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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2009.
Release Date | Artist | Album | Notes |
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January 13 | Various artists | Notorious |
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January 27 | OJ Da Juiceman | The Otha Side of the Trap |
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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Eye Legacy |
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February 17 | Zion I | The Takeover | |
February 24 | B-Real | Smoke N Mirrors |
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Grandmaster Flash | The Bridge - Concept Of A Culture |
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Havoc | Hidden Files |
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Joe Budden | Padded Room |
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Project Pat | Real Recognize Real |
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February 27 | O.S.T.R. | O.c.b. |
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March 3 | Romeo | Get Low |
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March 17 | Gorilla Zoe | Don't Feed Da Animals |
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Capone-N-Noreaga | Channel 10 |
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Twiztid | W.I.C.K.E.D. (Wish I Could Kill Every Day) | ||
March 23 | Noah23 & Madadam | Crab Nebula | |
March 24 | MF DOOM | Born Like This | |
Jim Jones | Pray IV Reign |
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Slim Thug | Boss of All Bosses |
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Hell Rell | Get In Line or Get Lined Up |
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March 31 | Bow Wow | New Jack City II |
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Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. |
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Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind | Decalogue | ||
UGK | UGK 4 Life |
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April 7 | Classified | Self Explanatory |
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Del the Funky Homosapien | Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) | ||
Jadakiss | The Last Kiss |
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Mims | Guilt |
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April 14 | k-os | Yes! |
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April 20 | Asher Roth | Asleep in the Bread Aisle |
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April 21 | Rick Ross | Deeper Than Rap |
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X-Raided | The Eternally Unforgiven Project |
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April 28 | Hell Rell | Hard as Hell |
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Mike Jones | The Voice |
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Tech N9ne | Sickology 101 |
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Violent J | The Shining |
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May 5 | Skull Gang | Skull Gang |
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DJ Paul | Scale-A-Ton |
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Gucci Mane | Murder Was The Case |
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May 12 | Cam'ron | Crime Pays |
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Haystak | The Natural II |
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Paul Wall | Fast Life |
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May 19 | Eminem | Relapse |
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Busta Rhymes | Back on My B.S. |
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Method Man & Redman | Blackout! 2 |
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DJ Drama | Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) |
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Sheek Louch | Life on D-Block [70] |
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Freeway | Philadelphia Freeway 2 [72] |
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Guru | Guru 8.0: Lost and Found |
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May 26 | Lil' Flip & Gudda Gudda | Certified |
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June 2 | J Dilla | Jay Stay Paid [74] |
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AZ | Legendary [76] | ||
June 9 | Pastor Troy | Ready For War | |
D-Block | No Security [74] |
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Mos Def | The Ecstatic [74] |
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Kurupt & DJ Quik | BlaQKout [74] |
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Busdriver | Jhelli Beam [74] |
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June 12 | Hilltop Hoods | State of the Art |
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June 16 | Hussein Fatal | Born Legendary [74] |
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Juicy J | Hustle Till I Die [74] |
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L.E.G.A.C.Y. | Suicide Music [74] |
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Street Sweeper Social Club | Street Sweeper Social Club [74] |
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June 23 | Fast Life Yungstaz | Jamboree |
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Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern | Pulse Of The People |
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Playaz Circle | Flight 360: The Takeoff |
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Willy Northpole | Tha Connect | ||
Soul Assassins | Intermission |
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U-God | Dopium |
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Grand Puba | Retroactive |
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Sa-Ra Creative Partners | Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love |
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June 30 | Maino | If Tomorrow Comes... |
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Ace Hood | Ruthless |
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Blaq Poet | Tha Blaqprint | ||
July 7 | The Alchemist | Chemical Warfare |
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July 14 | Krizz Kaliko | Genius |
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La Coka Nostra | A Brand You Can Trust |
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Twista | Category F5 |
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Yukmouth | The West Coast Don |
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Hell Rell | Hell Up In the Bronx |
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Chico DeBarge | Chico DeBarge | ||
July 21 | Eyedea & Abilities | By the Throat | |
July 28 | Fabolous | Loso's Way |
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Lord Infamous, T-Rock & II Tone | Blood Money |
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August 4 | Dorrough | Dorrough Music |
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August 11 | Slaughterhouse | Slaughterhouse |
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August 21 | Plague Language (Noah23, Baracuda, Livestock, The Main, Lord Kufu & Madadam) | Plague Language Compilation | |
August 25 | Lil Wyte | The Bad Influence |
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August 31 | Pitbull | Rebelution |
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Killer Mike | Underground Atlanta |
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September 1 | Beanie Sigel | The Broad Street Bully | |
Insane Clown Posse | Bang! Pow! Boom! |
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September 8 | JAY Z | The Blueprint 3 |
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Raekwon | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II |
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September 10 | Tede | Note2 |
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September 15 | Big Scoob | Monsterifik | |
Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon: The End of Day |
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KRS-One & Buckshot | Survival Skills |
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Lil Boosie | Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz |
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N.O.R.E. | S.O.R.E. |
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New Boyz | Skinny Jeans and a Mic |
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Trick Daddy | Finally Famous: Born a Thug, Still a Thug |
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September 21 | Dizzee Rascal | Tongue n' Cheek |
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September 22 | CRUNK23 (Noah23 & Crunk Chris) | Spare Ribs for the Eve of Destruction | |
Esoteric | Saving Seamus Ryan | ||
Famous Playaz (Noah23 & DS) | Feature Presentation | ||
X-Raided | The Unforgiven Vol. 1: In The Beginning |
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September 25 | Del the Funky Homosapien | Automatik Statik | |
September 29 | Mack 10 | Soft White |
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Ghostface Killah | Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City |
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Warren G | The G Files |
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Skyzoo | The Salvation |
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Stevie Stone | New Kid Comin |
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October 6 | Fat Joe | J.O.S.E. 2 |
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Jim Jones & Webstar | The Rooftop |
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October 12 | Chipmunk | I Am Chipmunk |
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October 13 | Kottonmouth Kings | Hidden Stash 420 |
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October 20 | Royce da 5'9" | Street Hop | |
October 26 [86] | Tech N9ne | K.O.D. |
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October 27 | Hopsin | Gazing at the Moonlight | |
Mike Epps | Funny Bidness – Da Album |
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Triple C's | Custom Cars & Cycles |
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Swollen Members | Armed to the Teeth |
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November 3 | Hell Rell | Live From Hell |
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Ol' Dirty Bastard | Message to the Other Side |
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November 10 | Wale | Attention Deficit |
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November 17 | 50 Cent | Before I Self Destruct |
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Danny! | Where Is Danny? |
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Felt | Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez | ||
Rakim | The Seventh Seal |
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November 23 | Birdman | Priceless |
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November 27 | BlakRoc | BlakRoc |
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December 1 | Juvenile | Cocky & Confident |
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k-os | The Trill: A Journey so Far | ||
Souls of Mischief | Montezuma's Revenge | ||
December 8 | B.G. | Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood |
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Clipse | Til the Casket Drops |
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Gucci Mane | The State vs. Radric Davis |
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Snoop Dogg | Malice n Wonderland |
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Timbaland | Timbaland Presents Shock Value II |
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December 15 | Obie Trice | Special Reserve | |
December 21 | Eminem | Relapse: Refill |
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Hurricane Chris | Unleashed |
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Young Money Entertainment | We Are Young Money |
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December 25 | Tyler, the Creator | Bastard |
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As of December 31, 2009. [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96]
Number | Artist | Album | 1st week sales | 1st week position |
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1 | Eminem | Relapse | 608,000 | #1 |
2 | Jay-Z | The Blueprint 3 | 476,000 | #1 |
3 | 50 Cent | Before I Self Destruct | 160,000 | #5 |
4 | Rick Ross | Deeper Than Rap | 158,000 | #1 |
5 | Young Money | We Are Young Money | 142,000 | #9 |
6 | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss | 134,000 | #3 |
7 | Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon: The End of Day | 104,000 | #4 |
8 | Fabolous | Loso's Way | 99,000 | #1 |
9 | Gucci Mane | The State vs. Radric Davis | 90,000 | #10 |
10 | UGK | UGK 4 Life | 76,000 | #6 |
Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
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1 | Raekwon | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II | 88 | 19 reviews | [97] |
2 | UGK | UGK 4 Life | 84 | 11 reviews | [98] |
3 | DJ Quik | Blaqkout | 83 | 8 reviews | [99] |
4 | Brother Ali | Us | 83 | 28 reviews | [100] |
5 | Mos Def | The Ecstatic | 81 | 28 reviews | [101] |
6 | J Dilla | Jay Stay Paid | 81 | 15 reviews | [102] |
7 | Method Man & Redman | Blackout! 2 | 79 | 17 reviews | [103] |
8 | Q-Tip | Kamaal/The Abstract | 78 | 13 reviews | [104] |
9 | Wale | Attention Deficit | 77 | 21 reviews | [105] |
10 | DOOM | Born Like This | 77 | 21 reviews | [106] |
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