1998 in hip-hop

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

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1998 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100^[19]

Song	Artist	Project	Peak position
"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	1
"Been Around the World"	Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase	No Way Out	2
"What You Want"	Mase featuring Total	Harlem World	6
"Lookin' at Me"	Mase featuring Puff Daddy	Harlem World	8
"Dangerous"	Busta Rhymes	When Disaster Strikes	9
"Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up"			10
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"	Pras featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mýa	Ghetto Supastar	15
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"	Jay-Z	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
"Money, Power & Respect"	The LOX featuring DMX & Lil Kim	Money, Power & Respect	17
"Father"	LL Cool J	Phenomenon	18
"Still a G Thang"	Snoop Dogg	Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told	19
"Victory"	Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes	No Way Out
"Do For Love"	2Pac featuring Eric Williams	R U Still Down?	21
"Still Not a Player"	Big Pun	Capital Punishment	24
"Going Back to Cali"	The Notorious B.I.G	Life After Death	26
"Intergalactic"	Beastie Boys	Hello Nasty	28
"The Party Continues"	Jermaine Dupri featuring Da Brat & Usher	Life in 1472	29
"If You Think I'm Jiggy"	The LOX	Money, Power & Respect	30
"Get At Me Dog"	DMX featuring Sheek Louch	It's Dark and Hell is Hot	36
"Superthug"	N.O.R.E.	N.O.R.E.
"Clock Strikes"	Timbaland & Magoo	Welcome to Our World	37

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

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