Katrina Laverne Taylor, known professionally as Trina, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in 1998 with her appearance on the Trick Daddy single "Nann Nigga".
Patrick Dhane Lanshaw, better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper. He is a member of the rap collective Hypnotize Minds and owner of the independent label Wyte Music.
Lloyd Polite Jr., is an American R&B singer. Born in New Orleans and raised in Atlanta, he initially began his musical career as a member of the preteen-boy band N-Toon. The band disbanded in 2001 and Polite embarked on a solo career in 2003. He subsequently signed a record deal with American music executive Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, under the aegis of Def Jam Recordings. In 2004, Polite released his solo debut single "Southside", the title-track from his debut album, Southside (2004). The single quickly charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, and became a top 40 hit. His second album Street Love, was released in 2007 and featured the top 20 hits "You" and "Get It Shawty".
Cedric Coleman, professionally known by his stage name Frayser Boy, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was formerly signed to Hypnotize Minds, the record label run by Three 6 Mafia founders DJ Paul and Juicy J, and had released three studio albums under the label: Gone on That Bay (2003), Me Being Me (2005), and Da Key (2008). At the 78th Academy Awards, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" along with Three 6 Mafia members Juicy J, Crunchy Black, and DJ Paul.
American singer Usher has released eight studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 79 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.
Personal Business is the second solo studio album by American rapper Bad Azz from Long Beach, California. It was released on July 17, 2001 via Doggystyle Records and Priority Records. It features guest appearances from Blaqthoven, Busta Rhymes, Butch Cassidy, Doggy's Angels, Goldie Loc, Ice Cube, Jelly Roll, Kokane, LaToiya Williams, Lil' Beau, Lil' ½ Dead, Lil' Tip Toe, Mac Minister, Ras Kass, RBX, Salim Grant, Suga Free, Sylk-E. Fyne, Tha Dogg Pound and Val Young. The album peaked at #59Personal on the Billboard 200 and #16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.
This is the discography of American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. The collective has also released music under the name "Triple Six Mafia". The collective contains two subgroups that have released music independently as "Tear Da Club Up Thugs" and "Da Mafia 6ix". The group has also released music through collaboration projects with other artists under the names "Prophet Posse", "Hypnotize Camp Posse" and "Da Headbussaz".
The Bad Influence is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Wyte from Memphis, Tennessee. It was released on August 25, 2009, via Hypnotize Minds/Asylum Records. Production was handled by DJ Paul and Juicy J. It features guest appearances from Project Pat, Juicy J and DJ Paul.
Hustle Hard is the first official single from Ace Hood's third studio album Blood, Sweat & Tears. It originally appeared on Ace Hood's preceding mixtape The Statement. It is produced by Lex Luger. The official remix features Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. The original music video and half of the remix music video was made on the same day. A version of the track featuring Swizz Beatz was also a part of Swizz' "Monster Mondays" program. The remix music video was released to 106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live, on his birthday, May 11, 2011.
"John" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne, and the second single from his album Tha Carter IV. The song features rapper Rick Ross, and it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. "John" was released on March 24, 2011, on iTunes. The song uses the hook from Rick Ross' song "I'm Not a Star" from his album Teflon Don. The song title is a reference to English musician John Lennon. Lil Wayne performed the song at 2011's MTV Video Music Awards to the riff of Black Sabbath song, Iron Man.
Still Doubted? is the fifth studio album by rapper Lil Wyte, released on June 19, 2012. It was mostly produced by Wyte Music producer Big BOI Beats and features guest appearances from Young Buck, Frayser Boy, Lord Infamous and Liquid Assassin from Grave Plott, among others. It is Wyte's first album to not feature any production by HCP's DJ Paul and Juicy J.
No Filter is the collaborative studio album by American rappers Lil Wyte and JellyRoll. It was released on July 16, 2013 through Phixieous Entertainment with distribution via Select-O-Hits. Recording sessions took place at Greenway Studios in Franklin, Tennessee and, according to both rappers, it was recorded in one week. Production was handled by BandPlay, DJ MoneyGreen, Ed Pryor, Greenway, J. Sirianni, Shape Shifta, Sonny Bama, The Avengerz and The Colleagues with executive producers Thomas Toner, Wes Phillips, Lil Wyte and Jelly Roll. It features guest appearances from Caskey, J Ceaz, Jesse Whitley, Rell, Robin Raynelle, Sonny Bama, Twiztid and V.V.S. The album peaked at #33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #17 on the Top Rap Albums and #42 on the Independent Albums in the United States.
No Sick Days is the 9th studio album by rapper Lil Wyte. It is the second album released by him in 2014.
B.A.R. is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Lil Wyte and Frayser Boy. It was released on February 4, 2014 via Phixieous Entertainment.
Jason DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, is an American rapper and singer known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, Tech N9ne and Ryan Upchurch.
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.
Ed Pryor is an American music video director and record producer.
XXXTentacion was an American rapper and singer who released four studio albums, two mixtapes, four collaborative mixtapes, seven extended plays and 28 singles. As of June 2018, he sold more than 25 million album-equivalent units in the United States. XXXTentacion was awarded for sales of over 20 million records by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of October 2020, he has sold more than 60 million records in the United States.
A Beautiful Disaster is the fourth studio album by American rapper JellyRoll. It was released on March 13, 2020 through Strange Music and It Goes Up. It features guest appearances from Krizz Kaliko, Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings and Tech N9ne among others. The album debuted at number 97 on the US Billboard 200 in the United States.
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2022.
