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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2006.

Released albums

Release Date Artist Album Label
January 1 Twisted Insane Shoot for the Face Brainsick Muzik
January 24 CunninLynguists A Piece of Strange
Tha Alkaholiks Firewater Waxploitation Records, Koch Records
January 31 Daddy X Family Ties Suburban Noize Records
February 5 Sway This Is My Demo
February 7 Various Artists Run The Road Volume 2
Dem Franchise Boyz On Top Of Our Game So So Def Records, Virgin Records
J Dilla Donuts Stones Throw Records
Aceyalone Magnificent City Decon Records
Remy Ma There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story Terror Squad Entertainment, SRC Records, Universal Records
February 14 Sérgio Mendes Timeless
February 21 Dilated Peoples 20/20 Capitol Records
Keak Da Sneak Kunta Kinte
Shaggy 2 Dope F.T.F.O. (Fuck The Fuck Off) Psychopathic Records
February 28 Jel Soft Money
March 7 El Da Sensei The Unusual Fat Beats Records
Juvenile Reality Check (Juvenile album) UTP Records, Atlantic Records
Public Enemy & Paris Rebirth of a Nation Guerrilla Funk Recordings
March 14 D.M.C. Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll
E-40 My Ghetto Report Card BME Recordings, Reprise Records
Soul Position Things Go Better With RJ and Al Rhymesayers Entertainment
March 21 Army of the Pharaohs The Torture Papers Babygrande Records
B.G. The Heart Of Tha Streetz, Vol. 2: (I Am What I Am) Chopper City Records, Koch Records
M-1 Confidential Koch Records
Madlib The Beat Konducta, Vols. 1 & 2: Movie Scenes Stones Throw Records
MURS & 9th Wonder Murray's Revenge
March 28 Do Or Die Get That Paper
T.I. King Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records
Ghostface Killah Fishscale Def Jam Recordings
April 1 Hilltop Hoods The Hard Road Obese Records
April 4 Bubba Sparxxx The Charm Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records, EMI Records
D-Shot Callin' All the Shots
Yukon Black Addiction Services
April 11 LL Cool J Todd Smith Def Jam Recordings
April 18 Axe Murder Boyz Blood In, Blood Out Psychopathic Records
Da BackWudz Wood Work
April 25 The Coup Pick A Bigger Weapon Epitaph Records
The Streets The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
Zu Ninjaz Now Justice
May 2 Dove Shack Reality Has Got Me Tied Up
Mobb Deep Blood Money G-Unit Records, Interscope Records
May 9 Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere Atlantic Records
Kottonmouth Kings Nickel Bag Suburban Noize Records
May 16 Cam'ron Killa Season Asylum Records
Jamie Madrox Phatso Psychopathic Records
Noah23 Amalthea Magnetosphere Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language
Saint Dog USA (Unconformable Social Amputees) Suburban Noize Records
May 23 Bronze Nazareth The Great Migration Think Differently Music, Babygrande Records
May 30 King Syze Syzemology Babygrande Records
June 6 Hed PE Back 2 Base X Suburban Noize Records
DJ Khaled Listennn: The Album Terror Squad Entertainment, Koch Records
Kottonmouth Kings Koast II Koast
Ice Cube Laugh Now, Cry Later Lench Mob Records
Rampage Have You Seen? Flipmode Records
Shawnna Block Music Def Jam Recordings, Disturbing Tha Peace Records
Yung Joc New Joc City Bad Boy South, Block Entertainment, Atlantic Records
June 13 Busta Rhymes The Big Bang Flipmode Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
Mr. Lif Mo' Mega Definitive Jux
Noah23 Clout Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language
Zion I Break a Dawn Live Up Records, Handcuts Records
June 20 Kurupt Same Day, Different Shit D.P.G. Recordz
June 26 Plan B Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
June 27 Kool Keith The Return of Dr. Octagon CMH Records
Lord Jamar The 5% Album Babygrande Records
Tha Dogg Pound Cali Iz Active Doggystyle Records, Koch Records
7L & Esoteric A New Dope Babygrande Records
July 11 Boondox The Harvest Psychopathic Records
Cut Chemist The Audience's Listening Warner Bros. Records
July 18 Boot Camp Clik The Last Stand Duck Down Music
July 25 Inspectah Deck The Resident Patient Urban Iron Records
Jurassic 5 Feedback Interscope Records
MF Grimm American Hunger Day by Day Entertainment
Michael Franti & Spearhead Yell Fire!
Pharrell In My Mind Star Trak Entertainment, Interscope Records
August 1 DMX Year of the Dog... Again Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records
August 8 Masta Killa Made in Brooklyn Nature Sounds
Rick Ross Port of Miami Def Jam Recordings, Slip-n-Slide Records, Poe Boy Entertainment
August 15 Obie Trice Second Round's on Me Shady Records, Interscope
August 22 J Dilla The Shining BBE Records
OutKast Idlewild LaFace Records, Jive Records
August 29 Method Man 4:21... The Day After Def Jam Recordings
The Roots Game Theory
September 5 OuterSpace Blood Brothers Babygrande Records
September 12 Skyzoo & 9th Wonder Cloud 9: The 3 Day High Traffic Entertainment
Swollen Members Black Magic Battle Axe Records
September 19 Chingy Hoodstar Full Dekk Music Group, Capitol Records
The Dirtball Raptillion Suburban Noize Records
DJ Shadow The Outsider Universal Motown Records, Island Records
Jedi Mind Tricks Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell Babygrande Records
Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor 1st & 15th Entertainment, Atlantic Records
Potluck Straight Outta Humboldt Suburban Noize Records
September 26 Ludacris Release Therapy Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings
Main Flow and 7L Flow Season Brick Records
October 3 Subtle For Hero: For Fool
Sleepy Brown Mr. Brown Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records
October 10 Lloyd Banks Rotten Apple G-Unit Records, Interscope Records
Zion I and The Grouch Heroes in the City of Dope Om Records
October 17 Puff Daddy Press Play Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records
Hi-Tek Hi-Teknology²: The Chip Babygrande Records
October 23 Braintax Panorama Low Life Records
October 31 Kevin Federline Playing With Fire Federation Records
Lady Sovereign Public Warning
Birdman & Lil Wayne Like Father, Like Son Cash Money, Universal
November 7 Tech N9ne Everready (The Religion) Strange Music
AZ The Format Quiet Money Records
Jim Jones Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) Diplomat Records, Koch Records
November 14 The Game Doctor's Advocate Geffen Records
Fat Joe Me, Myself & I Terror Squad Entertainment, Virgin Records, Imperial Records
November 21 JAY-Z Kingdom Come Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
Kottonmouth Kings Hidden Stash III Suburban Noize Records
Snoop Dogg Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Doggystyle Records, Geffen Records
2Pac Pac's Life Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records
November 27 CRUNK23 Technoshamanism Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language
November 28 Clipse Hell Hath No Fury Re-Up Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Jive Records
December 5 Shady Records Eminem Presents: The Re-Up Shady Records, Interscope Records
December 12 Ghostface Killah More Fish Def Jam Recordings
Jeezy The Inspiration CTE World, Def Jam Recordings
December 19 Nas Hip Hop Is Dead Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records
December 29 Mos Def True Magic Geffen Records

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2006 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[1]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Ridin'" Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone The Sound of Revenge 1
"Grillz" Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp Sweatsuit
"What You Know" T.I. King 3
"Where'd You Go" Fort Minor featuring Holly Brook The Rising Tied 4
"Control Myself" LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez Todd Smith
"Shake That" Eminem featuring Nate Dogg Curtain Call: The Hits 6
"There It Go (The Whistle Song)" Juelz Santana What the Game's Been Missing!
"Ms. New Booty" Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ColliPark The Charm 7
"Show Me What You Got" Jay-Z Kingdom Come 8
"Shoulder Lean" Young Dro featuring T.I. Best Thang Smokin' 10
"You Don't Know" Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Ca$his Eminem Presents: The Re-Up 12
"I Luv It" Jeezy Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration 14
"Touch It" Busta Rhymes The Big Bang 16
"That's That" Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly Blue Carpet Treatment 20
"Stuntin' Like My Daddy" Birdman & Lil Wayne Like Father, Like Son 21
"Poppin' My Collar" Three 6 Mafia Most Known Unknown
"Fresh Azimiz" Bow Wow featuring J-Kwon & Jermaine Dupri Wanted 23
"Why You Wanna" T.I. King 26
"Money in the Bank" Lil Scrappy featuring Young Buck Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live 28
"Best Friend" 50 Cent & Olivia Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) 35

Highest first week sales

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As of December 31, 2010.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Number Artist Album 1st week sales 1st week position
1 Jay-Z Kingdom Come 680,000 #1
2 T.I. King 522,000 #1
3 The Game Doctors Advocate 358,000 #1
4 Nas Hip Hop Is Dead 356,000 #1
5 Young Jeezy The Inspiration 352,000 #1
6 Shady Records Eminem Presents: The Re-Up 309,000 #2
7 Ludacris Release Therapy 309,000 #1
8 Snoop Dogg Tha Blue Carpet Treatment 264,000 #5
9 Bow Wow The Price of Fame 262,001 #6
10 Busta Rhymes The Big Bang 209,000 #1

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Clipse Hell Hath No Fury 89 29 reviews [11]
2 Ghostface Killah Fishscale 88 32 reviews [12]
3 J Dilla Donuts 84 15 reviews [13]
4 The Roots Game Theory 83 26 reviews [14]
5 Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor 83 20 reviews [15]
6 Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere 81 37 reviews [16]
7 J Dilla The Shining 80 21 reviews [17]
8 Nas Hip Hop Is Dead 79 22 reviews [18]
9 Cut Chemist The Audience's Listening 79 15 reviews [19]
10 The Coup Pick a Bigger Weapon 78 25 reviews [20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  2. ^ Caulfield, Keith. Drake Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
  3. ^ Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's 'Recovery' Notches Three Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.
  4. ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 30, 2010). "Eminem's 'Recovery' Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "Ludacris Lands Fourth No. 1 Album With "Battle of the Sexes"". Billboard.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
  7. ^ Wu Massacre and E-40 Chart with Albums Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Current.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-08.
  8. ^ "HITS Daily Double: Building Album Sales Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  9. ^ "T.I.'s No Mercy Debuts At #4 On Billboard". MTV.
  10. ^ "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  11. ^ "Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse". Metacritic.
  12. ^ "Fishscale by Ghostface Killah". Metacritic.
  13. ^ "Donuts by J Dilla aka Jay Dee". Metacritic.
  14. ^ "Game Theory by The Roots". Metacritic.
  15. ^ "Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco". Metacritic.
  16. ^ "St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley". Metacritic.
  17. ^ The Shining by J Dilla aka Jay Dee, retrieved 2023-08-14
  18. ^ Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas, retrieved 2023-08-14
  19. ^ The Audience's Listening by Cut Chemist, retrieved 2023-08-14
  20. ^ Pick A Bigger Weapon by The Coup, retrieved 2023-08-14
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