2026 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2026.

Events

January

February

March

April

  • On April 21, Lil Durk's murder for hire trial is scheduled to begin. The trial was previously scheduled for January 20, but was delayed at the defense's request.[20]

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Calboy Wildboy 2 Self-released[21]
G Perico Hard Reset Empire[22]
5 Joohoney 光 (Insanity) Starship[23]
9 Fashawn & Sir Veterano All Hail the King 2 Fresh Yard[24]
Guè & Cookin' Soul Fast Life 5 Island, Oyster, Universal[25]
Max B & French Montana Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos Defiant[24]
Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven Ultimate Dump Gawd 2 Self-released[24]
The Kid Laroi Before I Forget Loma Vista[26]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
UnoTheActivist Adventure Time 2 Omega, DVMN, Cleoptra[27]
Yung Bleu Therapy Moon Boy, Stem[24]
11 Nef the Pharaoh ChangSzn 4 KILFMB[28]
14 Evilgiane Giane 2 Surf Gang, Decent[29]
16 Aliyah's Interlude Kuntology 101 Self-released[30]
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb A$AP Rocky Recordings, RCA[31]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Bigbabygucci Serotonin Better Temperatures, ONErpm[32]
Dee Mula Suffering From Success NLess, Island[30]
Dina Ayada Identity Listen to the Kids, Santa Anna[33]
Lexa Gates I Am 48 Lights, GoodTalk, UMG[29]
NSG Sounds Of The Diaspora Self-released[34]
Raf Saperra Venomz Vol. II Mass Appeal, Fatboy[35]
Wiz Khalifa Khaotic Taylor Gang[36]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Slime Cry Never Broke Again, Motown[36]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
20 Hardrock Off the Planet Victor Victor[37]
Jace! Demons 3 Self-released[38]
21 ST6 JodyBoof Strike Club Santa Anna[37]
23 42 Dugg Part 3 4PF, CMG, Interscope[39]
Bushy B Lifestyle Planet Blue, Empire[40]
Curren$y Everywhere You Look Jet Life[39]
DJ Harrison ElectroSoul Stones Throw[41]
IDK E.T.D.S: Even the Devil Smiles Broke[39]
Roc Marciano 656 Pimpire[39]
Uzi Mortal Kombat Sound of Street[37]
Wizkid & Asake Real, Vol. 1 Starboy, Giran, Empire[40]
28 1900Rugrat Free(Style) Game Remain Solid, 300[42]
27 The Alchemist & Budgie The Good Book III ALC Records[43]
29 Fakemink The Boy Who Cried Terrified EtnaVeraVela[44]
30 By Storm My Ghosts Go Ghost DeadAir[45]
DaBaby Be More Grateful South Coast Music Group, Interscope[43]
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Don Toliver Octane Cactus Jack, Donnway & Co, Atlantic[43]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
The Game, DJ Drama & Mike & Keys Every Movie Needs a Trailer: The Credits Numinati, FTS[43]
Jordan Ward Backward Artium, Interscope[45]
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon As of Now Lex[45]
Nafe Smallz It's Not You, It's Me Ozone[46]
Wiz Khalifa Moses The Black Soundtrack Taylor Gang[43]
Xaviersobased Xavier 1-chance, Surf Gang, Atlantic[47]
E.D.I. Mean The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote O4L Digital[48]
Philthy Rich T$GO FOD Ent[49]

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
6 1 Umbrella 1 Umbrella Empire[50]
Hunxho Not One Of Them 300[50]
J. Cole The Fall-Off Dreamville, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Joji Piss in the Wind Palace Creek, Virgin
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
RZA & Juice Crew Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew All Stars 36 Chambers, DNA[51]
11 Sk8star Designer Junkie W4th, Island[52]
12 Ransom, Boldy James & Nicholas Craven Salvation for the Wicked Momentum[53]
13 A Boogie wit da Hoodie Before Artistry Atlantic, Highbridge[54]
Brevin Kim Boyband Teamsesh, Empire[55]
Buddah Bless Buddah Bless The Streets B.U, Human Re Sources[56]
Crimeapple & Evidence War Cash Bigger Picture[56]
Feng Weekend Rockstar Regularisperfect[57]
Killah Priest & Chief Kamachi Beautiful Minds Good Hands[58]
Ledbyher The Elephant Island[59]
Marco Polo The Many Moods of Marco Polo, Vol. 1 Franks Drum Set[54]
Ras Kass Leopard Eats Face Soulspazm[54]
Waka Flocka Flame LeBron Flocka James 2K26 Brick Squad Monopoly, Organic Music[56]
14 Daz Dillinger Valentine's Day: The Album Daz Dillinger Recordingz[60]
Z-Ro Never Love a B*tch Again One Deep, SoSouth[48]
18 Robb Banks Rich Badne$$ 430[61]
20 Baby Keem Casino PGLang, Columbia[62]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Babyfxce E Da Realest Atlantic[63]
Dave East & Scram Jones For the Love 2 FTD, Beast[63]
Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist Spiral Staircases The Freeminded, Jet Life, ALC
Mozzy & EST Gee Not A Chance In Hell Young Shiners, Empire[64]
OMB Peezy Better and Better Overkill, Hitmaker[61]
Skaiwater Wonderful GoodTalk[63]
SleazyWorld Go I Want Blood Island[63]
24 Mick Jenkins & GreenSllime Black Ass Kung Fu Flick Self-released[65]
26 Foggieraw With No Due Respect Mercury[66]
27 BabyTron Out On Bond Again The Hip Hop Lab, Empire[66]
Boldy James & Rome Streetz Manhunt 1301, New 11, Mass Appeal[66]
Bones SongsToSleepTo TeamSesh, Empire[67]
Chase B Be Very Afraid Vol. 1 Self-released[66]
Concrete Boys It's Us Vol. 2 Concrete Rekordz, Quality Control[66]
Dc the Don The Rumors Are True Letter 5, Republic[66]
Gorillaz The Mountain Kong
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
RJD2 & Supastition According To... Eavesdrop[68]
Sosocamo Big Country Broke[66]
Tobi Lou Crazy Boots <3 Free Agency[65]
Wiz Khalifa Girls Love Horses Taylor Gang[66]
28 Quelle Chris Happy Place Self-released[69]

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 LaRussell & Lil Jon Something's in the Water Good Compenny[70]
4 Zephrxd After All That, I’m Still Here Novagang[71]
6 Denzel Curry & The Scythe Strictly 4 the Scythe PH, Loma Vista
DJ Paul Goat of All Goats Scale-A-Ton[70]
Flying Lotus Big Mama Brainfeeder[72]
Franglish Love & Sugar Lutèce, AllPoints[71]
Fredo Bang Most Hated 2 Empire[73]
Ghais Guevara Goyard & The Kayfabe Reveal DotWavNotWave[71]
Gnarls Barkley Atlanta Loma Vista[73]
Joey Cool Time Will Tell Strange Music, Virgin[71]
Litty Get Litty? Empire[74]
Nettspend Early Life Crisis Grade A Productions, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200
Paul Russell Miracle Mile Arista[70]
Shabaka Of The Earth Self-released[73]
Strick Machine On Crown & Sword[71]
Trae tha Truth Farewell Self-released[73]
Ty Dolla Sign Girl Music Vol. 1 Atlantic[73]
10 Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman Miami Lice: Season Four Rhymesayers[75]
11 Cities Aviv Even Colder Spring Dot[76]
12 Nas Feature Presentation 2025 Mass Appeal[77]
OG Ron C, Benny the Butcher & Black Soprano Family Big Slow Fest Black Soprano Family[76]
13 Bruiser Wolf & Sheefy McFly Push & Paint Fake Shore Drive, Sheefy[78]
Billi0n Revenge 10K Projects[79]
Buddy House Jam Independent[75]
Duwap Kaine Tha Godfather Self-released[80]
Elucid I Guess U Had to Be There Backwoodz[77]
Jack Harlow Monica Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
Killowen Addicted To Nostalgia Isekai, Broke[81]
Kim Gordon Play Me Matador[77]
Mickey Factz The Plague Self-released[78]
Ms Banks South LDN Lover Girl Believe[77]
Starlito & Bandplay Not The Country You Know: Unhappy Hour Grind Hard, Street Orchestra, Empire[75]
Tom MacDonald Declassified Self-released
UnityTX Somewhere, In Between… Pure Noise[82]
16 Your Boy Posca & Boldy James Hook, Line & Sinker Nancy's Records[83]
19 Lebra Jolie Better Than Yesterday Interscope[84]
20 Bigbabygucci Tha_Leak ONErpm[83]
BigXthaPlug, Ro$ama, Yung Hood & MurdaGang PB 6WA 600[85]
BTS Arirang Big Hit[86]
Lil' Keke Streets Is My Witness Slfmade 713[84]
Mike Will Made It R3set EarDrummers[85]
Samara Cyn Detour Vanta[85]

Upcoming releases

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
26 Juvenile Boiling Point DNA, Hitmaker [87]
27 Central Cee All Roads Lead Home Columbia [88]
Chief Keef Skeletor 43B [89]
Dälek Brilliance of a Falling Moon Ipecac [90]
Fetty Wap Zavier RGF Productions [91]
Kanye West Bully YZY, Gamma [92]
Nicki Minaj TBA Republic [93]
Stove God Cooks All This For Me? Babygrande [94]
Yeat ADL Lyfestyle Corporation, Field Trip, Capitol [95]

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
2 Marlon Craft The Internet Killed the Neighborhood Soulspazm, Homecourt [96]
3 Codefendants Lifers This Is Crime Wave, Regime Music Group [97]
Mike, Earl Sweatshirt & Surf Gang Pompeii // Utility Tan Cressida, 10k, Surf Gang, The Harp [98]
Swae Lee Same Difference Eardruma, Interscope [66]
10 T.F. & DJ Muggs Don't Call Me Lucky Self-released [99]
Wesley Joseph Forever Someday Secretly Canadian [100]
17 KhakiKid Girl Bites Dog 10K Projects [101]
18 Dope (Chuck D & John Densmore) No Country For Old Men Org [102]
20 Blu & Exile Time Heals Everything Dirty Science [103]
24 Cadence Weapon Forager Six Shooter [104]
Fatboi Sharif & Child Actor Crayola Circles Backwoodz [105]
Kneecap Fenian Heavenly [106]

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
1 Lil Tjay They Just Ain't You TrenchKid [107]
15 Genesis Owusu Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge Ourness [108]
22 6lack Love Is The New Gangsta LVRN, Interscope [109]
29 Latto Big Mama RCA, Streamcut [110]

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
2 Chainz & Statik Selektah TBA TBA [111]
41 Area 41 RiteOrWrongKVH, Republic [112]
Ab-Soul Soul Burger: The Odyssey TDE [113]
Anuel AA & Ozuna Los Dioses 2 Real Hasta la Muerte, Aura Music [114]
AzChike N.R.F.T.W. (No Rest For The Wicked) Warner [115]
Beanie Sigel TBA Self-released [116]
Big Boi Boomiverse 2 TBA [117]
Big Sean & The Alchemist TBA TBA [118]
Black Thought Streams Of Thought Vol. 4 TBA [119]
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony TBA Greenback [120]
Busta Rhymes Vengeance Conglomerate, Epic [121]
Busta Rhymes & J Dilla Dillagence 2 TBA [122]
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Top of the Hills 5020 [123]
Cam'ron & Mase TBA TBA [124]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic Records [125]
Cash Cobain Party with Slizzy Giant [126]
Chase B Be Very Afraid Cactus Jack [127]
Coi Leray Pink Sweatsuits Epic [128]
Coyote & Statik Selektah Machetes & Micheladas Self-released [129]
Coolio Long Live Coolio Tommy Boy [130]
D12 D12 Forever Shady, Interscope [131]
Danger Mouse & Black Thought Cheat Codes 2 BMG [132]
Death Grips TBA TBA [133]
Destroy Lonely Drop Dead Gorgeous Opium [134]
Destroy Lonely & Ken Carson OPM Twins [117]
DJ Khaled Aalam of God We The Best Music, Republic Records [135]
DJ Paul TBA Scale-A-Ton [136]
DMX DMX Features SYB, Twenty Nine, DNA Music, Hitmaker [137]
Doechii TBA TDE [138]
Drake Iceman OVO [139]
Dres & J Dilla TBA Stones Throw [140]
Droogie Otis (Madlib & Your Old Droog) TBA Beat Konducta, Secretly Distribution [141]
E-40 Rule of Thumb 2 Heavy On The Grind Entertainment [142]
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Abi & Alan Control Freaq, Empire [143]
EST Gee Bigger Than The Devil CMG, Interscope [144]
EST Gee & Mozzy TBA Empire [145]
Fakemink Terrified EtnaVeraVela [146]
Fimiguerrero Lost City Lizzy [147]
Flipmode Squad TBA TBA [148]
Freddie Gibbs & Kaytranada TBA TBA [149]
GloRilla TBA CMG [150]
Gunna & Offset TBA YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Motown Records [151]
Hit-Boy Sftwre Updte Surf Club [152]
Hot Boys TBA Cash Money Records [153]
Ice Spice Rosadita 10K, Capitol [154]
Isaiah Rashad TBA TDE, Warner [155]
Ja Rule TBA M-PIRE Records, Def Jam Records [156]
Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel Kiss the Mack TBA [157]
JasonMartin & DJ Flippp Quik Flip 50 Million, OTR [158]
Jay Rock Eastside Johnny Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [159]
JID & Metro Boomin God Doesn't Like Ugly Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide [160]
Jim Jones TBA VL, Hitmaker [161]
Juelz Santana & DJ Drama We In Motion Def Jam Recordings, Diplomat Records, Generation Now, MNRK Music Group [162]
Juicy J & BeatKing Ratchet P Trippy Music,C3 Entertainment [163]
Kevin Abstract Blush 2 Virgin, X8, Juno [164]
Ken Carson Lost Files 5 Opium, Interscope [165]
Key Glock The 16th Letter Paper Route Empire, Republic [166]
Lady London To Whom It May Concern High Standardz, Def Jam [167]
Lancey Foux The Time of Our Lives RCA, Human Re Sources [168]
Lil Nas X Dreamboy Columbia [169]
Lil Uzi Vert TBA Cor(e), Roc Nation [170]
Lucki Drugs R Bad Empire [171]
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings [172]
Mach-Hommy & Conductor Williams TBA TBA [173]
Megan Thee Stallion Megan: Act 3 Hot Girl Productions [174]
Moneybagg Yo TBA CMG, Interscope [175]
Nipsey Hussle & Bino Rideaux TBA All Money In, Atlantic, Roc Nation [176]
Pharoahe Monch External Affairs TBA [177]
Playboi Carti Baby Boi AWGE, Interscope [178]
Pooh Shiesty TBA 1017, Atlantic [179]
Prettifun You Can Die Laughing Victor Victor [180]
Project Pat & Juicy J Them Goats TBA [181]
Pusha T & DJ Drama TBA Heir Wave Music [182]
Quavo Satchamo Quality Control, Motown [183]
Real Boston Richey Public Housing 3 Freebandz, Epic [184]
Remy Ma TBA TBA [185]
Rick Ross Set in Stone Maybach, Gamma [186]
Roc Marciano Criminal Jazz Art That Kills, Marci Enterprises [187]
Rod Wave Don't Look Down Alamo [188]
Roddy Ricch The Navy Album Atlantic [189]
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Artistry, Warner [190]
Sheck Wes YKTS Cactus Jack [191]
Skepta Fork & Knife Boy Better Know [192]
Skrilla The Face Of Zombie Land Priority, UMG [193]
Snoop Dogg & Dave East TBA Death Row [194]
St. Lunatics TBA TBA [195]
Statik Selektah Expensive Taste Mass Appeal, Showoff [196]
Styles P & Black Thought TBA D-Block, Def Jam Recordings [197]
Summrs Badman Self-released [198]
Takeoff TBA Quality Control Music, Motown Records [199]
Tana Me Galactic, Republic [200]
That Mexican OT Sophie's Son Manifest, GoodTalk, Good Money, Capitol [201]
The D.O.C. TBA Death Row Records [202]
The Game The Documentary 3 TBA [203]
The Lox TBA D-Block, Roc Nation [204]
The Roots End Game TBA [205]
T.I. Kill the King / Kiss the King Grand Hustle Records [206]
Travis Scott TBA Cactus Jack, Epic [117]
Treach TBA Tommy Boy, Arista [207]
Trippie Redd NDA 1400 Entertainment [208]
Veeze Worst Tape Navy Wavy, Warner [209]
Wallie the Sensei Madd Dogg Cactus Jack [210]
Westside Gunn Flygod Is An Awesome God III Griselda Records [211]
Xzibit Kingmaker 2 Greenback [212]
Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist Forensics Self-released [213]
Yeat A Dangerous Lyfe Lyfestyle, Field Trip, Capitol [214]
YG The Gentleman's Club 4Hunnid, BMG [215]
Yung Miami Yams Quality Control Music, Motown [117]

Highest-charting songs

United States

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[216]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"FDO" Pooh Shiesty TBA 12
"What You Saying" Lil Uzi Vert
"Body" Don Toliver Octane 14
"E85" 15
"WGFT" Gunna featuring Burna Boy The Last Wun 16
"Two Six" J. Cole The Fall-Off
"Stay Here 4 Life" A$AP Rocky featuring Brent Faiyaz Don't Be Dumb 23
"Helicopter" A$AP Rocky 24
"ATM" Don Toliver Octane 25
"Hell at Night" BigXthaPlug featuring Ella Langley I Hope You're Happy 26
"4 Raws" EsDeeKid Rebel 28
"Secondhand" Don Toliver featuring Rema Octane 29
"Safety" J. Cole The Fall-Off
"Rendezvous" Don Toliver featuring Yeat Octane 30
"Poor Thang" J. Cole The Fall-Off
"Run a Train" J. Cole and Future 33
"Stole Ya Flow" A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb
"Bunce Road Blues" J. Cole, Future, and Tems The Fall-Off 34
"Good Flirts" Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar and Momo Boyd Ca$ino
"Tiramisu" Don Toliver Octane 35
"Rosary" Don Toliver featuring Travis Scott 36
"Legacy" J. Cole and PJ The Fall-Off
"Casino" Baby Keem Ca$ino 37
"Let 'Em Know" T.I. Kill the King 38

United Kingdom

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2026 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart[217]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Raindance" Dave featuring Tems The Boy Who Played the Harp 1


Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2025 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 The Fall-Off J. Cole 280,000 1 [218]
2 Octane Don Toliver 162,000 1 [219]
3 Don't Be Dumb A$AP Rocky 123,000 1 [220]
4 Piss in the Wind Joji 86,000 5 [221]
5 Ca$ino Baby Keem 72,000 4 [222]
6 Slime Cry YoungBoy Never Broke Again 70,000 6 [220]
7 The Mountain Gorillaz 53,000 7 [223]
8 Before I Forget The Kid Laroi 41,000 6 [224]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 By Storm My Ghosts Go Ghost 80 7 reviews [225]
2 Baby Keem Casino 74 7 reviews [226]
3 Don Toliver Octane 72 4 reviews [227]
4 A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb 71 13 reviews [228]
5 The Kid Laroi Before I Forget 68 4 reviews [229]
6 J. Cole The Fall-Off 67 9 reviews [230]
7 Joji Piss in the Wind 64 5 reviews [231]

See also

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