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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.
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.
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.
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.
Better Dayz
Better Dayz is 2Pac's posthumous double album of unreleased 1994-1996 recordings, released November 26, 2002 on Amaru/Tha Row/Interscope, with guests Nas and Tyrese, a Billboard 200 number 5 debut, and RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum certification.
Blank Face LP
Blank Face LP, fourth studio album by ScHoolboy Q (Quincy Hanley), released July 8, 2016 on TDE/Interscope; 17 tracks of West Coast gangsta rap, Grammy-nominated, Metacritic 81.
Blue Lips (Schoolboy Q album)
Blue Lips (stylized BLUE LIPS) is ScHoolboy Q's sixth studio album, released March 1, 2024 on TDE/Interscope; an 18-track, 59-minute follow-up to 2019's CrasH Talk, titled for speechlessness, with a Metacritic Metascore of 87.
Compton (album)
Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre is Dr. Dre's third studio album, released August 7, 2015 on Aftermath/Interscope exclusively via Apple Music; inspired by the Straight Outta Compton biopic, it scrapped Detox and earned a Metacritic score of 82.
Cry Baby (Vince Staples album)
Cry Baby is Vince Staples' seventh studio album and first independent release (Section Eight Arthouse/Loma Vista, June 5, 2026): a 10-track, 35-minute noise rock and post-punk album critiquing racism, war, and media, scoring 87 on Metacritic.
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is Snoop Dogg's third studio album, his 1998 No Limit Records debut after leaving Death Row, released August 4, 1998, selling about 519,000 first-week copies and certified 2x Platinum.
Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)
DAMN. (2017) is Kendrick Lamar's fourth studio album, a 14-track record built on a wickedness-versus-weakness theme, playable in reverse track order. It won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first for a rapper, and Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammys.
Dark Times (album)
Dark Times is the sixth studio album by Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, released May 24, 2024 on Blacksmith/Def Jam, his final Def Jam album; 13 tracks in about 35 minutes covering fame, survivor's guilt, and Black struggle.
Dios Bendiga
Dios Bendiga, Spanish for "God Bless," is the eleventh studio album by American hip-hop group Cypress Hill, released on July 24, 2026, and their first entirely in Spanish.
Doggystyle
Doggystyle, Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut album produced by Dr. Dre, released November 23, 1993 on Death Row/Interscope; first debut album to enter Billboard at number one, 800,000 first-week sales, four times platinum.
GNX (album)
GNX (Nov 22, 2024) is Kendrick Lamar's sixth studio album, a surprise 12-track release on pgLang/Interscope after his Drake feud, produced by Sounwave and Jack Antonoff, with SZA features and a Metacritic score of 87.
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (good kid, m.A.A.d city) is Kendrick Lamar's second studio album, released October 22, 2012 on TDE, Aftermath, and Interscope; a Compton concept album subtitled 'A Short Film by Kendrick Lamar' with four 2014 Grammy nominations.
Iz It a Crime?
Iz It a Crime? is Snoop Dogg's 21st solo studio album (May 15, 2025, Death Row/gamma), sampling Sade, following Missionary; the title also names a 2025 Cam'ron drama film and a Mariah the Scientist single.
Kingmaker (Xzibit album)
Kingmaker is a 2025 studio album by American rapper Xzibit, his first solo album since Napalm in 2012, featuring Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Redman.
Lethal Injection (album)
Lethal Injection, Ice Cube's fourth studio album (December 7, 1993, Priority Records), is a G-funk-era West Coast rap record co-produced with QDIII, featuring George Clinton on the 11-minute Bop Gun and the singles You Know How We Do It and Really Doe.
Loyal to the Game
Loyal to the Game, 2Pac posthumous studio album (2004, Interscope), produced chiefly by Eminem with Afeni Shakur; debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200, RIAA Platinum, built from unreleased early-1990s 2Pac recordings.
Man Down (album)
Man Down is Ice Cube's eleventh studio album, released November 22, 2024 on Lench Mob Records, his first solo album in six years. The 19-track West Coast rap concept album about manhood debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's top rap albums chart.
Man Up (Ice Cube album)
Man Up (2025) is Ice Cube's twelfth studio album, a companion to 2024's Man Down, released September 12, 2025 on Lench Mob Records; 14 tracks, 41 minutes, led by the single "Before Hip Hop."
Me Against the World
Me Against the World (1995) is 2Pac's third studio album, released on Interscope March 14, 1995 while he was in prison; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, went 2X Platinum, and features "Dear Mama."
Niggaz4Life
Niggaz4Life (Efil4zaggin) is N.W.A's second and final studio album, released May 28, 1991; it topped the Billboard 200, went platinum, and triggered British obscenity seizures before the group disbanded.
No Limit Top Dogg
No Limit Top Dogg is Snoop Dogg's fourth studio album, released May 11, 1999 on No Limit/Priority. His second No Limit album, 21 tracks, 77:41, with three Dr. Dre productions, his first Dre work since Doggystyle.
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
R U Still Down? (Remember Me) is 2Pac's first posthumous album of unreleased material, released November 25, 1997 by Afeni Shakur's Amaru Entertainment on Interscope, a 26-song double album of 1992–1994 recordings that sold 549,000 copies in its first week and went multi-platinum.
Section.80
Section.80 is Kendrick Lamar's debut studio album, released July 2, 2011 on Top Dawg Entertainment. Its title joins Section 8 housing and the 1980s; it topped iTunes over Adele and Gaga and scored 80 on Metacritic.
Starface
Starface ($TARFACE) is Tyga's 2026 alter-ego album, released July 31, 2026 on Last Kings/EMPIRE; 10 tracks, 30:41, '80s synth concept inspired by Scarface; 'Just Us Tonight' is track 4, not an earlier title.
Tha Doggfather
Tha Doggfather: second studio album by Snoop Dogg (as Snoop Doggy Dogg), released November 12, 1996 on Death Row/Interscope; first album without Dr. Dre; debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 479,000 first-week copies and went 2x Platinum.
The Documentary
The Documentary is The Game's 2005 debut album on Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope, executive produced by Dr. Dre and 50 Cent; it debuted at No. 1, sold about 586,000 first-week copies, and went RIAA double platinum.