2000 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2000.
Released albums
| Release Date |
Artist |
Album |
| January 4 |
Big Hawk |
Under Hawk's Wings |
| January 18 |
Outsidaz |
Night Life |
| The Madd Rapper |
Tell 'Em Why U Madd |
| MC Breed |
The Thugz, Vol. 1 |
| January 25 |
The LOX |
We Are the Streets |
| Hypnotize Camp Posse |
Three 6 Mafia Presents: Hypnotize Camp Posse |
| January 27 |
Lil Boosie |
Youngest of da Camp |
| February 1 |
Tha Eastsidaz |
Tha Eastsidaz |
| February 8 |
dead prez |
Let's Get Free |
| Ghostface Killah |
Supreme Clientele |
| MC Breed |
Rare Breed |
| Screwball |
Y2K: The Album |
| February 15 |
Trick Daddy |
Book of Thugs |
| February 22 |
D.I.T.C. |
D.I.T.C. |
| February 29 |
Beanie Sigel |
The Truth |
| Blackalicious |
Nia |
| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
BTNHResurrection |
| March 17 |
Killa Tay |
Snake Eyes |
| March 21 |
Ice Cube |
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) |
| 3X Krazy |
Dual Committee |
| Murder Inc Records |
Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers |
| Trina |
Da Baddest Bitch |
| March 28 |
Common |
Like Water for Chocolate |
| Drag-On |
Opposite of H2O |
| April 4 |
Big Pun |
Yeeeah Baby |
| April 11 |
Da Brat |
Unrestricted |
| Del the Funky Homosapien |
Both Sides of the Brain |
| April 18 |
Tony Touch |
The Piece Maker |
| April 25 |
Cypress Hill |
Skull & Bones |
| E.S.G. |
City Under Siege |
| Ying Yang Twins |
Thug Walkin' |
| May 2 |
504 Boyz |
Goodfellas |
| May 9 |
Killah Priest |
View from Masada |
| Half a Mill |
Milíon |
| Suga Free |
The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1 |
| May 16 |
DJ Quik |
Balance & Options |
| Spice 1 |
The Last Dance |
| Big Tymers |
I Got That Work |
| May 22 |
Mac Dre |
Heart of a Gangsta, Mind of a Hustla, Tongue of a Pimp |
| May 23 |
Eminem |
The Marshall Mathers LP |
| Dilated Peoples |
The Platform |
| DenGee |
DenGee Livin' |
| Sauce Money |
Middle Finger U |
| Latino Velvet |
Velvet City |
| May 30 |
Kid Rock |
The History of Rock |
| June 6 |
Jurassic 5 |
Quality Control[1] |
| People Under The Stairs |
Question in the Form of an Answer |
| June 13 |
Mo Thugs Family |
Mo Thugs III: The Mothership |
| Quasimoto |
The Unseen |
| Three 6 Mafia |
When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 |
| Z-Ro |
Z-Ro vs. the World |
| June 20 |
Afroman |
Because I Got High |
| Busta Rhymes |
Anarchy |
| Celly Cel |
Deep Conversation |
| MC Eiht |
N' My Neighborhood |
| Mr. Serv-On |
War Is Me, Pt. 1: Battle Decisions |
| June 27 |
Brotha Lynch Hung |
EBK4 |
| Erick Sermon |
Erick Onasis |
| Freddie Foxxx |
Industry Shakedown |
| JT the Bigga Figga |
Puttin' It on the Map |
| Lil' Kim |
The Notorious K.I.M. |
| Nelly |
Country Grammar |
| July 4 |
Ruff Ryders |
Ryde or Die Vol. 2 |
| July 11 |
C-Bo |
Enemy of the State |
| July 18 |
Canibus |
2000 BC |
| Big Moe |
City of Syrup |
| Lil' Flip |
The Leprechaun |
| July 25 |
Baha Men |
Who Let the Dogs Out |
| Kool Keith |
Matthew |
| Mr. Marcelo |
Brick Livin' |
| Project Pat |
Murderers & Robbers |
| July 31 |
Slum Village |
Best Kept Secret |
| August 1 |
Big L |
The Big Picture |
| August 8 |
De La Soul |
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump |
| Slum Village |
Fantastic, Vol. 2 |
| August 15 |
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz |
We Still Crunk!! |
| South Park Mexican |
The Purity Album |
| August 22 |
Big Pokey |
D-Game 2000 |
| Lil' Zane |
Young World: The Future |
| Wyclef Jean |
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book |
| August 29 |
Daz Dillinger |
R.A.W. |
| Do or Die |
Victory |
| Don Cisco |
Oh Boy |
| L.V. |
How Long |
| September 5 |
Mack 10 |
The Paper Route |
| C-Murder |
Trapped in Crime |
| September 11 |
Fiend |
Can I Burn? |
| September 12 |
Afroman |
Sell Your Dope |
| LL Cool J |
G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time |
| Richie Rich |
The Game |
| Too Short |
You Nasty |
| September 19 |
Sean T |
Heated |
| Cam'ron |
S.D.E. |
| Nature |
For All Seasons |
| Tela |
The World Ain't Enuff |
| September 26 |
The Black Eyed Peas |
Bridging the Gap |
| Mystikal |
Let's Get Ready |
| Shyne |
Shyne |
| Shad Moss |
Beware of Dog |
| October 3 |
Ja Rule |
Rule 3:36 |
| T.W.D.Y. |
Lead the Way |
| Soul Assassins |
Soul Assassins II |
| Guru |
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul |
| Jedi Mind Tricks |
Violent by Design |
| October 10 |
E-40 |
Loyalty and Betrayal |
| Flesh-n-Bone |
5th Dog Let Loose |
| M.O.P. |
Warriorz |
| October 17 |
Deltron 3030 |
Deltron 3030 |
| Everlast |
Eat at Whitey's |
| Ludacris |
Back for the First Time |
| Reflection Eternal |
Train of Thought |
| October 24 |
Afu-Ra |
Body of the Life Force |
| Willie D |
Loved by Few, Hated by Many |
| Young MC |
Ain't Goin' Out Like That |
| October 31 |
Binary Star |
Masters of the Universe |
| The Cross Movement |
Human Emergency |
| Insane Clown Posse |
Bizzar/Bizaar |
| JAY Z |
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia |
| OutKast |
Stankonia |
| Twiztid |
Freek Show |
| November 7 |
Necro |
I Need Drugs |
| Outlawz |
Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us |
| The Pharcyde |
Plain Rap |
| Punchline & Wordsworth |
Punch n' Words |
| November 13 |
Twiztid |
Cryptic Collection |
| November 14 |
Prodigy |
H.N.I.C. |
| November 21 |
Wu-Tang Clan |
The "W" |
| B.G. |
Checkmate |
| Capone-N-Noreaga |
The Reunion |
| Eightball & MJG |
Space Age 4 Eva |
| Doggy's Angels |
Pleezbaleevit! |
| November 28 |
Master P |
Ghetto Postage |
| December 5 |
Funkmaster Flex |
The Mix Tape, Vol. IV |
| Memphis Bleek |
The Understanding |
| AMG |
Bitch Betta Have My Money 2001 |
| December 12 |
Xzibit |
Restless |
| South Park Mexican |
Time Is Money |
| December 19 |
DJ Clue? |
The Professional 2 |
| Ill Will Records |
Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest |
| Lil Wayne |
Lights Out |
| Snoop Dogg |
Tha Last Meal |
Highest first-week sales
List of top ten albums with the highest first-week
| Number |
Album |
Artist |
1st-week sales |
1st-week position |
| 1 |
The Marshall Mathers LP |
Eminem |
1,760,000 |
1 |
| 2 |
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water |
Limp Bizkit |
1,050,000 |
1 |
| 3 |
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia |
Jay-Z |
558,000 |
1 |
| 4 |
Stankonia |
Outkast |
530,000 |
2 |
| 5 |
Tha Last Meal |
Snoop Dogg |
397,238 |
9 |
| 6 |
Let's Get Ready |
Mystikal |
330,000 |
1 |
| 7 |
The W |
Wu-Tang Clan |
301,000 |
5 |
| 8 |
Rule 3:36 |
Ja Rule |
276,000 |
1 |
| 9 |
Ryde or Die Vol. 2 |
Various artists |
254,000 |
2 |
| 10 |
Country Grammar |
Nelly |
235,000 |
3 |
Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)
See also
References