1999 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 1999.

Released albums

Release Date[1] Artist Album
January 12 Keith Murray It's a Beautiful Thing
Visionaries Sophomore Jinx
January 19 Peanut Butter Wolf My Vinyl Weighs a Ton
Silkk the Shocker Made Man
January 26 Foxy Brown Chyna Doll
February 2 Tear Da Club Up Thugs CrazyNDaLazDayz
February 9 Defari Focused Daily
MC Breed It's All Good
February 16 Mr. Serv-On Da Next Level
February 18 Various Artists Office Space (soundtrack)
February 23 Various Artists The Corruptor (soundtrack)[2]
A+ Hempstead High
Black Moon War Zone
Eminem The Slim Shady LP
Prince Paul A Prince Among Thieves
The Roots Things Fall Apart
Vanilla Ice The Best of Vanilla Ice
March 2 Esham Mail Dominance
Three 6 Mafia Underground Vol. 1: (1991-1994)
March 9 C-Bo The Final Chapter
C-Murder Bossalinie
E.S.G. Shinin' n' Grindin'
Harlem World The Movement
Naughty by Nature Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits
March 16 Infamous Syndicate Changing the Game[3]
Various Artists Life (soundtrack)[3]
March 23 Domingo Behind the Doors of the 13th Floor
N.W.A The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1998
Various Artists Foolish soundtrack
Road Dawgs Don't Be Saprize
Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Chronicles
April 6 Krayzie Bone Thug Mentality 1999
Lords of the Underground Resurrection
Nas I Am...
April 20 B.G. Chopper City In the Ghetto
Crooked Lettaz Grey Skies
T.W.D.Y. Derty Werk
Wu-Syndicate Wu-Syndicate
April 27 Lil Soldiers Boot Camp
Ruff Ryders Ryde or Die Vol. 1
Naughty by Nature Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
April 30 Blackalicious A2G EP
May 4 Death Row Records Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000
Kool Keith First Come, First Served
May 11 Snoop Dogg No Limit Top Dogg
May 18 Rawkus Records Soundbombing II
Celly Cel The Best of Celly Cel
Eightball & MJG In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1
GRITS Grammatical Revolution
May 25 Slick Rick The Art of Storytelling
No Limit Records Who U Wit?
May 31 Swollen Members Balance
June 1 Group Home A Tear for the Ghetto
Ja Rule Venni Vetti Vecci
TRU Da Crime Family
June 8 MC Eiht Section 8
June 14 DJ Spinna Heavy Beats Vol. 1
June 15 Various Artists Wild Wild West (soundtrack)[4]
Company Flow Little Johnny from the Hospital: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol. 1
Mase Double Up
Sporty Thievz Street Cinema
June 21 Kutmasta Kurt Masters of Illusion EP
June 22 Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Da Real World
RZA The RZA Hits
Saukrates The Underground Tapes
Shyheim Manchild
June 27 Quannum Spectrum
June 29 GZA Beneath the Surface
Lootpack Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
The WhoRidas High Times
July 6 Fiend Street Life
Kreators No Contest
The Sugarhill Gang Jump on It!
July 13 Gang Starr Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
Various Artists The Wood (soundtrack)[5]
Lil' Cease The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo
Lil' Keke It Was All a Dream
Too Short Can't Stay Away
July 20 EPMD Out of Business
Public Enemy There's a Poison Goin' On
The Roots The Legendary
Various Artists Whiteboys (soundtrack)[6]
July 27 Hot Boy$ Guerrilla Warfare
Various Artists Deep Blue Sea (soundtrack)
August 3 Charli Baltimore Cold as Ice
Lil Italy On Top of da World
Memphis Bleek Coming of Age
August 10 The Beatnuts A Musical Massacre
Kool Keith Black Elvis/Lost in Space
Rahzel Make the Music 2000
Various Artists Violator: The Album
August 17 Ludacris Incognegro
Mobb Deep Murda Muzik
Various Artists In Too Deep (soundtrack)[7]
Various Artists The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 1999
August 24 Arsonists As the World Burns
Beastie Boys Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1)
The High & Mighty Home Field Advantage
Mack 10 Hoo-Bangin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 1
Noreaga Melvin Flynt - Da Hustler
Puff Daddy Forever
Three 6 Mafia Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis
August 30 Blackalicious Nia
August 31 CJ Mac Platinum Game
Lexicon Antiquity
Magic Thuggin'
O.G.C. The M-Pire Shrikez Back
Various Artists Blue Streak (soundtrack)[8]
September 7 Jeru the Damaja Heroz4Hire
Mr. Mike Rhapsody
September 14 Duck Down Records Duck Down Presents: The Album
Eve Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
Ol' Dirty Bastard Nigga Please
Project Pat Ghetty Green
DJ Vadim U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side
September 21 A.G. The Dirty Version
The Madd Rapper Tell 'Em Why U Madd
Terror Squad The Album
September 28 The Lost Boyz LB IV Life
Mac World War III
Mac Dre Rapper Gone Bad
Method Man & Redman Blackout!
October 5 Inspectah Deck Uncontrolled Substance
Various Artists Thicker than Water soundtrack
October 11 Aim Cold Water Music
October 12 Chilldrin of da Ghetto Chilldrin of da Ghetto
Ice-T The Seventh Deadly Sin
Mos Def Black on Both Sides
Warren G I Want It All
Busdriver Memoirs of the Elephant Man
Spice 1 Immortalized
October 19 Handsome Boy Modeling School So... How's Your Girl?
Living Legends UHB IV: Stop & Retaliate
MF DOOM Operation: Doomsday
Pharoahe Monch Internal Affairs
Representativz Representativz
U-God Golden Arms Redemption
October 26 Above the Law Forever Rich Thugs
A Tribe Called Quest The Anthology
Buckshot The BDI Thug
Koopsta Knicca Da Devil's Playground
Master P Only God Can Judge Me
Natas WicketWorldWide.COM
November 2 Lil Wayne Tha Block Is Hot
The Roots The Roots Come Alive
Tash Rap Life
Various Artists MTV: The First 1000 Years: Hip Hop
November 9 Beat Junkies World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 3
E-40 Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire
Sick Wid It Records Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits
Tech N9ne The Calm Before the Storm
Various Artists Light It Up (soundtrack)[9]
November 16 Dr. Dre 2001
Kurupt Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
Raekwon Immobilarity
Will Smith Willennium
November 23 Akinyele Aktapuss
Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science
MC Breed 2 for the Show
Nas Nastradamus
November 30 Q-Tip Amplified
Rakim The Master
Sisqo Unleash the Dragon
Various Artists The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3
December 7 Cypress Hill Los Grandes Éxitos en Español
Funkmaster Flex The Tunnel
The Notorious B.I.G. Born Again
December 14 Juvenile Tha G-Code
Various Artists Next Friday soundtrack
December 21 DMX ...And Then There Was X
Goodie Mob World Party
2Pac + Outlawz Still I Rise
December 28 Jay-Z Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
Unknown One Gud Cide Contradictions
Unknown Unspoken Heard Jamboree (EP)

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1999 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[10]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Wild Wild West" Will Smith featuring Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee Wild Wild West (soundtrack) & Willennium 1
"What's It Gonna Be?!" Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front 3
"Jamboree" Naughty By Nature featuring Zhané Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury 10
"Ghetto Cowboy" Mo Thugs Family featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Chapter II: Family Reunion 15
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Jay-Z Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
"Can I Get A..." Jay-Z featuring Amil & Ja Rule 19
"Back That Thang Up" Juvenile featuring Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne 400 Degreez
"I Want It All" Warren G featuring Mack 10 I Want It All 23
"Pushin' Weight" Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short Khop War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) 26
"Vivrant Thing" Q-Tip Amplified
"Jigga My Nigga" Jay-Z Ryde or Die Vol. 1 28
"Changes" 2Pac featuring Talent Greatest Hits 32
"Got Your Money" Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis Nigga Please 33
"Everything Is Everything" Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 35
"My Name Is" Eminem The Slim Shady LP 36
"Bling Bling" B.G. featuring Big Tymers & Hot Boys Chopper City in the Ghetto 39
"You Got Me" The Roots featuring Erykah Badu & Eve Things Fall Apart

Highest first-week sales

List of top ten albums with the highest first-week
Number Album Artist 1st-week sales 1st-week position
1 ...And Then There Was X DMX 698,000 1
2 2001 Dr. Dre 516,000 2
3 Born Again The Notorious B.I.G. 485,000 1
4 I Am... Nas 470,000 1
5 Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Jay-Z 462,000 1
6 Still I Rise 2Pac + Outlawz 408,000 7
7 Tha G-Code Juvenile 290,000 10
8 The Slim Shady LP Eminem 283,000 2
9 Blackout! Method Man & Redman 254,000 3
10 Made Man Silkk the Shocker 240,000 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 1999".
  2. ^ "The Corruptor [Original Soundtrack] - Original... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b "Life [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtra..." AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Wild Wild West [1999 Original Soundtrack] - Or... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ "The Wood - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ^ "Whiteboys [Clean] - Original Soundtrack | Rele..." AllMusic.
  7. ^ "In Too Deep [Original Soundtrack] - Original S... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. ^ "Blue Streak - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. ^ "Light It Up - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
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