2006 in hip-hop

none 2006 2006 hip-hop This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2006. Released albums Release Date Artist Album LabelJanuary 1Twisted InsaneShoot for the FaceBrainsick MuzikJanuary 17Various Artists25 to Life (soundtrack)Eidos InteractiveJanuary 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 There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story 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 RecordsFebruary 28 Jel Soft Money Kid Rock & The Twisted Brown Trucker Band Live Trucker Top Dog Records, Atlantic Records March 7 El Da Sensei The Unusual Fat Beats Records Juvenile Reality Check 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 The Game G.A.M.E. FastLife 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 Romeo Lottery Guttar Music Group, UrbanDigital Media Group, GoDigital Media Group 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 RecordsMay 9 Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere Atlantic Records Kottonmouth Kings Nickel Bag Suburban Noize RecordsMay 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 XSuburban Noize Records DJ Khaled Listennn: The Album 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 Compton's Most Wanted Music To Gang Bang B-Dub Records Mr. Lif Mo' Mega Definitive Jux Noah23 Clout Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language Zion I Break a Dawn Live Up Records, Handcuts RecordsJune 20 Field Mob Light Poles and Pine Trees Disturbing tha Peace, Geffen Records, Interscope Records Kurupt Same Day, Different Shit D.P.G. Recordz June 26 Plan B Who Needs Actions When You Got Words June 27 Ray Cash Cash on Delivery Get-O-Vision EntertainmentKool 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! M.O.P. Ghetto Warfare Full Clip Media Pharrell In My Mind Star Trak Entertainment, Interscope RecordsAugust 1Body CountMurder 4 HireEscapi Music DMX Year of the Dog... Again Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records Various Artists No Limit Greatest Hits Priority 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 4:21... The Day After Def Jam Recordings The Roots Game Theory Young Dro Best Thang Smokin'Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records September 4 Missy Elliott Respect M.E. Atlantic Records, The Goldmind Inc. September 5 OuterSpace Blood Brothers Babygrande Records September 12 Skyzoo & 9th Wonder Cloud 9: The 3 Day High 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 RecordsSeptember 26 Ludacris Release Therapy Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings Main Flow and 7L Flow Season Brick Records October 3 Subtle For Hero: For FoolLex Records Sleepy Brown Mr. Brown Purple Ribbon Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records Three 6 Mafia Smoked Out Music: Greatest Hits Hypnotize Minds ProductionsUnkBeat'n Down Yo Block!Big Oomp, Koch 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 11 Gucci Mane Chicken Talk So Icey Entertainment October 17 Puff Daddy Press Play Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records Hi-Tek Hi-Teknology²: The Chip Babygrande Records Romeo Greatest Hits Koch Records Xzibit Full Circle Open Bar Entertainment, Koch Records October 23 Braintax Panorama Low Life Records October 24 Gucci Mane Hard to Kill Big Cat Records, Tommy Boy RecordsJibbsJibbs feat. JibbsGeffen RecordsOctober 31Ice-TGangsta RapMelee Entertainment Kevin Federline Playing With Fire Federation Records Lady Sovereign Public Warning Mobb Deep Life of the Infamous: The Best of Mobb Deep Loud Records and Legacy RecordingsBirdman & Lil Wayne Like Father, Like Son Cash Money Records, Universal Records Pitbull El Mariel TVT Records 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 Akon Konvicted SRC Records, Konvict Kulture, UpFront Megatainment, Universal Motown Records 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 LanguageNovember 28 Clipse Hell Hath No Fury Re-Up Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Jive Records Too Short Mack of the Century... Too Short's Greatest Hits Jive RecordsDecember 5 Lil Scrappy Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live G'$ Up, G-Unit Records, BME Recordings, Reprise Records Shady Records Eminem Presents: The Re-Up Shady Records, Interscope Records December 12 Ghostface Killah More Fish Def Jam Recordings Young Jeezy The Inspiration CTE World, Def Jam Recordings Romeo God's Gift (soundtrack) Guttar Music Group, H. Hood Cinema, UrbanDigital Media Group, GoDigital Media Group December 18 Trick Daddy Back by Thug Demand Dunk Ryder Records, Slip-n-Slide Records, Atlantic RecordsDecember 19 Bow Wow The Price of Fame Lil' Bow Wow Records, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Records Nas Hip Hop Is Dead Def Jam Recordings, Columbia RecordsDecember 26 Various Artists 15 Years on Death Row Death Row Records Gang Starr Mass Appeal: the Best of Gang Starr Virgin Records, EMI Recordings N.W.A. The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge Priority Records December 29 Mos Def True Magic Geffen Records Highest-charting singles +Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2006 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 The Hot 100 Chart BillboardSongArtistProjectPeak position "Ridin'" Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone The Sound of Revenge 1"Laffy Taffy"D4LDown for Life "Grillz" Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp Sweatsuit"Smack That"Akon featuring EminemKonvicted2 "What You Know" T.I. King 3"It’s Goin' Down"Yung Joc featuring NittiNew Joc City "Where'd You Go" Fort Minor featuring Holly Brook The Rising Tied 4 "Control Myself" LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez Todd Smith "Shake That" Eminem featuring Nate Dogg Curtain Call: The Hits 6 "There It Go (The Whistle Song)" Juelz Santana What the Game's Been Missing! "Ms. New Booty" Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ColliPark The Charm 7"Lean wit It, Rock wit It"Dem Franchise Boyz featuring Peanut and CharlayOn Top of Our Game"Chain Hang Low"JibbsJibbs Feat. Jibbs "Show Me What You Got" Jay-Z Kingdom Come 8"Walk It Out"UnkBeat'n Down Yo Block!10 "Shoulder Lean" Young Dro featuring T.I. Best Thang Smokin' "You Don't Know" Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Ca$his Eminem Presents: The Re-Up 12 "I Luv It" Jeezy Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration 14"I Think They Like Me (Remix)"Dem Franchise Boyz featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Bow WowOn Top of Our Game15 "Touch It" Busta Rhymes The Big Bang 16 "That's That" Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly Blue Carpet Treatment 20 "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" Birdman & Lil Wayne Like Father, Like Son 21 "Poppin' My Collar" Three 6 Mafia Most Known Unknown "Fresh Azimiz" Bow Wow featuring J-Kwon & Jermaine Dupri Wanted 23 "Why You Wanna" T.I. King 26 "Money in the Bank" Lil Scrappy featuring Young Buck Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live 28 "Best Friend" 50 Cent & Olivia Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) 35 Highest first week sales section August 2011 As of December 31, 2010.Caulfield, Keith. Drake Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's 'Recovery' Notches Three Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957567/eminems-recovery-explodes-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-741000 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 1 July 2010 livehttp://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958939/ludacris-lands-fourth-no-1-album-with-battle-of-the-sexes Ludacris Lands Fourth No. 1 Album With "Battle of the Sexes" Billboard Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.Wu Massacre and E-40 Chart with Albums https://web.archive.org/web/20101008221230/http://current.com/entertainment/music/92367519_wu-massacre-and-e-40-chart-with-albums.htm 2010-10-08 . Current.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-08.http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi HITS Daily Double: Building Album Sales Chart 2014-07-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140915012320/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi 2014-09-15 http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654337/20101215/t_i_.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20101218154856/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654337/20101215/t_i_.jhtml dead December 18, 2010 T.I.'s No Mercy Debuts At #4 On Billboard MTV http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56552/jay-z-reclaims-his-kingdom-with-no-1-debut Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut 2006-11-29 Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc 2015-11-08 NumberArtistAlbum1st week sales1st week position1Jay-ZKingdom Come680,000#12T.I.King522,000#13The GameDoctor's Advocate358,000#14NasHip Hop Is Dead356,000#15JeezyThe Inspiration352,000#16Shady RecordsEminem Presents: The Re-Up309,000#27LudacrisRelease Therapy309,000#18Snoop DoggTha Blue Carpet Treatment264,000#59Bow WowThe Price of Fame 262,001#610Busta Rhymes The Big Bang209,000#1 Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic) Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference 1 Clipse Hell Hath No Fury 89 29 reviews http://www.metacritic.com/music/hell-hath-no-fury/clipse Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse Metacritic 2 Ghostface Killah Fishscale 88 32 reviews http://www.metacritic.com/music/fishscale/ghostface-killah Fishscale by Ghostface Killah Metacritic 3 J Dilla Donuts 84 15 reviews http://www.metacritic.com/music/donuts/j-dilla-aka-jay-dee Donuts by J Dilla aka Jay Dee Metacritic 4 The Roots Game Theory 83 26 reviews http://www.metacritic.com/music/game-theory/the-roots Game Theory by The Roots Metacritic 5 Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor 83 20 reviews http://www.metacritic.com/music/food-liquor/lupe-fiasco Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco Metacritic 6 Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere 81 37 reviews http://www.metacritic.com/music/st-elsewhere/gnarls-barkley St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley Metacritic 7 J Dilla The Shining 80 21 reviewsThe Shining by J Dilla aka Jay Dee https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-shining/j-dilla-aka-jay-dee 2023-08-14 en 8 Nas Hip Hop Is Dead 79 22 reviewsHip Hop Is Dead by Nas https://www.metacritic.com/music/hip-hop-is-dead/nas 2023-08-14 en 9 Cut Chemist The Audience's Listening 79 15 reviewsThe Audience's Listening by Cut Chemist https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-audiences-listening/cut-chemist 2023-08-14 en 10 The Coup Pick a Bigger Weapon 78 25 reviewsPick A Bigger Weapon by The Coup https://www.metacritic.com/music/pick-a-bigger-weapon/the-coup 2023-08-14 en See also Previous article: 2005 in hip-hop Next article: 2007 in hip-hop References 30em Category:2000s in hip-hop Hip hop Category:Hip-hop by year