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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1989.

The Cactus Album by 3rd Bass is considered a critically acclaimed record that earned an RIAA gold certification.

## Released albums

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Release Date[1] | Artist  | Album

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January 1  | The Fat Boys | On and On
January 23  | Tone Lōc | Lōc-ed After Dark
January 31  | Kwamé | Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning
February 6  | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising
February 7  | 2 Live Crew | As Nasty as They Wanna Be
February 20  | MC Twist & The Def Squad  | Comin' Thru Like Warriors
February 22  | Gigolo Tony  | Ain't It Good To Ya
March 12  | Geto Boys | Grip It! On That Other Level
March 14  | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo  | Road to the Riches
April 25  | Oaktown's 357 | Wild & Loose
May 5  | King Sun  | XL
May 14  | S. F. C.  | Listen Up
May 16  | Nice & Smooth | Nice & Smooth
Special Ed | Youngest in Charge
May 23  | Chill Rob G | Ride the Rhythm
May 30  | Kool Moe Dee | Knowledge Is King
June 6  | Gang Starr | No More Mr. Nice Guy
June 9  | LL Cool J | Walking with a Panther
June 12  | Heavy D & The Boyz  | Big Tyme
June 19  | Breeze | The Young Son Of No One
July  | Antoinette | Who's the Boss?
July 4  | Boogie Down Productions | Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
July 13  | The D.O.C. | No One Can Do It Better
July 25  | Beastie Boys | Paul's Boutique
EPMD | Unfinished Business
July 27  | Schoolly D | Am I Black Enough for You?
August 8  | Cool C | I Gotta Habit
August 16  | Tuff Crew | Back to Wreck Shop
August 29  | Mellow Man Ace | Escape from Havana
Doctor Ice  | The Mic Stalker
September 5  | Young MC | Stone Cold Rhymin'
September 19  | Big Daddy Kane | It's a Big Daddy Thing
September 27  | Donald D | Notorious
October 3  | MC Lyte | Eyes on This
October 10  | Biz Markie | The Biz Never Sleeps
Ice-T | The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!
October 17  | Sir Mix-a-Lot | Seminar
October 20  | Roxanne Shanté | Bad Sister
October 24  | Craig G | The Kingpin
October 31  | DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | And in This Corner...
Freddie Foxxx | Freddie Foxxx Is Here
November 7  | Jungle Brothers | Done by the Forces of Nature
Queen Latifah | All Hail the Queen
November 14  | 3rd Bass | The Cactus Album
Def Jef | Just a Poet with Soul
November 17  | Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | The Incredible Base
December 5  | The New Style | Independent Leaders
December 21  | Willie D | Controversy
Unknown  | Blackmale  | Let It Swing
Unknown  | D-Boy Rodriguez | Plantin' a Seed
Unknown  | Esham | Boomin' Words from Hell
Unknown  | Dismasters  |  And Then Some
Unknown  | A.P.G. Crew  | On the Rise
Unknown  | Divine Styler | Word Power
Unknown  | Hot Day | It's My Day
Unknown  | Stezo | Crazy Noise
Unknown  | Tone Def Crew | Grand Def Audio
Unknown  | Maestro Fresh Wes | Symphony in Effect
Unknown  | Michael Peace | Vigilante of Hope
Unknown  | The Jaz | Word to the Jaz
Unknown  | The Chosen Ones  | Enter the Lord
Unknown  | Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five | Piano
Unknown  | LA Dream Team | Back to Black
Unknown  | Jesse West | No Prisoners
Unknown  | Ms. Melodie | Diva
Unknown  | Nu-Sounds  | Mackin'
Unknown  | DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip  | Masters of Rhythm
Unknown  | Priority One  | Total Chaos
Unknown  | Positively Black  | Positively Black
Unknown  | Sly & Robbie  | Silent Assassin
Unknown  | Louie Louie  | Deadlier Than Ever
Unknown  | Magnetic Force  | 12-52-365
Unknown  | Tony M.F. Rock  | Let Me Take You To The Rockhouse
Unknown  | Jay Love  | Get Into It
Unknown  | The W.I.S.E. Guys  | eF yoU eN Kay E
Unknown  | UTFO | Doin' It
Unknown  | T La Rock | On a Warpath
Unknown  | Chubb Rock with Howie Tee | And the Winner Is...
Unknown  | Just-Ice | The Desolate One
Unknown  | Black, Rock and Ron | Stop the World
Unknown  | DJ Magic Mike | DJ Magic Mike & The Royal Posse
Unknown  | Kings Of Pressure  | Slang Teacher
Unknown  | Vicious Beat Posse  | Legalized Dope
Unknown  | Mac Dre | Young Black Brotha
Unknown  | Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. | A Shade of Red
Unknown  | Success-n-Effect | In the Hood
Unknown  | various artists  | Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 5

## Highest-charting singles

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Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 1989 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[2] Song  | Artist  | Project  | Peak position

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"Wild Thing"  | Tone Lōc | Lōc-ed After Dark | 2
"Funky Cold Medina"  | Tone Lōc | Lōc-ed After Dark | 3
"Buffalo Stance"  | Neneh Cherry | Raw Like Sushi | 3
"Bust A Move"  | Young MC | Stone Cold Rhymin' | 7
"Pump Up the Jam"  | Technotronic | Pump Up the Jam: The Album | 7
"I'm That Type of Guy"  | LL Cool J | Walking with a Panther | 15
"Me So Horny"  | 2 Live Crew | As Nasty As They Wanna Be | 26
"Me, Myself & I"  | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising | 34
"Hey Ladies"  | Beastie Boys | Paul's Boutique | 36

## See also

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## References

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1. ^ "The Top 75 Hip-Hop Albums of 1989".
2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.

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