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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.
Bad Cameo
Bad Cameo is a collaborative album by James Blake and Lil Yachty, released on June 28, 2024 through Quality Control Music/Motown Records, blending ambient electronic production with melodic sing-rap.
Balloonerism
Balloonerism, also styled Balloonerism (Mac Miller album), is the second posthumous studio album by Mac Miller, recorded in 2014 between Watching Movies with the Sound Off and Faces and released January 17, 2025 by his estate via Warner Records with a companion animated short film.
Bando Stone & the New World
Bando Stone & the New World, also styled Bando Stone and The New World, is Childish Gambino's sixth and final studio album, released July 19, 2024 on RCA Records: 17 tracks serving as the soundtrack to Donald Glover's unreleased same-named film.
Bang 3
Bang 3 is Chief Keef's two-part 2015 album, third in the Bang series, released via FilmOn Music after Interscope dropped him; delayed since 2013, Pitchfork scored it 7.1.
Based on a True Story (Will Smith album)
Based on a True Story, Will Smith's fifth studio album (28 March 2025, SLANG), his first since 2005's Lost and Found; first 'season' of a planned trilogy, 14 tracks, guests include DJ Jazzy Jeff and Big Sean; Metacritic 41, missed the Billboard 200.
Bbno$ (album)
bbno$ is the self-titled ninth album by Canadian rapper bbno$ (Alexander Gumuchian), released October 17, 2025: 21 tracks, 50 minutes, No. 33 on the Canadian Albums chart, hit single "check", features VNLLA, Käärijä, and Ironmouse.
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.
Because the Internet
Because the Internet is Childish Gambino's (Donald Glover's) second studio album, released December 10, 2013 on Glassnote; a 19-track transmedia project with a 72-page screenplay and the short film Clapping for the Wrong Reasons, recorded at Chris Bosh's mansion.
Beerbongs & Bentleys
Beerbongs & Bentleys is Post Malone's second studio album, released April 27, 2018 by Republic Records. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 461,000 units, broke streaming records, and earned a 2019 Grammy Album of the Year nomination.
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.
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.
Better Me Than You
Better Me Than You is Big Sean's sixth studio album, released August 30, 2024 on FF to Def/Def Jam; a 21-track, 66-minute trap and melodic rap record built on a four-pillar Pressure-Clarity-Focus-Happiness concept.
Big Fish Theory
Big Fish Theory is Vince Staples's second studio album, released June 23, 2017 on Blacksmith/Def Jam. A 36-minute, 12-track hip hop record built on house, Detroit techno, and UK garage production from Zack Sekoff, SOPHIE, Flume, and others, it debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and earned a Metacritic score of 89.
Big Grrrl Small World
Big GRRRL Small World (BGSW album) is Lizzo's second studio album, self-released December 11, 2015 on her own BGSW label. Produced mainly by BJ Burton at Bon Iver's April Base studio with Justin Vernon guesting; its critical acclaim led to her Atlantic Records deal.
Big Willie Style
Big Willie Style is Will Smith's debut solo album, released November 25, 1997 on Columbia Records; a 16-track pop-rap record sampling funk and disco hits, with singles Men in Black, Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, Miami, and Just the Two of Us, certified nine times platinum in the US.
Black Market (Rick Ross album)
Black Market is Rick Ross's eighth studio album, released December 4, 2015 on Def Jam. A mellower, R&B-guest-heavy record featuring Chris Brown's "Sorry," it scored 61 on Metacritic and peaked at No. 88 on the UK Albums Chart.
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 Samson, the Bastard Swordsman
Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman (2025) is a collaborative album by Wu-Tang Clan and producer Mathematics, released as a 5,000-copy Record Store Day exclusive featuring all nine surviving members.
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.
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.
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.
Blush (Kevin Abstract album)
Blush is Kevin Abstract's fifth solo studio album, released June 27, 2025 via Juno, X8 Music, and Virgin Records. Named for his open-ended Houston collective, it features Dominic Fike, Danny Brown, JPEGMAFIA, Quadeca, and Ameer Vann.
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.
Bottomless Pit (album)
Bottomless Pit is Death Grips' fifth studio album, released May 6, 2016 on Third Worlds/Harvest; 13 tracks in 39 minutes, following Interview 2016, with Nick Reinhart guitars, free stems, and a Metacritic score of 80.
Bully (album)
Bully (BULLY) is Kanye West's (Ye's) twelfth solo studio album, released March 28, 2026 on YZY/gamma: 18 tracks, guests Travis Scott and CeeLo Green, an AI-use controversy, and a James Blake credits dispute.
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.
Call Me If You Get Lost
Call Me If You Get Lost is Tyler, the Creator's 2021 Columbia rap album, hosted by DJ Drama in Gangsta Grillz mixtape style; it won the 2022 Grammy for Best Rap Album and spawned the 2023 Estate Sale deluxe.