1987 in hip hop music

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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1987.

LL Cool J's 1987 sophomore release, Bigger and Deffer, stands as the artist's top selling album with over three million sales and charting the singles "I'm Bad" and "I Need Love".

## Released albums

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Release Date[1] | Artist  | Album

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February 10  | Public Enemy | Yo! Bum Rush the Show
March 3  | Boogie Down Productions | Criminal Minded
April 7  | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Rock the House
May 22  | Dana Dane | Dana Dane with Fame
May 29  | LL Cool J | Bigger and Deffer
July 7  | Eric B. & Rakim | Paid in Full
July 20  | Too Short | Born to Mack
July 28  | Ice-T | Rhyme Pays
August 8  | MC Shan | Down by Law
August 12  | MC Shy D | Got to Be Tough
August 14  | The Fat Boys | Crushin'
August 27  | Whodini | Open Sesame
September 13  | Grandmaster Flash | Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
October 13  | Steady B | What's My Name
October 17  | The Skinny Boys | Skinny & Proud
October 27  | Heavy D & the Boyz | Living Large
November 3  | Kool Moe Dee | How Ya Like Me Now
November 6  | N.W.A | N.W.A. and the Posse
unknown  | Bobby Jimmy and the Critters | Black & Proud
unknown  | Gucci Crew II | So Def, So Fresh, So Stupid
unknown  | Spoonie G | The Godfather of Rap
unknown  | UTFO | Lethal
unknown  | Gigolo Tony | Ice Cold
unknown  | Gregory D & DJ Mannie Fresh | Throwdown
unknown  | MC A.D.E. and Posse | Just Sumthin to Do
unknown  | Michael Peace | RRock It Right
unknown  | Just-Ice | Kool & Deadly
unknown  | Surf MC's | Surf or Die
unknown  | The Connoisseurs of Groove | Reap and Destroy
unknown  | T La Rock | Lyrical King (From the Boogie Down Bronx)
unknown  | Tuff Crew & Krown Rulers | Phanjam
unknown  | Velore & Double-O | We're Coming Correct
Unknown  | Various Artists | The Rap Pack Fresh Records Compilation
Unknown  | Various Artists | Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 3
Unknown  | Hurby's Machine | The House That Rap Built

## Highest-charting singles

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Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1987 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[2] Song  | Artist  | Project  | Peak position

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"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"  | Beastie Boys | Licensed to Ill | 7
"I Need Love"  | LL Cool J | Bigger & Deffer | 14

## See also

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## References

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1. ^ "The Top 20 Hip-Hop Albums of 1987".
2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.

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