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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2026.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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  • On April 21, Lil Durk's murder for hire trial is scheduled to begin. The trial was previously scheduled for January 20, but was delayed at the defense's request.[15]

Released albums

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January

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Calboy Wildboy 2 Self-released[16]
G Perico Hard Reset Empire[17]
5 Joohoney 光 (Insanity) Starship[18]
9 Fashawn & Sir Veterano All Hail the King 2 Fresh Yard[19]
Guè & Cookin' Soul Fast Life 5 Island, Oyster, Universal[20]
Max B & French Montana Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos Defiant[19]
Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven Ultimate Dump Gawd 2 Self-released[19]
The Kid Laroi Before I Forget Loma Vista[21]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
UnoTheActivist Adventure Time 2 Omega, DVMN, Cleoptra[22]
Yung Bleu Therapy Moon Boy, Stem[19]
11 Nef the Pharaoh ChangSzn 4 KILFMB[23]
14 Evilgiane Giane 2 Surf Gang, Decent[24]
16 Aliyah's Interlude Kuntology 101 Self-released[25]
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb A$AP Rocky Recordings, RCA[26]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Bigbabygucci Serotonin Better Temperatures, ONErpm[27]
Dee Mula Suffering From Success NLess, Island[25]
Dina Ayada Identity Listen to the Kids, Santa Anna[28]
Lexa Gates I Am 48 Lights, GoodTalk, UMG[24]
NSG Sounds Of The Diaspora Self-released[29]
Raf Saperra Venomz Vol. II Mass Appeal, Fatboy[30]
Wiz Khalifa Khaotic Taylor Gang[31]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Slime Cry Never Broke Again, Motown[31]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
20 Hardrock Off the Planet Victor Victor[32]
Jace! Demons 3 Self-released[33]
21 ST6 JodyBoof Strike Club Santa Anna[32]
23 42 Dugg Part 3 4PF, CMG, Interscope[34]
Bushy B Lifestyle Planet Blue, Empire[35]
Curren$y Everywhere You Look Jet Life[34]
DJ Harrison ElectroSoul Stones Throw[36]
IDK E.T.D.S: Even the Devil Smiles Broke[34]
Roc Marciano 656 Pimpire[34]
Uzi Mortal Kombat Sound of Street[32]
Wizkid & Asake Real, Vol. 1 Starboy, Giran, Empire[35]
28 1900Rugrat Free(Style) Game Remain Solid, 300[37]
27 The Alchemist & Budgie The Good Book III ALC Records[38]
29 Fakemink The Boy Who Cried Terrified EtnaVeraVela[39]
30 By Storm My Ghosts Go Ghost DeadAir[40]
DaBaby Be More Grateful South Coast Music Group, Interscope[38]
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Don Toliver Octane Cactus Jack, Donnway & Co, Atlantic[38]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
The Game, DJ Drama & Mike & Keys Every Movie Needs a Trailer: The Credits Numinati, FTS[38]
Jordan Ward Backward Artium, Interscope[40]
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon As of Now Lex[40]
Nafe Smallz It's Not You, It's Me Ozone[41]
Wiz Khalifa Moses The Black Soundtrack Taylor Gang[38]
Xaviersobased Xavier 1-chance, Surf Gang, Atlantic[42]
E.D.I. Mean The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote O4L Digital[43]
Philthy Rich T$GO FOD Ent[44][non-primary source needed]

February

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
6 1 Umbrella 1 Umbrella Empire[45]
Hunxho Not One Of Them 300[45]
J. Cole The Fall-Off Dreamville, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Joji Piss in the Wind Palace Creek, Virgin
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
RZA & Juice Crew Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew All Stars 36 Chambers, DNA[46]
12 Ransom, Boldy James & Nicholas Craven Salvation for the Wicked Momentum[47]
13 A Boogie wit da Hoodie Before Artistry Atlantic, Highbridge[48]
Buddah Bless Buddah Bless The Streets B.U, Human Re Sources[49]
Crimeapple & Evidence War Cash Bigger Picture[49]
Ledbyher The Elephant Island[50]
Marco Polo The Many Moods of Marco Polo, Vol. 1 Franks Drum Set[48]
Ras Kass Leopard Eats Face Soulspazm[48]
Waka Flocka Flame LeBron Flocka James 2K26 Brick Squad Monopoly, Organic Music[49]
14 Daz Dillinger Valentine's Day: The Album Daz Dillinger Recordingz[51]
Z-Ro Never Love a B*tch Again One Deep, SoSouth[43]
18 Robb Banks Rich Badne$$ 430[52]
20 Baby Keem Casino PGLang, Columbia[53]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Babyfxce E Da Realest Atlantic[54]
Dave East & Scram Jones For the Love 2 FTD, Beast[54]
Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist Spiral Staircases The Freeminded, Jet Life, ALC
Mozzy & EST Gee Not A Chance In Hell Young Shiners, Empire[55]
OMB Peezy Better and Better Overkill, Hitmaker[52]
Skaiwater Wonderful GoodTalk[54]
SleazyWorld Go I Want Blood Island[54]
24 Mick Jenkins & GreenSllime Black Ass Kung Fu Flick Self-released[56]
26 Foggieraw With No Due Respect Mercury[57]
27 BabyTron Out On Bond Again The Hip Hop Lab, Empire[57]
Boldy James & Rome Streetz Manhunt 1301, New 11, Mass Appeal[57]
Chase B Be Very Afraid Vol. 1 Self-released[57]
Concrete Boys It's Us Vol. 2 Concrete Rekordz, Quality Control[57]
Dc the Don The Rumors Are True Letter 5, Republic[57]
Gorillaz The Mountain Kong
RJD2 & Supastition According To... Eavesdrop[58]
Sosocamo Big Country Broke[57]
Tobi Lou Crazy Boots <3 Free Agency[56]
Wiz Khalifa Girls Love Horses Taylor Gang[57]

Upcoming releases

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March

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
6 Denzel Curry & The Scythe Strictly 4 the Scythe PH Recordings, Loma Vista Recordings [59]
Joey Cool Time Will Tell Strange Music, Virgin Music Group [60]
Nettspend Early Life Crisis Grade A, Interscope [61]
Ty Dolla Sign Girl Music Vol. 1 Atlantic [62]
13 Bruiser Wolf, Sheefy McFly Push & Paint Fake Shore Drive, Sheefy [63]
Elucid I Guess U Had to Be There Rhymesayers, Secretly [64]
Jack Harlow Monica Atlantic [65]
Kim Gordon Play Me Matador [66]
Ms Banks South LDN Lover Girl Believe [67]
Wallie the Sensei Madd Dogg Cactus Jack [68]
19 Central Cee All Roads Lead Home Columbia [69]
20 Kanye West Bully YZY, Gamma [70]
Latbiu Hookt Looking Out Of The Lor Starcutter... Self-Released [71]
Mike Will Made It R3set EarDrummers [72]
26 Juvenile Boiling Point DNA, Hitmaker [73]
27 Dälek Brilliance of a Falling Moon Ipecac [74]
Nicki Minaj TBA Republic Records [75]
Stove God Cooks All This For Me? Babygrande [76][non-primary source needed]
Yeat A Dangerous Lyfe LYFESTYLE Corporation, Field Trip Recordings, Capitol Records [77][78]

April

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
2 Marlon Craft The Internet Killed the Neighborhood Soulspazm, Homecourt [79]
3 Codefendants Lifers This Is Crime Wave, Regime Music Group [80]
Swae Lee Same Difference Eardruma, Interscope [57]
10 Wesley Joseph Forever Someday Secretly Canadian [81]
17 KhakiKid Girl Bites Dog 10K Projects [82]
18 Dope (Chuck D & John Densmore) No Country For Old Men Org [83]
24 Cadence Weapon Forager Six Shooter [84]
Kneecap Fenian Heavenly [85]

Unscheduled and TBA

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Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
2 Chainz & Statik Selektah TBA TBA [86]
41 Area 41 RiteOrWrongKVH, Republic [87]
6lack Love Is The New Gangsta LVRN, Interscope [88]
Ab-Soul Soul Burger: The Odyssey TDE [89]
Anuel AA & Ozuna Los Dioses 2 Real Hasta la Muerte, Aura Music [90][needs update]
AzChike N.R.F.T.W. (No Rest For The Wicked) Warner [91]
Beanie Sigel TBA Self-released [92]
Big Boi Boomiverse 2 TBA [93]
Big Sean & The Alchemist TBA TBA [94][needs update]
Black Thought Streams Of Thought Vol. 4 TBA [95]
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony TBA Greenback [96]
Busta Rhymes Vengeance Conglomerate, Epic [97]
Busta Rhymes & J Dilla Dillagence 2 TBA [98]
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Top of the Hills 5020 [99]
Cam'ron & Mase TBA TBA [100]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic Records [101]
Cash Cobain Party with Slizzy Giant [102]
Chase B Be Very Afraid Cactus Jack [103]
Coi Leray Pink Sweatsuits Epic [104]
Coyote & Statik Selektah Machetes & Micheladas Self-released [105]
Coolio Long Live Coolio Tommy Boy [106][needs update]
D12 D12 Forever Shady, Interscope [107][non-primary source needed]
Danger Mouse & Black Thought Cheat Codes 2 BMG [108]
Death Grips TBA TBA [109]
Destroy Lonely Drop Dead Gorgeous Opium [110]
Destroy Lonely & Ken Carson OPM Twins [93]
DJ Khaled Aalam of God We The Best Music, Republic Records [111]
DJ Paul TBA Scale-A-Ton [112]
DMX DMX Features SYB, Twenty Nine, DNA Music, Hitmaker [113]
Doechii TBA TDE [114]
Drake Iceman OVO [115]
Dres & J Dilla TBA Stones Throw [116][needs update]
Droogie Otis (Madlib & Your Old Droog) TBA Beat Konducta, Secretly Distribution [117]
E-40 Rule of Thumb 2 Heavy On The Grind Entertainment [118]
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Abi & Alan Control Freaq, Empire [119]
EST Gee Bigger Than The Devil CMG, Interscope [120]
EST Gee & Mozzy TBA Empire [121]
Fakemink Terrified EtnaVeraVela [122]
Fimiguerrero Lost City Lizzy [123]
Flipmode Squad TBA TBA [124][needs update]
Freddie Gibbs & Kaytranada TBA TBA [125]
GloRilla TBA CMG [126]
Gunna & Offset TBA YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Motown Records [127]
Hit-Boy Sftwre Updte Surf Club [128]
Hot Boys TBA Cash Money Records [129][needs update]
Ice Spice Rosadita 10K, Capitol [130]
Isaiah Rashad TBA TDE, Warner [131]
Ja Rule TBA M-PIRE Records, Def Jam Records [132]
Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel Kiss the Mack TBA [133]
Jay Rock Eastside Johnny Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [134]
JID & Metro Boomin God Doesn't Like Ugly Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide [135]
Jim Jones TBA VL, Hitmaker [136]
Juelz Santana & DJ Drama We In Motion Def Jam Recordings, Diplomat Records, Generation Now, MNRK Music Group [137][needs update]
Juicy J & BeatKing Ratchet P Trippy Music,C3 Entertainment [138][needs update]
Kevin Abstract Blush 2 Virgin, X8, Juno [139]
Ken Carson Lost Files 5 Opium, Interscope [140]
Key Glock The 16th Letter Paper Route Empire, Republic [141]
Lady London To Whom It May Concern High Standardz, Def Jam [142]
Lancey Foux The Time of Our Lives RCA, Human Re Sources [143]
Lil Nas X Dreamboy Columbia [144]
Lil Tjay They Just Ain't You TrenchKid [145]
Lil Uzi Vert TBA Cor(e), Roc Nation [146]
Lucki Drugs R Bad Empire [147]
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings [148]
Mach-Hommy & Conductor Williams TBA TBA [149][needs update]
Megan Thee Stallion Megan: Act 3 Hot Girl Productions [150]
Moneybagg Yo TBA CMG, Interscope [151]
Nipsey Hussle & Bino Rideaux TBA All Money In, Atlantic, Roc Nation [152]
Pharoahe Monch External Affairs TBA [153][needs update]
Playboi Carti Baby Boi AWGE, Interscope [154]
Pooh Shiesty TBA 1017, Atlantic [155]
Prettifun You Can Die Laughing Victor Victor [156]
Project Pat & Juicy J Them Goats TBA [157][needs update]
Pusha T & DJ Drama TBA Heir Wave Music [158][needs update]
Quavo Satchamo Quality Control, Motown [159]
Real Boston Richey Public Housing 3 Freebandz, Epic [63]
Remy Ma TBA TBA [160][needs update]
Rick Ross Set in Stone Maybach, Gamma [161]
Roc Marciano Criminal Jazz Art That Kills, Marci Enterprises [162]
Rod Wave Don't Look Down Alamo [163]
Roddy Ricch The Navy Album Atlantic [164]
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Artistry, Warner [165]
Sheck Wes YKTS Cactus Jack [166][better source needed]
Skepta Fork & Knife Boy Better Know [167]
Skrilla The Face Of Zombie Land Priority, UMG [168]
Snoop Dogg & Dave East TBA Death Row [169][needs update]
St. Lunatics TBA TBA [170]
Statik Selektah Expensive Taste Mass Appeal, Showoff [171]
Styles P & Black Thought TBA D-Block, Def Jam Recordings [172][needs update]
Summrs Badman Self-released [173]
Takeoff TBA Quality Control Music, Motown Records [174][needs update]
Tana Me Galactic, Republic [175]
The D.O.C. TBA Death Row Records [176][needs update]
The Game The Documentary 3 TBA [177]
The Lox TBA D-Block, Roc Nation [178][needs update]
The Roots End Game TBA [179]
T.I. Kill the King / Kiss the King Grand Hustle Records [180]
Travis Scott TBA Cactus Jack, Epic [93]
Treach TBA Tommy Boy, Arista [181][needs update]
Trippie Redd NDA 1400 Entertainment [182]
Veeze Worst Tape Navy Wavy, Warner [183]
Westside Gunn Flygod Is An Awesome God III Griselda Records [184]
Xzibit Kingmaker 2 Greenback [185][non-primary source needed]
Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist Forensics Self-released [186]
Yeat A Dangerous Lyfe Lyfestyle, Field Trip, Capitol [187]
YG The Gentleman's Club 4Hunnid, BMG [188]
Yung Miami Yams Quality Control Music, Motown [93]

Highest-charting songs

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United States

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Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[189]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"FDO" Pooh Shiesty TBA 12
"What You Saying" Lil Uzi Vert
"Body" Don Toliver Octane 14
"WGFT" Gunna featuring Burna Boy The Last Wun 16
"Two Six" J. Cole The Fall-Off
"E85" Don Toliver Octane 17
"Stay Here 4 Life" A$AP Rocky featuring Brent Faiyaz Don't Be Dumb 23
"Helicopter" A$AP Rocky 24
"ATM" Don Toliver Octane 25
"Hell at Night" BigXthaPlug featuring Ella Langley I Hope You're Happy 26
"4 Raws" EsDeeKid Rebel 28
"Secondhand" Don Toliver featuring Rema Octane 29
" Safety" J. Cole The Fall-Off
"Rendezvous" Don Toliver featuring Yeat Octane 30
"Poor Thang" J. Cole The Fall-Off
"Run a Train" J. Cole and Future 33
"Stole Ya Flow" A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb
"Bunce Road Blues" J. Cole, Future, and Tems The Fall-Off 34
"Tiramisu" Don Toliver Octane 35
"Rosary" Don Toliver featuring Travis Scott 36
"Legacy" J. Cole and PJ The Fall-Off

United Kingdom

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Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart[190]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Raindance" Dave featuring Tems The Boy Who Played the Harp 1


Highest first-week consumption

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List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2025 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 The Fall-Off J. Cole 280,000 1 [191]
2 Octane Don Toliver 162,000 1 [192]
3 Don't Be Dumb A$AP Rocky 123,000 1 [193]
4 Slime Cry YoungBoy Never Broke Again 70,000 6 [193]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

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Metacritic

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Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 By Storm My Ghosts Go Ghost 80 7 reviews [194]
2 Don Toliver Octane 72 4 reviews [195]
3 A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb 71 13 reviews [196]
4 Baby Keem Casino 69 5 reviews [197]
5 J. Cole The Fall-Off 67 9 reviews [198]

See also

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References

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