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...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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bacdafucup
Bacdafucup is the 1993 debut studio album by hip hop group Onyx (Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, Sonny Seeza, Big DS), released March 30, 1993 on JMJ/Def Jam, produced by Jam Master Jay and Chyskillz, with the hit single "Slam" reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album going platinum.
Be (Common album)
Be (2005) is the sixth studio album by Chicago rapper Common, produced mainly by Kanye West with J Dilla contributions, released on GOOD Music, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and earning four Grammy nominations.
Beats, Rhymes and Life
Beats, Rhymes and Life is A Tribe Called Quest's fourth studio album (Jive, July 30, 1996), produced by The Ummah, the team of Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and J Dilla, distinguished from Tribe's other albums by its darker tone, Consequence's guest role, and a #1 US chart and gold certification.
Before I Self Destruct
Before I Self Destruct is 50 Cent's fourth studio album, released November 2009 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope, featuring Eminem, Ne-Yo, and R. Kelly, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and packaged with a 50 Cent-directed film.
Black on Both Sides
Black on Both Sides is the 1999 debut solo studio album by American rapper Mos Def. It was released by Rawkus Records and features 17 tracks.
Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 is Public Enemy's sixteenth studio album, surprise-dropped on Bandcamp June 27, 2025 with a 72-hour pay-what-you-want window; 12 tracks, about 40 minutes, addressing ageism, technology, and gun violence.
Blue Slide Park
Blue Slide Park is Mac Miller's debut studio album, released November 8, 2011 on Rostrum Records. Named for a Pittsburgh playground, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 144,000 copies, the first independent debut album to do so since 1995.
Born Sinner
Born Sinner (2013) is J. Cole's second studio album, released on Roc Nation/Columbia the same day as Kanye West's Yeezus; it debuted at No. 2, reached No. 1, and was largely self-produced with 16 tracks and guests including Miguel and Kendrick Lamar.
Cabin in the Sky (De La Soul album)
Cabin in the Sky is a 2025 studio album by De La Soul. It is a tribute to founding member Dave "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur, who died in 2023.
Check Your Head
Check Your Head, the Beastie Boys' third studio album (April 21, 1992, Capitol), recorded at G-Son Studios; the trio played their own instruments and it peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.
Curtis (50 Cent album)
Curtis is 50 Cent's third studio album, released September 11, 2007 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope. It lost its famous first-week sales battle with Kanye West's Graduation (691,000 vs 957,000 copies), peaked at number 2, and scored 58 on Metacritic.
D12 World
D12 World, D12's second studio album released April 27, 2004 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope, led by "My Band"; UK and US number one, 2.74 million copies sold, Metascore 58, Proof's last album before his death.
Daytona (album)
Daytona is Pusha T's third studio album, released May 25, 2018 on G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam. Entirely produced by Kanye West, seven tracks in 21 minutes, first of the Wyoming Sessions; Metacritic 86, cover cost $85,000.
Don't Be Dumb
Don't Be Dumb is A$AP Rocky's fourth studio album, released January 16, 2026 on AWGE/ASAP Worldwide/RCA, his first since Testing (2018). 17 tracks, Tim Burton artwork, Drake diss Stole Ya Flow, debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Metacritic 71.
Dreams Worth More Than Money
Dreams Worth More Than Money, Meek Mill's second studio album (MMG/Atlantic, June 2015), his first Billboard 200 No. 1 with 246,000 units first week; features Drake, Nicki Minaj, the Weeknd; Metacritic 74.
E. 1999 Eternal
E. 1999 Eternal is the second studio album by the Cleveland hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, released in 1995, debuting at number one and certified four times platinum.
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut on Loud/RCA, produced by RZA with soul and kung fu samples; peaked at No. 41 Billboard 200, went platinum by 1995, and entered the National Recording Registry in 2022.
Everybody (ΞVERYBODY) (Logic album)
Everybody (stylized ΞVERYBODY) is Logic's third studio album, released May 5, 2017 on Def Jam; formerly titled Africaryan, it adapts Andy Weir's The Egg, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and produced the top 10 single 1-800-273-8255.
Everything Is a Lot
everything is a lot. is Wale's eighth studio album, released November 14, 2025 on Def Jam/Wale Music; 18 tracks, 52 minutes, debuted No. 19 Billboard 200; distinct from Will Wood & the Tapeworms' 2015 album of the same name.
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is DMX's second studio album, released December 22, 1998 on Def Jam/Ruff Ryders, seven months after his debut; it topped the Billboard 200, went 3× Platinum, and made DMX a two-number-ones-in-one-year rapper.
Flygod (album)
Flygod (FLYGOD) is Westside Gunn's debut studio album, released March 11, 2016 on Griselda Records/EMPIRE: 18 tracks, 58 minutes, Daringer-led corroded soul-sample production that founded the Griselda sound.
Follow the Leader (Eric B. & Rakim album)
Follow the Leader is Eric B. & Rakim's second studio album, released July 25, 1988 on Uni Records (UNI-3), recorded at Power Play Studios; it peaked at No. 22 on Billboard's Top Pop Albums chart and includes "Microphone Fiend" and "Lyrics of Fury."
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin' names 50 Cent's 2003 debut album (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope; 872,000 first-week copies) and Jim Sheridan's 2005 semi-autobiographical film starring 50 Cent as Marcus, which scored 45 on Metacritic.
GO:OD AM
GO:OD AM: Mac Miller's third studio album, released September 18, 2015 on Warner Bros., his major-label debut. 17 tracks with guests Ab-Soul, Chief Keef, Lil B, Miguel, Little Dragon; Metascore 71; 10th Anniversary edition added 3 tracks in 2025.