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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1997.
Released albums
| Release Date | Artist | Album | Notes |
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| January 14 | Various Artists | Rhyme & Reason: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| February 11 | Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. II | |
| February 18 | Luniz | Bootlegs & B-Sides | |
| March 25 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death |
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| Warren G | Take a Look Over Your Shoulder |
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| May 13 | Various Artists | I'm Bout It |
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| June 3 | Wu-Tang Clan | Wu-Tang Forever |
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| June 17 | Capone-N-Noreaga | The War Report |
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| June 24 | Twista | Adrenaline Rush |
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| July 1 | B.G. | It's All on U, Vol. 1 | |
| Puff Daddy & the Family | No Way Out |
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| July 15 | Missy Elliott | Supa Dupa Fly |
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| July 29 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | The Art of War |
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| Suave House Records | The Album of the Year | ||
| August 26 | Coolio | My Soul |
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| September 7 | Master P | Ghetto D |
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| September 15 | Busta Rhymes | When Disaster Strikes... |
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| September 16 | EPMD | Back in Business |
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| Mack 10 | Based on a True Story |
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| September 23 | Boogie Down Productions | Man & His Music | |
| September 30 | Common | One Day It'll All Make Sense |
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| October 14 | LL Cool J | Phenomenon |
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| Rawkus Records | Soundbombing | ||
| October 21 | Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz | Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album | |
| Salt-n-Pepa | Brand New | ||
| October 28 | Hot Boys | Get It How U Live! | |
| November 4 | Jay-Z | In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 |
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| Three 6 Mafia | Chapter 2: World Domination | ||
| November 10 | MC Lyte | Badder Than B-Fore | |
| November 11 | Luniz | Lunitik Muzik | |
| MC Eiht | Last Man Standing | ||
| Mystikal | Unpredictable |
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| November 15 | B.G. | It's All on U, Vol. 2 | |
| November 18 | MJG | No More Glory | |
| November 25 | 2Pac | R U Still Down? (Remember Me) |
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| December 16 | Ice Cube | Featuring...Ice Cube | |
| December 23 | 8Ball & MJG | Lyrics of a Pimp |
Highest-charting singles
| Title | Artist | Peak position |
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| "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | P. Diddy feat. Mase | 1 |
| "I'll Be Missing You" | P. Diddy feat. Fath Evans & 112 | 1 |
| "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. | 1 |
| "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. | 1 |
| "It's All About the Benjamins" | P. Diddy feat. Lil' Kim, The Lox & The Notorious B.I.G. | 2 |
| "Look into My Eyes" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | 4 |
| "Feel So Good" | Mase | 5 |
| "Dangerous" | Busta Rhymes | 9 |
| "C U When U Get There" | Coolio feat. 40 Thevz | 12 |
| "Smile (Scarface song)" | Scarface feat. 2Pac & Johnny P. | 12 |
Highest first-week sales
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position | Genre |
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| 1 | Life After Death | The Notorious BIG | 690,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 2 | Wu-Tang Forever | Wu-Tang Clan | 612,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 3 | No Way Out | P.Diddy | 561,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 4 | R U Still Down? (Remember Me) | 2Pac | 549,000 | 2 | West Coast Hip Hop |
| 5 | The Art Of War | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 394,000 | 1 | Midwest Hip Hop |
| 6 | Harlem World | Mase | 270,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 7 | Ghetto D | Master P | 260,000 | 1 | Southern Hip Hop |
See also
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