikes" Timbaland & Magoo Welcome to Our World 37

Highest first-week album sales

List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales
NumberAlbumArtist1st-week sales1st-week positionRefs
1 Hello Nasty Beastie Boys 681,0001
2 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood DMX 670,0001
3 Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told Snoop Dogg 520,0001
4 MP Da Last Don Master P 495,0001
5 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill 422,6241
6 Tical 2000: Judgement Day Method Man 411,0002
7 Ghetto Fabulous Mystikal 386,0005
8 Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Jay-Z 350,0001
9 Charge It 2 Da Game Silkk The Shocker 288,0003
10 Greatest Hits 2pac 268,0005

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 1998".
  2. ↑ "Troubleshooters Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics Edition by Funkdoobiest (1998) Audio CD". Amazon.
  3. ↑ "spotify".
  4. ↑ "all music".
  5. ↑ "Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back - Daz Dillinger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Pieces of a Man - AZ | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Headz or Tailz - Do or Die | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  8. ↑ "soundtrack collector".
  9. ↑ "Capital Punishment - Big Pun | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  10. ↑ "imdb".
  11. ↑ "Make It Reign - Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  12. ↑ "all music".
  13. ↑ "allmusic".
  14. ↑ "The World Famous Beat Junkies, Vol. 2 - The Beat Junkies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  15. ↑ "Antidote - The Deadly Venoms | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  16. ↑ "all music".
  17. ↑ "Metropolis Gold - All City | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  18. ↑ "Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front - Busta Rhymes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  19. ↑ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard .
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