This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1998.
Released albums
| Release Date[1]
|
Artist
|
Album
|
| January 13
|
The Lox
|
Money, Power & Respect
|
| Funkdoobiest
|
The Troubleshooters[2]
|
| January 20
|
Saafir
|
Trigonometry
|
| Young Bleed
|
My Balls and My Word
|
| January 27
|
GP Wu
|
Don't Go Against the Grain
|
| Various Artists
|
Ride (soundtrack)[3]
|
| February 3
|
Myzery
|
Para la Isla
|
| February 17
|
Silkk the Shocker
|
Charge It 2 da Game
|
| February 24
|
Above the Law
|
Legends
|
| C-Bo
|
Til My Casket Drops
|
| E.S.G.
|
Return of the Living Dead
|
| Various Artists
|
Caught Up (soundtrack)
|
| Prophet Posse
|
Body Parts
|
|
| March 3
|
Scarface
|
My Homies
|
| March 10
|
Killah Priest
|
Heavy Mental
|
| March 17
|
Fat Pat
|
Ghetto Dreams
|
| Various Artists
|
The Players Club (soundtrack)[4]
|
| March 24
|
Cappadonna
|
The Pillage
|
| C-Murder
|
Life or Death
|
| Das EFX
|
Generation EFX
|
| Hieroglyphics
|
3rd Eye Vision
|
| Lil' Keke
|
Commission
|
| People Under the Stairs
|
The Next Step
|
| March 31
|
Daz Dillinger
|
Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back[5]
|
| Gang Starr
|
Moment of Truth
|
| Hussein Fatal
|
In the Line of Fire
|
| Smif-n-Wessun
|
The Rude Awakening
|
| April 7
|
AZ
|
Pieces of a Man[6]
|
| Do or Die
|
Headz or Tailz[7]
|
| Fat Pat
|
Throwed in da Game
|
| Goodie Mob
|
Still Standing
|
| Various Artists
|
I Got the Hook Up (soundtrack)
|
| April 13
|
Mark B
|
Hitmen for Hire
|
| April 14
|
Aceyalone
|
A Book of Human Language
|
| April 20
|
Massive Attack
|
Mezzanine
|
| April 21
|
Allfrumtha I
|
Allfrumtha I
|
| Marvaless
|
Fearless
|
| Various Artists
|
Bulworth (soundtrack)[8]
|
| April 28
|
Big Daddy Kane
|
Veteranz' Day
|
| Big Pun
|
Capital Punishment[9]
|
| Mac Dre
|
Stupid Doo Doo Dumb
|
| Public Enemy
|
He Got Game (soundtrack)
|
| WC
|
The Shadiest One
|
| May 1
|
Shades of Culture
|
Mindstate
|
| May 5
|
Various Artists
|
Woo (soundtrack)[10]
|
| Fiend
|
There's One in Every Family
|
| Rawkus Records
|
Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
|
| May 12
|
Various Artists
|
Streets Is Watching (soundtrack)
|
| May 19
|
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
|
Greatest Hits
|
| DMX
|
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
|
| Snoop Dogg
|
Smokefest Underground
|
| Soulja Slim
|
Give It 2 'Em Raw
|
| Too Short
|
Nationwide: Independence Day
|
| Eightball
|
Lost
|
| May 24
|
Show and A.G.
|
Full Scale (EP)
|
| May 26
|
Mo Thugs
|
Chapter II: Family Reunion
|
| June 1
|
Jurassic 5
|
Jurassic 5
|
| All Natural
|
No Additives, No Preservatives
|
| June 2
|
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
|
Make It Reign[11]
|
| Master P
|
MP Da Last Don
|
| Onyx
|
Shut 'Em Down
|
| June 15
|
Lewis Parker
|
Masquerades & Silhouettes
|
| June 16
|
Devin the Dude
|
The Dude
|
| Queen Latifah
|
Order in the Court
|
| Z-Ro
|
Look What You Did to Me
|
| June 23
|
Andre Nickatina
|
Raven in My Eyes
|
| John Forte
|
Poly Sci
|
| Ka'Nut
|
Look At 'Em Now
|
| Lil' Troy
|
Sittin' Fat Down South
|
| June 30
|
Black Eyed Peas
|
Behind the Front
|
| Def Squad
|
El Niño
|
| Ganksta N-I-P
|
Interview with a Killa
|
| MC Ren
|
Ruthless for Life
|
| July 7
|
Kane & Abel
|
Am I My Brother's Keeper
|
| Noreaga
|
N.O.R.E.
|
| July 14
|
Beastie Boys
|
Hello Nasty
|
| Celly Cel
|
The G Filez
|
| July 21
|
69 Boyz
|
The Wait Is Over
|
| Cam'ron
|
Confessions of Fire
|
| Nate Dogg
|
G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2
|
| Mac
|
Shell Shocked
|
| Mix Master Mike
|
Anti-Theft Device
|
| Rasco
|
Time Waits for No Man
|
| Sunz of Man
|
The Last Shall Be First
|
| Wu-Tang Killa Beez
|
The Swarm
|
| July 28
|
Delinquent Habits
|
Here Come the Horns
|
| August 4
|
Snoop Dogg
|
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
|
| Twiztid
|
Mostasteless
|
| August 11
|
Crime Boss
|
Still at Large
|
| E-40
|
The Element of Surprise
|
| Funkmaster Flex
|
The Mix Tape, Vol. III
|
| Killarmy
|
Dirty Weaponry
|
| M.O.P.
|
First Family 4 Life
|
| August 18
|
Kid Rock
|
Devil Without a Cause
|
| MC Lyte
|
Seven & Seven
|
| Styles of Beyond
|
2000 Fold
|
| August 25
|
A.D.O.R.
|
Shock Frequency
|
| Various Artists
|
Blade (soundtrack)
|
| Biz Markie
|
On the Turntable
|
| Lauryn Hill
|
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
|
| Xzibit
|
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
|
| September 1
|
Big Ed the Assassin
|
The Assassin
|
| Bizarre
|
Attack of the Weirdos
|
| Fat Joe
|
Don Cartagena
|
| Flipmode Squad
|
The Imperial
|
| Herschelwood Hardheadz
|
A Million Dollar$ Later
|
| September 8
|
Canibus
|
Can-I-Bus
|
| Digital Underground
|
Who Got the Gravy?
|
| Skull Duggery
|
These Wicked Streets
|
| September 15
|
Various Artists
|
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (soundtrack)[12]
|
| Magic
|
Sky's the Limit
|
| The Kaze
|
Kamakazie Timez Up
|
| Various Artists
|
Rush Hour (soundtrack)[13]
|
| September 22
|
Big Tymers
|
How You Luv That Vol. 2
|
| Ghetto Twiinz
|
No Pain No Gain
|
| Ras Kass
|
Rasassination
|
| September 29
|
Bad Azz
|
Word on tha Streets
|
| Black Star
|
Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
|
| Brand Nubian
|
Foundation
|
| Jay-Z
|
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
|
| No Limit Records
|
Mean Green
|
| OutKast
|
Aquemini
|
| A Tribe Called Quest
|
The Love Movement
|
| October 6
|
Bizzy Bone
|
Heaven'z Movie
|
| Cypress Hill
|
Cypress Hill IV
|
| Kurupt
|
Kuruption!
|
| Mack 10
|
The Recipe
|
| P.M. Dawn
|
Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad
|
| Prime Suspects
|
Guilty 'til Proven Innocent
|
| Tela
|
Now or Never
|
| Twista & the Speedknot Mobstaz
|
Mobstability
|
| October 13
|
Heltah Skeltah
|
Magnum Force
|
| Various Artists
|
Slam: The Soundtrack
|
| The Dynospectrum
|
The Dynospectrum
|
| October 17
|
Beat Junkies
|
World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 2[14]
|
| October 19
|
Ex-Prez
|
1019
|
| October 20
|
Deadly Venoms
|
The Antidote[15]
|
| Ghetto Mafia
|
On da Grind
|
| Vanilla Ice
|
Hard to Swallow
|
| Gambino Family
|
Ghetto Organized
|
| Kool G Rap
|
Roots of Evil
|
| October 27
|
Bushwick Bill
|
No Surrender No Retreat
|
| Mia X
|
Mama Drama
|
| M-Doc
|
Young, Black, Rich and Famous
|
| Pras
|
Ghetto Supastar
|
| November 3
|
Various Artists
|
Belly (soundtrack)[16]
|
| Crucial Conflict
|
Good Side, Bad Side
|
| Juvenile
|
400 Degreez
|
| All City
|
Metropolis Gold[17]
|
| GRITS
|
Factors of the Seven
|
| Yukmouth
|
Thugged Out: The Albulation
|
| November 10
|
The Coup
|
Steal This Album
|
| Kid Capri
|
Soundtrack to the Streets
|
| Ghetto Commission
|
Wise Guys
|
| Pete Rock
|
Soul Survivor
|
| November 17
|
Geto Boys
|
Da Good da Bad & da Ugly
|
| Ice Cube
|
War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
|
| Method Man
|
Tical 2000: Judgement Day
|
| LA the Darkman
|
Heist of the Century
|
| November 24
|
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
|
The Collection, Vol. 1
|
| DJ Quik
|
Rhythm-al-ism
|
| RZA
|
Bobby Digital in Stereo
|
| Steady Mobb'n
|
Black Mafia
|
| 2Pac
|
Greatest Hits
|
| Timbaland
|
Tim's Bio: Life From Da Bassment
|
| December 1
|
Full Blooded
|
Memorial Day
|
| December 8
|
No Limit Records
|
We Can't Be Stopped
|
| Redman
|
Doc's da Name 2000
|
| December 15
|
Busta Rhymes
|
E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front[18]
|
| Mystikal
|
Ghetto Fabulous
|
| DJ Clue
|
The Professional
|
| December 22
|
DMX
|
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
|
| Southside Playaz
|
You Got Us Fuxxed Up
|
| Unknown
|
Aesop Rock
|
Music for Earthworms
|
Highest-charting singles
Highest first-week album sales
List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales
| Number
|
Album
|
Artist
|
1st-week sales
|
1st-week position
|
Refs
|
| 1
|
Hello Nasty
|
Beastie Boys
|
681,000
|
1
|
|
| 2
|
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
|
DMX
|
670,000
|
1
|
|
| 3
|
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
|
Snoop Dogg
|
520,000
|
1
|
|
| 4
|
MP Da Last Don
|
Master P
|
495,000
|
1
|
|
| 5
|
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
|
Lauryn Hill
|
422,624
|
1
|
|
| 6
|
Tical 2000: Judgement Day
|
Method Man
|
411,000
|
2
|
|
| 7
|
Ghetto Fabulous
|
Mystikal
|
386,000
|
5
|
|
| 8
|
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
|
Jay-Z
|
350,000
|
1
|
|
| 9
|
Charge It 2 Da Game
|
Silkk The Shocker
|
288,000
|
3
|
|
| 10
|
Greatest Hits
|
2pac
|
268,000
|
5
|
|
See also
References
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