1999 in hip-hop

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1999.

Released albums

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scope="col"\| Release Date{{cite web\|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/list/diction/the_top_100_hip_hop_albums_of_1999/1/\|title=The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 1999\|publisher=}} ! scope="col"\| Artist ! scope="col"\| Album
January 12 \| Keith Murray \| It's a Beautiful Thing
rowspan="2"\|January 19 \| Peanut Butter Wolf \| My Vinyl Weighs a Ton
Silkk the Shocker \| Made Man
February 2 \| Tear Da Club Up Thugs \| CrazyNDaLazDayz
rowspan="2"\|February 9 \| Defari \| Focused Daily
MC Breed \| It's All Good
February 16 \| Mr. Serv-On \| Da Next Level
rowspan="5"\|February 23 \|A+ \|Hempstead High
Black Moon \|War Zone
Eminem \| The Slim Shady LP
Prince Paul \| A Prince Among Thieves
The Roots \| Things Fall Apart
rowspan="2"\| March 2 \| Esham \| Mail Dominance
Three 6 Mafia \| Underground Vol. 1: (1991-1994)
rowspan="5"\| March 9 \| C-Bo \| The Final Chapter
C-Murder \| Bossalinie
E.S.G. \| Shinin' n' Grindin'
Harlem World \| The Movement
Naughty by Nature \| Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits
rowspan="4"\| March 23 \|Domingo \|Behind the Doors of the 13th Floor
N.W.A \| The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1998
Various Artists \| Foolish
Wu-Tang Clan \| Wu-Chronicles
rowspan="3" \|April 6 \| Krayzie Bone \| Thug Mentality 1999
Lords of the Underground \|Resurrection
Nas \| I Am...
April 16 \| The Sugarhill Gang \| Jump on It!
rowspan="3"\| April 20 \| B.G. \| Chopper City In the Ghetto
T.W.D.Y. \| Derty Werk
Wu-Syndicate \| Wu-Syndicate
rowspan="3"\| April 27 \| Lil Soldiers \| Boot Camp
Ruff Ryders \| Ryde or Die Vol. 1
Naughty by Nature \| Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
April 30 \| Blackalicious \| A2G EP
rowspan="2"\| May 4 \| Death Row Records \| Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000
Kool Keith \|First Come, First Served
rowspan="1"\|May 11 \| Snoop Dogg \| No Limit Top Dogg
rowspan="3"\|May 18 \| Rawkus Records \| Soundbombing II
Eightball & MJG \| In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1
GRITS \| Grammatical Revolution
rowspan="2"\| May 25 \| Slick Rick \| The Art of Storytelling
No Limit Records \| Who U Wit?
May 31 \| Swollen Members \| Balance
rowspan="3" \|June 1 \|Group Home \|A Tear for the Ghetto
Ja Rule \|Venni Vetti Vecci
TRU \| Da Crime Family
June 8 \| MC Eiht \| Section 8
June 14 \|DJ Spinna \|Heavy Beats Vol. 1
rowspan="3" \|June 15 \| Company Flow \| Little Johnny from the Hospital: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol. 1
Mase \| Double Up
Sporty Thievz \| Street Cinema
June 21 \|Kutmasta Kurt \|Masters of Illusion EP
rowspan="4" \|June 22 \| Missy Elliott \| Da Real World
RZA \| The RZA Hits
Saukrates \| The Underground Tapes
Shyheim \| Manchild
rowspan="2" \|June 29 \| GZA \| Beneath the Surface
Lootpack \| Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
rowspan="2" \| July 6 \| Fiend \| Street Life
Kreators \|No Contest
rowspan="4" \| July 13 \| Gang Starr \| Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
Lil' Cease \|The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo
Lil' Keke \|It Was All a Dream
Too Short \| Can't Stay Away
rowspan="3" \|July 20 \| EPMD \| Out of Business
Public Enemy \| There's a Poison Goin' On
The Roots \| The Legendary
July 27 \| Hot Boy$ \| Guerrilla Warfare
rowspan="2"\| August 3 \| Lil Italy \| On Top of da World
Memphis Bleek \| Coming of Age
rowspan="4" \|August 10 \|The Beatnuts \|A Musical Massacre
Kool Keith \|Black Elvis/Lost in Space
Rahzel \|Make the Music 2000
Various Artists \| Violator: The Album
rowspan="2"\| August 17 \| Ludacris \| Incognegro
Mobb Deep \| Murda Muzik
rowspan="7" \|August 24 \|Arsonists \|As the World Burns
Beastie Boys \| Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1)
The High & Mighty \|Home Field Advantage
Mack 10 \| Hoo-Bangin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 1
Noreaga \| Melvin Flynt - Da Hustler
Puff Daddy \| Forever
Three 6 Mafia \| Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis
August 30 \| Blackalicious \| Nia
rowspan="4" \|August 31 \| CJ Mac \| Platinum Game
Lexicon \|Antiquity
Magic \| Thuggin'
O.G.C. \| The M-Pire Shrikez Back
rowspan="2"\|September 7 \| Jeru the Damaja \| Heroz4Hire
Mr. Mike \| Rhapsody
rowspan="5"\| September 14 \| Duck Down Records \| Duck Down Presents: The Album
Eve \| Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
Ol' Dirty Bastard \| Nigga Please
Project Pat \| Ghetty Green
DJ Vadim \| U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side
rowspan="3"\| September 21 \| A.G. \| The Dirty Version
The Madd Rapper \| Tell 'Em Why U Madd
Terror Squad \| The Album
rowspan="4"\|September 28 \|The Lost Boyz \|LB IV Life
Mac \| World War III
Mac Dre \| Rapper Gone Bad
Method Man & Redman \| Blackout!
September 30 \| Psychopathic Records \| Psychopathics from Outer Space
rowspan="2"\|October 5 \| Inspectah Deck \| Uncontrolled Substance
Various Artists \| Thicker than Water
October 11 \| Aim \| Cold Water Music
rowspan="6"\| October 12 \| Chilldrin of da Ghetto \| Chilldrin of da Ghetto
Ice-T \| The Seventh Deadly Sin
Mos Def \| Black on Both Sides
Warren G \| I Want It All
Busdriver \| Memoirs of the Elephant Man
Spice 1 \| Immortalized
rowspan="5"\|October 19 \| Handsome Boy Modeling School \| So... How's Your Girl?
Living Legends \| UHB IV: Stop & Retaliate
MF DOOM \| Operation: Doomsday
Pharoahe Monch \| Internal Affairs
U-God \| Golden Arms Redemption
rowspan="5" \|October 26 \|Above the Law \|Forever Rich Thugs
Buckshot \|The BDI Thug
Koopsta Knicca \| Da Devil's Playground
Master P \| Only God Can Judge Me
Natas \| WicketWorldWide.COM
rowspan="3" \|November 2 \| Lil Wayne \| Tha Block Is Hot
The Roots \| The Roots Come Alive
Tash \| Rap Life
rowspan="3"\|November 9 \|Beat Junkies \|World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 3
E-40 \| Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire
Tech N9ne \| The Calm Before the Storm
rowspan="3" \| November 16 \| Dr. Dre \| 2001
Kurupt \| Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
Raekwon \| Immobilarity
rowspan="3"\| November 23 \| Akinyele \|Aktapuss
Beastie Boys \| Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science
Nas \| Nastradamus
rowspan="2"\| November 30 \| Rakim \| The Master
Q-Tip \| Amplified
rowspan="3"\| December 7 \| Cypress Hill \| Los Grandes Éxitos en Español
Funkmaster Flex \| The Tunnel
The Notorious B.I.G. \| Born Again
rowspan="2"\| December 14 \| Juvenile \| Tha G-Code
Various Artists \|Next Friday soundtrack
rowspan="3"\| December 21 \| DMX \| ...And Then There Was X
Goodie Mob \| World Party
2Pac + Outlawz \| Still I Rise
December 28 \| Jay-Z \| Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
Unknown \| Souls of Mischief \| Focus

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scope="col"| Release Date{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/list/diction/the_top_100_hip_hop_albums_of_1999/1/|title=The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 1999|publisher=}}

! scope="col"| Artist

! scope="col"| Album

January 12

| Keith Murray

| It's a Beautiful Thing

rowspan="2"|January 19

| Peanut Butter Wolf

| My Vinyl Weighs a Ton

Silkk the Shocker

| Made Man

February 2

| Tear Da Club Up Thugs

| CrazyNDaLazDayz

rowspan="2"|February 9

| Defari

| Focused Daily

MC Breed

| It's All Good

February 16

| Mr. Serv-On

| Da Next Level

rowspan="5"|February 23

|A+

|Hempstead High

Black Moon

|War Zone

Eminem

| The Slim Shady LP

Prince Paul

| A Prince Among Thieves

The Roots

| Things Fall Apart

rowspan="2"| March 2

| Esham

| Mail Dominance

Three 6 Mafia

| Underground Vol. 1: (1991-1994)

rowspan="5"| March 9

| C-Bo

| The Final Chapter

C-Murder

| Bossalinie

E.S.G.

| Shinin' n' Grindin'

Harlem World

| The Movement

Naughty by Nature

| Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits

rowspan="4"| March 23

|Domingo

|Behind the Doors of the 13th Floor

N.W.A

| The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1998

Various Artists

| Foolish

Wu-Tang Clan

| Wu-Chronicles

rowspan="3" |April 6

| Krayzie Bone

| Thug Mentality 1999

Lords of the Underground

|Resurrection

Nas

| I Am...

April 16

| The Sugarhill Gang

| Jump on It!

rowspan="3"| April 20

| B.G.

| Chopper City In the Ghetto

T.W.D.Y.

| Derty Werk

Wu-Syndicate

| Wu-Syndicate

rowspan="3"| April 27

| Lil Soldiers

| Boot Camp

Ruff Ryders

| Ryde or Die Vol. 1

Naughty by Nature

| Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury

April 30

| Blackalicious

| A2G EP

rowspan="2"| May 4

| Death Row Records

| Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000

Kool Keith

|First Come, First Served

rowspan="1"|May 11

| Snoop Dogg

| No Limit Top Dogg

rowspan="3"|May 18

| Rawkus Records

| Soundbombing II

Eightball & MJG

| In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1

GRITS

| Grammatical Revolution

rowspan="2"| May 25

| Slick Rick

| The Art of Storytelling

No Limit Records

| Who U Wit?

May 31

| Swollen Members

| Balance

rowspan="3" |June 1

|Group Home

|A Tear for the Ghetto

Ja Rule

|Venni Vetti Vecci

TRU

| Da Crime Family

June 8

| MC Eiht

| Section 8

June 14

|DJ Spinna

|Heavy Beats Vol. 1

rowspan="3" |June 15

| Company Flow

| Little Johnny from the Hospital: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol. 1

Mase

| Double Up

Sporty Thievz

| Street Cinema

June 21

|Kutmasta Kurt

|Masters of Illusion EP

rowspan="4" |June 22

| Missy Elliott

| Da Real World

RZA

| The RZA Hits

Saukrates

| The Underground Tapes

Shyheim

| Manchild

rowspan="2" |June 29

| GZA

| Beneath the Surface

Lootpack

| Soundpieces: Da Antidote!

rowspan="2" | July 6

| Fiend

| Street Life

Kreators

|No Contest

rowspan="4" | July 13

| Gang Starr

| Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr

Lil' Cease

|The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo

Lil' Keke

|It Was All a Dream

Too Short

| Can't Stay Away

rowspan="3" |July 20

| EPMD

| Out of Business

Public Enemy

| There's a Poison Goin' On

The Roots

| The Legendary

July 27

| Hot Boy$

| Guerrilla Warfare

rowspan="2"| August 3

| Lil Italy

| On Top of da World

Memphis Bleek

| Coming of Age

rowspan="4" |August 10

|The Beatnuts

|A Musical Massacre

Kool Keith

|Black Elvis/Lost in Space

Rahzel

|Make the Music 2000

Various Artists

| Violator: The Album

rowspan="2"| August 17

| Ludacris

| Incognegro

Mobb Deep

| Murda Muzik

rowspan="7" |August 24

|Arsonists

|As the World Burns

Beastie Boys

| Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1)

The High & Mighty

|Home Field Advantage

Mack 10

| Hoo-Bangin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 1

Noreaga

| Melvin Flynt - Da Hustler

Puff Daddy

| Forever

Three 6 Mafia

| Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis

August 30

| Blackalicious

| Nia

rowspan="4" |August 31

| CJ Mac

| Platinum Game

Lexicon

|Antiquity

Magic

| Thuggin'

O.G.C.

| The M-Pire Shrikez Back

rowspan="2"|September 7

| Jeru the Damaja

| Heroz4Hire

Mr. Mike

| Rhapsody

rowspan="5"| September 14

| Duck Down Records

| Duck Down Presents: The Album

Eve

| Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady

Ol' Dirty Bastard

| Nigga Please

Project Pat

| Ghetty Green

DJ Vadim

| U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side

rowspan="3"| September 21

| A.G.

| The Dirty Version

The Madd Rapper

| Tell 'Em Why U Madd

Terror Squad

| The Album

rowspan="4"|September 28

|LB IV Life

| World War III

| Rapper Gone Bad

| Blackout!

September 30

| Psychopathic Records

| Psychopathics from Outer Space

rowspan="2"|October 5

| Inspectah Deck

| Uncontrolled Substance

Various Artists

| Thicker than Water

October 11

| Aim

| Cold Water Music

rowspan="6"| October 12

| Chilldrin of da Ghetto

| Chilldrin of da Ghetto

Ice-T

| The Seventh Deadly Sin

Mos Def

| Black on Both Sides

Warren G

| I Want It All

Busdriver

| Memoirs of the Elephant Man

Spice 1

| Immortalized

rowspan="5"|October 19

| Handsome Boy Modeling School

| So... How's Your Girl?

Living Legends

| UHB IV: Stop & Retaliate

MF DOOM

| Operation: Doomsday

Pharoahe Monch

| Internal Affairs

U-God

| Golden Arms Redemption

rowspan="5" |October 26

|Above the Law

|Forever Rich Thugs

Buckshot

|The BDI Thug

Koopsta Knicca

| Da Devil's Playground

Master P

| Only God Can Judge Me

Natas

| WicketWorldWide.COM

rowspan="3" |November 2

| Lil Wayne

| Tha Block Is Hot

The Roots

| The Roots Come Alive

Tash

| Rap Life

rowspan="3"|November 9

|Beat Junkies

|World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 3

E-40

| Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire

Tech N9ne

| The Calm Before the Storm

rowspan="3" | November 16

| Dr. Dre

| 2001

Kurupt

| Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

Raekwon

| Immobilarity

rowspan="3"| November 23

| Akinyele

|Aktapuss

Beastie Boys

| Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science

Nas

| Nastradamus

rowspan="2"| November 30

| Rakim

| The Master

Q-Tip

| Amplified

rowspan="3"| December 7

| Cypress Hill

| Los Grandes Éxitos en Español

Funkmaster Flex

| The Tunnel

The Notorious B.I.G.

| Born Again

rowspan="2"| December 14

| Juvenile

| Tha G-Code

Various Artists

|Next Friday soundtrack

rowspan="3"| December 21

| DMX

| ...And Then There Was X

Goodie Mob

| World Party

2Pac + Outlawz

| Still I Rise

December 28

| Jay-Z

| Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter

Unknown

| Souls of Mischief

| Focus

Highest-charting singles

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|+Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1999 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|title = The Hot 100 Chart|magazine = Billboard}}

! scope="col"|Song

! scope="col"|Artist

! scope="col"|Project

! scope="col"|Peak position

"What's It Gonna Be?!"

| Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson

| Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front

| 3

"Jamboree"

| Naughty By Nature featuring Zhané

| Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury

| 10

"Ghetto Cowboy"

| Mo Thugs Family featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

| Chapter II: Family Reunion

| rowspan="2"| 15

"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"

| Jay-Z

| rowspan="2"| Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

"Can I Get A..."

| Jay-Z featuring Amil & Ja Rule

| rowspan="2"| 19

"Back That Thang Up"

| Juvenile featuring Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne

| 400 Degreez

"I Want It All"

| Warren G featuring Mack 10

| I Want It All

| 23

"Pushin' Weight"

| Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short Khop

| War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)

| rowspan="2"| 26

"Vivrant Thing"

| Q-Tip

| Amplified

"Jigga My Nigga"

| Jay-Z

| Ryde or Die Vol. 1

| 28

"Changes"

| 2Pac featuring Talent

| Greatest Hits

| 32

"Got Your Money"

| Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis

| Nigga Please

| 33

"Everything Is Everything"

| Lauryn Hill

| The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

| 35

"My Name Is"

| Eminem

| Slim Shady LP

| 36

"Bling Bling"

| B.G. featuring Big Tymers & Hot Boys

| Chopper City in the Ghetto

| rowspan="2"| 39

"You Got Me"

| The Roots featuring Erykah Badu

| Things Fall Apart

Highest first-week sales

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" \|+List of top ten albums with the highest first-week ! scope="col"\|Number ! scope="col"\|Album ! scope="col"\|Artist ! scope="col"\|1st-week sales ! scope="col"\|1st-week position
scope="row"\| 1 \| ...And Then There Was X \| DMX \| 698,000 \| 1
scope="row"\| 2 \| 2001 \| Dr. Dre \| 516,000 \| 2
scope="row"\| 3 \| Born Again \| The Notorious B.I.G. \| 485,000 \| 1
scope="row"\| 4 \| I Am... \| Nas \| 470,000 \| 1
scope="row"\| 5 \| Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter \| Jay-Z \| 462,000 \| 1
scope="row"\| 6 \| Still I Rise \| 2Pac + Outlawz \| 408,000 \| 7
scope="row"\| 7 \| Tha G-Code \| Juvenile \| 290,000 \| 10
scope="row"\| 8 \| The Slim Shady LP \| Eminem \| 283,000 \| 2
scope="row"\| 9 \| Blackout! \| Method Man & Redman \| 254,000 \| 3
scope="row"\| 10 \| Made Man \| Silkk the Shocker \| 240,000 \| 1

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|+List of top ten albums with the highest first-week

! scope="col"|Number

! scope="col"|Album

! scope="col"|Artist

! scope="col"|1st-week sales

! scope="col"|1st-week position

scope="row"| 1

| ...And Then There Was X

| DMX

| 698,000

| 1