| Release Date | Artist | Album | Label |
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| January 20 | Dizzee Rascal | Boy in da Corner | Bank Records |
| January 27 | Twista | Kamikaze | Atlantic Records |
| February 3 | Micranots | The Emperor & the Assassin | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| February 10 | Kanye West | The College Dropout | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |
| Drag-On | Hell and Back | Ruff Ryders, Virgin Records |
| February 24 | Z-Ro | The Life of Joseph W. McVey | Rap-a-Lot Records |
| Royce da 5'9 | Death is Certain | E1 Music |
| Trillville and Lil Scrappy | | Warner Bros. Records, Black Market Records, Warner Records, Reprise Records |
| Young Gunz | Tough Luv | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |
| March 1 | Noah23 & Jaffa Gate | Ancient Israelites Older Than Anorthosite | Northstar Imprint[1] |
| March 2 | Cee-Lo Green | Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine | Arista Records |
| Beans | Now Soon Someday [EP] | |
| March 3 | Tunnel Rats | Tunnel Rats | Uprok Records |
| March 16 | cLOUDDEAD | Ten |
| March 23 | Blockhead | Music by Cavelight | Ninja Tune |
| Cypress Hill | Till Death Do Us Part | Columbia Records |
| Eyedea & Abilities | E&A | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Madvillain | Madvillainy | Stones Throw Records |
| MURS & 9th Wonder | Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition | Definitive Jux |
| N*E*R*D | Fly or Die | Star Trak Entertainment, Virgin Records |
| Skatterman & Snug Brim | Urban Legendz | Strange Music |
| March 30 | Lil Flip | U Gotta Feel Me | Sucka Free, Clover G, Columbia, Sony Urban |
| April 6 | Dark Lotus | Black Rain | Psychopathic Records |
| Dilated Peoples | Neighborhood Watch | Capitol Records |
| Non Phixion | The Green CD/DVD | Uncle Howie Records |
| April 13 | Illogic | Celestial Clockwork | Weightless Recordings |
| Plague Language | Farewell Archetypes | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[2] |
| April 20 | Automato | Automato | |
| Ghostface Killah | The Pretty Toney Album | Def Jam Recordings |
| April 27 | D12 | D12 World | Shady Records, Interscope Records |
| May 4 | Ill Bill | What's Wrong with Bill? | Psycho+Logical-Records |
| May 11 | Gift of Gab | 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up | Quannum Projects |
| MF Grimm | Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1 | Day by Day Entertainment |
| Pete Rock | Soul Survivor II | BBE Records |
| May 18 | Method Man | | Def Jam Recordings |
| The Streets | A Grand Don't Come for Free | |
| Twiztid | Cryptic Collection Vol. 3 | Psychopathic Records |
| May 20 | Lecrae | Real Talk | Reach Records |
| June 1 | Masta Killa | No Said Date | Nature Sounds |
| June 8 | The X-Ecutioners | The Revolutions | Sony Music |
| Spice 1 | The Ridah | |
| June 15 | Beastie Boys | To the 5 Boroughs | Capitol Records |
| Proof | I Miss the Hip Hop Shop | Iron Fist Records |
| Sabac Red | | Psycho+Logical-Records |
| June 22 | Erick Sermon | Chilltown, New York | Motown Records |
| Jadakiss | Kiss of Death | Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope Records |
| Phat Kat | The Undeniable LP | Barak Records |
| June 27 | Noah23 | Sigma Octantis | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language[3] |
| Mitochondrial Blues |
| June 29 | Goodie Mob | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | Koch Records |
| Headset | Space Settings | |
| Lloyd Banks | The Hunger For More | G-Unit Records, Interscope Records |
| Slum Village | Detroit Deli: A Taste of Detroit | Capitol Records |
| Lil Wayne | Tha Carter | Cash Money Records |
| July 13 | Leak Bros. | Waterworld | Eastern Conference Records |
| The Pharcyde | Humboldt Beginnings | |
| Project: Deadman | Self Inflicted | Strange Music |
| The Roots | The Tipping Point | Geffen Records |
| 7L & Esoteric | | Babygrande Records |
| July 27 | Anybody Killa | Dirty History | Psychopathic Records |
| Bigg Jus | Black Mamba Serums v2.0 | Big Dada Recordings |
| OuterSpace | Blood and Ashes | Babygrande Records |
| August 3 | Masta Ace | A Long Hot Summer | M3 Records |
| MF Doom | | Insomniac, Inc. |
| Theodore Unit | 718 | |
| August 10 | Brand Nubian | Fire in the Hole | Babygrande Records |
| Kutt Calhoun | B.L.E.V.E. | Strange Music |
| Mobb Deep | Amerikaz Nightmare | Jive Records |
| Mr. Hyde | Barn of the Naked Dead | Psycho+Logical-Records |
| Shyne | Godfather Buried Alive | Def Jam Recordings |
| August 17 | Northern State | All City | |
| 213 | The Hard Way | Doggystyle Records, G-Funk Entertainment, Dogg Foundation, TVT Records |
| August 24 | The Foreign Exchange | Connected | Barely Breaking Even |
| Jedi Mind Tricks | Legacy of Blood | Babygrande Records |
| Jim Jones | On My Way to Church | Diplomat Records, Koch Records |
| Ma$e | Welcome Back | Bad Boy Entertainment |
| MC Breed | The New Prescription | Psychopathic Records |
| Young Buck | Straight Outta Ca$hville | G-Unit Records, Interscope Records |
| August 31 | Insane Clown Posse | The Wraith: Hell's Pit | Psychopathic Records |
| LL Cool J | The DEFinition | Def Jam Recordings |
| September 7 | Rob Sonic | Telicatessen | Definitive Jux |
| September 14 | Dizzee Rascal | Showtime | |
| Nelly | Sweat | Derrty Entertainment, Universal Records |
| Suit |
| September 21 | Jean Grae | This Week | Babygrande Records |
| k-os | Joyful Rebellion | |
| Lil' Romeo | Romeoland | The New No Limit Records, Koch Records |
| Necro | The Pre-Fix for Death | Psycho+Logical-Records |
| Saul Williams | Saul Williams | Fader Label |
| September 28 | Heiruspecs | A Tiger Dancing | |
| Shawnna | Worth tha Weight | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings |
| Guerilla Black | Guerilla City | Virgin Records |
| Talib Kweli | The Beautiful Struggle | Rawkus Records |
| October 5 | De La Soul | The Grind Date | AOI Records |
| I-20 | Self Explanatory | Disturbing tha Peace, Capitol Records |
| October 12 | Gold Chains And Curly Cie | When The World Was Our Friend | |
| Mos Def | The New Danger | Rawkus Records, Geffen Records |
| October 19 | Beans | Shock City Maverick | |
| Bizzy Bone | Alpha and Omega | |
| Blaze Ya Dead Homie | | Psychopathic Records |
| Lil Wyte | Phinally Phamous | Hypnotize Minds |
| Q-Unique | Vengeance is Mine | Uncle Howie Records |
| October 26 | Afrika Bambaataa | Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light | Tommy Boy Records |
| Goretex | The Art of Dying | Psycho+Logical-Records |
| Lateef & the Chief | Maroons: Ambush | Quannum Projects |
| Trick Daddy | | Atlantic Records |
| November 1 | Noah23 | Jupiter Sajitarius | 2nd Rec[4] |
| November 9 | Ed O.G. | My Own Worst Enemy | |
| Fabolous | Real Talk | Desert Storm Records, Elektra Records |
| Handsome Boy Modeling School | White People | Elektra Records |
| Ja Rule | R.U.L.E. | Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings |
| November 12 | Eminem | Encore | Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, Web Entertainment |
| November 16 | Chingy | Powerballin' | Full Dekk Music Group, Capitol Records |
| Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz | Crunk Juice | BME Recordings, TVT Records |
| MF Doom | Mm..Food | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Monoxide Child | Chainsmoker LP | Psychopathic Records |
| R.A. the Rugged Man | Die, Rugged Man, Die | Nature Sounds |
| Snoop Dogg | | Doggystyle Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Geffen Records |
| November 23 | Apathy | Where's Your Album?! | | |
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| Axe Murder Boyz | The Unforgiven Forest | Canonize Productions |
| The Diplomats | Diplomatic Immunity 2 | Diplomat Records, Koch Records |
| November 30 | Nas | Street's Disciple | Ill Will Records, Columbia Records |
| T.I. | Urban Legend | Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records |
| December 7 | Cam'ron | Purple Haze | Roc-A-Fella Records, Diplomat Records, Def Jam Recordings |
| Ludacris | The Red Light District | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings |
| December 14 | Xzibit | Weapons of Mass Destruction | Open Bar Entertainment, Columbia Records, Sony Music |
| 2Pac | Loyal to the Game | Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records |
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