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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (the Purple Tape) is Raekwon's August 1, 1995 debut solo album on Loud/RCA, produced by RZA with Ghostface Killah on 14 of 18 tracks; it popularized mafioso rap and influenced Jay-Z, Nas, and Biggie.
Owl Pharaoh
Owl Pharaoh is Travis Scott's (Travi$ Scott) debut mixtape, released free May 21, 2013 on G.O.O.D. Music/Hustle Gang after a year's delay and reworks of a 2012 version; singles "Quintana" and "Upper Echelon".
Run the Jewels (album)
Run the Jewels (2013) is the free debut album by the hip-hop duo of El-P and Killer Mike, released on Fool's Gold after R.A.P. Music; guests include Big Boi and Prince Paul.
Slim Shady EP
Slim Shady EP, also called The Slim Shady EP, is Eminem's debut extended play, self-released December 10, 1997 on Web Entertainment. It introduced the Slim Shady alter ego and, via the 1997 Rap Olympics and Dr. Dre, led to his Aftermath signing.
Stankonia
Stankonia: OutKast's fourth studio album, released October 31, 2000 on LaFace, recorded at the duo's Atlanta studio of the same name; Grammy-winning, 5x Platinum, with B.O.B., Ms. Jackson, and So Fresh, So Clean.
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is Eazy-E's second and final studio album, released posthumously January 30, 1996 on Ruthless/Relativity, 14 tracks completed by DJ Yella after his March 1995 AIDS death, certified Gold.
Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton (1988) is N.W.A's debut album on Ruthless/Priority, produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella; the FBI controversy over 'F tha Police' helped it sell three million without radio, defining gangsta rap.
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... is 2Pac's second studio album, released February 16, 1993 on Interscope; his breakout, with singles 'I Get Around' and 'Keep Ya Head Up', No. 24 Billboard 200, RIAA platinum 1995.
Summertime '06
Summertime '06 is Vince Staples' debut studio album, released June 30, 2015 on Def Jam. A 20-track, 59-minute double album about the summer of 2006 in Long Beach, produced mainly by No I.D. with Clams Casino, DJ Dahi, and Christian Rich; Metacritic score 87.
Supa Dupa Fly
Supa Dupa Fly is Missy Elliott's 1997 debut album, produced with Timbaland, led by the single "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" and its Hype Williams-directed video.
Ta13oo
Ta13oo (pronounced "taboo") is the third studio album by American rapper Denzel Curry, released in July 2018 through Loma Vista Recordings and structured in three acts, light, gray, and dark.
Tha Carter II
Tha Carter II is Lil Wayne's fifth studio album, released December 6, 2005 on Cash Money/Universal. His first album without producer Mannie Fresh, it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200, went double platinum, and ranks number 370 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums.
Tha Last Meal
Tha Last Meal is Snoop Dogg's fifth studio album, released December 19, 2000 on Doggystyle, No Limit, and Priority Records; his final No Limit album, produced by Dr. Dre, Timbaland, and Scott Storch, debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
The Album (The Firm album)
The Album is the only 1997 studio album by the Firm (Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Nature), produced by Dr. Dre and the Trackmasters on Aftermath/Interscope. It debuted at number one with about 147,000 first-week sales, reached gold, but drew mixed reviews and the group disbanded in 1998.
The Chronic
The Chronic is Dr. Dre's 1992 debut solo album on Death Row/Interscope that codified G-funk, debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, went 3x Platinum, and launched Snoop Doggy Dogg.
The W
The W is Wu-Tang Clan's third studio album, released November 21, 2000 on Loud Records. Produced almost entirely by RZA, it peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200.
Travis Scott discography
Travis Scott discography: four solo studio albums (Rodeo 2015, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight 2016, Astroworld 2018, Utopia 2023), the JackBoys compilations, and Huncho Jack; multiple Billboard 200 number ones and the Diamond-certified "Sicko Mode".
Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur album)
Until the End of Time is 2Pac's double album of unreleased Death Row-era recordings, released March 27, 2001 on Amaru/Death Row/Interscope; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was later certified 4x Platinum.