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Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho
Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho is the 2017 debut album by Huncho Jack, the duo of Travis Scott and Quavo, released December 21, 2017. It is not a solo record by either rapper; it charted at No. 1 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and scored 66 on Metacritic.
I Am Not a Human Being
I Am Not a Human Being is Lil Wayne's eighth studio album, released digitally on September 27, 2010 while he was jailed at Rikers Island; recorded pre-prison, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
I Am... (Nas album)
I Am... is Nas's third studio album, released April 6, 1999 on Columbia Records. Originally the double album I Am... The Autobiography, it was cut to one disc after leaks, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, and went double platinum.
I Changed a Lot
I Changed a Lot is DJ Khaled's eighth studio album, released October 23, 2015 on We The Best Music Group/RED after he left Cash Money Records; it debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 with 13 standard tracks and heavy guest features from Future and Rick Ross.
I Decided (album)
I Decided. is Big Sean's fourth studio album, released February 3, 2017 on Def Jam/G.O.O.D. Music; a concept album about an older self guiding the present one, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 151,000 units.
I Hope You're Happy (BigXthaPlug album)
I Hope You're Happy is the third studio album by American rapper BigXthaPlug, a country rap pivot released in August 2025 that debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.
I Just Got a Lot on My Shoulders
I Just Got a Lot on My Shoulders is a 2024 studio album by YoungBoy Never Broke Again. The 16-track release peaked at number 159 on the Billboard 200.
I Lay Down My Life for You
I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU is JPEGMAFIA's fifth studio album, released August 1, 2024 via AWAL; 14 rap-metal-leaning tracks with Vince Staples, Denzel Curry, and Buzzy Lee, plus a 2025 Director's Cut deluxe.
Iceman (album)
ICEMAN, released May 15, 2026 by OVO/Republic, is Drake's ninth studio album and first solo set since 2023, arriving with surprise companions HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR, debuting atop the Billboard 200 with 463,000 units.
Idlewild (Outkast album)
Idlewild (2006) is the sixth and final studio album by OutKast, also the soundtrack to their musical film of the same name; singles "Mighty O," "Idlewild Blue," "Morris Brown"; Metascore 72, RIAA platinum.
Igor (album)
IGOR (2019) is Tyler, The Creator's fifth solo album on Columbia, a 12-track, 39-minute breakup concept record sung more than rapped, with guests Playboi Carti, Charlie Wilson, and Kanye West; it debuted at US number one and won the 2020 Grammy for Best Rap Album.
II (Denzel Curry and Kenneth Blume album)
ii (also styled II) is the 2026 collaborative album by rapper Denzel Curry and producer Kenneth Blume, formerly Kenny Beats, the sequel to their 2020 album UNLOCKED; nine tracks, 24 minutes, released via PH/Loma Vista with guests JPEGMAFIA, Westside Gunn, and Yebba.
Ill Communication
Ill Communication is the Beastie Boys' fourth studio album (1994, Grand Royal), co-produced with Mario Caldato Jr., featuring Sabotage, Sure Shot, Root Down, and Get It Together; their second US number-one album.
Illmatic
Illmatic (1994) is Nas's debut album on Columbia Records: ten tracks, 39 minutes, Queensbridge narratives, beats by DJ Premier, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, Large Professor, and L.E.S.; a slow-selling debut that became a five-mic landmark of hip-hop.
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, Jay-Z's second studio album (November 4, 1997, Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam), blends Bad Boy pop production with street rap after the Notorious B.I.G.'s death; RIAA platinum, featuring The City Is Mine and Sunshine.
Indicud
Indicud is Kid Cudi's third studio album, released April 16, 2013 on Wicked Awesome/Republic. Self-produced 18-track, 70-minute set with guests Kendrick Lamar, RZA, Michael Bolton; debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.
Infinite (Eminem album)
Infinite is Eminem's debut studio album, released November 12, 1996 on Web Entertainment; a cassette-and-vinyl-only Detroit underground record that sold poorly and preceded the Slim Shady persona.
Infinite (Mobb Deep album)
Infinite is Mobb Deep's ninth and final album, released October 10, 2025 on Mass Appeal; assembled by Havoc and the Alchemist from unreleased Prodigy verses after his 2017 death.
Insano (Nitro Mega)
Insano (Nitro Mega) is Kid Cudi's tenth studio album, released February 23, 2024 on Wicked Awesome/Republic Records. A companion to INSANO announced as a deluxe but a separate 18-track, 59-minute album featuring Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T, and vault tracks.
International Villager
International Villager is Yo Yo Honey Singh's debut studio album, a 14-track Punjabi hip-hop, bhangra and R&B record released 11 November 2011 on Speed Records and Times Music, with hits Brown Rang, Angreji Beat, Dope Shope, Gabru and Goliyan, a BBC Asian chart topper, and about 1 million equivalent album sales.
Invasion of Privacy (album)
Invasion of Privacy is Cardi B's debut studio album, released April 6, 2018 on Atlantic Records; 13 tracks, 48 minutes, it topped the Billboard 200 with 255,000 units and won the 2019 Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Iron Flag
Iron Flag is Wu-Tang Clan's fourth studio album, released December 18, 2001 on Loud/Columbia; a 55:21 East Coast hardcore rap set produced mainly by RZA, with Ol' Dirty Bastard absent, Metascore 69, and RIAA Gold certification.
Islah (album)
Islah is the 2016 debut studio album by Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates, released on Atlantic/Bread Winners' Association, named after his daughter and an Arabic word meaning to improve; it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and scored 81 on Metacritic.
Issa Album
Issa Album is the 2017 debut studio album by Atlanta rapper 21 Savage. The 14-track record, featuring the single "Bank Account," is named for a dagger tattoo between his eyes.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is Public Enemy's second album, released June 28, 1988 on Def Jam; Bomb Squad production from hundreds of samples and Chuck D's political lyrics made it a landmark political rap record.
It Was Written
It Was Written is Nas's second studio album, released July 2, 1996 on Columbia. Also known as the Nas Escobar album, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, went triple platinum, and features "If I Ruled the World" with Lauryn Hill.
It's Been Awful
It's Been Awful (IT'S BEEN AWFUL) is Isaiah Rashad's third studio album, released May 1, 2026 on Top Dawg Entertainment/Warner Records. His first album in five years after The House Is Burning, it features SZA, Dominic Fike, and Julian Sintonia, and scored 83 on Metacritic.
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.
Jesus Is King
Jesus Is King is Kanye West's ninth studio album, released October 25, 2019 on Def Jam: a 27-minute, 11-track gospel-rap record with the Sunday Service Choir. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won the 2021 Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.
Jonatan (album)
Jonatan is the fifth studio album by Swedish rapper Yung Lean (Jonatan Leandoer Håstad), released 2 May 2025 on World Affairs; 13 tracks, 38:51, executive produced by Rami Dawod with contributions from Oneohtrix Point Never and Beck, abandoning cloud rap for indie rock and post-punk.