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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."

For All the Dogs

For All the Dogs is Drake's eighth studio album, released October 6, 2023 on OVO Sound/Republic: 23 songs, 84:50, cover art by his son Adonis, delayed from September 22, Pitchfork 6.5, Metacritic 52, Scary Hours Edition deluxe in November 2023.

Foreign Exchange (album)

Foreign Exchange is the album catalog of The Foreign Exchange, the R&B/soul duo of Phonte Coleman (Little Brother) and Dutch producer Nicolay; debut Connected (2004) was made entirely online, and Leave It All Behind (2008) earned a Grammy nomination.

Free (Kid Cudi album)

Free is Kid Cudi's studio album, released August 22, 2025 on Republic/Wicked Awesome Records. His self-described first pop album, 13 tracks in 40 minutes, no guest features, with singles Neverland, Grave, and Mr. Miracle.

Free TC

Free TC is the 2015 debut studio album by Los Angeles R&B singer Ty Dolla $ign, released on Atlantic Records and dedicated to his incarcerated brother Gabriel "TC" Griffin; it earned a Metacritic score of 76.

Free Weezy Album

Free Weezy Album (FWA) is Lil Wayne's July 4, 2015 album, released exclusively on Tidal amid his Cash Money Records dispute over Tha Carter V; 15 tracks, 10 million first-week streams, re-released as FWA in 2020.

Funeral (Lil Wayne album)

Funeral is Lil Wayne's 13th studio album, released January 31, 2020 on Young Money/Republic. 24 tracks, debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 139,000 units, his fifth chart-topper, Metascore 62.

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.

Ginger (Brockhampton album)

Ginger (stylized GINGER) is Brockhampton's fifth studio album, released August 23, 2019 on Question Everything/RCA; a self-produced 12-song follow-up to Iridescence, scoring Metascore 75.

Glorious (GloRilla album)

GLORIOUS is the debut studio album by Memphis rapper GloRilla (Gloria Hallelujah Woods), released October 11, 2024 on CMG/Interscope; 15 tracks blending crunk anthems and gospel, debuting No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with a Grammy Best Rap Album nomination.

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.

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.

Goblin (album)

Goblin (album): Tyler, The Creator's second solo album and first on XL Recordings, released May 2011; 15-track standard edition with therapist framing device, Odd Future guests, and Pitchfork's 'game-changing' indie hip-hop verdict.

God Does Like Ugly

God Does Like Ugly is JID's fourth studio album, released August 8, 2025 on Dreamville/Interscope, executive produced by Christo; 15 tracks, Billboard 200 number 11, Metacritic 73, title from his grandmother's saying "God don't like ugly."

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.

Good News (Megan Thee Stallion album)

Good News is the 2020 debut studio album by rapper Megan Thee Stallion, released November 20 on 1501 Certified/300 Entertainment; 17 tracks featuring Beyoncé, DaBaby, and others, led by Savage Remix.

Goodbye & Good Riddance

Goodbye & Good Riddance is Juice WRLD's debut studio album, released May 23, 2018 on Grade A/Interscope, an emo-trap breakup record produced mainly by Nick Mira; distinct from Green Day's song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" and Gracie Abrams' album Good Riddance.

Graduation (album)

Graduation is Kanye West's third studio album, released September 11, 2007 on Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella; it sold 957,000 first-week copies, beat 50 Cent's Curtis, won the 2008 Grammy for Best Rap Album, and is his most-streamed album on Spotify.

Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast

Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast is Kid Rock's 1990 debut hip-hop album on Jive Records, produced with Too $hort and D-Nice; it sold about 100,000 copies, drew an FCC fine for "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley", and got him dropped from the label.

Habibti (album)

HABIBTI (Habibti) is Drake's eleventh studio album, surprise-released May 15, 2026 with ICEMAN and Maid of Honour; an 11-track, 36-minute R&B-leaning record on OVO/Republic that debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.

Hard Core (Lil' Kim album)

Hard Core is Lil' Kim's debut studio album, released November 12, 1996 on Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic, executive-produced by Sean Combs and The Notorious B.I.G.; it debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, went double platinum, and is known as the Female Rap Bible.

Hardstone Psycho

Hardstone Psycho is the fourth studio album by American rapper and singer Don Toliver, released on June 14, 2024, through Cactus Jack and Atlantic Records and built around a biker persona.

Harlem's Finest: Return of the King

Harlem's Finest: Return of the King is Big L's 2025 posthumous compilation on Mass Appeal (Legend Has It series): 16 tracks, 39:45, rebuilt from radio freestyles and old verses, with Nas, Jay-Z, Method Man, and Mac Miller.

Hashtag NDA

#NDA (2026) is a Trippie Redd studio album released August 28, 2026 on 1400 Entertainment/10K Projects/Atlantic, two weeks after his album NDA; an 18-track, 51-minute, more intimate companion record with guests Tezzus, K Suave, and Gigi Holland.

Hello Nasty

Hello Nasty is the Beastie Boys' fifth studio album, released July 14, 1998 on Capitol/Grand Royal; 22 tracks, nearly 682,000 first-week US sales, and 1999 Grammys for Best Alternative Music Performance and "Intergalactic."

Hndrxx

Hndrxx (HNDRXX) is Future's sixth studio album, released February 2017 on Epic one week after FUTURE. A soulful R&B-trap pivot with The Weeknd and Rihanna, it made Future the first solo artist with back-to-back Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts.

Hollywood's Bleeding

Hollywood's Bleeding is Post Malone's third studio album, released September 6, 2019 on Republic Records; 17 tracks, 489,000 first-week units, four top-10 singles including "Sunflower," and a 2021 Album of the Year Grammy nomination.

Honest (Future album)

Honest is the second studio album by Atlanta rapper Future, released on April 22, 2014 through Epic Records as the follow-up to his 2012 debut, Pluto.

Hot Pink (album)

Hot Pink is Doja Cat's second studio album, released November 7, 2019. The 12-track record features Gucci Mane, Smino, and Tyga, and "Say So" became a global hit.

Hot Sauce Committee Part Two

Hot Sauce Committee Part Two is the eighth and final Beastie Boys studio album, released May 3, 2011 on Capitol Records; planned as part of a two-part project delayed by Adam Yauch's cancer, it became the band's final record.