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Jump Out
Jump Out is the third album by American rapper OsamaSon (Amari Middleton), released January 24, 2025 on Motion Music/Atlantic. Executive-produced by ok, it leaked repeatedly, hit the Billboard 200, and scored 8.2 with Best New Music from Pitchfork.
Kala (album)
Kala is the 2007 second studio album by British artist M.I.A., named after her mother, recorded across India, Africa, Trinidad, Australia, and London, produced mainly by Switch, scoring 87 on Metacritic and yielding the triple-platinum hit Paper Planes.
Kamikaze (Eminem album)
Kamikaze (KAMIKAZƎ) is Eminem's tenth studio album, a surprise release on August 31, 2018 via Aftermath/Shady/Interscope, responding to Revival's poor reception; 13 tracks, No. 1 in 103 markets, Metacritic 62/100.
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude is Pusha T's second studio album, released December 18, 2015 on G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; a 10-track, 33-minute prelude to the planned King Push album, scoring 85 on Metacritic.
King's Disease
King's Disease is a 2020 Nas album produced by Hit-Boy and released on Mass Appeal; it won the 2021 Grammy for Best Rap Album and launched a Hit-Boy-produced album series including King's Disease II and III.
Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)
Kingdom Come is Jay-Z's 2006 comeback album on Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, his first since The Black Album and retirement. Released November 21, 2006, produced by Just Blaze, Dr. Dre, and Kanye West, it scored 67 on Metacritic and is widely called his weakest album.
Kingmaker (Xzibit album)
Kingmaker is a 2025 studio album by American rapper Xzibit, his first solo album since Napalm in 2012, featuring Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Redman.
KOD (album)
KOD is J. Cole's fifth studio album, released April 20, 2018 on Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope; a 12-track addiction-themed concept album whose acronym means Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200.
Last Lap
Last Lap is Rod Wave's sixth studio album, released October 11, 2024 on Alamo Records; 23 tracks, 67 minutes, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 127,000 units, RIAA Platinum, mixed reviews.
Late Registration
Late Registration is Kanye West's second studio album, released August 30, 2005 on Roc-A-Fella, co-produced with Jon Brion. It debuted at number one with 860,000 first-week copies, won Grammys including Best Rap Album, and holds a Metascore of 85.
Legendary (Tyga album)
Legendary (2019) is Tyga's seventh studio album, released June 7, 2019 on Last Kings/EMPIRE; 14 tracks including Taste with Offset, Haute, and Goddamn; peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 and became his best-selling release with 3.4 million equivalent sales.
Let God Sort Em Out
Let God Sort Em Out is the fourth studio album by Virginia Beach rap duo Clipse (Pusha T and Malice), released July 11, 2025 via Roc Nation Distribution. Fully produced by Pharrell Williams in Paris, it features Kendrick Lamar, Nas, and Tyler, The Creator.
Lethal Injection (album)
Lethal Injection, Ice Cube's fourth studio album (December 7, 1993, Priority Records), is a G-funk-era West Coast rap record co-produced with QDIII, featuring George Clinton on the 11-minute Bop Gun and the singles You Know How We Do It and Really Doe.
Licensed to Ill
Licensed to Ill is the Beastie Boys' 1986 debut album on Def Jam/Columbia, produced by Rick Rubin; the first rap album to top the Billboard 200 and the first hip-hop album certified Diamond.
Life Is Beautiful (Larry June, 2 Chainz and the Alchemist album)
Life Is Beautiful is a 2025 collaborative rap album by Larry June, 2 Chainz, and producer the Alchemist, released February 7, 2025 via EMPIRE; the Alchemist's second album with Larry June after The Great Escape and 2 Chainz's first since leaving Def Jam.
Life Is Good (Nas album)
Life Is Good is Nas's tenth studio album, released July 17, 2012 on Def Jam; produced mainly by No I.D. and Salaam Remi, it covers his divorce from Kelis and fatherhood, scored 81 on Metacritic.
Light-Years (Nas and DJ Premier album)
Light-Years (stylized Light-Years) is the debut collaborative album by rapper Nas and producer DJ Premier, released December 12, 2025 on Mass Appeal as the final entry in the Legend Has It series; 15 tracks, 48 minutes, Metascore 71.
Liquid Swords
Liquid Swords is the second solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, released in 1995, produced by RZA, and widely called one of the greatest hip hop albums.
Live Laugh Love (Earl Sweatshirt album)
Live Laugh Love is Earl Sweatshirt's 2025 rap album on Tan Cressida/Warner, about 24 minutes over 11 tracks, produced mainly by Theravada, centered on fatherhood and marriage, with Pitchfork 8.5 Best New Music.
Long. Live. ASAP
Long. Live. ASAP (LONG.LIVE.A$AP) is A$AP Rocky's debut studio album, released January 15, 2013 on Polo Grounds/RCA after his $3 million deal; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned Pitchfork Best New Album.
Lotus (Little Simz album)
Lotus is the sixth studio album by British rapper Little Simz (Simbiatu Ajikawo), released 6 June 2025 on AWAL, produced entirely by Miles Clinton James after her lawsuit against former producer Inflo over a £1.7 million loan, peaking at No. 3 in the UK.
Loyal to the Game
Loyal to the Game, 2Pac posthumous studio album (2004, Interscope), produced chiefly by Eminem with Afeni Shakur; debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200, RIAA Platinum, built from unreleased early-1990s 2Pac recordings.
Luv Is Rage 2
Luv Is Rage 2 is the 2017 debut studio album by Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic), 16 tracks featuring Pharrell and The Weeknd; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and carries the hit "XO Tour Llif3".
Lyfestyle
Lyfestyle is the fifth studio album by American rapper Yeat, released on October 18, 2024, returning to trap and rage sound and becoming his first Billboard 200 number one.
Madvillainy
Madvillainy is a 2004 hip-hop album by Madvillain, the duo of rapper MF DOOM and producer Madlib, released by Stones Throw Records to wide acclaim.
Magna Carta Holy Grail
Magna Carta Holy Grail (Magna Carta... Holy Grail) is Jay-Z's twelfth solo studio album, released July 4, 2013 free to one million Samsung Galaxy users and July 8 at retail; it sold 528,000 first-week US copies, won a Grammy for 'Holy Grail', and was RIAA double Platinum.
Maid of Honour (album)
Maid of Honour (MAID OF HONOUR) is Drake's 2026 dance-influenced album, surprise-released May 15, 2026 on OVO/Republic with Iceman and Habibti; 14 songs, 45 minutes, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
Major Key (album)
Major Key is DJ Khaled's ninth studio album, released July 29, 2016 on Epic/We the Best. His first Billboard 200 No. 1 (95,000 units), Grammy-nominated for Best Rap Album, featuring Jay Z, Drake, Nas, and Kendrick Lamar.
Man Down (album)
Man Down is Ice Cube's eleventh studio album, released November 22, 2024 on Lench Mob Records, his first solo album in six years. The 19-track West Coast rap concept album about manhood debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's top rap albums chart.
Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager is Kid Cudi's second studio album, released November 9, 2010 on Dream On/G.O.O.D. Music/Universal Motown; a 17-track, five-act sequel to The End of Day featuring Cee-Lo, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, and Cage, with a Metacritic score of 69.