2021 in hip hop music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2021.

2021 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in hip hop music

Events

January

February

Released albums

January
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Bun B and Le$ Distant DIOS, II Trill Enterprises[2]
DJ Daddykat and Wiz Khalifa #Fucc2020 Taylor Gang Entertainment[3]
Uncle Murda Don’t Come Outside Vol. 3 ATM WorldWide Inc, EMPIRE[2]
2 Agallah Don Bishop 2021 Propain Campain[4]
8 Griselda and Black Soprano Family Conflicted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Griselda Records[5]
14 2nd Generation Wu (iNTeLL, Pxwer, Sun God, Young Dirty Bastard) Hereditary Dock Street Records[6]
15 Marco Polo MP on the MP: The Beat Tape, Vol. 1 Spaghetti Bender[7]
Nyck Caution Anywhere But Here Pro Era[8]
18 CJ Fly The Way I H(ear) It, Vol. 1 self-released[9]
22 BRS Kash Kash Only LVRN, Interscope, A Team Litty[10]
Erick the Architect Future Proof self-released[11]
Lil Skies Unbothered All We Got, Atlantic[10]
  • Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Doctor Destruction Planetory Destruction Self-Released[12]
Peewee Longway and Cassius Jay Longway Sinatra 2 MPA BandCamp[10]
Th1rt3en (Pharoahe Monch, Marcus Machado & Daru Jones) A Magnificent Day for an Exorcism Fat Beats[13]
Young Dolph Rich $lave (Deluxe) Paper Route Empire[10]
28 Rich the Kid Lucky 7 Rich Forever Music, Empire Distribution
The Alchemist (in collaboration with Born x Raised) Carry the Fire Born x Raised, ALC Records[14]
29 Chip Snakes & Ladders Cash Motto[15]
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart
Fredo Money Can't Buy Happiness Since 93[16]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Lil Durk The Voice (Deluxe) Only the Family, Alamo, Geffen[17]
Madlib Sound Ancestors Madlib Invazion[18]
Tha God Fahim & Your Old Droog Tha Wolf on Wall St. Mongoloid Banks, TGF Music[19]
31 Papoose January Honorable Records, Worldstar Distro[20]

February
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
5 Big Ghost LTD & Conway the Machine If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed Griselda, Big Ghost LTD Music[21]
Devin the Dude Soulful Distance Coughee Brothaz Enterprises, Empire[22]
Pooh Shiesty Shiesty Season Atlantic Records[23]
The Weeknd The Highlights XO, Republic Records[24]

Upcoming releases

February
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
12 JPEGMAFIA EP2! EQT, Republic [25]
slowthai Tyron Method Records [26]
26 Payroll Giovanni & Cardo Another Day Another Dollar BYLUG Entertainment [27]
TBA Bryson Tiller Anniversary (Deluxe) RCA Records [28]

March
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
12 DJ Muggs Dies Occidendum Sacred Bones Records [29]
19 Benny the Butcher The Plugs I Met 2 Griselda Records [30]
TBA Redman Muddy Waters 2 Gilla House [31]
Pusha T King Push GOOD Music, Def Jam

May
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
TBA MC Eiht Revolution of Progress Blue Stamp Entertainment, Year Round Records [32]

Unscheduled and TBA
Artist Album Label Ref.
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Collegrove 2 Young Money, Def Jam, Republic [33]
6lack Difference LVRN, Interscope [34]
50 Cent Street King Immortal G-Unit, Caroline
A Boogie wit da Hoodie A Boogie vs Artist Highbridge, Atlantic Records
Ab-Soul TBA Top Dawg Entertainment [35]
Anderson Paak TBA Aftermath Entertainment, 12 Tone Music, Atlantic Records
A$AP Mob Cozy Tapes Vol. 3 ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA Records [36]
ASAP Rocky All $miles ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records [37]
Belly See You Next Wednesday XO Inc., Roc Nation [38]
Bow Wow Before 30 LBW, Bad Boy Records [39]
Bryson Tiller Serenity RCA Records [40]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic [41]
Chris Brown Breezy CBE, RCA Records [42]
Clever Crazy Grade A, The Dispensary [43]
De La Soul TBA Mass Appeal [44]
AOI3
DJ Khaled Khaled Khaled We the Best, Epic Records, Roc Nation [45]
DMX TBA Def Jam [46]
Doja Cat Planet Her RCA Records, Kemosabe Records
Dr. Dre Detox Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records [47]
Drake Certified Lover Boy OVO Sound, Republic Records [48]
EPMD Big Business Roc Nation [49]
French Montana TBA Coke Boys, Bad Boy Records, Epic Records
Future Monster 2 Freebandz, Epic Records
Future, Young Thug, Lil Baby & Gunna Super Slimey: Surfer Edition Freebandz, YSL Records, 300 Entertainment [50]
G-Eazy These Things Happen Too BPG, RVG, RCA Records [51]
The Game West Side Story Prolific Records, eOne
Gucci Mane, Quavo & Lil Yachty Glacier Boyz Atlantic Records, Quality Control Music, Motown Records, Capitol Records
Gunna Drip Season 4 YSL Records
Gunna & Lil Baby Drip Harder 2 Quality Control Music, YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Motown Records, Capitol Records
Hopsin Minor Disturbance Undercover Prodigy [52]
Insane Clown Posse Yum Yum Bedlam Psychopathic Records
Iggy Azalea End of an Era Bad Dreams Records, Empire Distribution
Isaiah Rashad The House is Burning Top Dawg Entertainment [53]
J. Cole The Fall Off Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope Records [54]
The Off-Season
It's A Boy
J.Stone Definition of Sacrifice All Money In Records
Ja Rule 12.Twelve.XII Mpire, Fontana [55]
JackBoys JackBoys 2 Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records
Jay Rock TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records
JID The Forever Story Dreamville, Interscope, Spillage Village
Juice Wrld The Outsiders Grade A, Interscope Records
Kanye West Donda GOOD Music, Def Jam [56]
Kanye West & Dr. Dre Jesus Is King Part II GOOD Music, Def Jam, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
Kendrick Lamar TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Universal Music Group [57]
Kodak Black Kill Bill Dollaz N Dealz, Sniper Gang, Atlantic Records [58]
Lance Skiiiwalker TBA Top Dawg Entertainment
Lil Baby Lamborghini Boys 4PF, Wolfpack, Quality Control, Motown [59]
Lil Durk & Metro Boomin No Auto Durk Only the Family, Alamo Records [60]
Lil' Kim 9 Part 2 Queen Bee Entertainment, eOne [61]
Lil Pump Lil Pump 2 Tha Lights Global, Warner Records [62]
Lil Uzi Vert Forever Young Generation Now, Roc Nation
Luv Is Rage 3
Untitled SoundCloud Tape [63]
Lil Wayne I Am Not a Human Being III Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records, Universal Music Group
Tha Carter VI
Lil Yachty Michigan Boat Boy Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, Motown Records
LL Cool J TBA Def Jam [64]
Ludacris TBA Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam [65]
Macklemore TBA Bendo Records
Maybach Music Group Self Made 4 Atlantic Records, Epic Records, Warner Records
Meek Mill Dreamchasers 5 Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records
Migos Culture III Quality Control Music, YRN The Label Capitol Records, Motown Records [66]
Nas TBA Mass Appeal Records [67]
Nav & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing II XO Records, Republic Records, Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records [68]
Nipsey Hussle TBA All Money In Records, Atlantic Records
NxWorries TBA Stones Throw [69]
Phife Dawg Forever TBA
Post Malone TBA Republic Records [70]
Q-Tip AlGoRhythms Def Jam [71]
Riotdiaries
The Last Zulu
Rae Sremmurd Sremm4Life EarDrummers, Interscope Records
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III Ice H20, Empire Distribution [72]
Rick Ross Richer Than I've Ever Been Maybach Music Group,Epic Records
Rod Wave Hard Times Alamo Records, Geffen, Interscope Records [73]
Roddy Ricch Feed Tha Streets 3 Atlantic Records [74]
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Warner Records, Artistry
ScHoolboy Q TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [75]
Ski Mask the Slump God TBA Victor Victor Worldwide, Republic [76]
Snoop Dogg Take It from a G Doggystyle Records, Empire [77]
Swae Lee Human Nature EarDrummers, Interscope Records [78]
SZA TBA Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA
Token Can't Only Be Me Never Too Different, Atlantic [79]
Tory Lanez & Chris Brown TBA One Umbrella Records, CBE, RCA Records [80]
Travis Scott Utopia Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records
Travis Scott & Kid Cudi The Scotts Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records, Wicked Awesome, Republic Records
Tyler, the Creator TBA Columbia
Tyrese Identity Theft Voltron, Caroline [81]
Usher Confessions 2 RCA Records
Wale TBA Maybach Music Group, Warner Records
Wiz Khalifa Cereal Milk Taylor Gang Records, Atlantic Records
Xzibit King Maker Open Bar, EMI [82]
Young Thug Punk YSL, 300 Entertainment [83]
Slime Language 2

Highest-charting songs
Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2021 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[84]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Whoopty" CJ TBA 16
"What You Know Bout Love" Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon 19
"Bad Boy" Juice Wrld and Young Thug TBA 22
"Throat Baby (Go Baby)" BRS Kash Kash Only 24
"Streets" Doja Cat Hot Pink 25
"On Me" Lil Baby TBA 29
"You're Mines Still" Yung Bleu featuring Drake Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions 32
"Best Friend" Saweetie featuring Doja Cat Pretty Bitch Music 39
"Back in Blood" Pooh Shiesty featuring Lil Durk Shiesty Season 40

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