Overview of the events of 2013 in hip-hop
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2013.
Events
January
On January 6, 2013, 23 year old rapper originated from Seattle, Washington who went by the stage name Freddy E sent a series of dark, depressing tweets which then follows up with his very last tweets saying ‘I love you mum’, ‘I love you dad’ and ‘I love you Katherine’. He then proceeded to take his own life by shooting himself in the head with a rifle not long after.[ 1]
T.I. completed his 10-year contract with Atlantic Records , and is seeking a deal around $75 million for him and his Grand Hustle Records artists.
On January 20, 2013, Lupe Fiasco was removed from the stage by security after making anti-Obama comments in Washington D.C. , during Obama's second presidential inauguration .[ 2]
On January 23, 2013, Hit-Boy confirmed he signed with Interscope Records .[ 3]
On January 25, 2013, Juelz Santana was sentenced to two years probation for threatening to kill his neighbor after his neighbor intervened and called the police when he heard Juelz assaulting his then girlfriend.[ 4]
On January 28, 2013, Rick Ross crashed his car in Fort Lauderdale after his vehicle was shot at in a drive by shooting .[ 5]
Jay-Z officially signed Timbaland to Roc Nation .[ 6]
On January 30, 2013, Vado confirmed he signed with DJ Khaled 's We the Best Music Group label.[ 7]
February
On February 8, 2013, Paul Rosenberg confirmed Eminem 's eighth album would be released in 2013, post Memorial Day.[ 8]
Drake won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards for Take Care . At the same night, Jay-Z and Kanye West would each take three Grammys; two for Niggas in Paris and one for No Church in the Wild .
On February 18, 2013, Kollegah and Farid Bang topped the German album charts with their collabo album Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 selling 80,000 copies in the release week. It is the highest number for a hip-hop album in Germany for the last five years.[ 9]
According to Billboard , Jay-Z and his Roc Nation imprint signed a "worldwide publishing administration deals with Warner/Chappell Music," giving Jay-Z the rights back to his music post-Def Jam (The Blueprint 3 , Watch The Throne ) as well as future works, with most of his older catalog moving to the Warner umbrella within the year. A separate deal will put the past and future catalogs of Roc Nation's stable of artists on the publisher's roster immediately, including songwriters Philip Lawrence (Bruno Mars , Flo Rida , Cee-Lo Green ), S1 (Kanye West , Beyoncé , 50 Cent ), Carmen Key (Flo Rida, David Guetta ), and British singer Rita Ora , among others.[ 10]
C-Murder 's appeal was rejected and he will remain in prison to serve out his life sentence due to a second degree murder committed in 2002.[ 11]
Suge Knight has had two warrants for his arrest approved stating he can be arrested on the spot.[ 12]
Ja Rule has been released from prison for his possession of an illegal firearm charge but still has time to serve for tax evasion.[ 13]
Gunplay avoided his possible life sentence, and any jail time at all, due to the victim not cooperating and authenticating the video surveillance of him holding the victim up with a gun, and stealing a cellphone and gold chain.[ 14]
On February 25, 2013, Atlanta rapper Young Vito, was acquitted of murdering 1017 Brick Squad rapper Slim Dunkin. However, he was given 25 years for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm.[ 15]
March
On March 1, 2013, former No Limit Records rapper Mr. Magic and his wife were killed in a car accident in Mississippi, their daughter who was with them at the time survived the crash. Magic was 37 years old at the time of his death.[ 16]
Gunshots were fired near French Montana 's tour bus when he was parked and chilling with fans and rapper Meek Mill in Philadelphia, a 27-year-old male was fatally shot in the stomach and was rushed to the hospital being pronounced DOA.
Method Man announced on stage that the Wu-Tang Clan are working on a sixth studio album, that will be released this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) .[ 17]
On March 12, 2013 Lil Wayne suffered multiple seizures after shooting a music video in Los Angeles. He would be released later the same day.[ 18] Three days later he would be hospitalized again after another seizure, Thus causing TMZ to state he was in a medically induced coma and being in critical condition. YMCMB members Mack Maine , Birdman , Jay Sean and a slew of industry friends such as T.I. would later deny these reports, and say he was in "good condition" and awake.[ 19] [ 20]
On March 14, 2013, Chief Keef was released from a juvenile detention center after serving 60 days for violating his probation.[ 21]
On March 16, 2013, Veteran California rapper Tone Loc collapsed on stage after finishing a song at the Bridge Bash concert in Des Moines, Iowa.[ 22]
Cleveland Rapper Machine Gun Kelly took home the 2013 MtvU "Woodie of the Year" award at the 2013 MTV Woodie Awards .[ 23]
On March 22, 2013, Atlanta Police issued an arrest warrant for Radric Davis, aka Gucci Mane , after he apparently assaulted a soldier with a champagne bottle.[ 24]
On March 29, 2013, Crypt the Warchild of OuterSpace announced he was diagnosed with cancer.[ 25]
Diddy was announced to be the musical guest for WrestleMania 29 at which he would perform a medley of songs on PPV inside New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on April 7.
April
May
On May 1, Chris Kelly of hip hop duo Kris Kross died at the age of 34.[ 29]
On May 3, record producer AraabMuzik was shot in an attempted robbery in his neighborhood, and taken to the hospital where he is recovering.[ 30]
On May 6, 90s hip hop group Naughty By Nature announced that they were splitting up.[ 31]
On May 8, Gucci Mane announced Chief Keef was officially signed to his 1017 Brick Squad Records .[ 32]
Kanye West announced that his sixth studio album Yeezus would be released on June 18. J. Cole would move up the release date of his second album Born Sinner to that same date.
On May 23, it was reported that rapper Tim Dog might have faked his death in order to not pay back money after being convicted of fraud.[ 33] [ 34]
June
On June 2, Papoose "crashed" Hot 97 's Summer Jam following Kendrick Lamar 's set performing his single "Get At Me" with Ron Browz .[ 35]
On June 9, 2 Chainz was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco of his phone and wallet. Two days later while boarding a flight from LAX , TSA agents found that his checked bag contained marijuana and promethazine . He was arrested and booked on felony narcotics possession.[ 36]
On June 14, Kanye West's Yeezus leaked online in its entirety. It was the last of the June 18 album releases to leak as Born Sinner and Mac Miller 's Watching Movies with the Sound Off had leaked earlier in the month.[ 37]
On June 16, through an advertisement for Samsung shown during the 2013 NBA Finals , Jay-Z announced that he will release a new album titled Magna Carta Holy Grail on July 4.
On June 20, Dream Chasers Records artist Lil Snupe was murdered in Winnfield, Louisiana .[ 38]
Kanye West's sixth studio album Yeezus debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 328,800 copies, beating out J. Cole's Born Sinner which debuted at #2 with 297,922 copies and Mac Miller's Watching Movies with the Sound Off which debuted at #3 with 101,795 copies.
On June 22, Drake released four new songs, and announced the release date for his third album Nothing Was the Same .[ 39]
On June 28, Meek Mill was ordered to take etiquette classes in order to tighten up on his social media skills and better articulate his business dealings, after some of his fans threatened his PO on Twitter.[ 40]
July
August
On August 13, Big Sean released a leftover track from his sophomore album Hall of Fame , "Control " which features Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica . Kendrick's verse caused controversy as he "called out" J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T. , Wale , Pusha T , Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky , Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electronica, Tyler, the Creator , and Mac Miller and called himself the "King of New York".[ 43] Many rappers took offense to the lines without even being mentioned by name. Rappers including Lupe Fiasco , Papoose , Joell Ortiz , Cassidy , Joe Budden , A$AP Ferg , J.R. Writer , Mickey Factz , Mysonne, Bizarre , and Fred the Godson all released a response or a diss song within a week.[ 44] [ 45] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50]
On August 25, it was announced during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards that Eminem would release the sequel of the commercial and critically successful The Marshall Mathers LP , The Marshall Mathers LP 2 on November 5, 2013.[ 51]
On August 26, Fat Joe reported federal prison in Florida to serve a 4-month sentence for tax evasion.[ 52]
September
On September 16, Young Money Entertainment president Mack Maine was charged with sexual battery and assault in Oklahoma. According to court documents obtained by TMZ alleged that, Maine put his hand down one woman's shirt without her consent. Then while the women were trying to leave, Mack Maine reportedly held the door shut and also punched and broke one of the female's jaw.[ 53]
On September 19, it was announced that the first theatrically released Tupac Shakur biopic will begin production in 2014.[ 54]
On September 19, Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas who went by the stage name Killah P, was stabbed to death. Riots broke out throughout Greece due to the assumed political influences in the killing.[ 55]
On September 26, Chicago drill rapper LA Capone was shot and tragically bled out after leaving a recording studio.
On September 27, former UGK Records artist, Ivory P was arrested on human trafficking and kidnapping charges, for kidnapping a 19-year-old woman to traffic out as sexual escort .[ 56]
October
On October 8, Nipsey Hussle released his mixtape Crenshaw for free online, and in a limited 1,000 physical copies for $100 each. He sold out all the copies earning over 100,000 dollars in one day.[ 57]
On October 12, The Game following his official release from Interscope Records signed to Cash Money Records .[ 58]
On October 15, Future was dropped off of Drake 's third headlining tour Would You like a Tour? after he made negative comments about Drake and his album in a Billboard interview. It was also reported he was demanding $1.5 million for lost wages, as he was set to get $40,000 per gig. He was subsequently replaced with Jhené Aiko on every date of the tour. Two days later, Future rejoined the tour and drops the lawsuit.[ 59] [ 60]
November
On November 7, Eminem became the first artist since The Beatles , to be the lead artist with four songs in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 during the same week ("The Monster " at #3, "Berzerk " at #15, "Survival " at #16, "Rap God " at #17).[ 61]
On November 15, it was revealed that after Kendrick Lamar was named GQ ' s "Rapper of the Year" and interviewed for the issue, Top Dawg Entertainment 's CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith took issue with the article and the interview, then pulling Kendrick Lamar from his performance at GQ 's annual Man Of The Year party that took place on, November 12, 2013.[ 62]
On November 22, T.I. announced his signing to Columbia Records .[ 63]
December
Released albums
Release Date
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Notes
January 4
MC Eiht
Keep It Hood
Bluestamp Music Group[ 71]
Penny
Twenties Hungry: The Unbound Anthems of Yesteryear
Fake Four Inc. [ 72]
January 15
ASAP Rocky
Long. Live. ASAP
A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds , RCA Records [ 73]
DJ Muggs
Bass for Your Face
Ultra Records [ 74]
Sho Baraka
Talented 10th
Lions and Liars[ 75]
Debuted at No. 94 on the Billboard 200
Singles include: "Chapter 6: Ali", "Chapter 9: Jim Crow"
Wax
Continue
Scrublife[ 76]
Debuted at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart
Singles include: "Toothbrush", "Lewis & Clark", "We Can't All Be Heroes"
January 22
Young Fathers
Tape One
Anticon [ 77]
January 29
Slum Village & Mick Boogie
Dirty Slums 2
Synchronization[ 78]
Oh No
Disrupted Ads
Kash Roc Entertainment[ 79]
Vast Aire
A Space Iliad EP
Man Bites Dog Records[ 80]
February 4
Devlin
A Moving Picture
Island , Universal Music Group [ 81]
February 5
Brotha Lynch Hung
Mannibalector
Strange Music [ 82]
Debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Meat Cleaver", "Krocadil"
Edo G
Intelligence & Ignorance
Envision Entertainment[ 83]
Joe Budden
No Love Lost
Mood Muzik Entertainment, E1 Music [ 84]
Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "She Don't Put It Down", "NBA"
Young Noble & Deuce Deuce
Fast Life
Concrete Enterprises, Outlaw Recordz [ 85]
February 8
Kollegah & Farid Bang
Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2
Selfmade Records [ 86]
February 10
Noah23
Tropical Fruit
Plague Language / Legendary Entertainment[ 89]
February 12
Chamillionaire
Elevate EP
Chamillitary Entertainment [ 90]
Only released 1,000 hard copies which sold out in 10 hours prior to announcement.
Kay the Aquanaut & Factor Chandelier
Letters from Laika
Circle Into Square[ 91]
Ras Kass
Barmageddon
Cre8yte Corporation[ 92]
Serengeti
Saal
Graveface[ 93]
February 13
Hussein Fatal
The Interview: It's Not a Gimmik 2 Me
Thugtertainment[ 94]
February 15
Araabmuzik
For Professional Use Only
Duke Productions[ 95]
February 19
Czarface
Czarface
Brick Records[ 96]
Sadistik
Flowers for My Father
Fake Four Inc.[ 97]
Singles: "Micheal","City in Amber", "Kill the King", "Russian Roulette"
MED, Blu & Madlib
The Burgundy
Stones Throw Records[ 98]
February 22
Fard
Bellum et Pax
Code Rouge[ 99]
February 25
Killah Priest
The Psychic World of Walter Reed
Proverbs Records[ 101]
February 26
Cappadonna
Eyrth, Wynd and Fyre
RBC Records [ 102]
Gensu Dean & Planet Asia
Abrasions
Mello Music Group[ 103]
Ill Bill
The Grimy Awards
Fat Beats Records[ 104]
Kutt Calhoun
Black Gold
Strange Music [ 105]
Debuted at No. 120 on US Billboard 200
Singles: "Self Preservation", "I Been Dope"
The Regime
The Last Dragon
Smoke-A-Lot Records , City Hall Records[ 106]
Tonedeff
Glutton
QN5 Inc.[ 107]
March 4
Johnny Polygon
The Nothing
Johnny Polygon[ 108]
March 5
Demigodz
Killmatic
Dirty Version LLC[ 109]
March 12
Krayzie Bone
QuickFix: Less Drama. More Music
TheLifeApparel[ 110]
March 19
Ra Scion
Adding to the Extra
SCIONtific Records[ 111]
The Regime
Dragon Gang
Smoke-A-Lot Records , RBC Records [ 112]
Swollen Members
Beautiful Death Machine
Suburban Noize , Battle Axe Records[ 113]
Debuted at No. 137 on the Billboard Hot 100.
March 22
Adil Omar
The Mushroom Cloud Effect
Serpents of Eden[ 114]
Singles: "Off The Handle", "Paki Rambo"
Tede
Elliminati
Wielkie Joł[ 115]
Debuted at No. 3 on the Polish Charts [ 116]
Singles include: "Mainstream", "Nie banglasz"
Certified Gold in Poland[ 117]
March 26
Blu
York
Nature Sounds [ 118]
Ces Cru
Constant Energy Struggles
Strange Music [ 119]
Durag Dynasty
360 Waves
Nature Sounds [ 120]
Lil Wayne
I Am Not a Human Being II
Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records , Republic Records [ 121]
Papoose
The Nacirema Dream
Honor B4 Money Records, Fontana Distribution [ 122]
Debuted at No. 97 on the Billboard 200.
Singles: "On Top of My Game", "What's My Name", "Get At Me".
March 29
Binary Star
Binary Star EP
Infinite Rhythm Network, Subterraneous Records[ 123]
March 31
Hell Razah
Living After Death
Hell Razah Music[ 124]
April 1
Wiley
The Ascent
Warner Music Group [ 125]
April 2
Kidz in the Hall
Wishful Drinking
March Records[ 126]
Tyler, The Creator
Wolf
Odd Future Records , RED Distribution , Sony Music Entertainment [ 127]
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Domo23 "
April 9
Tyga
Hotel California
Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records , Republic Records [ 128]
Rich Boy
Break the Pot
Vice Records , E1 Music [ 129]
Goondox (Snowgoons , PMD & Sean Strange)
Welcome to the Goondox
RBC Records[ 130]
April 16
Andy Mineo
Heroes For Sale
Reach [ 131]
Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Ghostface Killah
Twelve Reasons to Die
Soul Temple Records , RED Distribution [ 132]
Debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200
Homeboy Sandman
Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent
Stones Throw [ 133]
Illogic & Blockhead
Capture the Sun
Man Bites Dog Records[ 134]
Kid Cudi
Indicud
Wicked Awesome, GOOD Music , Republic Records [ 135]
Mathematics
Prelude to the Answer
Money Maker Entertainment[ 136]
N.O.R.E.
Student of the Game
Militainment Business, Conglomerate , E1 Music [ 137]
Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Tadow", "Fowl Niggaz", "The Problem (Lawwddd)"
Styles P
Float
Nature Sounds , High Times Records[ 138]
Debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Hater Love"
Slaine
The Boston Project
Suburban Noize Records [ 139]
Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart
April 20
Wiz Khalifa & Currensy
Live in Concert
Jet life, Rostrum [ 140]
Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200
iTunes exclusive
April 23
k-os
Black on Blonde
Crown Loyalist, EMI [ 141]
Mitchy Slick , The Worlds Freshest
Feet Match the Paint
Fresh In The Flesh, Wrongkind Records[ 142]
Slim Thug
Welcome to Texas EP
Hogg Life Entertainment[ 143]
Snoop Lion
Reincarnated
Berhane Sound System, Mad Decent , Vice Records , RCA Records [ 144]
Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "La La La", "No Guns Allowed", "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks"
will.i.am
#willpower
Interscope Records [ 145]
April 30
LL Cool J
Authentic
S-BRO Music Group, 429 Records [ 146]
Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Take It", "Whaddup" and "We Came to Party"
Prolyphic & Buddy Peace
Working Man
Strange Famous [ 147]
R.A. the Rugged Man
Legends Never Die
Nature Sounds [ 148]
Debuted at No. 121 on the Billboard 200
Singles include: "The Peoples Champ", "Learn Truth"
Rittz
The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant
Strange Music [ 149]
Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Switch Lanes"
May 1
Sole
No Wising Up No Settling Down
Black Canyon [ 150]
May 7
Havoc
13
Nature Sounds [ 151]
Singles: "Tell Me To My Face", "Gone", "Life We Chose"
Qwel & Maker
Beautiful Raw
Galapagos4[ 152]
Talib Kweli
Prisoner of Conscious
Javotti Media, EMI Music , Capitol Records [ 153]
Debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Push Thru", "Upper Echelon", "Come Here"
Young Noble & Gage Gully
The Year of the Underdogz
A.G.E. Entertainment[ 154]
May 13
Mike Stud
Relief
Electric Pop[ 155]
Debuted at No. 109 on the Billboard 200
May 14
Eve
Lip Lock
From The Rib, RED Distribution [ 156]
Debuted at No. 46 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "She Bad Bad", "Make It Out This Town", "Eve"
May 21
French Montana
Excuse My French
Coke Boys, Bad Boy Records , Maybach Music Group , Interscope Records [ 157]
P-Money
Gratitude
Dirty Records, Dawn Raid Ent., Duck Down Music Inc. [ 158]
EDIDON
O.G. Est. 1992
O4L Digital [ 159]
Gucci Mane
Trap House III
1017 Brick Squad , 101 Distribution[ 160]
Debuted at No. 175 on the Billboard 200
May 23
Noah23
Lotus Deities
Plague Language [ 161]
May 27
Kool Keith & Big Sche Eastwood
Magnetic Pimp Force Field
Junkadelic Music[ 162]
Akala
The Thieves Banquet
lla State Records[ 163]
May 28
Aceyalone
Leanin' on Slick
Decon [ 164]
Kid Ink
Almost Home
Tha Alumni Music Group, RCA Records [ 165]
Debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Bad Ass"
June 11
Action Bronson
Saaab Stories
Vice Records , Atlantic Records [ 166]
Debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Strictly 4 My Jeeps"
Jarren Benton
My Grandma's Basement
Funk Volume [ 167]
Prodigy & The Alchemist
Albert Einstein
Infamous Records[ 169]
Debuted at No. 175 on the Billboard 200
Young Fathers
Tape Two
Anticon [ 170]
June 18
Daz Dillinger & WC
West Coast Gangsta Shit
DPG Online, Dub C Online, Empire Distribution[ 171]
Singles: "Wha'cha Gon Do"
Gregory Pepper & Madadam
Big Huge Truck
Fake Four Inc. [ 172]
J. Cole
Born Sinner
Roc Nation , Columbia Records [ 173]
Kanye West
Yeezus
Def Jam Recordings [ 174]
Mac Miller
Watching Movies with the Sound Off
Rostrum Records [ 175]
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "S.D.S. ", "Watching Movies", "Goosebumpz "
Quasimoto
Yessir Whatever
Stones Throw Records [ 176]
Statik Selektah
Extended Play
Showoff Records, Duck Down Music Inc. [ 177]
Debuted at No. 121 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Bird's Eye View", "21 & Over"
June 20
Freddie Gibbs
ESGN
ESGN, Empire Distribution[ 178]
June 23
Factor Chandelier
Woke Up Alone
Fake Four Inc. [ 179]
June 25
Dessa
Parts of Speech
Doomtree Records[ 180]
Debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard 200
Serengeti
Kenny Dennis LP
Anticon [ 181]
Slum Village
Evolution
Ne'Astra Music[ 182]
Wale
The Gifted
Maybach Music Group , Atlantic Records [ 183]
Wrekonize
The War Within
Strange Music [ 184]
Debuted at No. 88 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Anxiety Attacks", "Freak", "We Got Soul", "Neon Skies"
June 26
Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels
Fool's Gold Records [ 185]
July 2
Billy Woods
Dour Candy
Backwoodz Studioz[ 186]
Jon Connor
Unconscious State
All Varsity Music
July 4
Jay-Z
Magna Carta... Holy Grail
Roc-A-Fella Records , Roc Nation , Universal [ 187]
July 7
Open Mike Eagle
Sir Rockabye
Open Mike Eagle[ 188]
July 9
Greenhouse (Blueprint & Illogic )
Bend But Don't Break
OCF Music[ 189]
Kurupt
Kurupt Confidential
OCF Music[ 190]
Tony Touch
The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MC's
Touch Entertainment, Inc., Red River Entertainment[ 191]
July 10
Jesse Jagz
Jagz Nation, Vol.1. Thy Nation Come
Jagz Nation
July 13
Ka
The Night's Gambit
Iron Works[ 192]
July 16
Ace Hood
Trials & Tribulations
We the Best Music Group , Cash Money Records , Republic Records [ 193]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Bugatti ", "We Outchea"
Kevin Gates
Stranger Than Fiction
Atlantic Records [ 194]
Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "4:30"
¡Mayday!
Believers
Strange Music [ 195]
Hieroglyphics
The Kitchen
Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings [ 196]
Lil Wyte & Jelly Roll
No Filter
Phixieous Entertainment[ 197]
July 23
Rich Gang
Rich Gang
Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records , Republic Records [ 198]
Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Tapout ", "We Been On", "50 Plates"
U-God
The Keynote Speaker
Soul Temple Records [ 199]
Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Chamillionaire
Reignfall
Chamillitary Entertainment [ 200]
Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
July 30
Crooked I
Apex Predator
Treacherous C.O.B., Empire Distribution[ 201]
Debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Tech N9ne
Something Else
Strange Music [ 202]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Singles: "So Dope (They Wanna)"
August 6
Homeboy Sandman
All That I Hold Dear
Stones Throw [ 203]
Madchild
Lawn Mower Man
Battle Axe, Suburban Noize Records [ 204]
Debuted at No. 149 on the Billboard 200
August 12
Sifu Hotman
Sifu Hotman
Stashin Records[ 205]
August 13
Stevie Stone
2 Birds 1 Stone
Strange Music [ 206]
Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
Terrace Martin
3ChordFold
AKAI Music[ 207]
August 18
No Malice
Hear Ye Him
Reinvision[ 208]
Bones
SCUMBAG
TeamSESH
August 20
ASAP Ferg
Trap Lord
ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music , RCA Records [ 209]
Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Work (Remix)", "Shabba ", "Hood Pope"
Earl Sweatshirt
Doris
Tan Cressida, Columbia Records [ 210]
Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Chum", "Whoa", "Hive "
Jel
Late Pass
Anticon [ 211]
Noah23
Occult Trill III: Blast Master Therion
Plague Language [ 212]
August 27
Almighty
2nd Coming
RBC Records[ 213]
Big Sean
Hall of Fame
GOOD Music , Def Jam Recordings [ 214]
Goodie Mob
Age Against the Machine
The Right Records[ 215]
Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Special Education"
Juicy J
Stay Trippy
Kemosabe Records , Columbia Records [ 216]
Krizz Kaliko
Son of Sam
Strange Music [ 217]
Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200
Rapzilla
King Kulture: Stop the Traffic
Rapzilla [ 218]
August 30
Wordburglar
Welcome to Cobra Island
Props Dept.[ 219]
September 5
Brother Ali
Left in the Deck
Rhymesayers Entertainment [ 220]
September 10
2 Chainz
B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time
Def Jam Recordings [ 221]
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Feds Watching ", "Used 2"
Derek Minor
Minorville
Reach Records, RMG[ 222]
Young Chop
Precious
8 Tray Music Group[ 223]
September 17
Grayskul
Zenith
Fake Four Inc. [ 224]
Maybach Music Group
Self Made Vol. 3
Maybach Music Group , Atlantic Records [ 225]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Poor Decisions ", "Levels ", "God Is Great", "Know You Better"
Prozak
We All Fall Down
Strange Music [ 226]
Whitenoise (Sole )
No More Dystopias
Black Canyon [ 227]
Instrumental project
Released under the moniker Whitenoise
Stalley
Honest Cowboy
Maybach Music Group , Atlantic Records [ 228]
September 24
Drake
Nothing Was the Same
OVO Sound , Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records , Republic Records [ 229]
Guilty Simpson & Small Professor
Highway Robbery
Beat Goliath, Coalmine Records[ 230]
Natti
Still Motion
APOS Music[ 231]
September 30
Dizzee Rascal
The Fifth
Dirtee Stank , Universal Music Group [ 232]
Nelly
M.O.
Republic Records [ 233]
Deltron 3030
Event 2
Deltron Partners, Bulk Recordings[ 234]
Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200
October 1
Blue Sky Black Death
Glaciers
Fake Four Inc. [ 235]
Oddisee
The Beauty in All
Mello Music Group[ 236]
October 8
Danny Brown
Old
Fool's Gold Records [ 237]
Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
Pusha T
My Name Is My Name
GOOD Music , Def Jam Recordings [ 238]
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Pain", "Numbers on the Boards", "Sweet Serenade"
Termanology
Goya
Brick Records[ 239]
October 11
MJG
Too Pimpin
Space Age Entertainment, Born Star Entertainment[ 240]
October 15
Shad
Flying Colours
Black Box Recordings Inc.[ 241]
Black Milk
No Poison No Paradise
Fat Beats Records[ 242]
Singles: "Sunday's Best/Monday's Worst"
Boldy James
My 1st Chemistry Set
Decon[ 243]
Singles: "Moochie", "Reform School"
Bubba Sparxxx
Pain Management
BackRoad Records, Average Joes Entertainment[ 244]
Cashis
The County Hound 2
Bogish Brand Ent.[ 245]
Singles: "Layin' in the Cut", "Mind On Money", "Imma Hustla", "Look At Me", "Hi"
Devin the Dude
One for the Road
Coughee Brothaz Music, E1 Music [ 246]
Singles: "Probably Should Have"
Dom Kennedy
Get Home Safely
The Other Peoples Money Company[ 247]
Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
Young Dro
High Times
Grand Hustle Records , E1 Music , Atlantic Records [ 248]
Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "FDB ", "Strong"
October 22
Armand Hammer (Billy Woods & Elucid)
Race Music
Backwoodz Studioz[ 249]
Blu & Nottz
Gods in the Spirit
Coalmine Records[ 250]
Cage
Kill the Architect
Eastern Conference Records , KGMG[ 251]
David Dallas
Falling into Place
Outlier, Dawn Raid Entertainment , Dirty Records , Duck Down Music Inc. [ 252]
DJ Khaled
Suffering from Success
We the Best Music Group , Cash Money Records , Republic Records [ 253]
October 25
Kerser
S.C.O.T.
Kerser N Nebs Records
Debuted at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart
Singles: "Scott vs Kers"
October 28
Ice Prince
Fire of Zamani
Chocolate City [ 254]
October 29
Beautiful Eulogy
Instruments of Mercy
Humble Beast[ 255]
Joey Badass
Summer Knights EP
Cinematic Music Group, Pro Era Records, RED Distribution [ 256]
Josh Martinez
Blotto
Camobear Music[ 257]
Vinnie Paz
Carry on Tradition
Pazmanian Devil Music[ 258]
Yancey Boys
Sunset Blvd.
Delicious Vinyl, Yancey Media Group[ 259]
October 31
Blaq Poet
Blaq Death
Man Bites Dog Records[ 260]
Fredo Santana
Trappin Ain't Dead
Savage Squad Records[ 261]
MellowHigh
MellowHigh
Odd Future Records [ 262]
Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Yu"
Ra Scion
The Sickle and the Sword
SCIONtific Records[ 263]
Swamp Thing (Chokeules, Savillion & Timbuktu )
Firedogs
URBNET [ 264]
November 4
Shady Blaze
Green Ova's Most Hated
Green Ova[ 265]
Tinie Tempah
Demonstration
Parlophone , Disturbing London[ 266]
Troy Ave
New York City: The Album
BSB Records[ 267]
November 5
Eminem
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Aftermath Entertainment , Shady Records , Interscope Records [ 268]
Ghettosocks
For You Pretty Things
Droppin' Science Productions[ 269]
Latyrx
The Second Album
Latyramid, Inc[ 270]
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
Black Canyon[ 271]
Tech N9ne
Therapy
Strange Music [ 272]
November 11
Bun B
Trill OG: The Epilogue
Rap-A-Lot Records [ 273]
Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Fire"
November 12
Built to Fade
To Dust
APOS Music[ 274]
Chris Webby
Homegrown
Homegrown, E1 Music [ 275]
Eddie B. & Harry Fraud
Paper, Piff & Polo
Man Bites Dog Records[ 276]
Louis Logic
Look on the Blight Side
Fake Four Inc.[ 277]
Marco Polo
PA2: The Director's Cut
Soulspazm, Inc.[ 278]
No Bird Sing
Definition Sickness
Strange Famous Records[ 279]
November 19
The Godfathers
Once Upon a Crime
Psycho+Logical-Records , RBC Records [ 280]
Slim Thug
Boss Life
Hogg Life[ 281]
Sammy Adams
Homecoming
RCA Records [ 282]
Webbie
Savage Life 4
Trill Entertainment[ 283]
Singles: "What I Do", "Bad Bitch 2"
Yo Gotti
I Am
CMG, Epic [ 284]
Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Act Right ", "King Shit", "Cold Blood"
Yonas
The Transition Deluxe
YONAS, LLC[ 285]
November 24
Hopsin
Knock Madness
Funk Volume , Empire Distribution[ 286]
Peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Old Friend", "Hop Is Back", "Rip Your Heart Out"
November 25
Pitbull
Meltdown
Mr. 305 , Polo Grounds, RCA Records [ 287]
Debuted at No. 95 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Timber"
November 26
Chinx
I'll Take It from Here
NuSense Music Group, Coke Boys[ 288]
Esoteric & Stu Bangas
Machete Mode
Man Bites Dog Records[ 289]
Rich Homie Quan
I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In
debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard 200
November 29
Sido
30–11–80
Vertigo, Capitol Records [ 290]
December 3
Smif-n-Wessun
Born and Raised
Duck Down Music Inc. [ 291]
Jim Jones
We Own the Night
Vampire Life[ 292]
December 6
Master P
The Gift
NLF Digital Media[ 293]
December 10
Childish Gambino
Because the Internet
Glassnote Records , Island Records [ 294]
debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "3005 "
Dice Raw
Jimmy's Back
Rawlife, Soul Spazm[ 295]
E-40
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 4
Heavy on the Grind Entertainment[ 296] [ 297] [ 298]
Debuted at No. 136 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "Episode"
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 5
Debuted at No. 140 on the Billboard 200
Singles: "All My Niggaz"
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 6
Debuted at No. 151 on the Billboard 200
Paul Wall
#Checkseason
Paul Wall Music[ 299]
Problem
Understand Me
Diamond Lane Music Group[ 300]
Roc Marciano
Marci Beaucoup
Man Bites Dog Records[ 301]
Snoopzilla & Dâm-Funk
7 Days of Funk
Stones Throw Records [ 302]
Tonedeff
Demon
QN5 Music [ 303]
Twista
Back to the Basics
GMG Entertainment[ 304]
December 11
Doseone
The Samurai Gunn EP
Doseone[ 305]
Serengeti
C.A.B.
Anticon [ 306]
December 13
Snowgoons
Black Snow 2
Goon MuSick[ 307]
December 15
Talib Kweli
Gravitas
Javotti Media[ 308]
December 17
B.o.B
Underground Luxury
Rebel Rock, Grand Hustle Records , Atlantic Records [ 309]
Mac Miller
Live from Space
Rostrum Records [ 310]
Sean Price & M-Phazes
Land of the Crooks
Coalmine Records[ 311]
December 18
The Lox
The Trinity
D-Block Records[ 312]
Debuted at No. 141 on the Billboard 200
December 19
D-Sisive & Tone Mason
Raging Bull
The Desolate Collective[ 313]
December 25
The Alchemist
The Cutting Room Floor 3
ALC[ 314]
Gucci Mane
The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings
1017 Brick Squad , 101 Distribution[ 315]
Wolves (Bix, D-Sisive , Ghettosocks , Muneshine & Timbuktu )
Wolves
Droppin' Science Productions[ 316]
December 30
Angel Haze
Dirty Gold
Island Records , Republic Records [ 317]
Singles: "Echelon (It's My Way)"
Highest-charting songs
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis released the hit singles "Thrift Shop ", "Can't Hold Us ", "Same Love " and "White Walls " during 2013.
Jay-Z released the hit singles "Holy Grail " and "Tom Ford " during 2013.
During 2013, Drake released the hit singles "Started from the Bottom " and "All Me ", along with being featured on "Fuckin' Problems ", "Love Me ", "Poetic Justice " and "No New Friends ".
Highest first-week sales
Eminem 's eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 sold 793,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release.
List of top ten albums released in 2013 according to first-week home market sales, as of November 13, 2013
Number
Album
Artist
1st-week sales
1st-week position
Refs
1
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Eminem
793,000
1
[ 318]
2
Nothing Was the Same
Drake
658,000
1
[ 319]
3
Magna Carta Holy Grail
Jay-Z
527,000
1
[ 320]
4
Yeezus
Kanye West
328,000
1
[ 321]
5
Born Sinner
J. Cole
298,000
2
[ 321]
6
I Am Not a Human Being II
Lil Wayne
217,000
2
[ 322]
7
The Gifted
Wale
158,000
1
[ 323]
8
Long. Live. ASAP
ASAP Rocky
139,000
1
[ 324]
9
Indicud
Kid Cudi
139,000
2
[ 325]
10
Watching Movies with the Sound Off
Mac Miller
102,000
3
[ 321]
Highest critically reviewed albums
AnyDecentMusic?
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