American singer Usher has released eight studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 80 singles. His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive and RCA record labels. Usher has sold more than 23 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. With over 100 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time. He has nine Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles. In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album in North America, producing three singles that had moderate chart success, and the album sold more than 500,000 copies. His follow-up 1997 album My Way sold over 8 million copies worldwide, becoming his breakthrough album. It was certified six-times platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first UK number-one "You Make Me Wanna..." and first US Hot 100 number-one song "Nice & Slow". Usher's success continued in 2001 with his third studio album 8701. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The album produced two number-one singles—"U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". In 2002, the album was certified four-times platinum in the US for sales of 4 million copies. Its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million.
The BDI Thug is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Buckshot. It was released on October 26, 1999 via Duck Down Records. Production was handled by Mark "Boogie" Brown, Baby Paul, Chris Ward, DJ Akshun, Just Blaze, Lord Jamar, Master Beats and Buckshot himself, who also served as executive producer together with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. It features guest appearances from BJ Swan, Blue Flame, FT, Half a Mill, Harly Hearts, Sweet Mellodye, Tone Capone and Top Dog. The album peaked at number 63 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 21 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.
The Natural is the third solo studio album by American rapper Haystak. It was released on July 23, 2002 through Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at Street Flavor Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Production was handled by Kevin "DJ Dev" Grisham, Sonny Paradise, Shannon Sanders and Dale Babb. It features guest appearances from Quanie Cash, Dale Babb, Bubba Sparxxx, Raw One & Squeeky Clean.
Rap Life is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Tash. It was released on November 2, 1999 via Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Skip Saylor Recording, Enterprise Studios, Troposphere Studios, Mirror Image Studios, and Soundcastle. Production was handled by E-Swift, Fredwreck, Minnesota, Rockwilder, DJ Battlecat, Knobody, Younglord and Sir Jinx. It features guest appearances from Tha Alkaholiks, Phil Da Agony, B-Real, Carl Thomas, Kurupt, L.V., Outkast, Philip Johnson, Raekwon, Xzibit and Ice-T. The album reached number 148 on the Billboard 200, number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. Its singles—"Rap Life" and "Bermuda Triangle"—were minor success landing on the Hot Rap Songs at No. 45 and 39, respectively.
Unpredictable is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mystikal. It was released on November 11, 1997 via No Limit/Jive Records, making it his first album for the label. Production was handled by Beats By The Pound, DJ Daryl, Rick Rock, Studio Ton and The Legendary Traxster, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Master P, Silkk the Shocker, O'Dell, B-Legit, E-40, Fiend, Mac, Mia X, and Snoop Dogg, who made his first appearance on a No Limit Records album, however he had not yet signed with the label and is credited as still being signed to Death Row Records in the album's liner notes.
We Global is the third studio album by Miami based mixtape DJ and Terror Squad member, DJ Khaled. The album was released on September 16, 2008. This was his third album distributed by Koch Records, and the first released on his We the Best Music Group label. The album's guest appearances from Game, T-Pain, Bun B, Rick Ross, Ace Hood, Plies, Akon, Trick Daddy, Lil Boosie, Nas, Kanye West, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Busta Rhymes, Pitbull, Casely and Flo Rida among others.
The discography of American record producer DJ Khaled consists of twelve studio albums and 54 singles.
2econd Season is the second studio album by Atlanta-based American rapper Unk. It was released on September 30, 2008 through Koch Records. Production was handled by DJ Montay, Mr. Jonz, MC Assault and Malcolm X. It features guest appearances from Blazed, 11 Dub, D'Angel, Loko, Manish Man, Princess, Project Pat, Ray J, Sandman, Sean Kingston, Stuey Rock, Three 6 Mafia and Ying Yang Twins. The album peaked at number 104 on the Billboard 200, number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 6 on the Top Rap Albums, and topped the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.
American rapper Gucci Mane has released fourteen studio albums, two collaborative albums, six compilation albums, one soundtrack, 8 extended plays (EPs), 75 mixtapes and 100 singles and 10 promotional singles.
Rapper Nicki Minaj has released four studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, 123 singles, and 20 promotional singles.
American singer Jeremih has released three studio albums, one extended play (EPs), three mixtapes and forty-eight singles.
American rapper J. Cole has released six studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, three extended plays, three mixtapes, 56 singles, two promotional singles and twenty one music videos. J. Cole first took up rapping in his teens, collaborating with the local Fayetteville hip hop duo Bomm Sheltuh. The Come Up, his debut mixtape, was released on May 4, 2007, to positive reception. Following the release of The Come Up, J. Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation. Cole released his second mixtape The Warm Up on June 15, 2009. "Lights Please", the first single from The Warm Up, peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and became Cole's first entry on a national record chart. He was later featured on "All I Want Is You", a 2010 single by American R&B singer Miguel – it peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100. J. Cole's third mixtape Friday Night Lights was released on November 12, 2010.
This is the discography of Tyler, the Creator, an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and the former leader of the Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future.
American rapper Kendrick Lamar has released five studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), five mixtapes, 65 singles, and three promotional singles. Lamar initially performed under the stage name K.Dot, releasing three mixtapes under that moniker: Y.H.N.I.C. (2004), Training Day (2005), and C4 (2009). He gained major attention after the release of his fourth mixtape Overly Dedicated, which was released in 2010. It was Lamar's first full-length project to be released under his birth name and fared well enough to enter the United States Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it peaked at number 72.
The discography of American rapper Future consists of nine studio albums, one compilation album, one collaborative album, 24 mixtapes, two extended plays, and 117 singles.
Dijon Isaiah McFarlane, known professionally as Mustard, is an American record producer. He is a frequent collaborator with California-based hip hop artists YG and Ty Dolla Sign; among various other records for hip hop and R&B artists since his entrance into mainstream music with Tyga's 2011 single "Rack City".
The discography of American rapper Young Thug consists of two studio albums, two compilation albums, twelve mixtapes, seven commercial mixtapes, three extended plays, and sixty-nine singles.
American rapper and record producer Ye, better known as Kanye West, has released 138 singles, four promotional singles and charted with 65 other songs.
The discography of American rapper Jack Harlow consists of three studio albums, six mixtapes, two extended plays, and 33 singles. On March 13, 2020, his 22nd birthday, he released his second extended play, Sweet Action. The EP reached number 20 on the Billboard 200. It produced the top-10 single, "Whats Poppin", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. On December 11, 2020, Harlow released his debut studio album, Thats What They All Say. The album debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. It produced the top-40 single, "Tyler Herro", which debuted and peaked at number 34 on the Hot 100. "Whats Poppin" is also included on the album, as well as the remix, which features DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne. In 2021, Harlow released a collaboration with Lil Nas X, "Industry Baby", which became his first number-one single on the Hot 100. On May 6, 2022, Harlow released his second studio album, Come Home the Kids Miss You. The album debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. It produced his second number-one single, "First Class", which is also his first song to debut atop the Hot 100. It also produced the top-20 single, "Nail Tech", which debuted and peaked at number 18 on the Hot 100.
"Family Ties" is a song by American rappers Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar. The song was released on August 27, 2021, by Columbia Records and pgLang. The song serves as the fourth single from Keem's debut album, The Melodic Blue. The song also serves as Lamar’s first musical release under pgLang, a production company he co-founded in March 2020.
