2002 in hip hop music

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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2002.

Events

April

  • On April 25,
    Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in Honduras

May

  • On May 26, The Eminem Show released

June

October

Released albums

Release Date[1] Artist Album Label
January 1 Boosie Badazz For My Thugz
Trill Entertainment
January 8 Deepspace5 The Night We Called It a Day UpRok
January 22 KRS-One Spiritual Minded
Koch Records
X-Raided
Deadly Game
 		JLM Entertainment
January 29 C-Bo Life as a Rider West Coast Mafia Records, Warlock Records
State Property State Property Soundtrack Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
February 5 Aesop Rock Daylight Definitive Jux
February 12 Heather B. Eternal Affairs Sai Records
PSD All I Want Gateway Entertainment
February 24 Souljahz The Fault Is History World Entertainment, LLC.
February 25 Deep Puddle Dynamics/Anticon We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes) Anticon
February 26 The High & Mighty Air Force 1 Eastern Conference Records
The X-Ecutioners Built From Scratch Loud Records, Columbia Records
February 26 Aim Hinterland Grand Central Records
March 12 N.E.R.D.
In Search Of... [Second Version]
 		Virgin Records, EMI
New Breed Stop the Music UpRok, EMI CMG
March 19 R. Kelly & Jay-Z The Best of Both Worlds Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings, Jive Records, Rockland Records
Rasheeda A Ghetto Dream D-Lo Entertainment
Edan Primitive Plus Lewis Recordings
March 26 Eazy-E Impact of a Legend Ruthless Records, Epic Records
k-os Exit Astralwerks
Non Phixion The Future Is Now
Uncle Howie Records
Ying Yang Twins Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins
Koch Records
April 2 J-Live All of the Above Coup D'État
April 5 Pezet/Noon Muzyka Klasyczna T1-Teraz
April 8 O.S.T.R.
30 minut z życia
 		Asfalt Records
April 9 Twiztid Mirror Mirror Psychopathic Records
April 16 Sage Francis Personal Journals Anticon
April 23
Cee-Lo
 Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections Arista Records
April 26 50 Cent Guess Who's Back? Full Clip Records
April 30 Blackalicious Blazing Arrow MCA Records
Count Bass D Dwight Spitz High Times
May 7
E.D.I.
Blood Brothers
Outlaw Recordz
Naughty by Nature IIcons TVT Records
May 14 Cam'ron Come Home with Me Roc-A-Fella Records, Diplomat Records, Def Jam Recordings
El-P Fantastic Damage Definitive Jux
May 18 Noah23 Quicksand
Plague Language[2]
May 21 Big Syke
Street Commando
 		Riviera Records
Camp Lo Let's Do It Again Dymond Crook Records
May 26 Eminem The Eminem Show Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
May 28 Lil' Keke
Birds Fly South
 		Averice
June 4 People Under the Stairs O.S.T. Om Records
June 11 Atmosphere God Loves Ugly Rhymesayers Entertainment, Fat Beats Records
AZ Aziatic Motown
Spice 1 Spiceberg Slim Hard Tyme Records, Riviera Records
June 14 1200 Techniques Choose One Rubber Records, Sony Records
June 18 Wyclef Jean Masquerade Columbia Records
June 22
Baracuda72
 Tetragammoth
Plague Language[3]
June 24 O.S.T.R. Tabasko Asfalt Records[4]
June 25 Cormega The True Meaning Legal Hustle Entertainment
N.O.R.E. God's Favorite Def Jam Recordings
Nelly Nellyville
Universal Records
Will Smith Born to Reign Columbia Records
Mr. Lif Emergency Rations Definitive Jux
July 2 Eyedea The Many Faces of Oliver Hart or How Eye One the Write Too Think Rhymesayers Entertainment
X-Raided
City of Kings
 		Out of Bounds Records
July 8 Roots Manuva Dub Come Save Me Big Dada
July 9
Onyx
Bacdafucup Part II
Koch Records
Styles P A Gangster and a Gentleman
Ruff Ryders, Interscope Records
July 16 Juicy J Chronicles of the Juice Man Hypnotize Minds, North North Records
KJ-52 Collaborations BEC Recordings
July 23 Jean Grae Attack of the Attacking Things Third Earth Music
The Beatnuts The Originators Landspeed
Jumpsteady The Chaos Theory Psychopathic Records
Lil Wayne 500 Degreez Cash Money Records
Public Enemy
 Revolverlution Koch Records
July 30 Richie Rich
Nixon Pryor Roundtree
 		Ten-Six Records
Knoc-Turn'al
 L.A. Confidential presents: Knoc-Turn'al Elektra Records
August 6 Cage Movies for the Blind Eastern Conference Records
Project Pat Layin' da Smack Down Loud Records
Scarface The Fix Def Jam South
Big Mello The Gift KMJ Records
August 13 Do or Die Back 2 the Game Rap-A-Lot Records, Virgin Records
Luniz Silver & Black Rap-A-Lot Records, Virgin Records, Asylum Records
Slum Village Trinity (Past, Present and Future) Capitol Records
August 20 Angie Martinez Animal House Elektra Records
Clipse Lord Willin' Star Trak Entertainment, Jive Records
DJ Jazzy Jeff The Magnificent BBE Records
Tray Deee
 The General's List Empire Music Werks
August 27 Devin the Dude Just Tryin' ta Live
Rap-a-Lot Records
Eve
 Eve-Olution Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope Records
GRITS The Art of Translation Gotee Records
KRS-One The Mix Tape
Koch Records
Lil Flip
 Undaground Legend Sucka Free, Loud Records, Columbia Records
Promatic Promatic
Koch Records
Trina Diamond Princess Slip-n-Slide Records, Atlantic Records
September 9 Outlandish Bread & Barrels of Water
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Jehst The Return of the Drifter
Low Life Records
September 10 Shade Sheist Informal Introduction MCA Records
September 16 Boom Bip Seed to Sun Lex Records
September 17 Mr. Lif I Phantom Definitive Jux
September 23 DJ Vadim U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening Ninja Tune
September 24 54th Platoon All or Nothin' FUBU Records
Nas The Lost Tapes Ill Will Records, Columbia Records
Tech N9ne Absolute Power Strange Music
September 25 Paktofonika Archiwum kinematografii Gigant Records
October 1 Xzibit Man vs. Machine Open Bar Entertainment, Loud Records, Columbia Records
7L & Esoteric Warning: Dangerous Exclusives Brick Records
October 7
K-Gee
 Bounce to This Instant Karma
October 8 Boot Camp Clik The Chosen Few Duck Down Music
Jurassic 5 Power in Numbers Interscope Records
Krumb Snatcha Respect All Fear None D&D Records
Large Professor 1st Class Matador Records
Tela Double Dose
Rap-a-Lot Records
UTP The Compilation
Orpheus Records
7L & Esoteric Dangerous Connection Brick Records
October 10 Young Buck
Born to Be a Thug
 		UTP Records, Thug Entertainment
October 15 Coolio El Cool Magnifico Riviera Records
Da Heabussaz (Three 6 Mafia & Fiend) Dat's How It Happen to'M Hypnotize Minds, Fiend Entertainment
LL Cool J 10 Def Jam Recordings
Supastition 7 Years of Bad Luck Freshchest Records
October 21 Bushido & Fler Carlo Cokxxx Nutten Aggro Berlin
October 22 Big Syke
Big Syke
 		RideOnUm Records, Rap-A-Lot Records
Choppa Choppa Style Take Fo' Records
Jay Tee High Caliber 40 Ounce Records
Jel
 10 Seconds Mush Records
The Streets Original Pirate Material Locked On Records, 679 Recordings
Field Mob From tha Roota to tha Toota MCA Records
October 28 WWO We własnej osobie Prosto[5]
October 29 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Thug World Order Ruthless Records
Jungle Brothers All That We Do Jungle Brothers Records
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Kings of Crunk
BME Recordings, TVT Records
Penny The Clockforth Movement
Plague Language[6]
Various Artists
Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile
 		Shady Records, Interscope Records
November 5 Insane Clown Posse The Wraith: Shangri-La Psychopathic Records
Soul-Junk 1957
November 9 Sev Statik Speak Life UpRock, EMI CMG
November 12 Indo G
Contact
 		Blackhouse Entertainment
JAY-Z
 The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
Fat Joe Loyalty Terror Squad, Atlantic
Missy Elliott
Under Construction
 		The Goldmind Inc., Elektra Records
Swollen Members Monsters in the Closet Battle Axe Records
WC Ghetto Heisman Def Jam Recordings
November 19 C-Bo Desert Eagle Warlock Records
Canibus Mic Club: The Curriculum Mic Club Music
Ja Rule The Last Temptation
Murder Inc Records, Def Jam Recordings
Talib Kweli Quality Rawkus Records, MCA Records
November 22 Fettes Brot
Amnesie
 		'Yo Mama's Recording
November 26
2Pac
 Better Dayz Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records
Birdman Birdman Cash Money Records
Busta Rhymes It Ain't Safe No More... Flipmode Records, J Records
Royce da 5'9"
Rock City
E1 Music, Game Recordings
Snoop Dogg Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$
Doggystyle Records, Priority Records, Capitol Records
The Roots Phrenology Geffen Records, MCA Records
Will Smith Greatest Hits Columbia Records
Kool G Rap The Giancana Story
Koch Records
Erick Sermon React J Records
Nighthawks (Cage & Camu Tao) Nighthawks Eastern Conference Records
December 10 Common Electric Circus MCA Records
Felt Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci Rhymesayers Entertainment
Proof Electric Cool-Aid: Acid Testing Iron Fist Records
504 Boyz Ballers The New No Limit,
Universal Records
GZA Legend of the Liquid Sword
Universal Records
December 13 Nas God's Son Ill Will Records, Columbia Records
December 17 Indo G Christmas N' Memphis Big Face
Lil' Romeo Game Time The New No Limit,
Universal Records

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2002 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[7]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Lose Yourself" Eminem
8 Mile
 		1
"Dilemma" Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland Nellyville
"
Hot In Herre
" 		Nelly
"Without Me" Eminem The Eminem Show 2
"What's Luv?" Fat Joe featuring Ashanti Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)
"Hey Ma" Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey & Toya Come Home with Me 3
"Cleanin' Out My Closet" Eminem The Eminem Show 4
"
03' Bonnie & Clyde
"
Beyonce
 The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse
"Luv U Better" LL Cool J 10
"Oh Boy" Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana Come Home with Me
"Nothin'" N.O.R.E. God's Favorite 10
"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
Puff Daddy & Pharrell Williams
 Genesis 11
"We Thuggin'" Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) 15
"The Whole World"
OutKast featuring Killer Mike
Big Boi and Dre Present... OutKast
 		19
"Thugz Mansion"
2Pac
 Better Dayz
"When the Last Time" Clipse Lord Willin'
"Trade It All" Fabolous featuring Jagged Edge Ghetto Fabolous 20
"Break Ya Neck" Busta Rhymes Genesis 26
"Grindin'" Clipse Lord Willin' 30
"Young'n (Holla Back)" Fabolous Ghetto Fabolous 32
"Welcome to Atlanta" Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris Instructions 35
"React" Erick Sermon featuring Redman React 36

Highest first-week sales

List of top ten albums with the highest first-week
Number Album Artist 1st-week sales 1st-week position
1 The Eminem Show Eminem 1,322,000 1
2 Nellyville Nelly 714,000 1
3
8 Mile OST
 		Various Artists 702,000 1
4 The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse Jay-Z 545,000 1
5 Better Dayz
2Pac
 366,000 5
6
Under Construction
 		Missy Elliott 259,000 3
7 The Last Temptation Ja Rule 237,000 4
8 God's Son Nas 176,000 12
9 Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss Snoop Dogg 174,000 12
10 Man vs. Machine Xzibit 156,000 3

All critically reviewed albums ranked (Metacritic)

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 The Streets Original Pirate Material 90 25 reviews [8]
2 The Roots Phrenology 87 23 reviews [9]
3 N.E.R.D. In Search of... 83 20 reviews [10]
4 Missy Elliott
Under Construction
 		81 19 reviews [11]
5 Nas God's Son 81 18 reviews [12]
6 Mr. Lif I Phantom 81 12 reviews [13]
7 Common Electric Circus 80 22 reviews [14]
8 Talib Kweli Quality 79 19 reviews [15]
9 Jurassic 5 Power in Numbers 76 20 reviews [16]
10 Snoop Dogg Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss 76 14 reviews [17]
11 Atmosphere God Loves Ugly 76 9 reviews [18]
12 Eminem The Eminem Show 75 20 reviews [19]
13 DJ Jazzy Jeff The Magnificent 75 11 reviews [20]
14 Nelly Nellyville 70 15 reviews [21]
15 Eve Eve-Olution 68 12 reviews [22]
16 Public Enemy Revolverlution 65 17 reviews [23]
17 Busta Rhymes It Ain't Safe No More... 65 8 reviews [24]
18 Jay-Z The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse 64 19 reviews [25]
19 The X-Ecutioners Built from Scratch 62 11 reviews [26]
20 LL Cool J 10 60 8 reviews [27]
21 Wyclef Jean Masquerade 60 8 reviews [28]
22 Slum Village Trinity (Past, Present and Future) 59 12 reviews [29]
23 Xzibit Man vs. Machine 59 9 reviews [30]
24 Ja Rule The Last Temptation 57 9 reviews [31]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 2002".
  2. ^ "Quicksand by Noah23" – via music.apple.com.
  3. ^ "Baracuda72 Tetragammoth | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  4. ^ "Tabasko by O.S.T.R." – via music.apple.com.
  5. ^ We Własnej Osobie by W Wyjątkowych Okolicznościach on Apple Music
  6. ^ "Dusted Reviews: Penny - The Clockforth Movement". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  7. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Original Pirate Material by The Streets" – via www.metacritic.com.
  9. ^ "Phrenology by The Roots" – via www.metacritic.com.
  10. ^ "Critic Reviews for In Search Of... by N.E.R.D." Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Under Construction by Missy Elliott" – via www.metacritic.com.
  12. ^ "God's Son by Nas" – via www.metacritic.com.
  13. ^ "I Phantom by Mr. Lif" – via www.metacritic.com.
  14. ^ "Electric Circus by Common" – via www.metacritic.com.
  15. ^ "Quality by Talib Kweli" – via www.metacritic.com.
  16. ^ "Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5" – via www.metacritic.com.
  17. ^ "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss by Snoop Dogg" – via www.metacritic.com.
  18. ^ "God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere" – via www.metacritic.com.
  19. ^ "Critic Reviews for The Eminem Show by Eminem". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Critic Reviews for The Magnificent by DJ Jazzy Jeff". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Critic Reviews for Nellyville by Nelly". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Critic Reviews for Eve-Olution by Eve". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Critic Reviews for Revolverlution by Public Enemy". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Critic Reviews for It Ain't Safe No More... by Busta Rhymes". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Critic Reviews for The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse by Jay-Z". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Critic Reviews for Built from Scratch by The X-Ecutioners". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Critic Reviews for 10 by LL Cool J". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Critic Reviews for Masquerade by Wyclef Jean". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Critic Reviews for Trinity by Slum Village". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Critic Reviews for Man V. Machine by Xzibit". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Critic Reviews for The Last Temptation by Ja Rule". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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