Music.
The records that rewrote the rules. Albums, songs, labels, and sub-genres — the catalog hip-hop history is built on.
Albums
- 1999
- 2014
- 1989
- 1993
- 2017
- 2008
- 2013
- 1996
- 1990
- 1998
- 2018
- 1996
- 2016
- 2009
- 2021
- 1998
- 2016
- 1987
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017
- 2018
- 1991
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
- 2006
- 2017
- 1988
- 2003
- 2024
- 2002
- 2012
- 2007
- 2006
- 2022
- 2019
- 1994
- 1997
- 2018
- 1996
- 1988
- 1985
- 2020
- 2005
- 1986
- 1997
- 1995
- 2004
- 2000
- 1995
- 1992
- 1993
- 1998
- 2022
- 2010
- 2013
- 1995
- 2009
- 1987
- 1989
- 1990
- 2019
- 1985
- 1986
- 1980
- 1994
- 1996
- 1984
- 2013
- 2021
- 2009
- 2018
- 1994
- 2003
- 2000
- 1988
- 1997
- 2011
- 2008
- 2003
- 2001
- 1992
- 2004
- 2005
- 2002
- 1995
- 1991
- 1982
- 2014
- 2011
- 1996
- 1999
- 2015
- 2003
- 1998
- 2011
- 1991
- 1997
- 1987
Anchor songs
- 1993 93 'Til Infinity souls-of-mischief
- 2015 Alright kendrick-lamar
- 2000 B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad) outkast
- 1994 Big Poppa notorious-big
- 2017 Bodak Yellow cardi-b
- 1995 California Love tupac-shakur
- 1996 Can't Knock the Hustle jay-z
- 2007 Crank That (Soulja Boy) soulja-boy
- 1994 C.R.E.A.M. wu-tang-clan
- 1995 Dear Mama tupac-shakur
- 1986 Eric B. Is President eric-b
- 2001 Ether nas
- 2024 Euphoria kendrick-lamar
- 2024 Family Matters drake
- 2009 Forever drake
- 1988 Fuck tha Police nwa
- 2003 Hey Ya! outkast
- 1996 Hit 'Em Up tupac-shakur
- 2017 HUMBLE. kendrick-lamar
- 1997 I'll Be Missing You sean-combs
- 2003 In da Club 50-cent
- 2004 Jesus Walks kanye-west
- 1994 Juicy notorious-big
- 1985 La Di Da Di slick-rick
- 2002 Lose Yourself eminem
- 1997 Mo Money Mo Problems notorious-big
- 2000 Ms. Jackson outkast
- 1986 My Adidas run-dmc
- 1994 N.Y. State of Mind nas
- 2024 Not Like Us kendrick-lamar
- 1992 Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang dr-dre
- 1987 Paid in Full eric-b
- 1982 Planet Rock afrika-bambaataa
- 1992 Protect Ya Neck wu-tang-clan
- 2024 Push Ups drake
- 1979 Rapper's Delight sugarhill-gang
- 1987 Rebel Without a Pause public-enemy
- 1984 Roxanne, Roxanne utfo
- 1984 Roxanne's Revenge roxanne-shante
- 2010 Runaway kanye-west
- 2020 Savage megan-thee-stallion
- 1986 South Bronx boogie-down-productions
- 2000 Stan eminem
- 1988 Straight Outta Compton nwa
- 2007 Stronger kanye-west
- 2001 Takeover jay-z
- 1980 The Breaks kurtis-blow
- 1986 The Bridge mc-shan
- 1987 The Bridge Is Over boogie-down-productions
- 1982 The Message grandmaster-flash
- 1985 The Show doug-e-fresh
- 1994 The World Is Yours nas
- 1986 Walk This Way run-dmc
- 2020 WAP cardi-b
- 1995 Who Shot Ya? notorious-big
- 2000 Whoa! black-rob
Labels
- Aftermath Entertainment
- Bad Boy Records
- Boy Better Know
- Cash Money Records
- Cold Chillin' Records
- Death Row Records
- Def Jam Recordings
- Dreamville Records
- GOOD Music
- Grand Hustle Records
- Griselda Records
- Murder Inc Records
- No Limit Records
- OVO Sound
- Priority Records
- Profile Records
- Quality Control Music
- Rawkus Records
- Roc-A-Fella Records
- Ruthless Records
- Stones Throw Records
- Sugar Hill Records
- Tommy Boy
- Top Dawg Entertainment
- Young Money Entertainment