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Camp (album)
Camp (2011) is the debut studio album by Childish Gambino, Donald Glover's rap persona, released on Glassnote Records. Produced with Ludwig Göransson, it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and drew mixed reviews, including Pitchfork's 1.6.
Can't Rush Greatness
Can't Rush Greatness is Central Cee's debut studio album, released January 24, 2025 on Columbia. The 17-track UK rap album, featuring 21 Savage, Dave, Lil Baby, Skepta, Lil Durk, and Young Miko, hit number one in the UK and number nine on the Billboard 200.
Casino (Baby Keem album)
Ca$ino is Baby Keem's second studio album, released February 20, 2026 via pgLang/Columbia. The 12-track record, titled for his mother's gambling addiction, follows The Melodic Blue and features Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and Che Ecru.
Certified Lover Boy
Certified Lover Boy (CLB) is Drake's sixth studio album, released September 3, 2021 on OVO/Republic: 21 tracks, Damien Hirst emoji cover, 613,000 first-week units, No. 1 Billboard 200, mixed reviews.
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.
Cherry Bomb (album)
Cherry Bomb is the third studio album by Tyler, the Creator, surprise-released April 13, 2015 on Odd Future; a 13-track, 54-minute experimental rap record with Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Pharrell, Metascore 69.
Chromakopia
Chromakopia (CHROMAKOPIA) is Tyler, The Creator's eighth studio album, released October 28, 2024 on Columbia Records; 14 tracks, 53 minutes, narrated partly by his mother Bonita Smith, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and nominated for the 2026 Album of the Year Grammy.
Circles (Mac Miller album)
Circles is Mac Miller's sixth and final studio album, released posthumously January 17, 2020 on Warner Records and completed by producer Jon Brion as a companion to 2018's Swimming; it peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and scored 83 on Metacritic.
Cold Visions
Cold Visions is Swedish rapper Bladee's 2024 Trash Island album, a 30-track, 63-minute return to hip-hop produced chiefly by F1LTHY, praised by Pitchfork as his most realized project and ranked #8 in its 2024 year-end list.
Cole World: The Sideline Story
Cole World: The Sideline Story is J. Cole's 2011 debut studio album on Roc Nation/Columbia; mostly self-produced, it sold 217,000 first-week copies, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and features Jay-Z, Drake, Trey Songz, and Missy Elliott.
Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1
Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 is Lil Peep's 2017 seven-track debut emo-rap album: sample-free, live-guitar trap fusion, Billboard No. 38, RIAA Platinum in 2024.
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.
Country Grammar
Country Grammar is Nelly's debut album, released June 27, 2000; it reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, spawned "Ride Wit Me" (No. 3 pop), and was RIAA Diamond-certified for over 10 million copies.
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.
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.
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 Sky Paradise
Dark Sky Paradise is Big Sean's third studio album, released February 24, 2015 on GOOD Music/Def Jam. His first Billboard 200 number one (173,000 units first week), 2x Platinum, featuring "I Don't Fuck With You."
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.
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.
Dead Channel Sky
Dead Channel Sky is a 2025 cyberpunk concept album by experimental hip-hop trio clipping. (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes), released March 14, 2025 on Sub Pop; its title quotes Neuromancer, and an expanded Plus edition followed in September 2025.
Death Race for Love
Death Race for Love (2019) is Juice WRLD's second studio album on Grade A/Interscope: 22 tracks in 72 minutes with guests Brent Faiyaz, Clever, and Young Thug; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was his last album released in his lifetime.
Deep Thoughts (Lil Durk album)
Deep Thoughts is a 2025 studio album by American rapper Lil Durk, released March 28, 2025 on Only the Family, Alamo, and Sony; it debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 64,000 units while Durk was jailed.
Devil Without a Cause
Devil Without a Cause, also called Kid Rock's breakthrough album, is his fourth studio record, released August 18, 1998 on Atlantic/Lava/Top Dog; a fusion of rap rock, metal, and country that hit Billboard number 4 and was certified Diamond.
Die Lit
Die Lit is the 2018 debut studio album by Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti, released May 11 on AWGE/Interscope; 19 tracks, 57 minutes, produced mainly by Pi'erre Bourne, peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and shaped the rage sound of Whole Lotta Red.
Dillagence II
Dillagence II (also Dillagence 2) is a 2026 Busta Rhymes and J Dilla album on The Conglomerate Inc., 19 tracks built from roughly 300 unreleased Dilla beats, sequel to the 2007 Dillagence mixtape, featuring D'Angelo, Lil Wayne, and Ma Dukes.
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.
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.