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Overview of the events of 2020 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2020.
Events
January
On January 2, DaBaby was detained by Miami police for robbery investigations.[ 2]
On January 6, Florida rapper 9lokkNine was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm and potentially faces up to five years in prison.[ 4]
On January 17, New York rapper Pop Smoke was released from jail on a bond of $250,000 after having been arrested with a stolen Rolls Royce vehicle worth of $375,000. He is now prohibited to leave the United States without the government's permission.[ 5]
February
On February 19, Pop Smoke was murdered in an apparent home invasion robbery.[ 7] [ 8]
March
Released albums
January
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
3
Famous Dex
Dexter 2031
Rich Forever Music [ 11]
10
Big Ghost Ltd
Carpe Noctem
Big Ghost Ltd. Music
Mick Jenkins
The Circus
Free Nation, Cinematic [ 12] [ 13]
Moneybagg Yo
Time Served
N-Less, Interscope [ 14]
Quando Rondo
QPac
Never Broke Again, Atlantic
Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200
17
070 Shake
Modus Vivendi
GOOD Music , Def Jam
Eminem
Music to Be Murdered By
Shady , Aftermath , Interscope
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Mac Miller
Circles
Warner [ 15]
Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
The Professionals (Oh No and Madlib )
The Professionals
Madlib Invazion [ 16]
Stunna 4 Vegas
Rich Youngin
Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope
Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
Various artists
Bad Boys for Life – The Soundtrack
We The Best , Epic
24
J Hus
Big Conspiracy
Black Butter [ 17]
M Huncho
Huncholini the 1st
Island [ 18]
Debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart
Sy Ari Da Kid
It Was Unwritten
Self-released[ 19]
26
Fly Anakin
At the End of the Day
Mutant Academy[ 20]
27
Cardo
Game Related
EI$G, TFM, BYLUG[ 21]
31
DJ Fresh and Curren$y
The Tonite Show with Currensy
The Flesh, RBC[ 22]
Brian Brown
Journey
Funky Tenn[ 23]
Key Glock
Yellow Tape
Paper Route, Empire [ 24]
Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
Lil Wayne
Funeral
Young Money , Republic[ 25]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Russ
Shake the Snow Globe
Russ My Way Inc., Columbia
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Yo Gotti
Untrapped
Inevitable II Records, CMG , Epic
Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
February
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
2
Esham
She Loves Me
Reel Life Productions [ 26]
7
2 Chainz x T.R.U
No Face No Case
T.R.U., Atlantic[ 27]
Debuted at No. 182 on the Billboard 200
Boldy James
The Price of Tea in China
Boldy James, ALC Records, Empire[ 28]
Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats
Unlocked
PH Recordings, Loma Vista [ 29]
Debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200
D Smoke
Black Habits
WoodWork Records, Empire[ 30]
Jaz-O
The Warmup
Kingz Kounty Media Group[ 31]
Pop Smoke
Meet the Woo 2
Victor Victor, Republic [ 32]
Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
14
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Artist 2.0
Highbridge The Label, Atlantic
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Fetty Wap
Trap & B
300, RGF
Lil' Flip
Feelings
GT Digital, Clover G[ 33]
No Feelings
GT Digital, Lil Flip[ 34]
Vinnie Paz
As Above So Below
Enemy Soil[ 35]
Twista
Lifetime
GMG Entertainment[ 36]
20
Esham
She Loves Me Not
Reel Life Productions
21
Royce da 5'9"
The Allegory
Heaven Studios, eOne
Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Still Flexin, Still Steppin
Never Broke Again, Atlantic
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
24
Young Nudy
Anyways...
RCA Records [ 37]
Debuted at No. 109 on the Billboard 200
28
G Herbo
PTSD
Machine, Epic[ 38]
Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Lil Baby
My Turn
4PF, Wolfpack, Quality Control , Motown [ 39]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Planet Asia and 38 Spesh
Trust the Chain
T.C.F.[ 40]
Smoke DZA
A Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed
RFC, Cinematic[ 41]
The Jacka
Murder Weapon
Empire
Zaytoven , Lil Yachty , Lil Gotit and Lil Keed
A-Team
Familiar Territory, Opposition[ 42]
March
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
4
Bankroll Fresh
In Bank We Trust
Street Money[ 43]
Larry June
Adjust to the Game
The Freeminded[ 44]
6
Big Kahuna OG & Fly Anakin
360 Santana
Mutant Academy[ 45]
CJ Fly
Rudebwoy
Pro Era [ 46]
Jadakiss
Ignatius
So Raspy, D-Block , Def Jam [ 47]
Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
King Von
LeVon James
Only the Family, EMPIRE [ 48]
Debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard 200
Lil Uzi Vert
Eternal Atake
Atlantic [ 49]
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
R.A.P. Ferreira
Purple Moonlight Pages
Ruby Yacht[ 50]
Megan Thee Stallion
Suga
1501 Certified, 300 [ 51]
Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
$NOT
- Tragedy +
300[ 52]
KXNG Crooked
The Sixteen Chapel
Hitmaker Music Group, New Wave Distro[ 53]
13
Blueface
Find the Beat
Cash Money West, Cash Money , Republic[ 54]
Curren$y and Fendi P
Smokin' Potnas
Jet Life [ 55]
DJ Esco & Doe Boy
56 Birdz
Epic Records, Freebandz[ 56]
Don Toliver
Heaven or Hell
We Run It, Cactus Jack , Atlantic [ 57]
Jay Electronica
A Written Testimony
Roc Nation[ 58]
JellyRoll
A Beautiful Disaster
War Dog[ 59]
King Iso
World War Me
Strange Music , RBC , INgrooves [ 60]
Krizz Kaliko
Eternal
Strange Music[ 61]
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2
Atlantic [ 62]
Rich the Kid
Boss Man
Rich Forever Music, Republic[ 63]
17
Lil' Flip
The Leprechaun 2
GT Digital, Clover G[ 64]
20
Paul Wall
Mind Over Matter
Oiler Mobb Ent[ 65]
The Weeknd
After Hours
XO, Republic[ 66]
22
Childish Gambino
3.15.20
RCA [ 67]
Upcoming releases
March
April
May
June
Unscheduled and TBA
Artist
Album
Label
Ref.
21 Savage & Metro Boomin
Savage Mode 2
Slaughter Gang, Boominati, Epic Records
[ 75]
6LACK
TBA
LVRN , Interscope
[ 76]
Ab-Soul
TBA
Top Dawg Entertainment
[ 77]
B-Real
Tell You Something
Belly
See You Next Wednesday
Roc Nation
[ 78]
Cardi B
Tiger Woods
KSM, Atlantic
[ 79]
Dave East
Karma 3
Mass Appeal Records ,Def Jam
Drake
TBA
Frozen Moments, Republic
[ 80]
Frank Ocean
TBA
Blonded
[ 81]
Gunna
WUNNA
YSL , 300
[ 82]
Isaiah Rashad
The House is Burning
Top Dawg Entertainment
[ 83]
J. Cole
The Fall Off
Roc Nation, Dreamville , Interscope
[ 84]
Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne
I Can't Feel My Face
Kendrick Lamar
TBA
Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath , Interscope
[ 85]
Kid Cudi
Entergalactic
Wicked Awesome, Republic
[ 86]
Lil Baby
Lamborghini Boys
Quality Control, Motown, Capitol, Wolfpack, 4PF
[ 87]
Lil Tecca
Virgo World
Republic
[ 88]
Lil' Kim
9 Part 2
Queen Bee Entertainment , eOne
[ 89]
Lil Yachty
Lil Boat 3
Quality Control Music , Motown
[ 90]
Ludacris
TBA
Disturbing Tha Peace , Def Jam]]
Maybach Music Group
Self Made 4
Epic Records ,Warner Records , Roc Nation
Nas
TBA
Mass Appeal , Def Jam
[ 91]
Nicki Minaj
TBA
Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
[ 92]
NxWorries
TBA
Stones Throw
[ 93]
Pusha T
TBA
GOOD Music , Def Jam
Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels 4
Run the Jewels, Inc.
[ 94]
ScHoolboy Q
TBA
Top Dawg Entertainment , Interscope Records
[ 95]
Statik Selektah
The Balancing Act
Showoff, Mass Appeal
[ 96]
Swae Lee
Human Nature
Eardrummers, Interscope Records
[ 97]
Teyana Taylor
TBA
GOOD Music , Def Jam
Ty Dolla Sign
Tyrone
Taylor Gang, Atlantic Records
[ 98]
Wiz Khalifa
TBA
Taylor Gang, Atlantic Records
Young Thug
Punk
300 , YSL
[ 99]
Highest-charting songs
Highest first-week consumption
List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of March 2020 in the United States
Number
Album
Artist
1st-week consumption
1st-week position
Refs
1
Eternal Atake
Lil Uzi Vert
288,000
1
[ 101]
2
Music to Be Murdered By
Eminem
279,000
1
[ 102]
3
My Turn
Lil Baby
197,000
1
[ 103]
4
Circles
Mac Miller
164,000
3
[ 102]
5
JackBoys
JackBoys and Travis Scott
154,000
1
[ 104]
6
Funeral
Lil Wayne
139,000
1
[ 105]
7
Artist 2.0
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
111,000
2
[ 106]
8
Still Flexin, Still Steppin
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
91,000
2
[ 107]
9
Time Served
Moneybagg Yo
66,000
3
[ 108]
10
Shake the Snow Globe
Russ
65,000
4
[ 105]
Highest critically reviewed albums
See also
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^ "Critic Reviews for A Written Testimony" . Metacritic . Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
^ "Critic Reviews for Unlocked" . Metacritic . Retrieved February 13, 2020 .
^ "Critic Reviews for Modus Vivendi" . Metacritic . Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
^ "Critic Reviews for The Allegory" . Metacritic . Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
^ "Critic Reviews for The Circus [EP]" . Metacritic . Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
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^ "Critic Reviews for My Turn" . Metacritic . Retrieved March 4, 2020 .