| Release Date [1] | Artist | Album |
|---|
| January 9 | Various Arists | Oz (soundtrack) |
| January 16 | Lil Keke | From Coast to Coast |
| February 6 | Candyman | Knockin' Boots 2001: A Sex Odyssey |
| Typical Cats | Typical Cats |
| February 13 | Fredro Starr | Firestarr |
| Smut Peddlers | Porn Again |
| Jay Tee | The Knocks 1992–2000 |
| Various Artists | Down to Earth (soundtrack) |
| February 20 | Spice 1 | Hits II: Ganked & Gaffled |
| February 26 | J Dilla | Welcome 2 Detroit |
| February 27 | Big Hawk | Hawk |
| DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 |
| South Central Cartel | Gangsta Conversation |
| 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 |
| Aceyalone | Accepted Eclectic |
| March 13 | Luke | Somethin' Nasty |
| March 19 | Various Artists | West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 3: Poppin' Collars |
| March 20 | Afrika Bambaataa | Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980–1985 |
| Layzie Bone | Thug by Nature |
| The Beatnuts | Take It or Squeeze It |
| Mr. Short Khop | Da Khop Shop |
| Various Artists | Exit Wounds (soundtrack) [2] |
| Bizzy Bone | The Gift |
| Kam | Kamnesia |
| Trick Daddy | Thugs Are Us |
| March 23 | Various Artists | The Brothers (soundtrack) |
| March 26 | Gorillaz | Gorillaz |
| March 27 | 2Pac | Until The End of Time |
| Yukmouth | Thug Lord: The New Testament |
| Ghetto Twiinz | Got It on My Mind |
| Rasheeda | Dirty South |
| April 3 | Cappadonna | The Yin and the Yang |
| Run–D.M.C. | Crown Royal |
| Big Pun | Endangered Species |
| April 10 | C-Bo | C-Bo's Best Appearances |
| 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 |
| KRS-One | The Sneak Attack |
| 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 | Cannibal Ox | The Cold Vein |
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | Stay Human |
| Missy Elliott | Miss E... So Addictive |
| 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 |
| May 28 | Stereo MC's | Deep Down & Dirty |
| May 29 | Various Artists | What's the Worst That Could Happen? (soundtrack) |
| June 5 | Various Artists | Dr. Dolittle 2 (soundtrack) [3] |
| St. Lunatics | Free City |
| Turk | Young & Thuggin' |
| Kool Keith | Spankmaster |
| Tragedy Khadafi | Against All Odds |
| Various Artists | The Fast and the Furious (soundtrack) [4] |
| June 12 | Jay Tee | So Cold |
| AZ | 9 Lives |
| Various Artists | MTV's Hip Hopera: Carmen |
| June 19 | D12 | Devil's Night |
| Outsidaz | The Bricks |
| Esham | Tongues |
| Eric B. & Rakim | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B. & Rakim |
| Public Enemy | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Public Enemy |
| Various Artists | Baby Boy (soundtrack) |
| Scapegoat Wax | Okeeblow |
| June 26 | Beanie Sigel | The Reason |
| Lil' Mo | Based on a True Story |
| Various Artists | Pootie Tang (soundtrack) |
| Screwball | Loyalty |
| July 3 | Lil' Romeo | Lil' Romeo |
| Psychopathic Rydas | Ryden Dirtay |
| Various Artists | Kiss of the Dragon (soundtrack) |
| Various Artists | Nuthin' but a Gangsta Party 2 |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Wu-Chronicles, Chapter 2 |
| July 10 | Killah Priest | Priesthood |
| P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family | The Saga Continues... |
| Tha Alkaholiks | X.O. Experience |
| Z-Ro | King of da Ghetto |
| July 17 | Bad Azz | Personal Business |
| Coolio | Fantastic Voyage: The Greatest Hits |
| 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 |
| Soulja Slim | The Streets Made Me |
| Pep Love | Ascension |
| Violator | Violator: The Album, V2.0 [5] |
| July 31 | Tha Eastsidaz | Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way |
| Gangsta Boo | Both Worlds *69 |
| Soopafly | Dat Whoopty Woop |
| Various Artists | Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack) |
| August 6 | N*E*R*D | In Search Of... (first version) |
| August 7 | Jadakiss | Kiss tha Game Goodbye |
| Krazy | Breather Life |
| Various Artists | Osmosis Jones (soundtrack) |
| August 13 | Roots Manuva | Run Come Save Me |
| August 14 | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Supernova |
| Various Artists | The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2001 |
| August 21 | Juvenile | Project English |
| Various Artists | Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack) [6] |
| 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 4 | MC Lyte | The Very Best of MC Lyte |
| Unspoken Heard | Soon Come |
| September 11 | Arsonists | Date of Birth |
| Fabolous | Ghetto Fabolous |
| Jay-Z | The Blueprint |
| Killarmy | Fear, Love & War |
| Professor Griff | And the Word Became Flesh |
| Techno Animal | The Brotherhood of the Bomb |
| Yesterday's New Quintet | Angles Without Edges |
| Various Artists | Hardball (soundtrack) |
| Various Artists | Training Day (soundtrack) [7] |
| September 18 | Aesop Rock | Labor Days |
| Coo Coo Cal | Disturbed |
| Gangsta Pat | Return of the No. 1 Suspect |
| Immortal Technique | Revolutionary Vol. 1 |
| Brand Nubian | The Very Best of Brand Nubian |
| September 25 | Various Artists | The Wash (soundtrack) [8] |
| Big Syke | Big Syke Daddy |
| Gemini | 6:16 The Genesis |
| Guru | Baldhead Slick & da Click |
| FUBU | The Good Life (FUBU album) |
| October 1 | Eyedea & Abilities | First Born |
| October 2 | Busta Rhymes | Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes |
| Ja Rule | Pain Is Love |
| Stu Dent | Altered State |
| October 9 | T.I. | I'm Serious |
| Bubba Sparxxx | Dark Days, Bright Nights |
| Various Artists | Bones (soundtrack) [9] |
| 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 |
| Snoop Dogg | Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best |
| 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 |
| Daz Dillinger | Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 1 |
| Erick Sermon | Music |
| Jermaine Dupri | Instructions |
| Three 6 Mafia | Choices: The Album |
| 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 | 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? |
| Dungeon Family | Even in Darkness |
| 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 & Me |
| Mack 10 | Bang or Ball |
| South Park Mexican | Never Change |
| Fat Joe | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) |
| Ice Cube | Greatest Hits |
| OutKast | Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast |
| December 11 | Warren G | The Return of the Regulator |
| Mobb Deep | Infamy |
| Method Man & Redman | How High (soundtrack) [10] |
| December 18 | Nas | Stillmatic |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Iron Flag |
| Master P | Game Face |
| Mystikal | Tarantula |
| Lil' Bow Wow | Doggy Bag |
| Ruff Ryders | Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust |
| Various Artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 5 |
