List of best-selling hip hop albums in the United States

This is a list of best-selling hip hop
Hip hop music
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albums in the United States
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according to the Recording Industry Association of America

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Artist	Album	Year	Label	Subgenre	Sales (millions)	Certification
Outkast OutKast Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records in the United States. Issued as a double album, it clocks in at over two hours and consists of a solo album from both of the group's members...	2003	Arista Arista Records Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...	Southern hip hop	11	11× Platinum*
Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...	The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. Released May 23, 2000, the album sold more than 1.76 million copies in its first week just in the US. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year...	2000	Aftermath Aftermath Entertainment Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records. Current acts include Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent and Slim da Mobster, with former acts including Busta Rhymes, Game, Raekwon,...	Midwest hip hop Midwest hip hop Midwest hip hop is hip hop music performed by artists from the Midwestern United States. In contrast with its East Coast, West Coast and Southern counterparts, Midwest hip hop has very few constants...	10.4	10× Platinum
Eminem	The Eminem Show The Eminem Show The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released in 2002. It was the best-selling album of 2002 in the United States, with sales of 7.6 million copies. At the Grammy Awards of 2003 it was nominated for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third LP in four years to...	2002	Aftermath / Shady Shady Records Shady Records is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg founded the label in 1999 after the release of The Slim Shady LP.Since the formation, the label has signed nine acts...	Midwest hip hop	10	10× Platinum
The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...	Life After Death Life After Death Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released March 25, 1997 on Bad Boy Records. A double album, it was released posthumously following his death on March 9, 1997 and serves as his final studio album...	1997	Bad Boy Bad Boy Records Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...	East Coast hip hop East Coast hip hop East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA during the 1970s. Hip hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in the East Coast...	10 (double album)	10× Platinum
MC Hammer MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s...	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	1990	Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...	Pop-rap	10	10× Platinum
2Pac	Greatest Hits	1998	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	10 (double album)	10× Platinum
2Pac	All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released February 13, 1996 on Death Row Records and Interscope Records....	1996	Death Row Death Row Records Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...	West Coast hip hop West Coast hip hop West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...	9 (double album)	9× Platinum*
Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....	Licensed to Ill Licensed to Ill In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums.It is still the only album by a white hip-hop act to receive the coveted 5 mics from The Source....	1986	Def Jam Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...	Golden age hip hop Golden age hip hop Hip hop's "golden age" is a name given to a period in mainstream hip hop—usually cited as being a period varying in time frames during the 1980s and 1990s said to be characterized by its diversity, quality, innovation and influence. There were strong themes of Afrocentricity and political...	9	9× Platinum
Will Smith Will Smith Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...	Big Willie Style Big Willie Style Big Willie Style is the first solo studio album recorded by Will Smith, after spending most of his career as the latter half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince...	1997	Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...	Pop-rap	9	9× Platinum
Nelly Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...	Country Grammar Country Grammar Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper Nelly, released on June 27, 2000.- Reception :- Commercial performance :...	2000	Universal Universal Records Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...	Southern hip hop	8.5	9× Platinum
Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album by American musician Lauryn Hill, released August 25, 1998, on Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from late 1997 to June 1998, and were held primarily at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica...	1998	Ruffhouse / Columbia	East Coast hip hop	8	8× Platinum
50 Cent 50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...	Get Rich or Die Tryin' Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album) Get Rich or Die Tryin is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent, released February 4, 2003, on Aftermath Entertainment under a joint venture with Shady Records and distribution by Interscope Records. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and...	2003	Aftermath / Shady	East Coast hip hop	8	8× Platinum
Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...	2001	1999	Aftermath	West Coast hip hop	7.2	6× Platinum
Vanilla Ice Vanilla Ice Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...	To the Extreme To the Extreme To the Extreme is the major label debut studio album of American rapper Robert "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle. Released in 1990, it is Van Winkle's best selling album. The album was initially released in 1989 by independent record label Ichiban Records under the title Hooked. Van Winkle signed to SBK...	1990	Capitol	Pop-rap	7	7× Platinum
Nelly	Nellyville Nellyville - Personnel :Credits for Nellyville adapted from Allmusic.* Nelly - Executive Producer* Ryan Bowser - Producer* Sandy Brummels - Art Direction* C-Love - Executive Producer* Luis Conte - Percussion* James Duncan - Assistant Engineer...	2002	Universal	Southern hip hop	6.5	6× Platinum
Fugees	The Score The Score (album) The Score is the second and final studio album by the hip hop trio Fugees, released worldwide February 13, 1996 on Columbia Records. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip hop that would come to dominate the hip hop music scene in the...	1996	Columbia	Alternative hip hop Alternative hip hop Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...	6	6× Platinum
Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...	Doggystyle Doggystyle Doggystyle is the debut album from American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Death Row Records on November 23, 1993. The album was recorded soon following the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut album The Chronic , to which Snoop Dogg contributed significantly. His musical stylizations for the album...	1993	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	5.5	4× Platinum
Eminem	Encore	2004	Aftermath / Shady	Midwest hip hop	5.3	4× Platinum
Puff Daddy Sean Combs Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally... and the Family	No Way Out	1997	Bad Boy	East Coast hip hop	5.3	7× Platinum
50 Cent	The Massacre The Massacre The Massacre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released March 3, 2005 on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records in the United States. Its initially planned release was pushed five days ahead to avoid Internet leakage. The album debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard...	2005	Aftermath / Shady	East Coast hip hop	5.3	5× Platinum
2Pac	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released...	1996	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	5	4× Platinum
Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on September 29, 1998, on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. The album propelled Jay-Z into superstar status and cemented him as a household name in the post Biggie/Tupac era of hip hop. This album also...	1998	Roc-a-Fella Roc-A-Fella Records Roc-A-Fella Records is a record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Island Def Jam Motown Music Group.-Formation and Early Years:... / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	5	5× Platinum
DMX DMX (rapper) Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...	...And Then There Was X ...And Then There Was X …And Then There Was X is the third album by American rapper DMX, released December 21, 1999 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.- Songs :...	1999	Ruff Ryders / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	5	5× Platinum
Eminem	The Slim Shady LP The Slim Shady LP The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on February 23, 1999. It is his major-label debut, and was released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and Web Records....	1999	Aftermath	Midwest hip hop	5	4× Platinum
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...	E. 1999 Eternal E. 1999 Eternal - Personnel :Eric 'Eazy-E' Wright - Executive Producer, Album ConceptD.J. U-Neek - Producer, RecordingAaron Connor - Engineer and RecordingDon Cunningham - Design and Art DirectionTony Cowan - RecordingMadeleine Smith - Sample Clearance*...	1995	Ruthless	Midwest hip hop	5	4× Platinum
Dr. Dre	The Chronic The Chronic The Chronic is the solo debut album of American hip hop artist Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992, on his own record label Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman...	1992	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	4.5	3× Platinum
DMX	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot It's Dark and Hell Is Hot It's Dark and Hell is Hot is the debut album of American rapper DMX, released May 19, 1998 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album featured four singles with music videos, "Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and the "Ruff Ryders Anthem"...	1998	Ruff Ryders / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	4.5	4× Platinum
The Notorious B.I.G.	Ready to Die Ready to Die Ready to Die is the debut album of American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released September 13, 1994 on Bad Boy Records. The first release on the label, it features production by record producer and Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse,...	1994	Bad Boy	East Coast hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...	Wu-Tang Forever Wu-Tang Forever Wu-Tang Forever is the second studio album of American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released June 3, 1997 on Loud/RCA Records in the United States. Pressed as a double album, it was released after a long run of successful solo projects from various members of the group, and serves as the follow-up...	1997	Loud Loud Records Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992.Loud was a hip hop label which has released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete Rock, Lil' Flip, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, Xzibit,...	East Coast hip hop	4 (Double Album)	4× Platinum
Eminem and Various Artists	8 Mile (soundtrack) 8 Mile (soundtrack) -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:...	2002	Shady	Hardcore hip hop Hardcore hip hop Hardcore hip hop, also referred to as hardcore rap, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Schoolly D, Spoonie Gee, Boogie Down Productions, and Kool G Rap, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and...	4	4× Platinum
Outkast	Stankonia Stankonia Stankonia is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released October 31, 2000 on La Face Records. The album debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling over 530,000 copies the first week. Stankonia received general acclaim from music critics, based on an aggregate...	2000	Arista	Southern hip hop	4	4× Platinum
2Pac	R U Still Down? (Remember Me) R U Still Down? (Remember Me) R U Still Down? is the second posthumous album by 2Pac, released in 1997. Although it is the second album release after his death, it is the first to be finished without the creative input of 2Pac...	1997	Jive Jive Records Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...	West Coast hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	The Art of War The Art of War (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album) -Album:-Singles:-See also:List of number-one albums of 1997 List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 -External links:[ allmusic.com]...	1997	Ruthless	Midwest hip hop	4 (Double Album)	4× Platinum
Master P	MP Da Last Don MP Da Last Don MP da Last Don is the seventh studio album by Master P. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 charts selling 495,000 copies in the first week. It gained mixed reviews. The CD was marketed as his retirement CD. It was also released about the same time as the straight-to-video short film,...	1998	No Limit / Priority	Southern hip hop	4 (Double Album)	4× Platinum
Eminem	Recovery	2010	Aftermath	Midwest hip hop	4	3× Platinum
Kanye West	The College Dropout The College Dropout The College Dropout is the debut album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released February 10, 2004, on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was recorded over a period of four years, beginning in 1999. Prior to the album's release, West had worked on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint , which showcased his...	2004	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	Alternative hip hop	3.5	3× Platinum
Lil Wayne Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...	Tha Carter III Tha Carter III Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released June 10, 2008 on Cash Money Records. It follows a long string of mixtape releases and guest appearances on other hip hop and R&B artists records, helping to increase his exposure in the mainstream...	2008	Cash Money Cash Money Records Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...	Southern hip hop	3.5	3× Platinum
Jay-Z	The Black Album The Black Album (Jay-Z album) The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003, on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was promoted as his final studio album, which serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo recording with Kingdom Come in 2006.The album debuted at number one...	2003	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3.3	3× Platinum
Kanye West	Late Registration Late Registration Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released August 30, 2005, on Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at various recording studios located in New York City and Hollywood...	2005	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	Alternative hip hop	3.1	3× Platinum
Jay-Z	Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released December 28, 1999 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It exhibits a return to the street-oriented sound of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt...	1999	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3.1	3× Platinum
Eminem	Curtain Call: The Hits Curtain Call: The Hits Curtain Call: The Hits is a 2005 greatest hits compilation album by American rapper Eminem. It collects Eminem's most popular songs, as well as four new tracks; a live version of "Stan" featuring Elton John from the 43rd Grammy Awards, plus new songs "Fack", "When I'm Gone" and "Shake That"...	2005	Aftermath / Shady	Midwest hip hop	3	3× Platinum
2Pac	Until the End of Time	2001	Amaru Amaru Entertainment Amaru Entertainment was founded by Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, in early 1997 to handle the release of the unreleased material Tupac Shakur had created before his death on September 13, 1996. After the death of Tupac Shakur the label inherited the rights to 2Pacalypse Now, Strictly 4 My...	West Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
DMX	Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second album released in 1998 by rapper DMX. It entered the charts at number one with an impressive 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3x Multi-Platinum in the US. DMX released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in...	1998	Ruff Ryders / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Beastie Boys	Ill Communication Ill Communication Ill Communication is the fourth studio album by the Beastie Boys. It was released on May 24, 1994 via Grand Royal Records. It was remastered and made available on the Beastie Boys' Web site on July 7, 2009....	1994	Capitol	Alternative hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Run–D.M.C.	Raising Hell	1986	Arista	Golden age hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Jay-Z	The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse	2002	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3 (Double Album)	3× Platinum
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...	Black Sunday Black Sunday (album) Black Sunday is the second album by rap group Cypress Hill. It was released on July 20, 1993. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 261,000 copies in its first week, recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group at the time. The album went Triple platinum in the U.S...	1993	Columbia	West Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Warren G Warren G Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...	Regulate...G Funk Era	1994	Def Jam	West Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Beastie Boys	Hello Nasty Hello Nasty Hello Nasty is the fifth studio album by the Beastie Boys. It was released on July 14, 1998 via Capitol Records and sold 681,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart...	1998	Capitol	Alternative hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Ludacris Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...	Back for the First Time Back for the First Time Back for the First Time is the first studio album by Ludacris. Most of the tracks are taken from his other album, the independently released Incognegro. The album was released on October 17, 2000. Since its release, it debuted at four on the U.S. Billboard 200, and it has been certified 3x platinum...	2000	Def Jam	Southern hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Kanye West	Graduation Graduation (album) Graduation is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released September 11, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2007 at Chung King Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City and at Chalice Studios and The Record Plant...	2007	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	Alternative hip hop	3	3× Platinum
G-Unit G-Unit G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City formed by 50 Cents. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mix tapes...	Beg for Mercy Beg for Mercy Beg for Mercy is the debut album by hip hop group G-Unit, composed of rappers 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck, with support from Tony Yayo. The album was released in November 2003, 10 months after 50 Cent's debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin....	2003	G-Unit G-Unit Records G-Unit Records is an American record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. Upon its inception, it operated as a subsidiary of, and was distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records...	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Ludacris	Word of Mouf Word of Mouf - Chart Awards :-Samples and interpolations:"Coming 2 America""Requiem", 3rd movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No...	2001	Def Jam	Southern hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Nelly	Suit Suit (album) - Personnel :Credits for Suit adapted from Allmusic.Nelly - Executive Producer, ComposerAhm - ProducerBeat Bullies - ProducerBig Boi - ProducerMatt Brauss - BassJayson "Koko" Bridges - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Composer...	2004	Universal	Southern hip hop	3	3× Platinum
The Game	The Documentary The Documentary The Documentary is the debut studio album by West Coast rapper Game, released on January 18, 2005, through Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. After recovering from a shooting in late 2001, The Game pursued a rap career and was discovered by Dr. Dre who signed him to his...	2005	Aftermath	West Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Master P	Ghetto D Ghetto D Ghetto D is the sixth studio album by rapper Master P. One of the songs in Ghetto D, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!", is ranked at #36 on Blender's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever", and at #60 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever by Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio. In 2008, it ranked #94 on VH1's 100...	1997	No Limit / Priority	Southern hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Ja Rule	Pain Is Love Pain Is Love -Chart positions:...	2001	Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum

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