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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2026.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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Released albums

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January

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Calboy Wildboy 2 Self-released[12]
G Perico Hard Reset Empire[13]
5 Joohoney 光 (Insanity) Starship[14]
9 Fashawn & Sir Veterano All Hail the King 2 Fresh Yard[15]
Guè & Cookin' Soul Fast Life 5 Island, Oyster, Universal[16]
Max B & French Montana Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos Defiant[15]
Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven Ultimate Dump Gawd 2 Self-released[15]
The Kid Laroi Before I Forget Loma Vista[17]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
UnoTheActivist Adventure Time 2 Omega, DVMN, Cleoptra[18]
Yung Bleu Therapy Moon Boy, Stem[15]
11 Nef the Pharaoh ChangSzn 4 KILFMB[19]
14 Evilgiane Giane 2 Surf Gang, Decent[20]
16 Aliyah's Interlude Kuntology 101 Self-released[21]
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb A$AP Rocky Recordings, RCA[22]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Bigbabygucci Serotonin Better Temperatures, ONErpm[23]
Dee Mula Suffering From Success NLess, Island[21]
Dina Ayada Identity Listen to the Kids, Santa Anna[24]
Lexa Gates I Am 48 Lights, GoodTalk, UMG[20]
NSG Sounds Of The Diaspora Self-released[25]
Raf Saperra Venomz Vol. II Mass Appeal, Fatboy[26]
Wiz Khalifa Khaotic Taylor Gang[27]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Slime Cry Never Broke Again, Motown[27]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
20 Hardrock Off the Planet Victor Victor[28]
Jace! Demons 3 Self-released[29]
21 ST6 JodyBoof Strike Club Santa Anna[28]
23 42 Dugg Part 3 4PF, CMG, Interscope[30]
Bushy B Lifestyle Planet Blue, Empire[31]
Curren$y Everywhere You Look Jet Life[30]
DJ Harrison ElectroSoul Stones Throw[32]
IDK E.T.D.S: Even the Devil Smiles Broke[30]
Roc Marciano 656 Pimpire[30]
Uzi Mortal Kombat Sound of Street[28]
Wizkid & Asake Real, Vol. 1 Starboy, Giran, Empire[31]
28 1900Rugrat Free(Style) Game Remain Solid, 300[33]
27 The Alchemist & Budgie The Good Book III ALC Records[34]
29 Fakemink The Boy Who Cried Terrified EtnaVeraVela[35]
30 By Storm My Ghosts Go Ghost DeadAir[36]
DaBaby Be More Grateful South Coast Music Group, Interscope[34]
Don Toliver Octane Cactus Jack, Donnway & Co, Atlantic[34]
The Game, DJ Drama & Mike & Keys Every Movie Needs a Trailer: The Credits Numinati, FTS[34]
Jordan Ward Backward Artium, Interscope[36]
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon As of Now Lex[36]
Nafe Smallz It's Not You, It's Me Ozone[37]
Wiz Khalifa Moses The Black Soundtrack Taylor Gang[34]
Xaviersobased Xavier 1-chance, Surf Gang, Atlantic[38]

February

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Vic Vega The Autobiography of Lennox Kirikau-Dennis Self-released[39]
6 1 Umbrella 1 Umbrella Empire[40]
Hunxho Not One Of Them 300[40]
J. Cole The Fall-Off Dreamville, Interscope
Joji Piss in the Wind Palace Creek, Virgin
RZA & Juice Crew Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew All Stars 36 Chambers, DNA[41]

Upcoming releases

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February

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
12 Ransom, Boldy James & Nicholas Craven Salvation for the Wicked Momentum [42]
13 Ms Banks South LDN Lover Girl Believe [43]
20 Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist TBA ALC [44]
Lil Tjay They Just Ain't You TrenchKid [45]
Mozzy & EST Gee Not A Chance In Hell Mozzy Records, Young Shiners, Empire Distribution
27 Gorillaz The Mountain Kong [46]

March

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
6 Denzel Curry & The Scythe Strictly 4 The Scythe PH Recordings, Loma Vista Recordings [47]
13 Elucid I Guess U Had to Be There Rhymesayers, Secretly [48]
20 Kanye West Bully YZY, Gamma [49]
27 Nicki Minaj TBA Republic Records [50]

April

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
3 Codefendants Lifers This Is Crime Wave, Regime Music Group [51]
10 Wesley Joseph Forever Someday Secretly Canadian [52]
18 Dope (Chuck D & John Densmore) No Country For Old Men Org [53]
24 Cadence Weapon Forager Six Shooter [54]
Kneecap Fenian Heavenly [55]

Unscheduled and TBA

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Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
2 Chainz & Statik Selektah TBA TBA [56]
41 Area 41 RiteOrWrongKVH, Republic [57]
42 Dugg Part 3 4PF, CMG, Interscope [58]
6lack Love Is The New Gangsta LVRN, Interscope [59]
Ab-Soul Soul Burger: The Odyssey TDE [60]
Anuel AA & Ozuna Los Dioses 2 Real Hasta la Muerte, Aura Music [61][needs update]
AzChike N.R.F.T.W. (No Rest For The Wicked) Warner [62]
Baby Keem Child with Wolves PGLang, Columbia [63]
Beanie Sigel TBA Self-released [64]
Big Boi Boomiverse 2 TBA [63]
Big Sean & The Alchemist TBA TBA [65][needs update]
Black Thought Streams Of Thought Vol. 4 TBA [66]
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony TBA Greenback [67]
Busta Rhymes Vengeance Conglomerate, Epic [68]
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Top of the Hills 5020 [69]
Cam'ron & Mase TBA TBA [70]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic Records [71]
Cash Cobain Party with Slizzy Giant [72]
Chase B Be Very Afraid Cactus Jack [73]
Coi Leray Pink Sweatsuits Epic [74]
Coolio Long Live Coolio Tommy Boy [75][needs update]
D12 D12 Forever Shady, Aftermath [76][non-primary source needed]
Danger Mouse & Black Thought Cheat Codes 2 BMG [77]
Death Grips TBA TBA [78]
Destroy Lonely TBA Opium [79]
Destroy Lonely & Ken Carson OPM Twins [63]
DJ Khaled Aalam of God We The Best Music, Republic Records [80]
DJ Paul TBA Scale-A-Ton [81]
DMX DMX Features SYB, Twenty Nine, DNA Music, Hitmaker [82]
Doechii TBA TDE [83]
Drake Iceman OVO [84]
Dres & J Dilla TBA Stones Throw [85][needs update]
Droogie Otis (Madlib & Your Old Droog) TBA Beat Konducta, Secretly Distribution [86]
E-40 Rule of Thumb 2 Heavy On The Grind Entertainment [87]
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Abi & Alan Control Freaq, Empire [88]
EST Gee Bigger Than The Devil CMG, Interscope [89]
EST Gee & Mozzy TBA Empire [90]
Fakemink Terrified EtnaVeraVela [91]
Fimiguerrero Lost City Lizzy [92]
Flipmode Squad TBA TBA [93][needs update]
Freddie Gibbs & Kaytranada TBA TBA [94]
GloRilla TBA CMG [95]
Gunna & Offset TBA YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Motown Records [96]
Hit-Boy Sftwre Updte Surf Club [97]
Hot Boys TBA Cash Money Records [98][needs update]
Ice Spice Rosadita 10K, Capitol [99]
Isaiah Rashad TBA TDE, Warner [100]
Ja Rule TBA M-PIRE Records, Def Jam Records [101]
Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel Kiss the Mack TBA [102]
Jay Rock Eastside Johnny Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [103]
JID & Metro Boomin God Doesn't Like Ugly Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide [104]
Jim Jones TBA VL, Hitmaker [105]
Juelz Santana & DJ Drama We In Motion Def Jam Recordings, Diplomat Records, Generation Now, MNRK Music Group [106][needs update]
Juicy J & BeatKing Ratchet P Trippy Music,C3 Entertainment [107][needs update]
Juvenile Boiling Point DNA, Hitmaker [108]
Kanye West In a Perfect World YZY [109]
Kevin Abstract Blush 2 Virgin, X8, Juno [110]
Ken Carson Lost Files 5 Opium, Interscope [111]
Key Glock The 16th Letter Paper Route Empire, Republic [112]
Lady London To Whom It May Concern High Standardz, Def Jam [113]
Lancey Foux The Time of Our Lives RCA, Human Re Sources [114]
Lil Nas X Dreamboy Columbia [115]
Lil Uzi Vert TBA Cor(e), Roc Nation [116]
Lil Yachty & Concrete Boys It's Us Vol. 2 Concrete Rekordz, Quality Control [117]
Lucki Drugs R Bad Empire [118]
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings [119]
Mach-Hommy & Conductor Williams TBA TBA [120][needs update]
Megan Thee Stallion Megan: Act 3 Hot Girl Productions [121]
Mike Will Made It R3set EarDrummers [122][needs update]
Moneybagg Yo TBA CMG, Interscope [123]
Nettspend Early Life Crisis Grade A, Interscope [124]
Nipsey Hussle & Bino Rideaux TBA All Money In, Atlantic, Roc Nation [125]
Pharoahe Monch External Affairs TBA [126][needs update]
Playboi Carti Baby Boi AWGE, Interscope [127]
Pooh Shiesty TBA 1017, Atlantic [128]
Prettifun You Can Die Laughing Victor Victor [129]
Project Pat & Juicy J Them Goats TBA [130][needs update]
Pusha T & DJ Drama TBA Heir Wave Music [131][needs update]
Quavo Satchamo Quality Control, Motown [132]
Ras Kass Leopard Eats Face Soulspazm [133]
Remy Ma TBA TBA [134][needs update]
Rick Ross Set in Stone Maybach, Gamma [135]
Roc Marciano Criminal Jazz Art That Kills, Marci Enterprises [136]
Rod Wave Don't Look Down Alamo [137]
Roddy Ricch The Navy Album Atlantic [138]
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Artistry, Warner [139]
Sheck Wes YKTS Cactus Jack [140][better source needed]
Skepta Fork & Knife Boy Better Know [141]
Skrilla The Face Of Zombie Land Priority, UMG [142]
Snoop Dogg & Dave East TBA Death Row [143][needs update]
St. Lunatics TBA TBA [144]
Statik Selektah Expensive Taste Mass Appeal, Showoff [145]
Stove God Cooks Goat Stamp Babygrande [146]
Styles P & Black Thought TBA D-Block, Def Jam Recordings [147][needs update]
Summrs Badman Self-released [148]
Takeoff TBA Quality Control Music, Motown Records [149][needs update]
Tana Me Galactic, Republic [150]
The D.O.C. TBA Death Row Records [151][needs update]
The Game The Documentary 3 TBA [152]
The Lox TBA D-Block, Roc Nation [153][needs update]
The Roots End Game TBA [154]
T.I. Kill the King / Kiss the King Grand Hustle Records [155]
Travis Scott TBA Cactus Jack, Epic [63]
Treach TBA Tommy Boy, Arista [156][needs update]
Trippie Redd NDA 1400 Entertainment [157]
Veeze Worst Tape Navy Wavy, Warner [158]
Wallie the Sensei Mad Dogg Cactus Jack [159]
Westside Gunn Flygod Is An Awesome God III Griselda Records [160][needs update]
Xzibit Kingmaker 2 Greenback [161][non-primary source needed]
Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist Forensics Self-released [162]
Yeat A Dangerous Lyfe Lyfestyle, Field Trip, Capitol [163]
YG The Gentleman's Club 4Hunnid, BMG [164]
Yung Miami Yams Quality Control Music, Motown [63]

Highest-charting songs

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United States

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Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[165]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"FDO" Pooh Shiesty TBA 12
"What You Saying" Lil Uzi Vert
"WGFT" Gunna featuring Burna Boy The Last Wun 16
"Stay Here 4 Life" A$AP Rocky featuring Brent Faiyaz Don't Be Dumb 23
"Helicopter" A$AP Rocky 24
"Hell at Night" BigXthaPlug featuring Ella Langley I Hope You're Happy 26
"4 Raws" EsDeeKid Rebel 28
"Stole Ya Flow" A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb 33

United Kingdom

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Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart[166]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Raindance" Dave featuring Tems The Boy Who Played the Harp 1


Highest first-week consumption

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List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2025 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Don't Be Dumb A$AP Rocky 123,000 1 [167]
2 Slime Cry YoungBoy Never Broke Again 70,000 6 [167]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

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Metacritic

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Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 By Storm My Ghosts Go Ghost 78 6 reviews [168]
2 A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb 71 13 reviews [169]
3 The Kid Laroi Before I Forget 68 4 reviews [170]

See also

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References

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