| Release Date | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|
| January 1 | Twisted Insane | Shoot for the Face | Brainsick Muzik |
| January 24 | CunninLynguists | A Piece of Strange | |
| Tha Alkaholiks | Firewater | Waxploitation Records, Koch Records |
| January 31 | Daddy X | Family Ties | Suburban Noize Records |
| February 5 | Sway | This Is My Demo | |
| February 7 | Various Artists | Run The Road Volume 2 | |
| Dem Franchise Boyz | On Top Of Our Game | So So Def Records, Virgin Records |
| J Dilla | Donuts | Stones Throw Records |
| Aceyalone | Magnificent City | Decon Records |
| Remy Ma | | Terror Squad Entertainment, SRC Records, Universal Records |
| February 14 | Sérgio Mendes | Timeless | |
| February 21 | Dilated Peoples | 20/20 | Capitol Records |
| Keak Da Sneak | Kunta Kinte | |
| Shaggy 2 Dope | F.T.F.O. (Fuck The Fuck Off) | Psychopathic Records |
| February 28 | Jel | Soft Money | |
| March 7 | El Da Sensei | The Unusual | Fat Beats Records |
| Juvenile | Reality Check (Juvenile album) | UTP Records, Atlantic Records |
| Public Enemy & Paris | Rebirth of a Nation | Guerrilla Funk Recordings |
| March 14 | D.M.C. | Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll | |
| E-40 | My Ghetto Report Card | BME Recordings, Reprise Records |
| Soul Position | Things Go Better With RJ and Al | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| March 21 | Army of the Pharaohs | The Torture Papers | Babygrande Records |
| B.G. | The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am) | Chopper City Records, Koch Records |
| M-1 | Confidential | Koch Records |
| Madlib | The Beat Konducta, Vols. 1 & 2: Movie Scenes | Stones Throw Records |
| MURS & 9th Wonder | Murray's Revenge | |
| March 28 | Do or Die | Get That Paper | |
| T.I. | King | Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records |
| Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | Def Jam Recordings |
| April 1 | Hilltop Hoods | The Hard Road | Obese Records |
| April 4 | Bubba Sparxxx | The Charm | Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records, EMI Records |
| D-Shot | Callin All Shots | |
| Yukon Black | Addiction Services | |
| April 11 | LL Cool J | Todd Smith | Def Jam Recordings |
| April 18 | Axe Murder Boyz | Blood In, Blood Out | Psychopathic Records |
| Da BackWudz | Wood Work | |
| April 25 | The Coup | Pick A Bigger Weapon | Epitaph Records |
| The Streets | The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living | |
| Zu Ninjaz | Now Justice | |
| May 2 | Dove Shack | Reality Has Got Me Tied Up | |
| Mobb Deep | Blood Money | G-Unit Records, Interscope Records |
| May 9 | Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere | Atlantic Records |
| Kottonmouth Kings | Nickel Bag | Suburban Noize Records |
| May 16 | Cam'ron | Killa Season | Asylum Records |
| Jamie Madrox | Phatso | Psychopathic Records |
| Noah23 | Amalthea Magnetosphere | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language |
| Saint Dog | USA (Unconformable Social Amputees) | Suburban Noize Records |
| May 23 | Bronze Nazareth | The Great Migration | Think Differently Music, Babygrande Records |
| May 30 | King Syze | Syzemology | Babygrande Records |
| June 6 | Hed PE | Back 2 Base X | Suburban Noize Records |
| DJ Khaled | | Terror Squad Entertainment, Koch Records |
| Kottonmouth Kings | Koast II Koast |
| Ice Cube | Laugh Now, Cry Later | Lench Mob Records |
| Rampage | Have You Seen? | Flipmode Records |
| Shawnna | Block Music | Def Jam Recordings, Disturbing Tha Peace Records |
| Yung Joc | New Joc City | Bad Boy South, Block Entertainment, Atlantic Records |
| June 13 | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang | Flipmode Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records |
| Mr. Lif | Mo' Mega | Definitive Jux |
| Noah23 | Clout | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language |
| Zion I | Break a Dawn | Live Up Records, Handcuts Records |
| June 20 | Kurupt | Same Day, Different Shit | D.P.G. Recordz |
| June 26 | Plan B | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | |
| June 27 | Kool Keith | The Return of Dr. Octagon | CMH Records |
| Lord Jamar | The 5% Album | Babygrande Records |
| Tha Dogg Pound | Cali Iz Active | Doggystyle Records, Koch Records |
| 7L & Esoteric | A New Dope | Babygrande Records |
| July 11 | Boondox | The Harvest | Psychopathic Records |
| Cut Chemist | The Audience's Listening | Warner Bros. Records |
| July 18 | Boot Camp Clik | The Last Stand | Duck Down Music |
| July 25 | Inspectah Deck | The Resident Patient | Urban Iron Records |
| Jurassic 5 | Feedback | Interscope Records |
| MF Grimm | American Hunger | Day by Day Entertainment |
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | Yell Fire! | |
| Pharrell | In My Mind | Star Trak Entertainment, Interscope Records |
| August 1 | DMX | Year of the Dog... Again | Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records |
| August 8 | Masta Killa | Made in Brooklyn | Nature Sounds |
| Rick Ross | Port of Miami | Def Jam Recordings, Slip-n-Slide Records, Poe Boy Entertainment |
| August 15 | Obie Trice | Second Round's on Me | Shady Records, Interscope |
| August 22 | J Dilla | The Shining | BBE Records |
| OutKast | Idlewild | LaFace Records, Jive Records |
| August 29 | Method Man | | Def Jam Recordings |
| The Roots | Game Theory |
| September 5 | OuterSpace | Blood Brothers | Babygrande Records |
| September 12 | Skyzoo & 9th Wonder | | Traffic Entertainment |
| Swollen Members | Black Magic | Battle Axe Records |
| September 19 | Chingy | Hoodstar | Full Dekk Music Group, Capitol Records |
| The Dirtball | Raptillion | Suburban Noize Records |
| DJ Shadow | The Outsider | Universal Motown Records, Island Records |
| Jedi Mind Tricks | Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell | Babygrande Records |
| Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor | 1st & 15th Entertainment, Atlantic Records |
| Potluck | Straight Outta Humboldt | Suburban Noize Records |
| September 26 | Ludacris | Release Therapy | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings |
| Main Flow and 7L | Flow Season | Brick Records |
| October 3 | Subtle | | |
| Sleepy Brown | Mr. Brown | Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records |
| October 10 | Lloyd Banks | Rotten Apple | G-Unit Records, Interscope Records |
| Zion I and The Grouch | Heroes in the City of Dope | Om Records |
| October 17 | Puff Daddy | Press Play | Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records |
| Hi-Tek | | Babygrande Records |
| October 23 | Braintax | Panorama | Low Life Records |
| October 31 | Kevin Federline | Playing With Fire | Federation Records |
| Lady Sovereign | Public Warning | |
| Birdman & Lil Wayne | Like Father, Like Son | Cash Money, Universal |
| November 7 | Tech N9ne | Everready (The Religion) | Strange Music |
| AZ | The Format | Quiet Money Records |
| Jim Jones | Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) | Diplomat Records, Koch Records |
| November 14 | The Game | Doctor's Advocate | Geffen Records |
| Fat Joe | Me, Myself & I | Terror Squad Entertainment, Virgin Records, Imperial Records |
| November 21 | JAY-Z | Kingdom Come | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |
| Kottonmouth Kings | Hidden Stash III | Suburban Noize Records |
| Snoop Dogg | Tha Blue Carpet Treatment | Doggystyle Records, Geffen Records |
| 2Pac | Pac's Life | Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records |
| November 27 | CRUNK23 | Technoshamanism | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language |
| November 28 | Clipse | Hell Hath No Fury | Re-Up Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Jive Records |
| December 5 | Shady Records | | Shady Records, Interscope Records |
| December 12 | Ghostface Killah | More Fish | Def Jam Recordings |
| Jeezy | The Inspiration | CTE World, Def Jam Recordings |
| December 19 | Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead | Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records |
| December 29 | Mos Def | True Magic | Geffen Records | |
