2010 in hip hop music explained

This article summarizes the events, album releases and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2010.

Events

January

Producer Shawty Redd was arrested on a murder charge.^[1]

February

Game signs a new record contract and returns to Aftermath Entertainment.
Nujabes died on February 26, aged 36, in a traffic accident.

March

Lil Wayne begins his one-year prison term. He shot over 30 music videos before his term.
Ludacris becomes the first rapper in 2010 to be featured on 3 top 10 Billboard Hot 100 charted songs. (Justin Bieber's "Baby", Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart", and "How Low")
T.I. is officially released from prison and begins work on his seventh album.
Lloyd Banks releases info via his Twitter that his new album will be called 'Hunger For More 2' and will attempt to take him back to his best work. However, the G-Unit label responded later that day stating that the title is tentative and not set in concrete.
Ludacris' seventh studio album Battle of the Sexes becomes the first hip hop album of 2010 to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
O.S.T.R.'s album Tylko dla dorosłych becomes the first hip hop album of 2010 to reach No. 1 on the OLiS.

April

Dr. Dre announces the first single off his much anticipated Detox album. The track features Jay-Z.
Lil Wayne's album Rebirth reaches gold, with 505,000 copies sold after two months of release.
Eminem's album Relapse 2 is renamed to Recovery and confirmed to be released June 22, 2010.
Guru died on April 19, aged 48, from multiple myeloma.
50 Cent announced The Invitation Tour to promote Black Magic and Before I Self Destruct.
B.o.B's track "Nothin' on You" becomes the first Hip Hop song of the year to hit number one on the Hot 100. The single was also certified platinum.

May

B.o.B becomes the second Hip Hop act to top the Billboard 200 in 2010 with his album . It sold 85,000 copies in its first week.
Gucci Mane is released from prison after spending 6 months behind bars for violating his probation. He announced that he has made a new label called 1017 Brick Squad Records and pushed back release date of his third album, The State vs. Radric Davis: The Appeal to a later date.
Eminem's single "Not Afraid" debuts at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the first hip hop track to do so in 2010 and second hip hop song in history to debut at #1.
Young Money's group album We Are Young Money was certified Gold.^[2]

June

Ludacris' single "My Chick Bad" is RIAA certified Platinum.^[3]
DJ Khaled's single All I Do Is Win is RIAA certified Gold.^[4]
Ludacris' album Battle of the Sexes becomes the second hip hop album released in 2010 to be certified Gold.^[5]
Lil Boosie is indicted on murder charges.
DonGuralesko's album Totem Leśnych Ludzi becomes the second hip hop album of 2010 to reach No. 1 on the OLiS.
Fat Joe and his entourage are questioned for sexual assault in Wisconsin.^[6]
Drake's debut album Thank Me Later sold about 449,000 copies in its first week giving it a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200.
Eminem's new album Recovery debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold more copies than any album in one week during 2010.
Hip Hop Pioneer Rammellzee died on June 29.
Lil Wayne's single "Drop the World" is certified Platinum.
Kid Cudi was arrested in Manhattan, New York and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance. Despite his arrest, he was released and made it to Manchester, Tennessee in time to headline the Bonnaroo fest.

July

The rumored track list for Kanye West's "Good Ass Job" leaks.
Eminem's album Recovery passes 1,000,000 copies sold in its second week.
Eldo's album Zapiski z 1001 Nocy becomes the third hip hop album of 2010 to reach No. 1 on the OLiS.
It was officially announced that pending good behavior, rapper Lil Wayne will be released from prison on November 4, 2010
Eminem's single Love the Way You Lie tops the Billboard Hot 100, making it Eminem's fourth overall No. 1 single.

August

Drake hosted the first annual Ovo (October's Very Own) Festival which included the VIP list of rap stars including: Jay-Z, Eminem, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Bun B and Fabolous.^[7]
The music videos for Kanye West's hit single Power and Eminem's hit single Love the Way You Lie debut the same day on MTV.
DJ Khaled's single All I Do Is Win is RIAA certified Platinum.^[8]
Kanye West's and Nicki Minaj's upcoming studio albums are titles are revealed to be "Dark Twisted Fantasy" and "Pink Friday" respectively.
Hip-Hop's Cash Kings 2010 list comes out August 17, 2010. Jay-Z ($63 Million), Diddy ($30 Million), & Akon ($21 Million) come on as the Hip-Hop Cash Kings in 2010. The rest follow as Lil Wayne ($20 Million), Dr. Dre ($17 Million), Ludacris ($16 Million), Snoop Dogg ($15 Million), Timbaland ($14 Million), Pharrell Williams ($13 Million), Drake ($10 Million), T.I. ($9 Million), Swizz Beatz ($9 Million), Eminem ($8 Million), 50 Cent ($8 Million).
DJ Khaled signs a record contract with Cash Money Records and Bizzy Bone says he may sign also.^[9]
Eminem Recovery sold 2,000,000 copies in two months.

October

On October 13, Harlem World member Huddy 6 was killed in a car accident at the George Washington Bridge in New York, aged 34.^[10]
T.I.'s pending drug charges were dropped, but due to a violation of his parole, he was sentenced to 11 months in FCC Forrest City, the prison facility where he previously served time for weapons-possession charges. These recent events likely caused him to change his upcoming album's title from "King Uncaged" to "No Mercy".^[11]

November

Lil Wayne is released from prison
Dr. Dre releases the first official single off Detox titled "Kush" which features Snoop Dogg and Akon. The song has peaked within the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.
After 58 weeks on the charts, in November 2010, Kid Cudi's debut album was certified Gold for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),^[12]
Atlanta, Georgia rapper Waka Flocka Flame received his first gold plaque for the single "No Hands" produced by Memphis, Tennessee's Drumma Boy, off his debut album Flockaveli.^[13]
Nicki Minaj Releases her debut Album Pink Friday It sells 375,000 copies the first week

December

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper Sam Willis's single "Peso" is certified Gold.^[14]
Following an arrest for a probation violation, DMX was sentenced to a year in prison in Arizona.^[15]
Lil Wayne released his first single since being released from jail called "6 Foot 7 Foot". The single will be the first single off Tha Carter IV.
Former Bad Boy artist G. Dep confesses to police regarding a cold case murder he committed in 1993, reportedly due to a want of "making amends" with his past.^[16]
Former Cash Money Records hip hop artist Magnolia Shorty shot and killed in a homicide murder on December 20.

Released albums

Release date	Artist	Album	Notes
January 5	Kanye West		Live album
January 19	RJD2	The Colossus
January 19	Dessa	A Badly Broken Code
January 26	Strong Arm Steady	In Search of Stoney Jackson
January 26	DMX	The Best of DMX
January 29	Maino	Unstoppable – The EP
February 2	Lil Wayne	Rebirth	Debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Singles: "Prom Queen", "On Fire", "Drop the World" Certified Gold
	Styles P & DJ Green Lantern	The Green Ghost Project
	Statik Selektah
February 8	SwinDoe	SwinDoe	Debuted at No. 123 on Billboard 200
February 9	Canibus	Melatonin Magik
February 9	DJ Kay Slay	More Than Just a DJ	Debuted at No. 133 on Billboard 200
February 16	Freeway & Jake One	The Stimulus Package	Debuted at No. 63 on Billboard 200
February 16	Pastor Troy	G.I. Troy – Strictly 4 My Soldiers
February 19	Bushido	Zeiten ändern dich	Debuted at No. 2 on Media-Control-Charts, No. 1 on the Austrian Charts, No. 3 on the Swiss Charts
February 24	MellowHype	YelloWhite	Debuted at No. 3 on OLiS
February 26	O.S.T.R.	Tylko dla dorosłych	Debuted at No. 3 on OLiS
March 2	DJ Khaled	Victory^[17]	Debuted at No. 14 on Billboard 200 Singles: "Fed Up", "All I Do Is Win"
March 4	Sam Adams	Boston's Boy
March 9	Ludacris	Battle of the Sexes^[18]	Debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Singles: "How Low", "My Chick Bad", "Sex Room" Certified Gold
	Kidz in the Hall	Land of Make Believe
	Freeway & Beanie Sigel	The Roc Boys	Charted on Billboards Top R&B album charts at number 53
March 13	Gucci Mane	Burrrprint (2) HD	Debuted at No. 19 on Billboard 200 Retail Mixtape
March 23	Brotha Lynch Hung	Dinner and a Movie	Debuted at No. 69 on Billboard 200
	Snoop Dogg	More Malice	Debuted at No. 29 on Billboard 200 Re-Release of Malice in Wonderland
	Outlawz	The Lost Songs Vol. 1, The Lost Songs Vol. 2, The Lost Songs Vol. 3
	Young Noble
	EDIDON	The Stash Spot
	Inspectah Deck	Manifesto
	J-Kwon	J-Kwon
	Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx	The eXXecution
	Donwill	Don Cusack In High Fidelity
March 26		Be About Your Money At All Costs (B.A.Y.M.A.A.C.)
March 30	Army of the Pharaohs	The Unholy Terror
	E-40		Debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200 Spawned one successful single: "Bitch"
	E-40		Debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200
	Tech N9ne	The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.	Debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200
	Meth, Ghost & Rae	Wu-Massacre	Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200^[19]
	Sho Baraka	Lions and Liars	Debuted at No. 149 on the Billboard 200
	Manafest	The Chase
	Masta Killa	Masta Killa Live
March 31	Earl Sweatshirt	EARL (Mixtape)
April 4	Cuete Yeska	Love Stories, Part 2 -The Notebook
April 6	Too Short	Still Blowin'	Debuted at No. 70 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart Internet only release
	Insane Clown Posse	Bang! Pow! Boom! (Nuclear Version)
	Diabolic	Liar & a Thief
April 13	Murs & 9th Wonder	Fornever	Debuted at No. 87 on the Billboard 200
April 14		Kush and Orange Juice (Mixtape)
April 16		Monster in mir	Debuted at No. 8 on Media-Control-Charts
April 20	Little Brother	Leftback LP	Debuted at No. 128 on the Billboard 200
	Cypress Hill	Rise Up	Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
	Devin The Dude	Suite 420	Debuted at No. 85 on the Billboard 200
	Andre Nickatina	Khan! The Me Generation
	Cognito	Automatic
	Kurupt	Streetlights	Debuted at No. 183 on the Billboard 200
	Kottonmouth Kings	Long Live The Kings	Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
April 27	B.o.B		Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: Nothin' on You, Don't Let Me Fall, Airplanes, Bet I, Magic, I'll Be in the Sky
April 27	Daddy Yankee	Mundial
May 4	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony		Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
	8Ball & MJG	Ten Toes Down	Debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200
	Ayatollah	The Quixotic
	Trina	Amazin'	Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
	Lil Cuete	The Only & Only
May 7	Kay One	Kenneth allein zu Haus	Debuted at No. 7 on Media-Control-Charts
May 11	Boondox	South of Hell
May 11	Sage Francis	Life
May 12	KRS-One	Back to the L.A.B.
May 18	Nas & Damian Marley	Distant Relatives	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
	Reflection Eternal	Revolutions Per Minute	Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
	Styles P	The Ghost Dub-Dime
	Necro	Die!
	Guilty Simpson	O.J. Simpson
	Bizarre	Friday Night At St. Andrew's
	Madlib	Madlib Medicine Show No. 5: The History Of Loop Digga
		Keep on Ridin	Compilation album
	Esoteric	Fly Casualties
	Jermside & Danny Diggs	Middle Classic
	PackFM	I Fucking Hate Rappers
	Common	Go! Common Classics	Compilation album
	Keak da Sneak	Mob Boss
	Roc Marciano	Marcberg
May 25	Scarface	Dopeman Music
	Pastor Troy	Zero Tolerence
	Royce da 5'9"	Street Hop (Deluxe Edition)
	Cam’ron & The U.N.	Heat In Here Vol. 1	Debuted at No. 133 on the Billboard 200 Retail Mixtape
	Apollo Brown	The Reset
May 26	Noah23 & Vinyl Blight	Vermin vs Noah23 EP
June 1	Yukmouth	Free at Last
	Kokane	Gimme All Mine
	Homeboy Sandman	The Good Sun
	June Marx	Body Of God
June 4	Noah23 & Playpad Circus	Noah23 / Playpad Circus
June 8	Plies	Goon Affiliated	Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
	Lil Jon	Crunk Rock	Debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200
	Travis McCoy	Lazarus	Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Billionaire"
	Rhymefest	El Che
	Ratatat	LP4	Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
	Kutt Calhoun	Raw and Un-Kutt	Debuted at No. 145 on the Billboard 200
	Reef the Lost Cauze	Fight Music
	MF Grimm
	DJ Clay	Book of the Wicked, Chapter One
June 11	DonGuralesko	Totem Leśnych Ludzi	Debuted at No. 1 on OLiS
June 11	Fler	Flersguterjunge	Debuted at No. 4 on Media-Control-Charts
June 15	C-Murder	Tomorrow
	Nappy Roots	The Pursuit Of Nappyness
	Drake	Thank Me Later	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Over", "Find Your Love", "Miss Me", and "Fancy" Certified Platinum
	Crooked I	Hood Star
	H-Ryda	Half Dead, Half Livin
	Pastor Troy	Attitude Adjuster 2
	Mr. Capone-E	The Blue Album
	Black C	70's Baby
	Dirty Circus	Alive and Well	Sweatshop Union side project^[20]
	Pigeon Hole	Age Like Astronauts	Sweatshop Union side project
	Trillionaire$	By Hook or by Crook	Sweatshop Union side project
June 21	Eminem	Recovery	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Not Afraid", "Love the Way You Lie", and "No Love" Certified Quadruple Platinum
	The Roots	How I Got Over	Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
	Z-Ro	Heroin	Debuted at No. 131 on the Billboard 200
June 22	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	Gang Rags	Debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200
	Madlib	Madlib Medicine Show No. 6: Brain Wreck Show
	Vinnie Paz	Season of the Assassin
	Trip Lee	Between Two Worlds	Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200
	Super Chron Flight Brothers	Cape Verde
June 24	Tede	FuckTede / Glam Rap	Debuted at No. 3 on OLiS
June 24	Bumpy Knuckles	Music From The Man… Volume One
June 29	3OH!3	Streets of Gold	Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
	Marco Polo	The Stupendous Adventures
	Eternia & MoSS	At Last
	A.G.	Everything's Berri
	Eldo	Zapiski z 1001 Nocy	Debuted at No. 4 on OLiS
July 6	Big Boi		Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
	Juvenile	Beast Mode	Debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200
	Lil' Flip	Ahead of My Time
	Rick Ross	The Albert Anastasia EP
July 13	Capone-N-Noreaga	The War Report 2	Debuted at No. 98 on the Billboard 200
	Paul Wall	Heart of a Champion	Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200
	Stat Quo	Statlanta
	Curren$y	Pilot Talk	Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
	Pro	Redemption
	Snoop Dogg	My No. 1 Priority
	Sam Adams	Boston's Boy (Deluxe Edition)
	Mr. Criminal	Death Before Dishonor
July 20	Rick Ross	Teflon Don	Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Super High", "B.M.F. (Blowing Money Fast)", "Aston Martin Music" Certified Gold
	Ron Browz	Etherlibrium
	Ayatollah	Cocoon
	Rakaa	Crown Of Thorns
	Ras Kass & DJ Rhettmatic	A.D.I.D.A.S. (All Day I Dream About Spittin’)
	Potluck	Greatest Hits with Our Buds
July 27	Tech N9ne	The Gates Mixed Plate	Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
	Fat Joe	The Darkside Vol. 1	Debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200
	Slum Village	Villa Manifesto	Debuted at No. 171 on the Billboard 200
	Madlib	Madlib Medicine Show No. 7: High Jazz
	Killah Priest	The 3 Day Theory
	Cut Chemist	Sound Of The Police
	Bizzy Bone	Crossover: 2010 EP
	Krayzie Bone	The Fixtape Volume 3: Lyrical Paraphernalia
	Trek Life	Everything Changed Nothing
	Zo!	SunStorm
	Willie the Kid & Lee Bannon	Never A Dull Moment: The EP
August 1	Mistachuck	Don’t Rhyme For The Sake Of Riddlin’
August 3	Bun B	Trill O.G.	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
	Freddie Gibbs	Str8 Killa	Debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
	Pastor Troy	King of All Kings
	Esham	Suspended Animation
	El-P	Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3
	Lil' Keke	The Don Ke Chronicles
	Roc C	Scapegoat
	King Gordy	Xerxes The God-King
	Messy Marv, The Jacka & Blanco	Jonestown
August 5	Del the Funky Homosapien	It Ain't Illegal Yet
August 10	Dirt Nasty	Nasty As I Wanna Be
	Ahmad	The Death Of Me
	DJ Screw	Forever
	GRITS	Quarantine
	LMNO	Tripping On This Journey
	Ayatollah	Live From The MPC 60 (Box Set)
	Messy Marv	Thizz City
	Buck 65	20 Odd Years Volume 3: Albuquerque
	Bun B & DJ Michael “5000” Watts	Trill O.G. (Screwed & Chopped)
	Lord Infamous	Futuristic Rowdy Bounty Hunter
August 13	Mac Miller	K.I.D.S.
August 17	D-Loc	Made For Kings
	Camu Tao	King Of Hearts
	Mac Dre	G.A.M.E.
	Messy Marv & Berner	Blow: Blocks And Boat Docks
	Crooked I	Planet C.O.B. Vol. 1
	Husalah	Tha Furly Ghost Volume 3
	Tha Dogg Pound	100 Wayz
	Raekwon	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II (Gold Deluxe Edition)
	Bizzy Bone	The Best Of Bizzy Bone Vol. 2
August 24	Blu	Her Favorite Colo(u)r (Re-Release)
	Messy Marv	Thizz City
	The Pack	Wolfpack Party
	Bizzy Bone
	Tek	24KT Smoke
	Apollo Brown	The Reset (Instrumentals)
	Jneiro Jarel	Fauna (International Release)
	Cassidy	Face 2 Face Ep
August 31	Big L	139 & Lenox
	Common Sense	Resurrection (Deluxe Edition)
	DJ Muggs & Ill Bill	Kill Devil Hills
	Fabolous		Debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 Single: "You Be Killing Em"
	KRS-One & True Master	Meta-Historical
	Godfather Don	Properties Of Steel: The Hydra Records Singles
	Madlib	Madlib Medicine Show No. 8: Advanced Jazz
	Tela	Gators & Suits
	Kano	Method To The Maadness (International Release)
	Whodini	Whodini (Re-Release)
	Exile	Radio: AM/FM
	Fes Taylor	I’m Not A Rapper!
September 7	Chingy	Success & Failure
	Young Buck	The Rehab	Debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200
	Q-Unique	Between Heaven & Hell
	Nate Dogg	G-Funk Mix
	Dorrough	Get Big	Debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Get Big"
	Rock & Suge White	Rockin Out West
	Atmosphere		Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
	September 10	Harlem 6	The New Breed
September 14	Krizz Kaliko	Shock Treatment	Debuted at No. 97 on the Billboard 200
	Huey	Redemption
	Black Milk	Album of the Year	Debuted at No. 129 on the Billboard 200
	J Dawg	Still Behind Tint
	MF Doom & Big Benn Klingon	Expektoration Live
	Watchmen	Wu-Tang Management Presents Watchmen
	Rah Digga	Classic
	Pete Rock & CL Smooth	Mecca and the Soul Brother (Deluxe Edition)
September 15	Dirt Platoon	Deeper Than Dirt
September 20	Witchdoctor	Dracula “Transylvania”
September 21	Twiztid	Heartbroken & Homicidal	Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
	MC Eiht	The Best Of MC Eiht
	Prospect	First Blood
	Ski Beatz	24 Hour Karate School
	Spice 1	The Best Of Spice 1 Vol. 2
September 27	Lil Wayne	I Am Not a Human Being	Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, peaked at No. 1 Singles: "Right Above It" Certified Gold Released while Lil Wayne was serving a prison sentence
September 28	Hell Razah	Heaven Razah
	Lecrae	Rehab	Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
	Kane & Abel	Back On Money
	Group Home	G.U.R.U. (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
	Gucci Mane		Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Gucci Time"
	Timbo King	From Babylon To Timbuktu
	Boogie Down Productions	Criminal Minded (Elite Edition)
	Boosie Badazz	Incarcerated	Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
	Ice Cube	I Am the West	Debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200
	Trae Tha Truth, Evil Empire, & DJ Folk	Can’t Ban Tha Truth
	Thug Lordz	Thug Money
	Big Remo	Entrapment
	B-Real	The Harvest Vol. 1: The Mixtape
	Brown Study	Brown Study
	Count Bass D & DJ Pocket	Activity
	DJ Spinna & BBE Soundsystem	Strange Games & Funky Things Volume 5
	Donnis	Fashionably Late
	J-Bo	Herringbone Jones
	Koopsta Knicca	A Murder In Room 8
	Madlib & Nitti	Madlib Medicine Show No. 9: High Fi Sounds For Smokers And Drinkers
September 29	Noah23	Heart of Rock
September 30	Black Knights	West Coast Killa Beez (The Stolen Legacy Vol. 1)
October 1	Tinie Tempah	Disc-Overy	Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
October 1	Bag Raiders	Bag Raiders
October 4	Soprano	La Colombe	Debuted at No. 1 on the France Albums Chart
October 5	B.G.	Hollyhood
	Canibus	C of Tranquility
	Pimp C	The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones	Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
	Skyzoo & Illmind	Live from the Tape Deck	Debuted at No. 174 on the Billboard 200
	Savage	The Tribal Council
	Waka Flocka Flame	Flockaveli	Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "O Let's Do It", "Hard in Da Paint", "No Hands", "Groove St. Party"
	8Ball & MJG	From the Bottom 2 the Top
	Hezekiah	Conscious Porn
	Bone Brothers	The Best of Bone Brothers
October 10	The Gaslamp Killer	Death Gate
October 10	LMNO	James Kelly (Box Set)
October 12	¡Mayday!	Stuck On An Island
	Pac Div	Grown Kid Syndrome
	Cali Swag District	The Kickback	Single: "Teach Me How to Dougie"
	Illmind	Behind The Curtain
	9th Prince	One Man Army
	El Da Sensei & The Returners	GT2: Nu World
	GLC	Love, Life & Loyalty
	Lord Jamar	Known Associates
	Pigeon John	Dragon Slayer
	7L & Esoteric	1212
	Chiddy Bang		Debuted at No. 75 on the Billboard 200
	Tha Chill	Chillafornia EP
	Far East Movement	Free Wired	Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Like a G6", "Rocketeer", "If I Was You (OMG)"
	Vado	Slime Flu
	The HoodStarz	Controversy
	Kaz Kyzah & Ammbush	Deadly Operation
	Nems	Prezident’s Day
October 19	Pastor Troy	The Best Of Pastor Troy Vol. 1
	Pastor Troy	The Best Of Pastor Troy Vol. 2
	The Jacka & Ampichino	Devilz Rejectz 2: House Of The Dead
	Kokayi	Robots & Dinosaurs
	Von Pea	Pea’s Gotta Have It
	The Lost Children of Babylon
	Lil' Keke	Seven 13 Vol. 4
	Lil Scrappy	Prince of the South 2
	LMNO, KeyKool & 2Mex	Blessing In Disguise
	Pimp C & DJ Michael “5000” Watts	The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones (Screwed & Chopped)
	Anybody Killa	Medicine Bag	Debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200
	Kinto Sol	El Ultimo Suspiro
October 20	Ski Beatz	24 Hour Karate School Japan
October 20	John Forté	The Bloomingdales Acoustics
October 22	Berlins Most Wanted	Berlins Most Wanted
October 25	Tech N9ne	Seepage EP	Debuted at No. 57 on Billboard 200
	Lyrics Born	As U Were
	Various Artists	Stomp The Yard: Homecoming OST
	Skillz	The World Needs More Skillz
	Cap D	PolyMath
October 26	1982	1982
	9th Wonder	9th's Opus: It's A Wonderful World Music Group Volume 1
	Celph Titled & Buckwild	Nineteen Ninety Now
	Chaundon	No Excuses
	Greg Nice	The Popcycle
	Madlib	Madlib Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul
	Vinnie Paz	Prayer For The Assassin
	Doc Ish	The First Treatment
	2Mex	My Fanbase Will Destroy
	No One	The Substance
	Wisemen	Children of a Lesser God
	Lord Infamous & Black Rain Ent.	Helloween Part 2: The Rise Of Satan
	Nottz	You Need This Music
	The Left	Gas Mask
October 31	Koopsta Knicca	Da Devil's Playground 2
	Spice 1	Hallowpoint
	Outlawz	Killuminati 2K10
November 2	Devin the Dude	Gotta Be Me
	Pitbull	Armando	Debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard 200
	J-Live	Undivided Attention
	Diplo	Blow Your Head: Dubstep
	Psycho Les	Psycho Therapy: The Remixes
	Gangrene	Sawblade EP
	San Quinn & Loyal-T	Never Say Die
	Trigganometry	Trigga Happy 3
November 4	Nocando	Unlocked
November 5	Ghostface Killah	Supreme Clientele (Special Edition)
November 9	Eligh	GreyCrow
	Kid Cudi		Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Erase Me" Certified Gold
	Custom Made	Hi-Def
	Knoc-turn'al	Knoc's Ville
	Watchmen	Power
	Twista	The Perfect Storm	Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200
	Lil Boosie, Webbie, Lil' Trill & Trill Fam		Debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200
	DJ Felli Fel	Thump Ridaz Mix
	Zion I	Atomic Clock
	Lord Jamar	Known Associates
	Lil' Keke	713: The Album
	Joe Budden		Debuted at No. 94 on the Billboard 200
	Smoke DZA	George Kush Da Button (The Deluxe Edition)
	Buckwild	Presents…
	Criminal Manne	Got That Work
	Stan Sly	Anutha World
	Various Artists	Super Jerkin’ Vol. 2
	Gucci Mane	La Flare
	Bomb Zombies	Sincerely Yours
	The Boy Boy Young Me$$	Paystyle Flow: No Pen Vol. 2
	San Quinn & Loyal-T	Never Say Die
November 12	Mystro	Digmund Freud E.P.
November 16	Nelly	Nelly 5.0	Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Just a Dream", "Move That Body"
	Berner & Ampichino	Traffic 2
	Cutthroat	The Takeova
	LMNO & DJ Babu	No Apologies
	Cassidy	C.A.S.H. (Cass A Straight Hustla)	Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200
	Bizzy Bone	The Greatest Rapper Alive
	Masta Killa	Wu-Tang: The Next Chamber
	John Regan	Sorry I'm Late
	Messy Marv	D.I.N.O.S.A.U.R. The Collection Volume One
	J-Zone	A Job Ain’t Nuthin But Work (Deluxe Edition)
November 19	Hopsin	Raw
November 19	The Beatnuts	Street Level (Deluxe Edition)
November 22	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Power", "Runaway", "All of the Lights", and "Monster" Certified Platinum
	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Singles: "Check It Out", "Your Love", "Right Thru Me", "Moment 4 Life", "Fly", "Did It on Em", "Super Bass" Certified Platinum
	Yelawolf	Trunk Muzik 0-60	Debuted at No. 164 on Billboard 200.
	Phanatik	Party Over Here
	Jay-Z	The Hits Collection, Volume One
	Gangrene	Gutter Water
	Duke Da God	The D.I.P. Agenda
	Curren$y	Pilot Talk II	Debuted at No. 83 on Billboard 200.
	Lloyd Banks	H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More)	Debuted at No. 25 on Billboard 200. Singles: "Beamer, Benz or Bentley", "Any Girl", "Start It Up", "I Don't Deserve You", "So Forgetful".
	Bronze Nazareth	School For The Blindman
	Rye Rye	Sunshine Remix EP
	Tabi Bonney	Fre$h
	Booba	Lunatic
	Calle 13	Entren Los Que Quieran
November 23	Inspectah Deck	Manifesto Redux
	Mr. Capone-E	Gang Stories
	Big L	Return of the Devil's Son
	Damu the Fudgemunk	Supply For Demand
	Maestro Fresh-Wes	The Black Tie Affair (Re-Release)
	Bubba Sparxxx	Miracle On Gamble Road
	Esham	Suspended Extended (Subatomic Jetpack Edition)
November 25	Various Artists	Free Leonard Peltier: Hip Hop's Contribution To The Freedom Campaign
November 30	Slim Thug	Tha Thug Show	Debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200
	Soulja Boy Tell 'Em	The DeAndre Way	Debuted at No. 79 on the Billboard 200
	Nu Jerzey Devil	Behind Closed Doors
	Flo Rida	Only One Flo (Part 1)	Debuted at No. 107 on the Billboard 200 Singles: "Club Can't Handle Me", "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2,1)", "Who Dat Girl"
	Haystak	Easy 2 Hate
	Daz Dillinger	Matter of Dayz
	AZ	Doe or Die 15th Anniversary
	Sleepy D & DJ Fresh	The Tonite Show: Sleep Walking
	MC Mr. Napkins	The Album
	Big Hutch	Ef U Hutch
	Ali Vegas	AutoVegography
	Bad Seed	Intelligently Ignant
	Big Hutch	Ef U Hutch
	Deacon The Villain & Sheisty Khrist	Niggaz With Latitude (N.W.L.)
	JR & PH7	The Update
	Copywrite	The Life And Times Of Peter Nelson
	Big Rich	Built To Last
December 7	Snowgoons	Kraftwerk
	Large Professor & Neek The Exotic	Exotic Species
	DJ Premier & Year Round Records	Get Used To Us
	Redman	Redman Presents... Reggie	Debuted at No. 118 on the Billboard 200
	T.I.	No Mercy	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Single: "Get Back Up", "I'm Back", "Yeah Ya Know (Takers)", "Got Your Back", "That's All She Wrote" Certified Gold
	Crown Royale	Crown Royale
	Philthy Rich & DJ Fresh	My Block: Welcome To Sem City 2
	Remedy	It All Comes Down To This
	Madlib	Madlib Medicine Show No. 11: Low Budget High Fi Music
	DJ Clay	Book Of The Wicked: The Mixtape Vol. 2
	Father MC	My (Digitally Remastered)
	Messy Marv	Collabos
December 14	Sheek Louch
	LMNO	LMNO Is Dead
	Various Artists	Lost Tapes Of Suave House
	The Untouchables	Al Capone’s Vault
	J Stalin	The Real World Part 3
	Too Short	Respect the Pimpin'
	Doc Ish	The First Treatment
	Andre Nickatina & The Jacka	My Middle Name Is Crime EP
	Andre Nickatina & Smoov-E	The King And Mr. Biscuits
December 20	WC	That’s What I’m Talking About
December 20	Gorilla Zoe	I Am Atlanta 3
December 21	Brand Nubian	Enter The Dubstep Volume 2
	David Banner & 9th Wonder	Death of a Pop Star
	Dru Down	Chronicles Of A Pimp
	Ghostface Killah	Apollo Kids	Debuted at No. 128 on the Billboard 200
	Cyssero	Destined for Greatness
	Statik Selektah	The Left-Overs (Of What’s To Come…) (EP)
	Messy Marv	Shooting Range Part 2
	Mikkey Halsted	The Darkroom
	Illa J	4 Past Midnite
December 28	Flame	Captured	Debuted at No. 152 on the Billboard 200
	Planet Asia	Crack Belt Theatre
	Sha Stimuli	Unsung Vol. 1: The Garden Of Eden
December 31	Statik Selektah & Termanology	The Evening News EP

Highest-charting singles

Song! scope="col"
Artist	Project	Peak position
"Love the Way You Lie"	Eminem featuring Rihanna	Recovery	1
"Not Afraid"	Eminem	Recovery	1
"Just A Dream"	Nelly	5.0	3
"Down on Me"	Jeremih featuring 50 Cent	All About You	4
"Right Above It"	Lil Wayne featuring Drake	I Am Not a Human Being	6
"Young Forever"	Jay-Z featuring Mr Hudson	The Blueprint 3	10
"My Chick Bad"	Ludacris featuring Nicki Minaj	Battle of the Sexes	11
"Carry Out"	Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake	Shock Value II	11
"Runaway"	Kanye West featuring Pusha T	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	12
"Your Love"	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	14
"Over"	Drake	Thank Me Later	14
"Miss Me"	Drake featuring Lil Wayne	Thank Me Later	15
"Gonnorhea"	Lil Wayne featuring Drake	I Am Not A Human Being	17
"Monster"	Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	18
"Drop the World"	Lil Wayne featuring Eminem	Rebirth
"That's All She Wrote"	T.I. featuring Eminem	No Mercy
"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"	Kevin Rudolf featuring Birdman, Jay Sean & Lil Wayne	To the Sky	21
"POWER"	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	22
"Erase Me"	Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West		22
"Say Something"	Timbaland featuring Drake	Shock Value II	23
"No Love"	Eminem featuring Lil Wayne	Recovery	23
"Check It Out"	will.i.am & Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	24
"All I Do Is Win"	DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross	Victory	24
"Fancy"	Drake featuring T.I. & Swizz Beatz	Thank Me Later	25
"Right Thru Me"	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	26
"Hello Good Morning"	Diddy & Dirty Money featuring T.I.	Last Train to Paris	27
"Hell Breaks Loose"	Eminem featuring Dr. Dre	Relapse: Refill	29
"Aston Martin Music"	Rick Ross featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele	Teflon Don	30
"Kush"	Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg & Akon		34
"Lose My Mind"	Jeezy featuring Plies		35
"On to the Next One"	Jay-Z featuring Swizz Beatz	The Blueprint 3	37
"Got Your Back"	T.I. featuring Keri Hilson	No Mercy	38

Highest first week sales

As of December 31, 2010.^[21] ^[22] ^[23] ^[24] ^[25] ^[26] ^[27] ^[28]

Number	Artist	Album	1st week sales	1st week position
1	Eminem	Recovery	741,000	1
2	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	496,000	1
3	Drake	Thank Me Later	447,000	1
4	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	375,000	2
5	Lil Wayne	Rebirth	176,000	2
6	Rick Ross	Teflon Don	176,000	2
7	Kid Cudi		169,000	3
8		No Mercy	159,000	4
9	Ludacris	Battle of the Sexes	137,000	1
10	Lil Wayne	I Am Not a Human Being	125,000	1

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	94	45 reviews	^[29]
2	Big Boi		90	33 reviews	^[30]
4	The Roots	How I Got Over	86	23 reviews	^[31]
5	Ghostface Killah	Apollo Kids	84	17 reviews	^[32]
6	CeeLo Green	The Lady Killer	80	33 reviews	^[33]
7	Rick Ross	Teflon Don	79	18 reviews	^[34]
8	Gil Scott-Heron	I'm New Here	78	28 reviews	^[35]
9	Freeway & Jake One	The Stimulus Package	78	15 reviews	^[36]
10	John Legend & The Roots	Wake Up!	77	22 reviews	^[37]

Notes and References

http://www.sohh.com/2010/01/producer_shawty_redd_arrested_on_murder.html Producer Shawty Redd Arrested On Murder Charge, Accused Of Fatal Shooting
https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – December 29, 2012
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11397/title.ludacris-nicki-minajs-my-chick-bad-reaches-platinum Ludacris & Nicki Minaj's "My Chick Bad" Reaches Platinum | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
Web site: DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win" Strikes Platinum Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales HipHop DX . June 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611005146/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11404/title.dj-khaleds-all-i-do-is-win-strikes-gold . June 11, 2010 . dead .
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11470/title.ludacris-battle-of-the-sexes-is-officially-gold Ludacris' "Battle of The Sexes" Is Officially Gold | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
News: Fat Joe Sexual Assault Investigation Pending . Huffington Post . Katy . Hall . June 21, 2010. November 17, 2010 .
Web site: Drake Brings Eminem, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Others Onstage. Kuperstein. Slava. August 2, 2010. August 3, 2010. HipHopDX.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100804203545/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11842/title.drake-brings-eminem-jay-z-rick-ross-others-onstage. August 4, 2010 . live.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11404/title.dj-khaleds-all-i-do-is-win-strikes-platinum DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win" Strikes Platinum | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12012/title.dj-khaled-joins-cash-money-records-bizzy-bone-praises-label-already DJ Khaled Joins Cash Money Records, Bizzy Bone Praises Label Already | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12595/title.harlem-worlds-huddy-6-killed-in-car-accident Harlem World's Huddy 6 Killed In Car Accident | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX
http://foreign.peacefmonline.com/entertainment/201010/98281.php Foreign and World News | Peace FM Online
http://datnewcudi.com/2010/12/01/man-on-the-moon-the-end-of-day-certified-gold/ Man on the Moon: The End of Day Certified Gold
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.13207/title.waka-flocka-flames-no-hands-confirmed-a-gold-single Waka Flocka Flame's "No Hands" Confirmed A Gold Single
https://web.archive.org/web/20101221060155/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2010/12/17/wiz-khalifa-snoop-dogg-black-yellow-juicy-j-t-pain-pittsburgh-concert/ Wiz Khalifa Celebrates ‘Black & Yellow’ Going Gold With Hometown Concert
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/waka-flocka-flames-home-raided-dmx-sentenced-20101216 Waka Flocka Flame's Home Raided; DMX Sentenced | Music News | Rolling Stone
News: Grace . Melissa . Harlem rapper Trevell Coleman aka G. Dep, who was signed by Diddy, fessed up to 17-year-old shooting . NY Daily News . December 21, 2011 . June 9, 2011 . New York.
Web site: Rap Release Dates: Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled, E-40, Big Boi & More | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales . HipHopDX . January 18, 2010 . April 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420054616/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10457/title.rap-release-dates-snoop-dogg-dj-khaled-e-40-big-boi-more. April 20, 2010 . live.
Web site: Ludacris' Battle Of The Sexes Lives On After Shawnna | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales . HipHopDX . January 25, 2010 . April 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100420055133/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10506/title.ludacris-battle-of-the-sexes-lives-on-after-shawnna . April 20, 2010 . dead .
Web site: Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/4/2010 Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales HipHop DX . April 7, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100410083148/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10988/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-4-4-2010 . April 10, 2010 . dead .
http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=143&csid2=844&fid1=46620 "Sweatshop Union to Release Three New Albums this Summer"
Caulfield, Keith. Drake Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on June 23, 2010.
Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's 'Recovery' Notches Three Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on July 14, 2010.
Eminem's 'Recovery' Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000. Billboard. Keith. Caulfield. June 30, 2010. June 30, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100701232735/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957567/eminems-recovery-explodes-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-741000. July 1, 2010 . live.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958939/ludacris-lands-fourth-no-1-album-with-battle-of-the-sexes Latest Music News, Band, Artist, Musician & Music Video News | Billboard
Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on June 30, 2010.
http://current.com/entertainment/music/92367519_wu-massacre-and-e-40-chart-with-albums.htm Wu Massacre and E-40 Chart with Albums
http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi HITS Daily Double: Building Album Sales Chart
https://web.archive.org/web/20101218154856/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654337/20101215/t_i_.jhtml T.I.'s No Mercy Debuts At #4 On Billboard – Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV.com
http://www.metacritic.com/music/my-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy Reviews for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/sir-lucious-left-foot-the-son-of-chico-dusty/big-boi Reviews for Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty by Big Boi – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/how-i-got-over/the-roots Reviews for How I Got Over by The Roots – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/apollo-kids Reviews for Apollo Kids by Ghostface Killah – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-lady-killer Reviews for The Lady Killer by Cee Lo Green – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/teflon-don/rick-ross Reviews for Teflon Don by Rick Ross – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/im-new-here/gil-scott-heron Reviews for I'm New Here by Gil Scott-Heron – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-stimulus-package/freeway-jake-one Reviews for The Stimulus Package by Freeway & Jake One – Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/wake-up!/the-roots/critic-reviews Critic Reviews for Wake Up! – Metacritic

2010 in hip hop music explained

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Released albums

Highest-charting singles

Highest first week sales

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

See also

Notes and References