This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1983.
| Release Date | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Malcolm McLaren | Duck Rock | |
| October 13 | Whodini | Whodini | |
| October 24 | Too Short | Don't Stop Rappin' | |
| Unknown | Kurtis Blow | Party Time? | |
| Unknown | Jonzun Crew | Lost in Space | |
| Unknown | The Sugarhill Gang | Rappin' Down Town | |
| Unknown | Warp 9 | It's a Beat Wave | |
| Unknown | The Sequence | The Sequence Party | |
| Unknown | Wild Style | Wild Style Original Soundtrack | |
| Unknown | Afrika Bambaataa | Death Mix | |
| Unknown | Beastie Boys | Cooky Puss | |
| Unknown | Cybotron | Enter |