| Release date | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Notes |
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| January 1 | Boosie Badazz | In My Feelings. (Goin' Thru It) | Lil Boosie Music [25] | |
| January 15 | Anderson .Paak | Malibu | Steel Wool, OBE, Art Club, Empire Distribution [26] | - Debuted at No. 79 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "The Season / Carry Me", "Am I Wrong", "Room in Here", "Come Down"
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| Blaze Ya Dead Homie | The Casket Factory | Majik Ninja Entertainment [27] | |
| Daz Dillinger & Snoop Dogg | Cuzznz | Felder Entertainment [28] | |
| Torae | Entitled | Internal Affairs Entertainment [29] | - Singles: "Saturday Night"
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| January 29 | Beneficence | Basement Chemistry | Ill Adrenaline Records [30] | - Singles: "Digital Warfare"
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| Kevin Gates | Islah | Bread Winners' Association [31] | |
| PeeWee Longway | Mr. Blue Benjamin | MPA Bandcamp [32] | |
| Saul Williams | MartyrLoserKing | Fader Label | |
| February 5 | Boosie Badazz | Out My Feelings (In My Past) | Lil Boosie Music [33] | |
| Dizzy Wright | Wisdom and Good Vibes | Dizzy Wright [34] | |
| Trae tha Truth | Tha Truth, Pt. 2 | ABN Entertainment, Hustle Gang, Empire Distribution [35] | |
| Wiz Khalifa | Khalifa | Taylor Gang Records, Atlantic Records, Rostrum Records [36] | |
| Young Thug | I'm Up | 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records [37] | - Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "F Cancer", "For My People"
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| February 6 | Future | Evol | A1, Freebandz, Epic Records [38] | |
| February 12 | Statik Selektah & KXNG Crooked | Statik KXNG | Showoff Records, Penalty Entertainment [39] | - Singles: "Dead or in Jail"
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| February 13 | Kaliber 44 | Ułamek tarcia | Mystic Production | |
| February 14 | Kanye West | The Life of Pablo | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings [40] | |
| February 18 | Agallah | Bo: The Legend of the Water Dragon | Propain Campaign [41] | |
| February 19 | Brotha Lynch Hung | Bullet Maker | MadeSicc Muzicc [42] | |
| Hilltop Hoods | Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung | Golden Era Records | |
| Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | CMG, Epic Records [43] | |
| Young Dolph | King of Memphis | Paper Route Empire [44] | |
| February 25 | Yung Lean | Warlord | YEAR0001 [45] | |
| February 26 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | This Unruly Mess I've Made | Macklemore LLC [46] | |
| O.S.T.R. | Życie po śmierci | Asfalt Records | |
| Philthy Rich | Real Niggas Back in Style | Empire Distribution, SCMMLLC [47] | |
| Rome Fortune | Jerome Raheem Fortune | Fool's Gold Records [48] | |
| March 4 | 2 Chainz | ColleGrove | Def Jam Recordings [49] | |
| Bas | Too High to Riot | Dreamville Records, Interscope Records [50] | |
| Kano | Made in the Manor | Parlophone, Bigger Picture Music [51] | |
| Kendrick Lamar | Untitled Unmastered | Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records [52] | |
| Smoke DZA | He Has Risen | SRFSCHL [53] | |
| March 9 | Lil Yachty | Lil Boat | Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, Motown | |
| March 11 | Flatbush Zombies | 3001: A Laced Odyssey | Glorious Dead Recordings [54] | - Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "Bounce", "This Is It"
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| Westside Gunn | FLYGOD | Griselda Records |
| March 15 | Joell Ortiz | That's Hip Hop | That's Hip Hop LLC [55] | |
| March 16 | Boosie Badazz | Thug Talk | Lil Boosie Music [56] | |
| March 18 | ILoveMakonnen | Drink More Water 6 | Warner Bros | |
| March 25 | Domo Genesis | Genesis | Odd Future Records [57] | |
| Elzhi | Lead Poison | GLOW365LLC [58] | |
| N.O.R.E. | Drunk Uncle | Militainment Business [59] | |
| Open Mike Eagle & Paul White | Hella Personal Film Festival | Mello Music Group [60] | |
| Planet Asia & DJ Concept | Seventy Nine | Coalmine Records [61] | |
| Young Thug | Slime Season 3 | 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records | |
| April 1 | Big Sean & Jhené Aiko | Twenty88 | GOOD Music, Artium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings [62] | |
| April 4 | Black Milk & Nat Turner | The Rebellion Sessions | Computer Ugly Records [63] | |
| April 7 | Father | I'm A Piece of Shit | Awful Records [64] | |
| April 8 | Krizz Kaliko | GO | Strange Music [65] | |
| Lex "The Hex" Master | The Black Season | Majik Ninja Entertainment [66] | |
| Sir Michael Rocks | Part 2 | 6 Cell Phones [67] | |
| April 15 | Boosie Badazz & C-Murder | Penitentiary Chances | TRU Records, RBC Records [68] | |
| J Dilla | The Diary | Pay Jay Productions, Inc., Mass Appeal Records [69] | - Debuted at No. 77 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "Fuck the Police", "The Anthem", "Diamonds", "Give Them What They Want", "The Introduction", "Gangsta Boogie"
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| Mr. Lif | Don't Look Down | Mello Music Group [70] | |
| Royce da 5'9" | Layers | Bad Half Entertainment [71] | |
| Lil Uzi Vert | Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World | Atlantic, Generation Now | • Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 |
| April 22 | ASAP Ferg | Always Strive and Prosper | ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records [72] | |
| Bankroll Mafia | Bankroll Mafia | Bankroll Mafia, Empire Distribution [73] | - Singles: "Bankrolls on Deck", "Out My Face"
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| April 25 | Young Noble of The Outlawz & Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob | The Code | Concrete Enterprises, Outlaw Recordz [74] | |
| April 29 | Aesop Rock | The Impossible Kid | Rhymesayers Entertainment [75] | |
| Chuck Inglish & Blended Babies | Ev Zeppelin | BBMG [76] | |
| Drake | Views | Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records [77] | |
| Freeway | Free Will | Babygrande Records [78] | |
| Stevie Joe & Mozzy | Extracurricular Activities | Green Carpet, Stevie Joe, Livewire, Rapbay, Urbanlife Distribution [79] | |
| May 6 | Death Grips | Bottomless Pit | Third Worlds, Harvest Records | |
| Homeboy Sandman | Kindness for Weakness | Stones Throw Records [80] | |
| Rittz | Top of the Line | Strange Music [81] | - Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "Ghost Story", "Propane", "Inside of the Groove"
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| Skepta | Konnichiwa | Boy Better Know [82] | |
| Yoni & Geti | Testarossa | Joyful Noise Recordings | |
| May 11 | Boosie Badazz | Bleek Mode (Thug in Peace Lil Bleek) | Lil Boosie Music [83] | |
| May 13 | Masta Ace | The Falling Season | hhv.de [84] | |
| Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book | Self-released | - Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "Angels", "No Problem", "Summer Friends"
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| May 20 | Havoc & The Alchemist | The Silent Partner | Babygrande Records [85] | |
| Webbie | Savage Life V | Trill Entertainment [86] | |
| Zodiac MPrint (Blaze Ya Dead Homie & The R.O.C.) | Ride the Stars | Majik Ninja Entertainment [87] | |
| May 27 | Kevin Gates | Murder for Hire 2 | Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic Records | |
| Mistah F.A.B. | Son of a Pimp Part 2 | Faeva Afta, Empire Distribution [88] | |
| June 3 | Craig G | I Rap and Go Home | Soulspazm, Inc. [89] | |
| Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa & TM88 | TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening | Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, Empire Distribution [90] | |
| Vic Mensa | There's Alot Going On | Roc Nation [91] | |
| June 10 | Apathy | Handshakes with Snakes | Dirty Version LLC [92] | |
| Ill Bill | Septagram | Uncle Howie Records [93] | |
| Lil Peep | Crybaby | AUTMNY | |
| June 11 | Kodak Black | Lil B.I.G. Pac | Dollaz N Dealz Entertainment, Sniper Gang | |
| June 17 | The Game | Streets of Compton | Entertainment One Music [94] | |
| YG | Still Brazy | Def Jam Recordings, CTE World, Pu$haz Ink [95] | |
| June 24 | Demrick | Collect Call | 10 Strip Inc. [96] | |
| DJ Shadow | The Mountain Will Fall | Reconstruction Productions [97] | |
| Riff Raff | Peach Panther | Neon Nation Corporation [98] | |
| Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Red Pill & Verbal Kent) | Everything in Between | Mello Music Group [99] | |
| July 1 | Reef the Lost Cauze & Bear-One | Furious Styles | Soulspazm, Inc. [100] | |
| Snoop Dogg | Coolaid | Doggystyle Records, Entertainment One Music [101] | |
| July 8 | Bernz | See You on the Other Side | Strange Music [102] | |
| ScHoolboy Q | Blank Face LP | Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [103] | |
| July 15 | Blu & Nottz | Titans in the Flesh | Coalmine Records [104] | |
| Dreezy | No Hard Feelings | Interscope Records | |
| Flowdan | Disaster Piece | Tru Thoughts | |
| Sadat X | Agua | Tommy Boy Entertainment [105] | |
| Z-Ro | Drankin' & Drivin' | 1 Deep Entertainment [106] | |
| 21 Savage & Metro Boomin | Savage Mode | Self-released | |
| July 22 | DJ Drama | Quality Street Music 2 | Entertainment One Music [107] | |
| Gucci Mane | Everybody Looking | Guwop Enterprises, Atlantic Records [108] | |
| Jarren Benton | Slow Motion, Vol. 2 | Benton Enterprises [109] | |
| Lil Durk | Lil Durk 2X | OTF, Coke Boys, Def Jam Recordings [110] | |
| July 29 | DJ Khaled | Major Key | We the Best Music Group, Epic Records [111] | |
| The Game | Block Wars | Entertainment One Music [112] | |
| Mitchy Slick | Lost in the Yay | Wrongkind Records [113] | |
| August 5 | Giggs | Landlord | SN1 Records | |
| Slim Thug | Hogg Life Vol. 4: American King | Hogg Life [114] | |
| August 12 | Atmosphere | Fishing Blues | Rhymesayers Entertainment [115] | |
| PartyNextDoor | PartyNextDoor 3 | OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Records [116] | |
| Rae Sremmurd | SremmLife 2 | EarDrummers Entertainment, Interscope Records [117] | |
| August 13 | Ka | Honor Killed the Samurai | Iron Works [118] | |
| August 19 | Bishop Lamont | The Reformation: G.D.N.I.A.F.T. | Bishop Lamont [119] | |
| Tory Lanez | I Told You | Mad Love, Interscope Records [120] | |
| August 20 | Frank Ocean | Blonde | Boys Don't Cry | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "Nikes"
|
| August 25 | Vince Staples | Prima Donna | ARTium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings [121] | |
| August 26 | Banks & Steelz | Anything But Words | Warner Bros. Records [122] | |
| De La Soul | And the Anonymous Nobody... | A.O.I. Records [123] | |
| Futuristic | As Seen on the Internet | We're The Future Records [124] | |
| Prophets of Rage | The Party's Over | Prophets of Rage [125] | |
| The R.O.C. | The F**king Prey Lewd EP | Majik Ninja Entertainment [126] |
| Red Pill | Instinctive Drowning | Mello Music Group [127] | |
| Young Thug | Jeffery | 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records [128] | |
| August 29 | 3D Na'Tee | The Regime | Already Legendary | |
| September 2 | Isaiah Rashad | The Sun's Tirade | Top Dawg Entertainment [129] | |
| Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records [130] | |
| September 9 | clipping. | Splendor & Misery | Sub Pop, Deathbomb Arc | |
| Fudge | Lady Parts | Lex | |
| Ras Kass | Intellectual Property: SOI2 | That's Hip Hop LLC [131] | |
| Reks | The Greatest X | Brick Records [132] | |
| September 13 | Young Noble of The Outlawz | Powerful | Outlaw Recordz [133] | |
| September 16 | Caskey | No Apologies | Cash Money Records [134] | |
| Chinx | Legends Never Die | Entertainment One Music [135] | |
| Kool Keith | Feature Magnetic | Mello Music Group [136] | |
| Mac Miller | The Divine Feminine | REMember Music, Warner Bros. Records [137] | |
| Mykki Blanco | Mykki | Dogfood Music Group, Studio !K7 | |
| September 20 | OG Maco | Blvk Phil Collins | OG Maco [138] | |
| September 23 | Audio Push | 90951 | Good Vibe Tribe [139] | |
| Mick Jenkins | The Healing Component | Free Nation, Cinematic Music Group [140] | |
| Slaine | Slaine Is Dead | AR Classic Records, Perfect Time Publishing [141] | |
| Ty Dolla Sign | Campaign | Taylor Gang Records, Atlantic Records [142] | |
| T.I. | Us or Else | Grand Hustle Records, Roc Nation [143] | - Debuted at No. 175 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "We Will Not", "Warzone"
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| September 27 | Danny Brown | Atrocity Exhibition | Warp [144] | |
| September 30 | Apollo Brown & Skyzoo | The Easy Truth | Mello Music Group [145] | |
| Dave East | Kairi Chanel | Mass Appeal Records [146] | |
| DJ Mustard | Cold Summer | Roc Nation [147] | |
| October 7 | Brookzill | Throwback To The Future | Tommy Boy | |
| October 14 | The Game | 1992 | Blood Money Entertainment, Entertainment One Music [148] | |
| Gucci Mane | Woptober | Atlantic Records [149] | |
| L'Orange & Mr. Lif | The Life & Death of Scenery | Mello Music Group [150] | |
| October 17 | Bones | GoodForNothing | TeamSESH | |
| October 18 | Gawne | Wings | GAWNE LLC | |
| October 20 | Kuniva | A History of Violence 2 | Runyon Ave. Publishing [151] | |
| October 21 | DRAM | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | Atlantic Records, Empire Distribution [152] | |
| Joe Budden | Rage & The Machine | Mood Muzik Entertainment, Empire Distribution [153] | |
| NxWorries | Yes Lawd! | Stones Throw Records [154] | |
| Paul Wall | The Houston Oiler | Paul Wall Music [155] | |
| Zion I | The Labyrinth | Mind Over Matter [156] | |
| October 25 | Riff Raff | Balloween | Neon Nation Corporation, Empire Distribution [157] | |
| October 28 | D.I.T.C. | Sessions | D.I.T.C. Studios, The Fam Agency [158] | |
| DJ Paul | Y.O.T.S. (Year of the Six), Pt. 1 | Slumerican, Scale-A-Ton Ent. [159] | |
| Jeezy | Trap or Die 3 | Def Jam Recordings, CTE World [160] | |
| Journalist 103 | Battle of the Hearts and Minds | Babygrande Records [161] | |
| KXNG Crooked | Valley of the KXNGS | RBC Records [162] | |
| Meek Mill | DC4 | Maybach Music Group, Dream Chaser Records, Atlantic Records [163] | |
| Mickey Factz & Nottz | The Achievement: circa '82 | Soulspazm, W.A.R. Media [164] | |
| Vinnie Paz | The Cornerstone of the Corner Store | Enemy Soil [165] | |
| October 31 | ASAP Mob | Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends | ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records [166] | |
| November 4 | Big Scoob | H.O.G. | Strange Music [167] | |
| B.o.B | Elements | No Genre [168] | |
| Common | Black America Again | ARTium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings [169] | |
| Czarface | A Fistful of Peril | Silver Age [170] | |
| French Montana | MC4 | Coke Boys Records, Bad Boy Records, Maybach Music Group, Epic Records | |
| La Coka Nostra | To Thine Own Self Be True | Fat Beats Records [171] | |
| November 5 | Bones | SoftwareUpdate1.0 | TeamSESH | |
| November 11 | A Tribe Called Quest | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | Epic Records [172] | |
| KXNG Crooked | Good vs. Evil | RBC Records [173] | |
| Lex "The Hex" Master | Contact | Majik Ninja Entertainment [174] | |
| Z-Ro | Legendary | 1 Deep Entertainment [175] | |
| November 15 | K-Rino | Universal Curriculum (The Big Seven #1) | Black Book International, SoSouth [176] | |
| Conception of Concept (The Big Seven #2) | Black Book International, SoSouth [177] | |
| Enter the Iron Trap (The Big Seven #3) | Black Book International, SoSouth [178] | |
| Wizard's Ransom (The Big Seven #4) | Black Book International, SoSouth [179] | |
| American Heroes (The Big Seven #5) | Black Book International, SoSouth [180] | |
| Welcome to Life (The Big Seven #6) | Black Book International, SoSouth [181] | |
| Intervention (The Big Seven #7) | Black Book International, SoSouth [182] | |
| November 18 | E-40 | The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 | Heavy on the Grind Entertainment [183] | |
| The D-Boy Diary: Book 2 | |
| Kerser | Tradition | ABK, Warner Music Australia | - Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums
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| Outlawz | Livin Legendz | Black Market Records [184] | |
| Termanology | More Politics | ShowOff Records, ST. Records [185] | |
| November 25 | Emanon | Dystopia | Dirty Science Records [186] | |
| December 2 | Childish Gambino | "Awaken, My Love!" | Glassnote Records [187] | |
| Smoke DZA & Pete Rock | Don't Smoke Rock | Babygrande Records [188] | |
| December 8 | Planet Asia | Egyptian Merchandise | Gold Chain Music [189] | |
| December 9 | Ab-Soul | Do What Thou Wilt. | Top Dawg Entertainment [190] | - Debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "Huey Knew", "Braille"
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| Charles Hamilton | Hamilton, Charles | Republic Records [191] | |
| CJ Fly | Flytrap | Pro Era, Cinematic Music Group [192] | |
| Hodgy | Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide | Odd Future, Columbia [193] | |
| 6LACK | Free 6LACK | Love Renaissance, Interscope Records [194] | |
| J. Cole | 4 Your Eyez Only | Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope [195] | |
| Post Malone | Stoney | Republic Records [196] | |
| Tech N9ne | The Storm | Strange Music [197] | |
| December 10 | B-Nasty | The End of the Beginning | Dough Related Productions [198] | |
| December 12 | Snowgoons | Goon Bap | Goon MuSick [199] | |
| December 15 | Injury Reserve | Floss | Las Fuegas | |
| December 16 | Gucci Mane | The Return of East Atlanta Santa | Guwop Enterprises, Atlantic Records [200] | - Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
- Singles: "Last Time", "Drove U Crazy", "Both"
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| Kid Cudi | Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' | Wicked Awesome, Republic Records [201] | |
| Little Simz | Stillness In Wonderland | Age 101 Music | |
| The Lox | Filthy America... It's Beautiful | D-Block Records, Roc Nation [202] | |
| T.I. | Us or Else: Letter to the System | Grand Hustle Records, Roc Nation [203] | |
| December 21 | Dec 99th | December 99th | AWGE/A Country Called Earth [204] | |
| December 23 | Berner | Packs | Bern One Entertainment [205] | |
| Dom Kennedy | Los Angeles Is Not for Sale, Vol. 1 | The Other People's Money [206] | |
| December 25 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels 3 | Run the Jewels, Inc. [207] | |
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