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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in
hip hop music
for the year 2003.
Events
January
May
- On May 19, Camoflauge was murdered in Savannah, Georgia
October
- On October 24, Half a Mill committed suicide in Brooklyn, New York City
November
- On November 26, Soulja Slim was murdered in Gentilly, New Orleans
Released albums
Highest-charting singles
| Title | Artist | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "In da Club" | 50 Cent | 1 |
| "21 Questions" | 50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg | |
| "Stand Up" | Ludacris feat. Shawnna | |
| "Magic Stick" | Lil' Kim feat. 50 Cent | 2 |
| "Right Thurr" | Chingy | |
| "One Call Away" | Chingy feat. J-Weav | |
| "P.I.M.P." | 50 Cent feat. Snoop Dogg & G-Unit | 3 |
| "Holidae In" | Chingy feat. Ludacris & Snoop Dogg | |
| "Air Force Ones" | Nelly featuring Kyujan, Ali & Murphy Lee
| |
| "I Know What You Want" | Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey featuring Flipmode Squad | |
| "Can't Let You Go" | Fabolous featuring Lil' Mo & Mike Shorey | 4 |
| "Into You" | Fabolous featuring Tamia or Ashanti | |
| "Damn!" | YoungBloodz featuring Lil Jon
| |
| "Frontin'" | Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z | 5 |
| "Splash Waterfalls" | Ludacris feat. Sandy Coffee | 6 |
| "Beautiful" | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams & Charlie Wilson | |
| "Where Is the Love?" | The Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake
|
8 |
| "Excuse Me Miss" | Jay-Z | |
| "Change Clothes" | Jay-Z feat. Pharrell Williams | 10 |
| "I Can" | Nas
|
12 |
| "Wanksta" | 50 Cent | 13 |
| "Stunt 101" | G-Unit | |
| " Sing For The Moment "
|
Eminem | 14 |
| "Let's Get Down" | Bow Wow featuring Birdman | |
| "Superman" | Eminem | 15 |
| "Wanna Get to Know You" | G-Unit feat. Joe | |
| "The Jump Off" | Lil' Kim feat. Mr. Cheeks | 16 |
| " Wat Da Hook Gon Be "
|
Murphy Lee featuring Jermaine Dupri | 17 |
| "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" | 2Pac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. | 19 |
| "Let's Get It Started" | The Black Eyed Peas | 21 |
| " Hey Mama "
|
The Black Eyed Peas feat. Tippa Irie | 23 |
| "Never Scared" | Bone Crusher feat. T.I. and Killer Mike | 26 |
| "Pass That Dutch" | Missy Elliott | 27 |
| "Made You Look" | Nas | 32 |
| "Do That..." | Birdman featuring P. Diddy | 33 |
| "Paradise" | LL Cool J featuring Amerie | 36 |
| "Pump It Up" | Joe Budden | 38 |
Highest first-week sales
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | 50 Cent | 872,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | OutKast | 510,000 | 1 |
| 3 | The Black Album | Jay-Z | 463,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Tupac: Resurrection | 2Pac | 430,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Chicken-n-Beer | Ludacris | 429,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Beg for Mercy | G-Unit | 377,000 | 3 |
| 7 | Bad Boys II | Various Artists | 324,000 | 1 |
| 8 | Grand Champ | DMX
|
312,000 | 1 |
| 9 | The Neptunes Present... Clones | The Neptunes | 249,000 | 1 |
| 10 | Cheers | Obie Trice | 226,000 | 5 |
All critically reviewed albums ranked (Metacritic)
| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dizzee Rascal | Boy in da Corner | 92 | 28 reviews | [4] |
| 2 | Outkast | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | 91 | 26 reviews | [5] |
| 3 | Jay-Z | The Black Album | 84 | 19 reviews | [6] |
| 4 | Bubba Sparxxx | Deliverance | 82 | 17 reviews | [7] |
| 5 | Soul Position | 8 Million Stories | 82 | 8 reviews | [8] |
| 6 | Missy Elliott | This Is Not a Test! | 79 | 21 reviews | [9] |
| 7 | Nappy Roots | Wooden Leather | 79 | 9 reviews | [10] |
| 8 | FannyPack | So Stylistic | 78 | 16 reviews | [11] |
| 9 | Northern State | Dying in Stereo | 77 | 17 reviews | [12] |
| 10 | Sole
|
Selling Live Water | 77 | 9 reviews | [13] |
| 11 | Ludacris | Chicken & Beer
|
75 | 10 reviews | [14] |
| 12 | The Majesticons
|
Beauty Party | 75 | 9 reviews | [15] |
| 13 | Aesop Rock | Bazooka Tooth | 74 | 16 reviews | [16] |
| 14 | Freeway | Philadelphia Freeway | 74 | 7 reviews | [17] |
| 15 | 50 Cent | Get Rich or Die Tryin'
|
73 | 19 reviews | [18] |
| 16 | Beans | Tomorrow Right Now | 73 | 14 reviews | [19] |
| 17 | Obie Trice | Cheers | 73 | 12 reviews | [20] |
| 18 | Atmosphere
|
Seven's Travels | 72 | 14 reviews | [21] |
| 19 | Gold Chains | Young Miss America | 72 | 12 reviews | [22] |
| 20 | Ugly Duckling
|
Taste The Secret
|
72 | 8 reviews | [23] |
| 21 | Michael Franti & Spearhead
|
Everyone Deserves Music | 71 | 4 reviews | [24] |
| 22 | Gang Starr | The Ownerz | 70 | 17 reviews | [25] |
| 23 | Why? | Oaklandazulasylum | 70 | 8 reviews | [26] |
| 24 | Mr. Cheeks | Back Again! | 67 | 4 reviews | [27] |
| 25 | Black Eyed Peas | Elephunk | 66 | 15 reviews | [28] |
| 26 | Aceyalone | Love & Hate | 66 | 9 reviews | [29] |
| 27 | Prince Paul | Politics of the Business | 65 | 15 reviews | [30] |
| 28 | Lil Kim
|
La Bella Mafia | 65 | 11 reviews | [31] |
| 29 | G-Unit | Beg for Mercy | 62 | 11 reviews | [32] |
| 30 | RZA | Birth of a Prince | 62 | 11 reviews | [33] |
| 31 | Wyclef Jean | The Preacher's Son | 61 | 6 reviews | [34] |
| 32 | DMX | Grand Champ | 58 | 12 reviews | [35] |
| 33 | Fabolous | Street Dreams | 51 | 13 reviews | [36] |
| 34 | Ja Rule | Blood in My Eye | 45 | 8 reviews | [37] |
See also
- Previous article: 2002 in hip hop music
- Next article: 2004 in hip hop music
References
- ^ "Music: Atoms Of Eden (Cd) By Orko The Sycotik Alien". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- ^ Tau Ceti by Noah23 on Apple Music
- ^ Jazz w Wolnych Chwilach by O.S.T.R on Apple Music
- ^ "Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal". Metacritic.
- ^ Reviews for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by Outkast - Metacritic
- ^ Reviews for The Black Album by Jay-Z - Metacritic
- ^ Reviews for Deliverance by Bubba Sparxxx - Metacritic
- ^ "8 Million Stories by Soul Position". Metacritic.
- ^ "This Is Not a Test! by Missy Elliott". Metacritic.
- ^ "Wooden Leather by Nappy Roots". Metacritic.
- ^ "So Stylistic by FannyPack". Metacritic.
- ^ "Dying in Stereo by Northern State". Metacritic.
- ^ "Selling Live Water by Sole". Metacritic.
- ^ "Chicken & Beer by Ludacris". Metacritic.
- ^ "Beauty Party by The Majesticons". Metacritic.
- ^ "Bazooka Tooth by Aesop Rock". Metacritic.
- ^ "Philadelphia Freeway by Freeway". Metacritic.
- ^ Reviews for Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent - Metacritic
- ^ "Tomorrow Right Now by Beans". Metacritic.
- ^ "Cheers by Obie Trice". Metacritic.
- ^ "Seven's Travels by Atmosphere". Metacritic.
- ^ "Miss Young America by Gold Chains". Metacritic.
- ^ "Taste The Secret by Ugly Duckling". Metacritic.
- ^ "Everyone Deserves Music by Michael Franti". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Ownerz by Gang Starr". Metacritic.
- ^ "Oaklandazulasylum by Why?". Metacritic.
- ^ "Back Again! by Mr. Cheeks". Metacritic.
- ^ "Elephunk by Black Eyed Peas". Metacritic.
- ^ "Love & Hate by Aceyalone". Metacritic.
- ^ "Politics of the Business by Prince Paul". Metacritic.
- ^ "La Bella Mafia by Lil Kim". Metacritic.
- ^ "Beg for Mercy by G-Unit". Metacritic.
- ^ "Birth of a Prince by RZA". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Preacher Son by Wyclef Jean". Metacritic.
- ^ "Grand Champ by DMX". Metacritic.
- ^ "Street Dreams by Fabolous". Metacritic.
- ^ "Blood in My Eye by Ja Rule". Metacritic.