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The Incredible True Story

The Incredible True Story is Logic's second studio album, a 2015 Def Jam science-fiction concept album following two space travelers seeking the planet Paradise, featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson and production from Logic, 6ix, and DJ Khalil.

The Infamous

The Infamous (1995) is Mobb Deep's second album on Loud/RCA, by Queensbridge duo Havoc and Prodigy. Dark self-produced New York hardcore rap with Shook Ones Pt. II, Q-Tip mixing, and a gold certification.

The Last Wun

The Last Wun is Gunna's sixth studio album, released August 8, 2025 via Young Stoner Life/300 Entertainment; 25 tracks, Turbo executive production, Afrobeats features, No. 3 Billboard 200 debut.

The Life of Pablo

The Life of Pablo is Kanye West's seventh studio album, released February 13, 2016 on Def Jam/GOOD as a Tidal exclusive after earlier titles So Help Me God, Swish, and Waves; it was the first Billboard No. 1 driven mostly by streaming and was repeatedly updated after release.

The Low End Theory

The Low End Theory: 1991 second album by A Tribe Called Quest on Jive Records, 14 tracks fusing jazz and hip hop; gold 1992, platinum 1995, National Recording Registry 2022.

The Marshall Mathers LP

The Marshall Mathers LP is Eminem's third studio album, released May 23, 2000 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope. It sold nearly 2 million copies in week one, spawned "Stan" and "The Real Slim Shady," and drew GLAAD and Senate criticism.

The Marshall Mathers LP 2

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (MMLP2) is a 2013 Eminem album on Aftermath, Shady, and Interscope, a sequel to his 2000 album The Marshall Mathers LP.

The Massacre

The Massacre is 50 Cent's second studio album, released March 3, 2005 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope; 22 tracks executive produced with Dr. Dre and Eminem, selling 1.14 million in four days and topping Billboard's 2005 year-end chart.

The Naught (album)

The Naught is the seventeenth studio album by Insane Clown Posse, released August 12, 2025 on Psychopathic Records; the sixth and final Joker's Card of the second Dark Carnival deck, 17 tracks, horrorcore, produced by Mike E. Clark and others. Distinct from other albums titled Naught.

The Navy Album

The Navy Album is Roddy Ricch's third studio album, announced December 2024 with singles Survivor's Remorse and Lonely Road; production by Terrace Martin and Turbo, released via Atlantic and Bird Vision, and repeatedly delayed through 2025.

The New Classic

The New Classic is the 2014 debut studio album by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, released on Virgin EMI/Island. It spawned the seven-week No. 1 single "Fancy," debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and scored 56 on Metacritic.

The Off-Season

The Off-Season is J. Cole's sixth studio album, released May 14, 2021 on Dreamville/Interscope/Roc Nation; 12 tracks in 39 minutes with guests 21 Savage, Lil Baby, and Morray; Metacritic 76, topped the Billboard 200.

The Party Never Ends

The Party Never Ends is Juice WRLD's third and final posthumous album, released November 29, 2024 by Grade A and Interscope, featuring Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Fall Out Boy, Offset, and The Kid LAROI, delayed three years by leaks and reworked iterations.

The Pinkprint

The Pinkprint is the third studio album by rapper Nicki Minaj, released in December 2014 through Cash Money Records, with guests including Beyoncé, Drake, and Lil Wayne.

The Powers That B

The Powers That B is Death Grips' fourth studio album and first double album, released March 31, 2015 on Third Worlds/Harvest. It pairs Niggas on the Moon, built on Björk vocal samples, with the noise-rock Jenny Death.

The Real Me (Future album)

The Real Me is Future's tenth solo studio album, released July 10, 2026 on Epic/Freebandz: 22 tracks, 58 minutes, no features, led by single "Radio". It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, his twelfth chart-topper, and drew mixed reviews (AOTY critic score 58).

The Score (album)

The Score (1996) is the second and final studio album by the Fugees (Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel), recorded at the Booga Basement; it sold 17 million copies, won two 1997 Grammys, and defined alternative hip-hop.

The Slim Shady LP

The Slim Shady LP is Eminem's second studio album and major-label debut, released February 23, 1999, on Aftermath/Interscope. Dr. Dre and Bass Brothers production; Slim Shady alter ego; 283,000 first-week sales; Grammy Best Rap Album.

The World Changed On Me

The World Changed On Me is Fat Joe's eleventh studio album, released December 13, 2024, on RNG/EMPIRE. His first solo album since The Darkside Vol. 1 (2010), it is dedicated to his late brother Angel, led by the single "Paradise" with Anitta and DJ Khaled.

Things Fall Apart (album)

Things Fall Apart is the fourth studio album by the Roots, released February 23, 1999 on MCA Records, recorded at Electric Lady Studios; its Grammy-winning single "You Got Me" made it the Philadelphia band's breakthrough.

This Unruly Mess I've Made

This Unruly Mess I've Made, second and final studio album by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, released February 26, 2016; follow-up to The Heist, featuring Downtown, White Privilege II, and Buckshot.

Thy Kingdom Come (Suicideboys album)

THY KINGDOM COME is the fifth studio album by New Orleans duo $uicideboy$ (Ruby da Cherry and Scrim), released August 1, 2025 on G59 Records; 10 tracks, about 29 minutes, guests BONES and Night Lovell, US chart peak number 4.

Tical (album)

Tical (1994) is Method Man's debut solo album and the first Wu-Tang Clan solo release after Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), produced almost entirely by RZA on Def Jam, certified platinum in 1995.

To the 5 Boroughs

To the 5 Boroughs is the Beastie Boys' sixth studio album, released June 15, 2004 on Capitol. Self-produced, all-rap, post-9/11 New York tribute; debuted number 1 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum.

Trojan Horse (album)

Trojan Horse (stylized lowercase, 'trojan horse') is the 2026 debut experimental hip-hop album by Minneapolis rapper-producer Matt Proxy on Listen To The Kids; 12 tracks, 33 minutes, guests Grimes, Current Joys, and fakemink; distinct from the Living Legends and Snowgoons albums of the same name.

Twenty88

Twenty88 (TWENTY88) is the American duo of rapper Big Sean and R&B singer Jhené Aiko, formed March 2016. Their self-titled eight-track debut, released April 1, 2016 on Def Jam/GOOD Music/ARTium, peaked at number five on the Billboard 200.

Tycoon (album)

TYCOON is Ty Dolla $ign's fourth solo studio album, released October 17, 2025 on Atlantic Records; 15 tracks, 41 minutes, first solo album since Featuring Ty Dolla $ign (2020), with guests including Travis Scott, YG, and Leon Thomas.

Under Pressure (album)

Under Pressure is Logic's 2014 debut studio album on Def Jam/Visionary Music Group, executive-produced by No I.D. and largely produced by 6ix. Featureless standard edition, No. 4 Billboard 200 debut, RIAA platinum, Metascore 72; followed by sequel No Pressure.

Untitled Nas album

Untitled (originally announced as Nigger) is Nas's ninth studio album, released July 15, 2008 on Def Jam. A racism-themed concept record, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, sold 186,600 first-week copies, and was certified Gold.

Utopia (Travis Scott album)

UTOPIA is Travis Scott's fourth studio album, released July 28, 2023 on Cactus Jack/Epic; 19 tracks with Beyoncé, Drake, and The Weeknd; debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 496,000 units and earned a 2024 Best Rap Album Grammy nomination.