This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2000.
Release Date[1]
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Artist
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Album
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January 4
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Big Hawk
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Under Hawk's Wings
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Jungle Brothers
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V.I.P.
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January 18
|
Killa Tay
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Snake Eyes
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Outsidaz
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Night Life
|
MC Breed
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The Thugz, Vol. 1
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January 25
|
The LOX
|
We Are the Streets
|
Hypnotize Camp Posse
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Three 6 Mafia Presents: Hypnotize Camp Posse
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January 27
|
Lil Boosie
|
Youngest of da Camp
|
February 1
|
Tha Eastsidaz
|
Tha Eastsidaz
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February 8
|
Ghostface Killah
|
Supreme Clientele
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dead prez
|
Let's Get Free
|
MC Breed
|
Rare Breed
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Screwball
|
Y2K: The Album
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February 15
|
Trick Daddy
|
Book of Thugs
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February 22
|
D.I.T.C.
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D.I.T.C.
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Kid Koala
|
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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February 29
|
Beanie Sigel
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The Truth
|
Blackalicious
|
Nia
|
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
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BTNHResurrection
|
March 7
|
Black Rob
|
Life Story
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March 14
|
Do or Die
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Victory
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March 21
|
Ice Cube
|
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
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3X Krazy
|
Dual Committee
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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
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Yeeeah Baby
|
Rah Digga
|
Dirty Harriet
|
April 11
|
Da Brat
|
Unrestricted
|
Del the Funky Homosapien
|
Both Sides of the Brain
|
April 18
|
Tony Touch
|
The Piece Maker
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April 25
|
Cypress Hill
|
Skull & Bones
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E.S.G.
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City Under Siege
|
Ying Yang Twins
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Thug Walkin'
|
April 28
|
Looptroop
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Modern Day City Symphony
|
May 2
|
504 Boyz
|
Goodfellas
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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 23
|
Deltron 3030
|
Deltron 3030
|
DenGee
|
DenGee Livin'
|
Dilated Peoples
|
The Platform
|
Eminem
|
The Marshall Mathers LP
|
Latino Velvet
|
Velvet City
|
Mac Dre
|
Heart of a Gangsta, Mind of a Hustla, Tongue of a Pimp
|
Sauce Money
|
Middle Finger U
|
May 30
|
Kid Rock
|
The History of Rock
|
Zion I
|
Mind Over Matter
|
June 6
|
Jurassic 5
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Quality Control
|
People Under the Stairs
|
Question in the Form of an Answer
|
June 13
|
Quasimoto
|
The Unseen
|
Slum Village
|
Fantastic, Vol. 2
|
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
|
Delinquent Habits
|
Merry-Go-Round
|
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.
|
Mo Thugs Family
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Mo Thugs III: The Mothership
|
Nelly
|
Country Grammar
|
July 4
|
Ruff Ryders
|
Ryde or Die Vol. 2
|
July 18
|
Canibus
|
2000 BC
|
Big Moe
|
City of Syrup
|
Lil' Flip
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The Leprechaun
|
Channel Live
|
Armaghetto
|
Dan the Automator
|
A Much Better Tomorrow
|
July 25
|
Baha Men
|
Who Let the Dogs Out
|
B-Legit
|
Hempin' Ain't Easy
|
C-Bo
|
Enemy of the State
|
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
|
Sole
|
Bottle of Humans
|
August 15
|
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
|
We Still Crunk!!
|
South Park Mexican
|
The Purity Album
|
August 22
|
Fiend
|
Can I Burn?
|
Lil' Zane
|
Young World: The Future
|
Wyclef Jean
|
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
|
August 29
|
Amil
|
A.M.I.L. - All Money Is Legal
|
Daz Dillinger
|
R.A.W.
|
Don Cisco
|
Oh Boy
|
L.V.
|
How Long
|
September 5
|
Mack 10
|
The Paper Route
|
C-Murder
|
Trapped in Crime
|
Aesop Rock
|
Float
|
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
|
Cam'ron
|
S.D.E.
|
Nature
|
For All Seasons
|
Sean T
|
Heated
|
Tela
|
The World Ain't Enuff
|
September 26
|
The Black Eyed Peas
|
Bridging the Gap
|
Cella Dwellas
|
The Last Shall Be First
|
Mystikal
|
Let's Get Ready
|
Shyne
|
Shyne
|
Shad Moss
|
Beware of Dog
|
Phife Dawg
|
Ventilation: Da LP
|
October 3
|
T.W.D.Y.
|
Lead the Way
|
Eligh
|
Gas Dream
|
Soul Assassins
|
Soul Assassins II
|
Guru
|
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul
|
Scarface
|
The Last of a Dying Breed
|
Jedi Mind Tricks
|
Violent by Design
|
October 10
|
Afu-Ra
|
Body of the Life Force
|
E-40
|
Loyalty and Betrayal
|
Flesh-n-Bone
|
5th Dog Let Loose
|
Ja Rule
|
Rule 3:36
|
M.O.P.
|
Warriorz
|
Murs
|
Murs Rules the World
|
October 17
|
Everlast
|
Eat at Whitey's
|
Ludacris
|
Back for the First Time
|
Mausberg
|
Non Fiction
|
Reflection Eternal
|
Train of Thought
|
October 24
|
Souls of Mischief
|
Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
|
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
|
Micranots
|
Obelisk Movements
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Dead Man Walkin'
|
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.
|
Masters of Illusion
|
Masters of Illusion
|
November 21
|
Ill Will Records
|
Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest
|
Wu-Tang Clan
|
The W
|
B.G.
|
Checkmate
|
Capone-N-Noreaga
|
The Reunion
|
8Ball & MJG
|
Space Age 4 Eva
|
Doggy's Angels
|
Pleezbaleevit!
|
Lil' O
|
Da Fat Rat wit da Cheeze
|
November 28
|
Master P
|
Ghetto Postage
|
Rawkus Records
|
Lyricist Lounge 2
|
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
|
Lil Wayne
|
Lights Out
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Tha Last Meal
|
Highest-charting singles
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Highest first-week sales
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List of top ten albums with the highest first-week
Number
|
Album
|
Artist
|
1st-week sales
|
1st-week position
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1
|
The Marshall Mathers LP
|
Eminem
|
1,760,000
|
1
|
2
|
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
|
Jay-Z
|
558,000
|
1
|
3
|
Stankonia
|
Outkast
|
530,000
|
2
|
4
|
Tha Last Meal
|
Snoop Dogg
|
397,238
|
9
|
5
|
Let's Get Ready
|
Mystikal
|
330,000
|
1
|
6
|
The W
|
Wu-Tang Clan
|
301,000
|
5
|
7
|
BTNHResurrection
|
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
|
280,000
|
2
|
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
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- ^ "The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 2000".
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ "Reviews for Stankonia by OutKast". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for The W by Wu-Tang Clan". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for Quality Control by Jurassic 5". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump by De La Soul". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews for Restless by Xzibit". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Reviews for Bridging the Gap by Black Eyed Peas". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Reviews for Let's Get Ready by Mystikal". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for G.O.A.T. by LL Cool J". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Reviews for The Platform by Dilated Peoples". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Reviews for The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book by Wyclef Jean". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Eat at Whitey's". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Tha Last Meal by Snoop Dogg". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Plain Rap by The Pharcyde". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for 2000 B.C. by Canibus". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Ghetto Postage by Master P". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Rule 3:36 by Ja Rule". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2021.