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! (Trippie Redd album)
! (Exclamation Mark) is Trippie Redd's second studio album, released August 9, 2019 on TenThousand Projects; distinct from his debut Life's a Trip and the A Love Letter to You mixtapes. 13 tracks, guests Playboi Carti and The Game, title inspired by XXXTentacion's ?; UK peak No. 19.
? (XXXTentacion album)
? (question mark) is XXXTentacion's second studio album, released March 16, 2018 via Bad Vibes Forever/Caroline/Capitol. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, was certified gold, and features "Sad!" and "Moonlight"; it was his last album before his June 2018 death.
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is The Roots' eleventh studio album, a satirical 2014 Def Jam concept album titled from a KRS-One lyric, with Romare Bearden cover art, 11 tracks in 33 minutes, and a Metascore of 70.
17 (XXXTentacion album)
17 is XXXTentacion's debut studio album, released August 25, 2017 on Bad Vibes Forever/EMPIRE. 11 short acoustic, emo-rap tracks about depression, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart, unlike his aggressive SoundCloud single "Look At Me!".
2001 (Dr. Dre album)
2001 is Dr. Dre's second studio album, released November 16, 1999 on Aftermath/Interscope; also called Chronic 2001. 23 tracks including Still D.R.E., Forgot About Dre, and The Next Episode; over 10 million copies sold worldwide.
2014 Forest Hills Drive
2014 Forest Hills Drive is the third studio album by rapper J. Cole, released in December 2014 and named after his childhood home in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
2093 (album)
2093 is the fourth studio album by American rapper Yeat, released February 16, 2024 on Field Trip/Capitol; a dystopian sci-fi concept album that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 70,000 units.
2Pacalypse Now
2Pacalypse Now is 2Pac's (Tupac Shakur's) debut studio album, released November 12, 1991 on Interscope: 13 political rap tracks including "Brenda's Got a Baby" and "Trapped", later certified gold and condemned by Vice President Dan Quayle in 1992.
3 Feet High and Rising
3 Feet High and Rising is De La Soul's 1989 debut on Tommy Boy, produced by Prince Paul for $13,000 with over 200 samples; it founded alternative hip-hop, drew the first major sampling lawsuit, and reached streaming only in 2023.
3.15.20
3.15.20 (album) is Donald Glover's fourth studio album, released March 22, 2020 as Childish Gambino via Wolf+Rothstein/RCA; 12 tracks, most titled as timestamps, later replaced by Atavista in 2024.
4 Your Eyez Only
4 Your Eyez Only is J. Cole's fourth studio album, released December 9, 2016 on Dreamville/Roc Nation: a 10-track, feature-free concept album about a drug dealer named James, inspired by two friends from Fayetteville, NC, with live instrumentation throughout.
4:44
4:44 is Jay-Z's thirteenth studio album, released June 30, 2017 as a Tidal/Sprint exclusive, produced entirely by No I.D., an apology-driven response to Lemonade that went platinum in five days and earned eight Grammy nominations.
808s & Heartbreak
808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West's fourth studio album (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, November 2008), a minimal electropop record sung through Auto-Tune over Roland TR-808 drums, made after his mother's death and breakup, debuting at No. 1.
A Grand Don't Come for Free
A Grand Don't Come for Free is the Streets' (Mike Skinner) second album, a May 2004 UK number-one concept album telling one story of losing £1,000 and losing Simone, praised at Metascore 91.
ADL (album)
ADL (A Dangerous Lyfe / A Dangerous Love) is American rapper Yeat's sixth studio album, a 21-track double album released March 27, 2026 on Capitol, featuring Elton John, Kid Cudi, Grimes, and Kylie Jenner, with mostly negative critical consensus.
Alfredo 2
Alfredo 2, also written Alfredo II, is the 2025 sequel album by rapper Freddie Gibbs and producer The Alchemist to their 2020 Grammy-nominated Alfredo; 14 tracks, guests Anderson .Paak, Larry June, JID, UK Hip Hop and R&B No. 1.
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me is the 1996 final studio album by Tupac Shakur, marking the first double album of its kind for a solo hip-hop artist.
All We Got Iz Us
All We Got Iz Us, Onyx's second studio album (JMJ/Def Jam, October 24, 1995), a dark hardcore East Coast rap record by Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr, and Sonee Seeza, self-produced, No. 22 Billboard 200, about 500,000 copies sold.
Almighty So 2
Almighty So 2 is Chief Keef's fifth studio album, released May 10, 2024 via 43B/RBC Records; a 16-track, largely self-produced sequel to his 2013 mixtape Almighty So, debuting at number 30 on the Billboard 200.
Am I the Drama?
Am I the Drama? is Cardi B's second studio album, released September 19, 2025 on Atlantic, seven years after Invasion of Privacy; 23 tracks, guests including Janet Jackson and Lizzo, a revenge-themed record named after a Drag Race quote.
Amala (album)
Amala is the 2018 debut studio album by Doja Cat (Amala Zandile Dlamini), released March 30, 2018 on Kemosabe/RCA with 13 tracks; a February 2019 deluxe added Juicy, Tia Tamera, and MOOO! after that song went viral.
American Dream (21 Savage album)
American Dream is the third solo studio album by Atlanta rapper 21 Savage, released on January 12, 2024, and his fourth consecutive album to debut at number one.
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Ice Cube's May 16, 1990 debut solo album on Priority Records, produced entirely by Public Enemy's Bomb Squad with Sir Jinx after his split from N.W.A; number 19 Billboard 200, platinum.
And Then You Pray for Me
And Then You Pray for Me is Westside Gunn's October 13, 2023 album on Griselda/EMPIRE, a 21-track sequel to Pray for Paris with Virgil Abloh cover art, trap and boom bap production, and a Metacritic score of 74.
Animal Ambition
Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win is 50 Cent's fifth studio album, released June 3, 2014 on G-Unit Records via Caroline/Capitol after leaving Interscope; it debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with 47,000 first-week copies.
Aquemini
Aquemini (1998) is OutKast's third studio album on LaFace Records, named for Big Boi's Aquarius and André 3000's Gemini signs. It hit #2 on Billboard, went double platinum, earned The Source's first five-mic rating for a Southern rap album, and features live-instrument jam recordings with Raekwon, George Clinton, and Erykah Badu.
As Nasty as They Wanna Be
As Nasty as They Wanna Be is 2 Live Crew's 1989 Miami bass double album on Luke Records, the first recording declared obscene by a US court in 1990, a ruling the Eleventh Circuit reversed in 1992.
Astroworld (album)
Astroworld (2018) is American rapper Travis Scott's third studio album, released via Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle and Epic. Named for Houston's closed Six Flags AstroWorld park, it topped the Billboard 200 with 537,000 units, went triple platinum, scored 85 on Metacritic, and spawned Sicko Mode.
ATLiens
ATLiens (1996) is the second studio album by Atlanta hip hop duo OutKast on LaFace Records; its space-themed Afrofuturist sound, duo self-production, and double platinum certification made it a founding statement of Southern hip hop.
Atrocity Exhibition (album)
Atrocity Exhibition is Danny Brown's fourth studio album (Warp, September 27, 2016), named for a Joy Division song and J.G. Ballard novel, mostly produced by Paul White, 15 tracks, Metacritic 85, guests include Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Earl Sweatshirt.