2004 in hip hop music

List of years in hip hop music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2004.

Released albums

Release Date Artist Album Label
January 20 Dizzee Rascal Boy in da Corner
January 27 Twista Kamikaze Atlantic Records
February 3 Micranots The Emperor & the Assassin Rhymesayers Entertainment
February 10 Kanye West The College Dropout Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
March 1 Noah23 & Jaffa Gate Ancient Israelites Older Than Anorthosite Northstar Imprint[1]
March 2 Cee-Lo Green Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine
Beans Now Soon Someday [EP]
March 3 Tunnel Rats Tunnel Rats Uprok Records
March 16 cLOUDDEAD Ten
March 23 Blockhead Music By Cavelight
Cypress Hill Till Death Do Us Part Columbia Records
Eyedea & Abilities E&A Rhymesayers Entertainment
Madvillain Madvillainy Stones Throw Records
MURS & 9th Wonder Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition Definitive Jux
N*E*R*D Fly or Die Star Trak Entertainment
Skatterman & Snug Brim Urban Legendz Strange Music
Usher Confessions
April 6 Dark Lotus Black Rain Psychopathic Records
Dilated Peoples Neighborhood Watch
Non Phixion The Green CD/DVD Uncle Howie Records
April 13 Illogic Celestial Clockwork
Plague Language Farewell Archetypes Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[2]
April 20 Automato Automato
Ghostface Killah The Pretty Toney Album Def Jam
April 27 D12 D12 World Shady Records, Interscope Records
May 4 Ill Bill What's Wrong with Bill? Psycho+Logical-Records
May 11 Gift of Gab 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up Quannum Projects
MF Grimm Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1
Pete Rock Soul Survivor II
May 18 The Streets A Grand Don't Come for Free
Method Man Tical 0: The Prequel Def Jam
May 20 Lecrae Real Talk Reach Records
June 1 Masta Killa No Said Date Nature Sounds
June 8 The X-Ecutioners The Revolutions
Spice 1 The Ridah
June 15 Beastie Boys To the 5 Boroughs
Proof I Miss the Hip Hop Shop Iron Fist Records
Sabac Red Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come Psycho+Logical-Records
June 22 Erick Sermon Chilltown, New York Motown
Jadakiss Kiss of Death Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope
Phat Kat The Undeniable LP Barak Records
June 27 Noah23 Sigma Octantis Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[3]
Mitochondrial Blues
June 29 Goodie Mob One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Headset Space Settings
Lloyd Banks The Hunger For More G-Unit Records
Slum Village Detroit Deli: A Taste of Detroit
July 13 Leak Bros. Waterworld Eastern Conference Records
The Pharcyde Humboldt Beginnings
Project: Deadman Self Inflicted Strange Music
The Roots The Tipping Point Geffen Records
7L & Esoteric DC2: Bars of Death Babygrande Records
July 27 Anybody Killa Dirty History Psychopathic Records
Bigg Jus Black Mamba Serums v2.0 Big Dada Recordings
OuterSpace Blood and Ashes Babygrande
August 3 Masta Ace A Long Hot Summer M3 Macmil Music
MF DOOM Venomous Villain [VV:2] Insomniac, Inc.
Theodore Unit 718
August 10 Brand Nubian Fire in the Hole
Kutt Calhoun B.L.E.V.E. Strange Music
Mobb Deep Amerikaz Nightmare
Mr. Hyde Barn of the Naked Dead Psycho+Logical-Records
Shyne Godfather Buried Alive Def Jam
August 17 Northern State All City
213 The Hard Way Doggystyle Records
August 24 The Foreign Exchange Connected Barely Breaking Even
Jedi Mind Tricks Legacy of Blood Babygrande Records
Jim Jones On My Way to Church Diplomat Records, Koch
Ma$e Welcome Back Bad Boy Records
MC Breed The New Prescription Psychopathic Records
Young Buck Straight Outta Ca$hville G-Unit Records
August 31 Insane Clown Posse The Wraith: Hell's Pit Psychopathic Records
LL Cool J The DEFinition Def Jam
September 7 Rob Sonic Telicatessen Definitive Jux
September 14 Dizzee Rascal Showtime
Nelly Sweat Derrty Entertainment, Universal Records
Suit
September 21 Jean Grae This Week
k-os Joyful Rebellion
Lil' Romeo Romeoland
Necro The Pre-Fix for Death Psycho+Logical-Records
Saul Williams Saul Williams Fader Label
September 28 Heiruspecs A Tiger Dancing
Shawnna Worth tha Weight Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
Talib Kweli The Beautiful Struggle Rawkus Records
October 5 De La Soul The Grind Date
I-20 Self Explanatory Disturbing tha Peace, Capitol
October 12 Gold Chains And Curly Cie When The World Was Our Friend
Mos Def The New Danger Rawkus, Geffen
October 19 Beans Shock City Maverick
Bizzy Bone Alpha and Omega
Blaze Ya Dead Homie Colton Grundy: The Undying Psychopathic Records
Lil Wyte Phinally Phamous Hypnotize Minds
Q-Unique Vengeance is Mine Uncle Howie Records
October 26 Afrika Bambaataa Dark Matter: Moving At The Speed Of Light
Goretex The Art of Dying Psycho+Logical-Records
Lateef & the Chief Maroons: Ambush Quannum Projects
Trick Daddy Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets
November 1 Noah23 Jupiter Sajitarius 2nd Rec[4]
November 9 Ed O.G. My Own Worst Enemy
Fabolous Real Talk
Handsome Boy Modeling School White People
Ja Rule R.U.L.E.
November 12 Eminem Encore Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records
November 16 Chingy Powerballin'
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Crunk Juice
MF DOOM MM..Food Rhymesayers Entertainment
Monoxide Child Chainsmoker LP Psychopathic Records
R.A. the Rugged Man Die, Rugged Man, Die Nature Sounds
Snoop Dogg R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece Star Trak Entertainment
November 23 Apathy Where's Your Album?!!
Axe Murder Boyz The Unforgiven Forest
The Diplomats Diplomatic Immunity 2 Diplomat, Koch
November 30 Nas Street's Disciple Ill Will Records, Columbia
T.I. Urban Legend Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic
December 7 Cam'ron Purple Haze Roc-A-Fella, Diplomat, Def Jam
Ludacris The Red Light District Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
December 14 Xzibit Weapons of Mass Destruction Sony Music Urban, Columbia Records
2Pac Loyal to the Game Amaru Entertainment

Highest first-week sales

List of top ten albums released in 2004, according to first-week home market sales.
Number Album Artist 1st-week sales 1st-week position
1 Encore Eminem 710,000 1
2 D12 World D12 544,000 1
3 The College Dropout Kanye West 441,000 2
4 The Hunger for More Lloyd Banks 433,000 1
5 Suit Nelly 396,000 1
6 Straight Outta Cashville Young Buck 361,000 3
7 To the 5 Boroughs Beastie Boys 360,000 1
8 Sweat Nelly 342,000 2
9 Loyal to the Game 2Pac 330,000 1
10 The Red Light District Ludacris 322,000 1

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Madvillain Madvillainy 93 20 reviews [5]
2 Dizzee Rascal Boy In Da Corner 92 28 reviews [6]
3 The Streets A Grand Don't Come For Free 91 30 reviews [7]
4 Dizzee Rascal Showtime 87 28 reviews [8]
5 Kanye West College Dropout 87 25 reviews [9]
6 Cee-Lo Green Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine 86 19 reviews [10]
7 MF Doom MM..Food 81 22 reviews [11]
8 De La Soul The Grind Date 80 21 reviews [12]
9 Nas Street's Disciple 80 16 reviews
10 Masta Ace A Long Hot Summer 78 10 reviews [13]

See also

References

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