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2006 in hip-hop
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2006.
Released albums
| Release Date | Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Twisted Insane | *Shoot for the Face* | Brainsick Muzik | |
| January 17 | Various Artists | *25 to Life (soundtrack)* | Eidos Interactive | |
| January 24 | CunninLynguists | *A Piece of Strange* | ||
| Tha Alkaholiks | *Firewater* | Waxploitation Records, Koch Records | ||
| January 31 | Daddy X | *Family Ties* | Suburban Noize Records | |
| February 5 | Sway | *This Is My Demo* | ||
| February 7 | Various Artists | *Run The Road Volume 2* | ||
| Dem Franchise Boyz | *On Top Of Our Game* | So So Def Records, Virgin Records | ||
| J Dilla | *Donuts* | Stones Throw Records | ||
| Aceyalone | *Magnificent City* | Decon Records | ||
| Remy Ma | *There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story* | Terror Squad Entertainment, SRC Records, Universal Records | ||
| February 14 | Sérgio Mendes | *Timeless* | ||
| February 21 | Dilated Peoples | *[20/20](20-20-dilated-peoples-album)* | Capitol Records | |
| Keak Da Sneak | *Kunta Kinte* | |||
| Shaggy 2 Dope | *F.T.F.O. (Fuck The Fuck Off)* | Psychopathic Records | ||
| February 28 | Jel | *Soft Money* | ||
| Kid Rock & The Twisted Brown Trucker Band | *Live Trucker* | Top Dog Records, Atlantic Records | ||
| March 7 | El Da Sensei | *The Unusual* | Fat Beats Records | |
| Juvenile | *Reality Check* | UTP Records, Atlantic Records | ||
| Public Enemy & Paris | *Rebirth of a Nation* | Guerrilla Funk Recordings | ||
| March 14 | D.M.C. | *Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll* | ||
| E-40 | *My Ghetto Report Card* | BME Recordings, Reprise Records | ||
| Soul Position | *Things Go Better With RJ and Al* | Rhymesayers Entertainment | ||
| March 21 | Army of the Pharaohs | *The Torture Papers* | Babygrande Records | |
| B.G. | *The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am)* | Chopper City Records, Koch Records | ||
| The Game | *G.A.M.E.* | FastLife Records | ||
| M-1 | *Confidential* | Koch Records | ||
| Madlib | *The Beat Konducta, Vols. 1 & 2: Movie Scenes* | Stones Throw Records | ||
| MURS & [9th Wonder](9th-wonder) | *Murray's Revenge* | |||
| March 28 | Do or Die | *Get That Paper* | ||
| T.I. | *King* | Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records | ||
| Ghostface Killah | *Fishscale* | Def Jam Recordings | ||
| April 1 | Hilltop Hoods | *The Hard Road* | Obese Records | |
| April 4 | Bubba Sparxxx | *The Charm* | Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records, EMI Records | |
| D-Shot | *Callin All Shots* | |||
| Romeo | *Lottery* | Guttar Music Group, UrbanDigital Media Group, GoDigital Media Group | ||
| Yukon Black | *Addiction Services* | |||
| April 11 | LL Cool J | *Todd Smith* | Def Jam Recordings | |
| April 18 | Axe Murder Boyz | *Blood In, Blood Out* | Psychopathic Records | |
| Da BackWudz | *Wood Work* | |||
| April 25 | The Coup | *Pick A Bigger Weapon* | Epitaph Records | |
| The Streets | *The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living* | |||
| Zu Ninjaz | *Now Justice* | |||
| May 2 | Dove Shack | *Reality Has Got Me Tied Up* | ||
| Mobb Deep | *Blood Money* | G-Unit Records, Interscope Records | ||
| May 9 | Gnarls Barkley | *St. Elsewhere* | Atlantic Records | |
| Kottonmouth Kings | *Nickel Bag* | Suburban Noize Records | ||
| May 16 | Cam'ron | *Killa Season* | Asylum Records | |
| Jamie Madrox | *Phatso* | Psychopathic Records | ||
| Noah23 | *Amalthea Magnetosphere* | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language | ||
| Saint Dog | *USA (Unconformable Social Amputees)* | Suburban Noize Records | ||
| May 23 | Bronze Nazareth | *The Great Migration* | Think Differently Music, Babygrande Records | |
| May 30 | King Syze | *Syzemology* | Babygrande Records | |
| June 6 | Hed PE | *Back 2 Base X* | Suburban Noize Records | |
| DJ Khaled | *Listennn: The Album* | Terror Squad Entertainment, Koch Records | ||
| Kottonmouth Kings | *Koast II Koast* | |||
| Ice Cube | *Laugh Now, Cry Later* | Lench Mob Records | ||
| Rampage | *Have You Seen?* | Flipmode Records | ||
| Shawnna | *Block Music* | Def Jam Recordings, Disturbing Tha Peace Records | ||
| Yung Joc | *New Joc City* | Bad Boy South, Block Entertainment, Atlantic Records | ||
| June 13 | Busta Rhymes | *The Big Bang* | Flipmode Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records | |
| Compton's Most Wanted | *Music To Gang Bang* | B-Dub Records | ||
| Mr. Lif | *Mo' Mega* | Definitive Jux | ||
| Noah23 | *Clout* | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language | ||
| Zion I | *Break a Dawn* | Live Up Records, Handcuts Records | ||
| June 20 | Field Mob | *Light Poles and Pine Trees* | Disturbing tha Peace, Geffen Records, Interscope Records | |
| Kurupt | *Same Day, Different Shit* | D.P.G. Recordz | ||
| June 26 | Plan B | *Who Needs Actions When You Got Words* | ||
| June 27 | Kool Keith | *The Return of Dr. Octagon* | CMH Records | |
| Lord Jamar | *The 5% Album* | Babygrande Records | ||
| Tha Dogg Pound | *Cali Iz Active* | Doggystyle Records, Koch Records | ||
| [7L & Esoteric](7l-esoteric) | *A New Dope* | Babygrande Records | ||
| July 11 | Boondox | *The Harvest* | Psychopathic Records | |
| Cut Chemist | *The Audience's Listening* | Warner Bros. Records | ||
| July 18 | Boot Camp Clik | *The Last Stand* | Duck Down Music | |
| July 25 | Inspectah Deck | *The Resident Patient* | Urban Iron Records | |
| Jurassic 5 | *Feedback* | Interscope Records | ||
| MF Grimm | *American Hunger* | Day by Day Entertainment | ||
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | *Yell Fire!* | |||
| M.O.P. | *Ghetto Warfare* | Full Clip Media | ||
| Pharrell | *In My Mind* | Star Trak Entertainment, Interscope Records | ||
| August 1 | Body Count | *Murder 4 Hire* | Escapi Music | |
| DMX | *Year of the Dog... Again* | Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records | ||
| Various Artists | *No Limit Greatest Hits* | Priority Records | ||
| August 8 | Masta Killa | *Made in Brooklyn* | Nature Sounds | |
| Rick Ross | *Port of Miami* | Def Jam Recordings, Slip-n-Slide Records, Poe Boy Entertainment | ||
| August 15 | Obie Trice | *Second Round's on Me* | Shady Records, Interscope | |
| August 22 | J Dilla | *The Shining* | BBE Records | |
| OutKast | *Idlewild* | LaFace Records, Jive Records | ||
| August 29 | Method Man | *[4:21... The Day After](4-21-the-day-after)* | Def Jam Recordings | |
| The Roots | *Game Theory* | |||
| Young Dro | *Best Thang Smokin'* | Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records | ||
| September 4 | Missy Elliott | *Respect M.E.* | Atlantic Records, The Goldmind Inc. | |
| September 5 | OuterSpace | *Blood Brothers* | Babygrande Records | |
| September 12 | Skyzoo & [9th Wonder](9th-wonder) | *Cloud 9: The 3 Day High* | Traffic Entertainment | |
| Swollen Members | *Black Magic* | Battle Axe Records | ||
| September 19 | Chingy | *Hoodstar* | Full Dekk Music Group, Capitol Records | |
| The Dirtball | *Raptillion* | Suburban Noize Records | ||
| DJ Shadow | *The Outsider* | Universal Motown Records, Island Records | ||
| Jedi Mind Tricks | *Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell* | Babygrande Records | ||
| Lupe Fiasco | *Food & Liquor* | [1st & 15th Entertainment](1st-15th-entertainment), Atlantic Records | ||
| Potluck | *Straight Outta Humboldt* | Suburban Noize Records | ||
| September 26 | Ludacris | *Release Therapy* | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings | |
| Main Flow and [7L](7l-esoteric) | *Flow Season* | Brick Records | ||
| October 3 | Subtle | *For Hero: For Fool* | Lex Records | |
| Sleepy Brown | *Mr. Brown* | Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records | ||
| Three 6 Mafia | *Smoked Out Music: Greatest Hits* | Hypnotize Minds Productions | ||
| Unk | *Beat'n Down Yo Block!* | Big Oomp, Koch Records | ||
| October 10 | Lloyd Banks | *Rotten Apple* | G-Unit Records, Interscope Records | |
| Zion I and The Grouch | *Heroes in the City of Dope* | Om Records | ||
| October 11 | Gucci Mane | *Chicken Talk* | So Icey Entertainment | |
| October 17 | Puff Daddy | *Press Play* | Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records | |
| Hi-Tek | *Hi-Teknology²: The Chip* | Babygrande Records | ||
| Romeo | *Greatest Hits* | Koch Records | ||
| Xzibit | *Full Circle* | Open Bar Entertainment, Koch Records | ||
| October 23 | Braintax | *Panorama* | Low Life Records | |
| October 24 | Gucci Mane | *Hard to Kill* | Big Cat Records, Tommy Boy Records | |
| Jibbs | *Jibbs feat. Jibbs* | Geffen Records | ||
| October 31 | Ice-T | *Gangsta Rap* | Melee Entertainment | |
| Kevin Federline | *Playing With Fire* | Federation Records | ||
| Lady Sovereign | *Public Warning* | |||
| Mobb Deep | *Life of the Infamous: The Best of Mobb Deep* | Loud Records and Legacy Recordings | ||
| Birdman & Lil Wayne | *Like Father, Like Son* | Cash Money Records, Universal Records | ||
| Pitbull | *El Mariel* | TVT Records | ||
| November 7 | Tech N9ne | *Everready (The Religion)* | Strange Music | |
| AZ | *The Format* | Quiet Money Records | ||
| Jim Jones | *Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)* | Diplomat Records, Koch Records | ||
| November 14 | Akon | *Konvicted* | SRC Records, Konvict Kulture, UpFront Megatainment, Universal Motown Records | |
| The Game | *Doctor's Advocate* | Geffen Records | ||
| Fat Joe | *Me, Myself & I* | Terror Squad Entertainment, Virgin Records, Imperial Records | ||
| November 21 | Jay-Z | *Kingdom Come* | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | |
| Kottonmouth Kings | *Hidden Stash III* | Suburban Noize Records | ||
| Snoop Dogg | *Tha Blue Carpet Treatment* | Doggystyle Records, Geffen Records | ||
| [2Pac](2pac) | *Pac's Life* | Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records | ||
| November 27 | CRUNK23 | *Technoshamanism* | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language | |
| November 28 | Clipse | *Hell Hath No Fury* | Re-Up Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Jive Records | |
| Too Short | *Mack of the Century... Too Short's Greatest Hits* | Jive Records | ||
| December 5 | Lil Scrappy | *Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live* | G'$ Up, G-Unit Records, BME Recordings, Reprise Records | |
| Shady Records | *Eminem Presents: The Re-Up* | Shady Records, Interscope Records | ||
| December 12 | Ghostface Killah | *More Fish* | Def Jam Recordings | |
| Young Jeezy | *The Inspiration* | CTE World, Def Jam Recordings | ||
| Romeo | *God's Gift (soundtrack)* | Guttar Music Group, H. Hood Cinema, UrbanDigital Media Group, GoDigital Media Group | ||
| December 18 | Trick Daddy | *Back by Thug Demand* | Dunk Ryder Records, Slip-n-Slide Records, Atlantic Records | |
| December 19 | Bow Wow | *The Price of Fame* | Lil' Bow Wow Records, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records | |
| Nas | *Hip Hop Is Dead* | Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records | ||
| December 26 | Various Artists | *[15 Years on Death Row](15-years-on-death-row)* | Death Row Records | |
| Gang Starr | *Mass Appeal: the Best of Gang Starr* | Virgin Records, EMI Recordings | ||
| N.W.A. | *The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge* | Priority Records | ||
| December 29 | Mos Def | *True Magic* | Geffen Records |
Highest-charting singles
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ridin'" | Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone | *The Sound of Revenge* | 1 |
| "Laffy Taffy" | D4L | *Down for Life* | |
| "Grillz" | Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp | *Sweatsuit* | |
| "Smack That" | Akon featuring Eminem | *Konvicted* | 2 |
| "What You Know" | T.I. | *King* | 3 |
| "It’s Goin' Down" | Yung Joc featuring Nitti | *New Joc City* | |
| "Where'd You Go" | Fort Minor featuring Holly Brook | *The Rising Tied* | 4 |
| "Control Myself" | LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez | *Todd Smith* | |
| "Shake That" | Eminem featuring Nate Dogg | *Curtain Call: The Hits* | 6 |
| "There It Go (The Whistle Song)" | Juelz Santana | *What the Game's Been Missing!* | |
| "Ms. New Booty" | Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ColliPark | *The Charm* | 7 |
| "Chain Hang Low" | Jibbs | *Jibbs Feat. Jibbs* | |
| "Show Me What You Got" | Jay-Z | *Kingdom Come* | 8 |
| "Walk It Out" | Unk | *Beat'n Down Yo Block!* | 10 |
| "Shoulder Lean" | Young Dro featuring T.I. | *Best Thang Smokin'* | |
| "You Don't Know" | Eminem, [50 Cent](50-cent), Lloyd Banks & Ca$his | *Eminem Presents: The Re-Up* | 12 |
| "I Luv It" | Jeezy | *Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration* | 14 |
| "Touch It" | Busta Rhymes | *The Big Bang* | 16 |
| "That's That" | Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly | *Blue Carpet Treatment* | 20 |
| "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" | Birdman & Lil Wayne | *Like Father, Like Son* | 21 |
| "Poppin' My Collar" | Three 6 Mafia | *Most Known Unknown* | |
| "Fresh Azimiz" | Bow Wow featuring J-Kwon & Jermaine Dupri | *Wanted* | 23 |
| "Why You Wanna" | T.I. | *King* | 26 |
| "Money in the Bank" | Lil Scrappy featuring Young Buck | *Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live* | 28 |
| "Best Friend" | 50 Cent & Olivia | *Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)* | 35 |
Highest first week sales
As of December 31, 2010.
| Number | Artist | Album | 1st week sales | 1st week position | 1 | 680,000 | 2 | 522,000 | 3 | 358,000 | 4 | 356,000 | 5 | 352,000 | 6 | 309,000 | 7 | 309,000 | 8 | 264,000 | 9 | 262,001 | 10 | 209,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay-Z | *Kingdom Come* | #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| T.I. | *King* | #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Game | *Doctor's Advocate* | #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nas | *Hip Hop Is Dead* | #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeezy | *The Inspiration* | #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shady Records | *Eminem Presents: The Re-Up* | #2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ludacris | *Release Therapy* | #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snoop Dogg | *Tha Blue Carpet Treatment* | #5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bow Wow | *The Price of Fame* | #6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Busta Rhymes | *The Big Bang* | #1 |
Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)
| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipse | *Hell Hath No Fury* | 89 | 29 reviews | ||||||||||||
| Ghostface Killah | *Fishscale* | 88 | 32 reviews | ||||||||||||
| J Dilla | *Donuts* | 84 | 15 reviews | ||||||||||||
| The Roots | *Game Theory* | 83 | 26 reviews | ||||||||||||
| Lupe Fiasco | *Food & Liquor* | 83 | 20 reviews | ||||||||||||
| Gnarls Barkley | *St. Elsewhere* | 81 | 37 reviews | ||||||||||||
| J Dilla | *The Shining* | 80 | 21 reviews | ||||||||||||
| Nas | *Hip Hop Is Dead* | 79 | 22 reviews | ||||||||||||
| Cut Chemist | *The Audience's Listening* | 79 | 15 reviews | ||||||||||||
| The Coup | *Pick a Bigger Weapon* | 78 | 25 reviews |
References
References
- "The Hot 100 Chart".
- Caulfield, Keith. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957659/drake-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 Drake Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200]. ''[[Billboard (magazine). Billboard]]''. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
- Caulfield, Keith. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957385/eminems-recovery-notches-three-weeks-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 Eminem's 'Recovery' Notches Three Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200]. ''[[Billboard (magazine). Billboard]]''. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.
- Caulfield, Keith. (June 30, 2010). "Eminem's 'Recovery' Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000".
- "Ludacris Lands Fourth No. 1 Album With "Battle of the Sexes"".
- Caulfield, Keith. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957565/eminems-huge-recovery-leads-big-week-on-billboard-200 Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
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- "HITS Daily Double: Building Album Sales Chart".
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- (2006-11-29). "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut". Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- "Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse".
- "Fishscale by Ghostface Killah".
- "Donuts by J Dilla aka Jay Dee".
- "Game Theory by The Roots".
- "Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco".
- "St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley".
- "The Shining by J Dilla aka Jay Dee".
- "Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas".
- "The Audience's Listening by Cut Chemist".
- "Pick A Bigger Weapon by The Coup".
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