2022 in hip hop music

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List of years in hip hop music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2022.

Events[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

  • On March 6, DJ Dimplez, South African native hip hop DJ and producer died.[21]

April[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

  • On July 3, it was announced that Big Sean and Jhené Aiko would expecting their first child together.
  • On July 6, Eric Holder Jr. was convicted on first-degree murder charges for the murder of Nipsey Hussle after Holder’s trial had started on June 2.
  • On July 27, JayDaYoungan was shot and killed at the age of 24.

August[edit]

Released albums[edit]

January[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 FNKPMPN (Del the Funky Homosapien and Kool Keith) Subatomic Threshold Recordings[27]
6 Montana of 300 Rap God Fly Guy Entertainment, E1 Music
7 Gunna DS4Ever YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
The Weeknd Dawn FM XO, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
10 The Musalini and 9th Wonder The Don & Eye Jamla Records[28]
14 Cordae From a Birds Eye View Atlantic Records, Art@War, Hi-Level [29]
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
DigDat Pain Built Sony Music UK
Earl Sweatshirt Sick! Tan Cressida, Warner Records[30]
  • Debuted at No. 80 on the Billboard 200
Kota the Friend Lyrics to GO, Vol. 3 FLTBYS
Lil Wayne Sorry 4 the Wait (re-release) Young Money Records
  • Debuted at No. 60 after re-release on the Billboard 200
Slim Thug BIGslim Hogg Life, SoSouth[31]
Token Pink Is Better Atlantic Records[citation needed]
21 Iann Dior On to Better Things 10k Projects
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
King Iso Get Well Soon Strange Music, INgrooves[citation needed]
Paper Route Empire Long Live Young Dolph EMPIRE Distribution, Paper Route
  • Debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Colors Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Young T & Bugsey Truth Be Told Black Butter Records
26 BlocBoy JB Bacc 2 da Bloc Foundation, Interscope Records
Doe Boy OH REALLY Epic Records, Freebandz
27 Glaive Old Dog, New Tricks Interscope Records
28 AZ Doe or Die II (Deluxe Edition) Quiet Money[32]
Babyface Ray Face EMPIRE Distribution, Wavy Gang
  • Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
Dro Kenji WITH OR WITHOUT YOU Internet Money Records, 10k Projects
KYLE It's Not So Bad Self-released
NLE Choppa Me vs. Me Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
PnB Rock SoundCloud Daze Atlantic Records
30 Los Ghost and Bubba Sparxxx Life Is Serious (Deluxe) Self-Released
31 Matt Ox YEAR OF THE OX OX

February[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 2 Chainz Dope Don't Sell Itself T.R.U., Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200
Beam Alien Epic Records, Be I Am
Saba Few Good Things Pivot Gang LLC[33]
Smoke DZA and Real Bad Man Mood Swings Real Bad Man, RFC[34]
Upchurch People's Champ Holler Boy Records, Stonebaby Sounds
  • Debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200
Yo Gotti CM10: Free Game Collective Music Group, Inevitable Records, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
11 Cousin Stizz Just for You Stizz Music
Huskii Antihero Island Records Australia
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums chart
Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa Stoners Night Taylor Gang, Rostrum Records, Trippy Music
Snoop Dogg BODR Death Row Records
  • Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200
$NOT Ethereal 300 Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
Trae tha Truth Truth Season: The United Streets of America ABN, EMPIRE[35]
Yungen Passionate & Paranoid Sony Music UK
18 Big K.R.I.T. Digital Roses Don't Die BMG
Calboy Black Heart Self-released
Curren$y and The Alchemist Continuance Jet Life Recordings, ALC Records[36]
  • Debuted at No. 200 on the Billboard 200
DC the Don My Own Worst 3nemy Rostrum Records
Haystak Haywire War Horse Entertainment
Yeat 2 Alivë Field Trip Recordings, TwizzyRich, Geffen Records
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
22 Boosie Badazz Heartfelt Bad Azz Music, Connect Music
KRS-One I M A M C R U 1 2 Self-released
23-24 Kanye West Donda 2 Self-released
25 Ace Hood M.I.N.D. Hood Nation, EMPIRE
Central Cee 23 Self-released
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
Conway the Machine God Don't Make Mistakes Griselda Records, Shady Records, Interscope Records, Drumwork[37]
  • Debuted at No. 175 on the Billboard 200
EarthGang Ghetto Gods Dreamville, Interscope Records, Spillage Village
  • Debuted at No. 114 on the Billboard 200
Kodak Black Back for Everything Dollaz N Dealz, Sniper Gang, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200

March[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 BabyTron Megatron The Hip Hop Lab Records, EMPIRE
DaBaby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again Better than You South Coast Music Group, Interscope, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
King Von What It Means to Be King Only The Family, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Kojey Radical Reason to Smile Asylum[38]
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart
Smoke DZA, 183rd, and Nym Lo Driplomatic Immunity RFC Music Group[39]
Tom MacDonald and Adam Calhoun The Brave Self-released
  • Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
8 Mike Dimes In Dimes We Trust Camp Billy Recordings, Encore
11 Benny the Butcher Tana Talk 4 Black Soprano Family, Griselda, EMPIRE[40]
  • Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200
Bun B and Cory Mo Mo Trill C-Mozart Muzik, II Trill Enterprises
Dave East How Did I Get Here? From the Dirt
Elzhi Zhigeist Nature Sounds[41]
Fly Anakin Frank Lex Records[42]
Ho99o9 SKIN A DTA, Elektra
KXNG Crooked and Joell Ortiz Rise & Fall of Slaughterhouse Hitmaker Music Group[43]
  • Debuted at No. 152 on the Billboard 200
Lil Durk 7220 Only The Family, Alamo Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
tobi lou Non-Perishable Artclub, EMPIRE
Warhol.SS Where's Warhol 2 Create Music Group
exociety deception falls exociety
17 Lil' Flip La Clover Nostra II: The Mob Lives On Music Access, Inc.[44]
18 ArrDee Pier Pressure Island Records, Universal
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Cypress Hill Back in Black BMG
Juice WRLD Fighting Demons (Deluxe) Interscope Records, Grade A Productions
20 Trae tha Truth Life n Pain ABN, EMPIRE[45]
22 Phife Dawg Forever Smokin' Needles, AWAL[46]
25 Blade Brown and K-Trap Joints Thousand8, BxB Ent.
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart
Buddy Superghetto RCA Records
Denzel Curry Melt My Eyez See Your Future Loma Vista, PH[47]
  • Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200
Key Glock Yellow Tape 2 (Deluxe) Paper Route Empire
Larry June and Jay Worthy 2 P'z In A Pod GDF Records, The Freeminded Records, EMPIRE
Latto 777 RCA, Streamcut
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
Locksmith The Lock Sessions, Vol. 3 Landmark Entertainment[48]
Nigo I Know Nigo! Victor Victor
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
31 Dreamville D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Dreamville Records, Interscope Records[49]
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Pete Rock PeteStrumentals 4 Soul Brother Records, Vinyl Digital[50]
Sadistik and Kno Bring Me Back When the World Is Cured Knomercy Productions[51]

April[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Stevie Stone Raising the Bar Ahdasee Records[52]
Yeat 2 Alivë (Gëëk Pack) Geffen Records
8 42 Dugg and EST Gee Last Ones Left CMG, Warlike, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Billy Woods Aethiopes Backwoodz Studioz[53]
Coi Leray Trendsetter 1801, Republic Records[54]
  • Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200
Fivio Foreign B.I.B.L.E. Columbia Records, RichFish
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA Full Court Press Taylor Gang, Asylum Records[55]
Paul Wall and Termanology Start 2 Finish Perfect Time Music Group[56]
Tom the Mail Man Sunset Visionary, Vol. 2 The Delivery Crew, AWAL
Triple One A Dangerous Method Vol. 1 Self-released
Vince Staples Ramona Park Broke My Heart Motown, Blacksmith[57]
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
Yung Lean Stardust World Affairs
15 Bas [BUMP] Pick Me Up Dreamville, Interscope
Digga D Noughty by Nature CGM
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
Fredo Bang Two-Face Bang 2 Se Lavi, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200
Tee Grizzley Half Tee Half Beast 300 Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200
20 Lil' Flip and Tum Tum Made in Texas 2 Music Access, Inc.[58]
Redveil learn 2 swim Self-released[59]
22 Blxst Before You Go Red Bull, Evgle
  • Debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard 200
Czarface Czarmageddon! Silver Age
  • Debuted at No. 178 on the Billboard 200
Pusha T It's Almost Dry GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
SosMula 2 High 2 Die Hikari-Ultra, Republic Records
28 Tanna Leone Sleepy Soldier PGLang, Def Jam
29 Action Bronson Cocodrillo Turbo Loma Vista
Autumn! Antagonist! Victor Victor Worldwide, Casablanca
Bones and grayera Withered TeamSESH
Fatlip and Blu Live From The End of The World, Vol. 1 Demos GBA
Future I Never Liked You Freebandz, Epic Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Lil Poppa Under Investigation 3 CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 194 on the Billboard 200
MC Eiht Revolution in Progress Blue Stamp, Year Round
NoCap Mr. Crawford Never Broke Again, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Nyck Caution and Charlie Heat Friend of the Family Self-released
Pooh Shiesty Shiesty Season: Certified Atlantic, 1017

May[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 Black Star No Fear of Time Self-released
6 IDK Simple. Clue, Warner
Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You Generation Now, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Knucks ALPHA HOUSE NODAYSOFF
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
Method Man The Meth Lab Season 3: The Rehab Hanz On Music Entertainment, ONErpm[60]
Octavian Alpha Sex Am Club
12 Blac Youngsta 4LIFE Heavy Camp, Create Music Group
13 Fresco Trey Heartbreak Diaries 2 Warner Records
Horrorshow Good Problems Elefant Traks
Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers PGLang, Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath, Interscope[61]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Quelle Chris DEATHFAME Mello Music Group
They Hate Change Finally, New Jagjaguwar
18 Marlon Craft While We're Here HOMECOURT
20 Boldy James and Real Bad Man Killing Nothing Real Bad Man Records
Lil Gnar DIE BOUT IT Gnarcotic Records, Create Music Group
M Huncho Chasing Euphoria Island Records
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart
Stunna 4 Vegas Rae Rae’s Son Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope
26 Eminem The Eminem Show (Expanded Edition) Aftermath, Interscope
27 Jeshi Universal Credit Because Music
Joey Purp and KAMI YOU AND THE MONEY YATM, OON
Nafe Smallz Legacy Ozone Music
  • Debuted at No. 52 on the UK Albums Chart
Z-Ro Pressure 1 Deep Entertainment, EMPIRE[62]

June[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 070 Shake You Can't Kill Me GOOD, Def Jam
KayCyy Get Used To It BuVision, Columbia Records
MC Ren Osiris Boomdocz Productions[63]
Post Malone Twelve Carat Toothache Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Vory Lost Souls UMG Recordings
10 Curren$y and Fuse Spring Clean 2 Jet Life Recordings
Father Young Hot Ebony 2 Awful Records
XXXTENTACION Look at Me: The Album Bad Vibes Forever
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
15 J. Stone The Definition of Sacrifice 25/8 No Breaks, All Money In No Money Out
17 Drake Honestly, Nevermind OVO Sound, Republic Records[64]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Duke Deuce Crunkstar Quality Control Music, Motown Records
Gucci Mane and 1017 So Icy Gang: The ReUp 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200
Kevin Gates Khaza Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic[65]
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Logic Vinyl Days Def Jam[66]
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Presents Death Row Summer 2022 Death Row
Westside Boogie More Black Superheroes LVRN, Shady, Interscope
24 Chris Brown Breezy CBE, RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Cochise THE INSPECTION Columbia Records
Curren$y and Fuse Spring Clean 2 (Deluxe Edition) Jet Life Recordings
French Montana and Harry Fraud Montega Coke Boys Records[67]
  • Debuted at No. 46 on the Billboard 200
Juicy J and Pi'erre Bourne Space Age Pimpin’ Trippy Music[68]
Lupe Fiasco Drill Music in Zion 1st and 15th, Thirty Tigers[69]
Money Man Big Money Black Circle, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 95 on the Billboard 200
30 Lil Mabu DOUBLE M'S Self-Release

July[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Moor Mother Jazz Codes Anti-
8 Brent Faiyaz WASTELAND Lost Kids, Venice, Stem
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Chris Brown Breezy (Deluxe) RCA Records
Ken Carson X Opium, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 115 on the Billboard 200
Kid Cudi The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 Wicked Awesome, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 83 on the Billboard 200
Kota the Friend MEMO Venice Innovation Labs
Tasman Keith A Colour Undone AWAL
Westside Gunn PEACE "FLY" GOD Griselda Records
PFG Nuk Switch Music Self-Released
15 CMG The Label Gangsta Art CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
DJ Premier Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 Mass Appeal Records
Joey Cool The Chairman of the Board Strange Music, INgrooves[70]
Kid Cudi A Kid Named Cudi (re-release) Wicked Awesome, Republic
Lizzo Special Nice Life, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Lloyd Banks The Course of the Inevitable 2 Money By Any Means, EMPIRE[71]
Rexx Life Raj The Blue Hour EMPIRE
Rowdy Rebel Rebel vs. Rowdy Epic Records
Sheff G From the Can Winners Circle Entertainment, RCA Records
20 Flo Milli You Still Here, Ho? RCA Records
22 Joey Bada$$ 2000 Pro Era, Cinematic, Columbia[72]
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Lil Uzi Vert Red and White Generation Now, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200
Mac Miller I Love Life, Thank You (re-release) Rostrum Records
  • Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200
Mozzy Survivors Guilt Collective Music Group, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
Nardo Wick Who is Nardo Wick?? (Deluxe) Flawless Ent., RCA Records
Rico Nasty Las Ruinas Sugar Trap, Atlantic Records
RZA Bobby Digital and The Pit of Snakes 36 Chambers, MNRK Records
The Koreatown Oddity ISTHISFORREAL? Stones Throw Records
29 Bankroll Freddie From Trap to Rap 2 Quality Control Music, Motown
Beyoncé Renaissance Columbia, Parkwood
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Domo Genesis Intros, Outros & Interludes Bigger Picture Recordings
Fenix Flexin Fenix Flexin Vol. 2 Atlantic Records
Hotboii Blinded by Death Rebel, Geffen
  • Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200
K Camp Vibe Forever Rare Sounds, Interscope Records
$uicideBoy$ Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation G59
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Wiz Khalifa Multiverse Taylor Gang, Asylum[73]

August[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
5 Bobby Shmurda Bodboy Self-released
Eminem Curtain Call 2 Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
Kalan.FrFr 222 Roc Nation
Ouija Macc Stalewind Chapter 17 Records, Psychopathic Records
YoungBoy Never Broke Again The Last Slimeto Atlantic, Never Broke Again[74]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
8 Young Nudy EA Monster RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 151 on the Billboard 200
10 Chris Patrick X-Files CXR / Good Partners
12 Danger Mouse and Black Thought Cheat Codes BMG[75]
  • Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200
Destroy Lonely NO STYLIST Opium
  • Debuted at No. 91 on the Billboard 200
Freddie Dredd Freddie's Inferno RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment
The Game Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind 100 Entertainment, Virgin Records[76]
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Megan Thee Stallion Traumazine 300, 1501 Certified Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Peezy ONLY BUILT 4 DIAMOND LINKS Boyz Entertainment, Empire Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 123 on the Billboard 200
Rod Wave Beautiful Mind Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Royce da 5'9" The Heaven Experience, Vol. 1 Heaven Studios, eOne[77]
The Musalini and Khrysis Pure Izm Jamla Records, Empire Distribution
19 600breezy Retaliation 600Cartel, Empire Distribution
Aitch Close to Home Infinitum Records
B.o.B Better Than Drugs Bobby Ray Music
Internet Money We All We Got Internet Money, TenThousand Projects
Larry June Spaceships on the Blade The Freeminded Records, Empire Distribution
OMB Peezy and DJ Drama Misguided 300 Entertainment
YBN Nahmir Faster Car Music Def Jam Records, Universal Music Group
20 Kodak Black Closure EP Self-released
26 DJ Khaled God Did We The Best Music, Epic Records, Roc Nation[78]
JID The Forever Story Dreamville, Interscope, Spillage Village[79]
Mach-Hommy and Tha God Fahim Dollar Menu 4 Self-released
Meechy Darko Gothic Luxury Loma Vista Recordings
Meyhem Lauren and Daringer Black Vladimir Black Truffle Enterprises
Nicki Minaj Queen Radio: Volume 1 Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records
Roc Marciano and The Alchemist The Elephant Man’s Bones Pimpire, ALC Records

Upcoming releases[edit]

August[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
TBA Bobby Shmurda Ready to Live GS9, Epic Records
DaBaby Baby on Baby 2 Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope, South Coast Music Group [80]
NAV Demons Protected by Angels XO Records, Republic Records
Polo G & Southside Northside Columbia Records, Epic Records
Lil Baby My Time Again 4PF, Wolfpack, Quality Control, Motown, Capitol [81]
Offset Father of 5 Quality Control, Capitol Records, Motown Records

September[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
30 Kid Cudi Entergalactic Republic, Wicked Awesome [82]
YG I've Got Issues 4Hunnid Records, Def Jam
TBA Meek Mill TBA Dream Chasers Records, Atlantic Records
Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 5 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects, Caroline Distribution [citation needed]

October[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
27 Berner From Seed 2 Sale Bern One Entertainment

December[edit]

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
TBA Metro Boomin & Lil Durk No Auto Durk Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records, Only The Family, Alamo Records


Unscheduled and TBA[edit]

Artist Album Label Ref.
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Collegrove 2 Young Money, Republic, Def Jam, T.R.U. [83]
50 Cent TBA G-Unit, Caroline [84]
6ix9ine TBA Create Music Group, 10K Projects, Caroline
6LACK Difference LVRN, Interscope [85]
A Boogie wit da Hoodie A Boogie vs Artist Highbridge The Label, Atlantic Records
Ab-Soul TBA RCA Records, Top Dawg Entertainment
A$AP Ferg TBA Roc Nation, RCA Records
A$AP Rocky TBA LLC Records, RCA Records
Belly Mumble Rap 2 XO Records, Roc Nation
Bow Wow Before 30 Death Row Records [86]
Bryson Tiller Serenity RCA [87]
Busta Rhymes TBA Conglomerate, EMPIRE [88]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic [89]
Chance the Rapper Star Line Gallery
Chinx Drugz CR6 MNRK Music Group
Danny Brown Quaranta Warp [90]
De La Soul TBA Trinitee Urban Records [91]
AOI3
Diddy Off the Grid Vol. 1 Bad Boy, Motown Records [92]
Drake Scary Hours 3 OVO Sound, Young Money Entertainment, Universal Music Group
Dr. Dre Detox Aftermath, Interscope [93]
EPMD Big Business Hit Squad Digital [94]
Freddie Gibbs Soul Sold Separately ESGN, Warner Records [95]
French Montana Mac N Cheese 5 Epic Records
Future Monster 2 Freebandz, Epic Records
Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele 2 [96]
Hopsin Minor Disturbance Undercover Prodigy
Ja Rule 12.Twelve.XII Mpire, Fontana [97]
Jay Rock TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records
Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown Angels & Demons Twenty Nine Music Group, CBE, RCA [98]
K.O Skhanda Republic 3 Skhanda World, Sony Music Entertainment
Kid Cudi TBA Republic, Wicked Awesome [99]
Lil Keed Keed Talk To Em 2 YSL, 300, Atlantic [100]
Lil' Kim 9 Part 2 Queen Bee, MNRK Music Group [101]
Lil Mosey Universal Interscope, Mogul Vision, Certified Hitmakers
Lil Uzi Vert The Pink Tape Generation Now, Atlantic,Roc Nation [102]
Lil Wayne Dedication 7 Young Money, Republic [103]
I Am Not a Human Being III [104]
Tha Carter VI [105]
LL Cool J G.O.A.T. 2 Def Jam
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace
Machine Gun Kelly TBA Bad Boy, Interscope, EST 19XX [106]
Maybach Music Group Self Made 4 Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records, Warner Records
Mike WiLL Made-It Michael EarDrummers, Atlantic [107]
Nas King's Disease III Mass Appeal [108]
Magic 2
NAV & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing II XO, Republic, Boominati Worldwide [109]
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 Republic [110]
NxWorries TBA Stones Throw [111]
Playboi Carti Music Interscope, AWGE, Opium Records
Q-Tip AlGoRhythms GOOD, Def Jam [112]
Riotdiaries
The Last Zulu
Quavo & Takeoff Unk and Phew Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, Motown Records, YRN The Label
Rae Sremmurd Sremm4Life EarDrummers, Interscope Records
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III Ice H2O, EMPIRE [113]
Redman Muddy Waters 2 Gilla House, Riveting Music [114]
Remy Ma 7 Winters and 6 Summers Empire Distribution
Rick Ross TBA Def Jam
Rick Ross & Drake TBA Maybach Music Group, OVO Sound Def Jam
Roddy Ricch Feed Tha Streets III Atlantic, Bird Vision [115]
Russ Chomp 3 Russ My Way Inc
ScHoolboy Q TBA Top Dawg, Interscope [116]
Swae Lee Human Nature EarDrummers, Interscope [117]
SZA TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA Records
T-Pain A Day Out With The Girls Nappy Boy, EMPIRE [118]
The Kid Laroi Kids Are Growing Up Grade A, Columbia Records [119]
T.I. Kill the King Grand Hustle Records, Interscope Records [120]
Tory Lanez & Chris Brown TBA One Umbrella, CBE, RCA [121]
Travis Scott DYSTOPIA Cactus Jack, Epic [122]
UTOPIA [123]
Travis Scott & Kid Cudi The Scotts Cactus Jack, Epic, Wicked Awesome, Republic [124]
Twenty88 TBA Def Jam
Usher Confessions 2 RCA Records
Vic Mensa TBA Savemoney, Roc Nation
Wiz Khalifa Cabin Fever 4 Taylor Gang, Asylum Records, Rostrum [125]
Xzibit King Maker Open Bar, EMI [126]
Young Thug Slime Season 4 300 Entertainment, Warner Records

Highest-charting songs[edit]

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2022 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[127]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"First Class" Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You 1
"Wait for U" Future featuring Drake and Tems I Never Liked You
"Jimmy Cooks" Drake featuring 21 Savage Honestly, Nevermind
"Super Freaky Girl" Nicki Minaj Queen Radio: Volume 1
"Do We Have a Problem?" Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby 2
"Super Gremlin" Kodak Black Back for Everything 3
"Big Energy" Latto 777
"N95" Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
"Puffin on Zootiez" Future I Never Liked You 4
"Die Hard" Kendrick Lamar featuring Blxst and Amanda Reifer Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 5
"Staying Alive" DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil Baby God Did
"Sticky" Drake Honestly, Nevermind 6
"Pushin P" Gunna featuring Future and Young Thug DS4Ever 7
"Silent Hill" Kendrick Lamar featuring Kodak Black Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
"United in Grief" Kendrick Lamar 8
"712PM" Future I Never Liked You
"I'm Dat Nigga" 10
"I'm on One" Future featuring Drake 11
"Father Time" Kendrick Lamar featuring Sampha Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
"Love You Better" Future I Never Liked You 12
"Cooped Up" Post Malone featuring Roddy Ricch Twelve Carat Toothache
"Rich Spirit" Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 13
"Hot Shit" Cardi B featuring Kanye West and Lil Durk TBA
"Right On" Lil Baby
"In a Minute" 14
"Broadway Girls" Lil Durk featuring Morgan Wallen 7220
"Keep It Burnin" Future featuring Kanye West I Never Liked You 15
"The Heart Part 5" Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
"We Cry Together" Kendrick Lamar featuring Taylour Paige 16
"Too Easy" Gunna and Future DS4Ever
"Nail Tech" Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You 18
"Ahhh Ha" Lil Durk 7220
"Worldwide Steppers" Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 19
"Count Me Out" 20
"Bussin" Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby Queen Radio: Volume 1
"Massaging Me" Future I Never Liked You
"Dua Lipa" Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You 21
"Alone" Rod Wave Beautiful Mind
"What Happened to Virgil" Lil Durk featuring Gunna 7220 22
"True Love" Kanye West and XXXTentacion Donda 2
"Purple Hearts" Kendrick Lamar featuring Summer Walker and Ghostface Killah Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
"Savior" Kendrick Lamar featuring Baby Keem and Sam Dew 23
"Still D.R.E." Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg 2001
"Churchill Downs" Jack Harlow featuring Drake Come Home the Kids Miss You
"Thought I Was Playing" Gunna featuring 21 Savage DS4Ever
"P Power" Gunna featuring Drake 24
"For a Nut" Future featuring Gunna and Young Thug I Never Liked You
"Vegas" Doja Cat Elvis 25
"Chickens" Future featuring EST Gee I Never Liked You 26
"Petty Too" Lil Durk featuring Future 7220
"Cash In Cash Out" Pharrell Williams featuring 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator TBA
"25k Jacket" Gunna featuring Lil Baby DS4Ever 28
"Plan B" Megan Thee Stallion Traumazine 29
"Gold Stacks" Future I Never Liked You
"No Interviews" Lil Durk 7220 30
"In My Head" Lil Tjay TBA 33
"Rich (Interlude)" Kendrick Lamar featuring Kodak Black Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
"Worst Day" Future I Never Liked You 34
"Golden Child" Lil Durk 7220
"Yungen" Rod Wave featuring Jack Harlow Beautiful Mind 35
"Thinking with My Dick" Kevin Gates featuring Juicy J Stranger than Fiction 37
"Blick Blick" Coi Leray and Nicki Minaj Trendsetter
"Umm Hmm" YoungBoy Never Broke Again The Last Slimeto
"Cold December" Rod Wave Beautiful Mind 38
"To the Moon!" Jnr Choi and Sam Tompkins TBA
"Distraction" Polo G 39
"Voodoo" Future featuring Kodak Black I Never Liked You
"Don't Play That" King Von and 21 Savage What It Means to Be King 40
"Handsomer" Russ featuring Ktlyn TBA
"Mr. Morale" Kendrick Lamar featuring Tanna Leone Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Highest first-week consumption[edit]

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of August 2022 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar 295,500 1 [128]
2 I Never Liked You Future 222,000 1 [129]
3 Honestly, Nevermind Drake 204,000 1 [130]
4 DS4Ever Gunna 150,300 1 [131]
5 Twelve Carat Toothache Post Malone 121,000 2 [132]
6 7220 Lil Durk 120,500 1 [133]
7 Beautiful Mind Rod Wave 115,000 1 [134]
8 Come Home the Kids Miss You Jack Harlow 113,000 3 [135]
9 The Last Slimeto YoungBoy Never Broke Again 108,400 2 [136]
10 Colors YoungBoy Never Broke Again 79,000 2 [137]

All critically reviewed albums ranked[edit]

Metacritic[edit]

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 85 26 reviews [138]
2 Earl Sweatshirt Sick! 85 17 reviews [139]
3 Denzel Curry Melt My Eyez See Your Future 85 8 reviews [140]
4 Fly Anakin Frank 84 7 reviews [141]
5 Danger Mouse and Black Thought Cheat Codes 83 17 reviews [142]
6 Pusha T It's Almost Dry 83 15 reviews [143]
7 Saba Few Good Things 83 9 reviews [144]
8 Moor Mother Jazz Codes 83 5 reviews [145]
9 Jeshi Universal Credit 83 4 reviews [146]
10 Vince Staples Ramona Park Broke My Heart 82 10 reviews [147]
11 Digga D Noughty By Nature 82 6 reviews [148]
12 Conway the Machine God Don't Make Mistakes 81 8 reviews [149]
13 Kojey Radical Reason to Smile 81 7 reviews [150]
14 Ho99o9 SKIN 81 6 reviews [151]
15 Curren$y and The Alchemist Continuance 81 5 reviews [152]
16 Quelle Chris DEATHFAME 81 5 reviews [153]
17 Megan Thee Stallion Traumazine 80 11 reviews [154]
18 Central Cee 23 80 5 reviews [155]
19 Billy Woods Aethiopes 80 4 reviews [156]
20 Benny the Butcher Tana Talk 4 79 5 reviews [157]
21 Black Star No Fear of Time 79 5 reviews [158]
22 Phife Dawg Forever 77 7 reviews [159]
23 EarthGang Ghetto Gods 76 7 reviews [160]
24 Cypress Hill Back in Black 74 10 reviews [161]
25 Joey Bada$$ 2000 74 8 reviews [162]
26 Lupe Fiasco Drill Music in Zion 74 7 reviews [163]
27 070 Shake You Can't Kill Me 74 6 reviews [164]
28 Drake Honestly, Nevermind 73 14 reviews [165]
29 Flo Milli You Still Here, Ho? 73 6 reviews [166]
30 The Koreatown Oddity ISTHISFORREAL? 73 6 reviews [167]
31 Rico Nasty Las Ruinas 73 4 reviews [168]
32 Cordae From a Birds Eye View 71 7 reviews [169]
33 Lil Durk 7220 71 5 reviews [170]
34 Future I Never Liked You 69 7 reviews [171]
35 Aitch Close to Home 69 7 reviews [172]
36 Post Malone Twelve Carat Toothache 68 15 reviews [173]
37 iann dior On to Better Things 68 5 reviews [174]
38 Big K.R.I.T. Digital Roses Don't Die 66 5 reviews [175]
39 Fivio Foreign B.I.B.L.E. 64 6 reviews [176]
40 YoungBoy Never Broke Again The Last Slimeto 62 6 reviews [177]
41 Coi Leray Trendsetter 60 4 reviews [178]
42 RZA Bobby Digital And The Pit Of Snakes 60 4 reviews [179]
43 2 Chainz Dope Don't Sell Itself 58 7 reviews [180]
44 Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You 51 8 reviews [181]
45 Gunna DS4Ever 51 5 reviews [182]
46 Kanye West Donda 2 48 6 reviews [183]

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