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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2023.

Events

January

February

March

April

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 KXNG Crooked Dear California COB, Hitmaker Distribution
5 Dusty Locane & Kajun Waters -95 Degrees 95MM, Empire Distribution
6 French Montana & DJ Drama Coke Boys 6 Coke Boys, Epic Records
Real Boston Richey Public Housing, Pt. 2 Open Shift Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again I Rest My Case Never Broke Again, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Zaytoven Only One Zaytoven Global LLC
9 03 Greedo & Mike Free Free 03 Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
13 21 Lil Harold After the Curse Slaughter Gang Entertainment, Epic Records
BabyTron Bin Reaper 3: The New Testament The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200
Clavish Rap Game Awful Polydor, Universal Music UK
Declaime & Madlib In the Beginning (Vol. 3) SomeOthaShip Connect, Fat Beats
Sematary BUTCHER HOUSE Haunted Mound
Skyzoo & The Other Guys The Mind of a Saint First Generation Rich, HiPNOTT Records[16]
20 Autumn! ##B4GC3 ##B4GC3 Self-released
Boldy James & RichGains Indiana Jones Self-released
Chiddy Bang Lunch Adventure Records
Gloss Up Before the Gloss Up Quality Control Music
Ice Spice Like..? 10K Projects, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
JDot Breezy Don't FWM Later Hitmaker Music Group, Black Noize!
Oddisee To What End Outer Note Label
Tha God Fahim & Nico JP Chess Moves Odd Harmonics
Trippie Redd Mansion Musik 10K Projects, Universal Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
23 Tha God Fahim & Camouflauge Monk Dark Shogunn Assassin Champion Rap Productions
27 BiC Fizzle Clark Street Baby 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Don Trip Gotham City MRVL Recording Group, Connect Music
Lil Yachty Let's Start Here Concrete Records, Quality Control, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Reuben Vincent Love is War Jamla Records, Roc Nation
Styles P Penultimate: A Calm Wolf is Still a Wolf Empire Distribution[17]
Summrs Stuck in My Ways Virgin Records, Universal Music Group
tana GAULTIER Galactic Records, Interscope Records
31 Big Boogie Definition of Big Dude CMG

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Kevin Gates The Luca Brasi Story (A Decade of Brasi) Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic Records
3 2KBABY Scared 2 Love Warner Records
Ace Hood Body Bag Vol. 6 Hood Nation, Empire
All But 6 All But 6 All But 6 Records
JayDaYoungan Forever 23 2x DNF Partners, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 188 on the Billboard 200
Tay B 4eva in My Bag (Deluxe) Giant Music, AFLN Music Group
10 BigXthaPlug AMAR UnitedMasters
Dusty Locane From Da Flu with Luv 95MM, Empire Distribution
Enchanting Luv Scarred / No Luv (Deluxe) 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Fendi P & Cheeze Beatz LS3 Jet Life Recordings, Atlantic Records, Empire Distribution
J.I the Prince of N.Y One Way or Another G*Starr Entertainment
Kash Doll & DJ Drama Back on Dexter: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Kash Doll Enterprises, MNRK Records
Lance Skiiiwalker Audiodidactic Top Dawg Entertainment
Shy Glizzy Flowers Glizzy Gang, 300 Entertainment
Smokepurpp Anti Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
11 Horseshoe Gang Deme Lovewin Kenny COB LLC
14 Tony Yayo The Loyal Self-released
YN Jay Coming 2 Coochie Land YN Records
15 Slim Thug Where Dreams Are Made SoSouth
17 Big Scarr The Secret Weapon 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200
D. Savage Mafia Musik D Savage Enterprise, Empire Distribution
Jay Critch Jugg Season Talk Money Entertainment, Empire Distribution
Joey Trap The Flood Young Rich Squad
Kxllswxch The Walls Have Eyes KILL!, Empire Distribution
MadeinTYO NEO TYO Private Club Records, Commission Music
Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains (Villains Version) Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records
Nappy Nina Mourning Due LucidHaus
Oh No Good Vibes Stones Throw
Violent J Bloody Sunday Psychopathic Records
18 Skrillex Don't Get Too Close OWSLA, Atlantic Records
22 Freddie Dredd Freddie's Inferno (Deluxe) RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment,
Maxo Even God Has a Sense of Humor Def Jam Recordings
24 ALLBLACK Born to Score Play Runners Association, Empire
Asian Doll Let's Do a Drill 2 Doll Gang Records
BabyTron Out on Bond The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution
Blac Youngsta Bank Appointment Heavy Camp, Create Music Group
Canibus & Johnny Slash Self Licking Ice Cream Cone Holy Toledo Productions, Revel Distro
Cappadonna & Shaka Amazulu The 7th African Killa Beez Black Stone of Mecca
Don Toliver Love Sick Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Fredo Bang Ape Talk Se Lavi, Def Jam Records
Hell Razah & RoadsArt Renaissance Art RoadsArt Records
Key Glock Glockoma 2 Paper Route Empire
Lecrae Church Clothes 4: Dry Clean Only Reach Records
Logic College Park Three Oh One Productions
Payroll Giovanni Ghost Mode BYLUG Entertainment
Russ Millions One of a Kind Dream Like Records
Rv Inconspicuous Self-Released
Sada Baby Shonuff Hitmaker Music Group, Blac Noize!
Sideshow Don't Just Stand There! Self-released
$uicideboy$ & Shakewell Shameless $uicide G*59 Records
Tha God Fahim Iron Bull Nature Sound
Watsky Intention Symmetry 3.3 Music
Xanman Snake Me Xanmann
Yeat Aftërlyfe Field Trip, Geffen Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
27 Rome Streetz & Big Ghost Ltd Wasn't Built In A Day Big Ghost Ltd. Music
28 Young Nudy Gumbo RCA Records

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 9th Wonder Zion VIII Jamla Records
3 Che Noir & Big Ghost Ltd Noir Or Never Poetic Movement Records
Dreamville Creed III: The Soundtrack Dreamville, Interscope Records
Finesse2Tymes 90 Days Later Bread Gang, Atlantic Records
Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 Self-released
Macklemore BEN Bendo LLC
Real Boston Richey Trapping & Finessing Open Shift Distribution
Slowthai Ugly Method Records, Interscope

Upcoming releases

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
9 RXKNephew Till I’m Dead Self-released [18]
10 Avelino GOD SAVE THE STREETS More Music Records, OddChild Music [19]
Conway the Machine & Jae Skeese Pain Provided Profit Drumwork, Empire [20]
G Perico & DJ Drama Hot Shot Perico's Innerprize LLC, Empire [21]
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy Victims & Villains SoulStar Music Company [22]
17 T-Pain On Top of the Covers Nappy Boy, EMPIRE [23]
Lil Keed Keed Talk To 'Em 2 YSL, 300, Atlantic [24]
23 Daz Dillinger & Lil Eazy-E Tha Legacy Dogg Pound Records, Rich & Ruthless Records
24 6lack Since I Have a Lover Love Renaissance, Interscope Records [25]
31 B. Cool-Aid (Pink Siifu & Ahwlee) Leather Blvd Lex Records [26]
Chlöe In Pieces Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records [27]
Conway the Machine Won't He Do It Drumwork, EMPIRE [20]
Larry June & The Alchemist The Great Escape The Freeminded, ALC Records, EMPIRE [28]
TBA Juice WRLD The Party Never Ends Grade A Productions, Interscope Records

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
7 NF Hope NF Real Music, Capitol Records [29]
Rittz MellowLOvation Music CNT Records [30]
14 Black Thought & El Michels Affair Glorious Game Big Crown Records [31]
Chief Keef Almighty So 2 43B [32]
21 Zombie Juice Love Without Conditions Terp World [33]
TBA Rae Sremmurd SREMM4LIFE EarDrummers, Interscope Records

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
5 Atmosphere So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously Rhymesayers [34]

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
19 Viper Ya'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack (You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack II) Rhyme Time Records [35]

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist Album Label Ref.
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Collegrove 2 Young Money, T.R.U., Republic, Def Jam, Universal [36]
50 Cent TBA G-Unit, Empire [37]
6ix9ine King of New York Create Music Group, 10K Projects [38]
Aaliyah Unstoppable Blackground Records, Empire [39]
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb LLC Records, RCA Records [40]
Bas We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up Dreamville, Interscope, Universal [41]
Benny the Butcher & Hit-Boy Everybody Can’t Go Def Jam, Griselda, Black Soprano Family, Shady, Interscope, Zone 4, GOOD, Hits Since 87, Surf Club [42]
Bobby Shmurda Ready to Live GS9, ONErpm [43]
Bow Wow Before 30 TBA [44]
Bryson Tiller Serenity RCA Records [45]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic [46]
Chance the Rapper Star Line Gallery TBA [47]
Conway the Machine Drumwork the Album Drumwork, Empire [48]
Danny Brown Quaranta Warp [49]
De La Soul TBA Trinitee Urban Records [50]
AOI3
Diddy Off the Grid, Vol. 1 Love Records, Motown Records [51]
DJ Drama I'm Really Like That Generation Now, Atlantic Records [52]
Dr. Dre TBA Aftermath, Interscope [53]
Drake Scary Hours 3 OVO Sound [54]
Eminem TBA Shady Records, Aftermath, Interscope [55]
EPMD Big Business Hit Squad Digital, Roc Nation [56]
French Montana Mac N Cheese 5 Epic Records, Coke Boys Records [57]
Future Monster 2 Freebandz, Epic Records [58]
Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele 2 TBA [59]
Hit-Boy & Anderson. Paak TBA Aftermath Entertainment [60]
Hopsin Minor Disturbance Undercover Prodigy [61]
Iggy Azalea Hotter than Hell Empire Distribution [62]
J. Cole The Fall Off Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope Records [63]
It's a Boy [64]
Ja Rule 12.Twelve.XII TBA [65]
Jay Rock Eastside Johnny Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [66]
Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown Angels & Demons Twenty Nine Music Group, CBE, RCA [67]
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown Scaring the Hoes Volume 1 TBA [68]
Kanye West & Jay-Z Watch the Throne 2 TBA [69]
Kid Cudi TBA Republic, Wicked Awesome [70]
Larry June & The Alchemist The Great Escape TFM, ALC, Decon, Shady [71]
Lil Durk The Voice 2 Alamo Records, Only The Family
Lil Durk & Metro Boomin No Auto Durk Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records, Only The Family, Alamo Records [72]
Lil Keed Keed Talk to Em 2 YSL, 300 [73]
Lil' Kim 9 Part 2 Queen Bee, MNRK Music Group [74]
Lil Mosey Universal Interscope, Mogul Vision, Certified Hitmakers [75]
The Land of Make Believe
Lil Wayne Dedication 7 Young Money, Republic [76]
I am Not a Human Being III [77]
Tha Carter VI [78]
LL Cool J G.O.A.T. 2 Def Jam
LL Cool J & Eminem TBA TBA [79]
Logic Ultra 85 Visionary, BobbyBoy Records [80]
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace [81]
Machine Gun Kelly TBA Interscope, EST 19XX [82]
Maybach Music Group Self Made 4 Maybach Music Group [83]
Mike WiLL Made-It Michael EarDrummers, Atlantic [84]
Moneybagg Yo Heartless CMG, Interscope Records
Nas King's Disease 4 Mass Appeal [85]
Nav Nav2 XO Records, Republic Records [86]
Nav & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing 2 XO, Republic, Boominati Worldwide [87]
NBA YoungBoy Don't Try This At Home Motown Records [88]
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 Republic Records [89]
NxWorries TBA Stones Throw [90]
Offset Blame it on Set Motown Records [91]
Polo G & Southside 1300x800(Northside) Columbia Records, Epic Records, Sony Music [92]
Post Malone & Swae Lee TBA Republic Records, EarDrummers, Interscope Records [93]
Playboi Carti Music Interscope, AWGE, Opium Records [94]
Pusha T & DJ Drama TBA Heir Wave Music, Def Jam Records [95]
Q-Tip AlGoRhythms TBA [96]
Riotdiaries
The Last Zulu
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III Ice H2O, Empire [97]
Redman Muddy Waters 2 Gilla House, Riveting Music [98]
Remy Ma Reminisce Empire Distribution [99]
Rich the Kid Life's a Gamble RCA Records [100]
Rick Ross TBA Maybach Music Group [101]
Roddy Ricch Love is Barely Real Anymore Atlantic Records [102]
Russ CHOMP 3 DIEMON Records [103]
SANTIAGO [104]
SAINt JHN & London On Da Track TBA Warner, Gødd Complexx, Hitco [105]
ScHoolboy Q TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [106]
Swae Lee Human Nature EarDrummers, Interscope [107]
T-Pain A Day Out with the Girls Nappy Boy, Empire
The Kid Laroi Kids are Growing Up Grade A, Columbia Records [108]
The First Time [109]
T.I. Kill the King Grand Hustle Records [110]
Travis Scott Utopia Cactus Jack, Epic [111]
Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 5 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects [112]
Twenty88 TBA Def Jam [113]
Usher TBA RCA Records [114]
Vic Mensa TBA Savemoney, Roc Nation [115]
Westside Gunn & THEN U PRAY FOR ME Daupe!, Griselda, Roc Nation, Shady [116]
Wiz Khalifa Cabin Fever 4 Taylor Gang, Asylum Records [117]
Wizzlemania [118]
X-Raided A Prayer in Hell Strange Music, Bloc Star Evolution, INgrooves [119]
Xzibit King Maker Open Bar [120]


Highest-charting songs

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[121]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Creepin'" Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd and 21 Savage Heroes & Villains 3
"Just Wanna Rock" Lil Uzi Vert The Pink Tape 10
"Players" Coi Leray TBA 17
"Escapism" Raye featuring 070 Shake My 21st Century Blues 22
"Painting Pictures" Superstar Pride 5 Lbs of Pressure 34

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of January 2023 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Mansion Musik Trippie Redd 56,000 3 [122]
2 Afterlyfe Yeat 55,000 4 [123]
3 Love Sick Don Toliver 40,500 8 [124]
4 Let's Start Here Lil Yachty 36,000 9 [125]
5 I Rest My Case YoungBoy Never Broke Again 29,000 9 [126]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Slowthai UGLY 90 9 reviews [127]
2 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here 76 8 reviews [128]
3 Skrillex Don't Get Too Close 72 4 review [129]
4 Trippie Redd Mansion Musik 58 5 reviews [130]

See also

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