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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2007.

## Albums

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Release Date  | Artist  | Album  | Label  | Notes

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January 9  | Ultramagnetic MC's | The Best Kept Secret |  |
January 30  | Sean Price | Jesus Price Superstar | Duck Down Music |

* Debuted at No. 196 on The Billboard 200

X Clan | Return from Mecca | Suburban Noize Records |
February 13  | Boss Hogg Outlawz | Serve & Collect | Koch Records |

* Debuted at No. 63 on The Billboard 200

February 20  | Hell Razah | Renaissance Child | Nature Sounds |
Jin | ABC |  |
February 26  | Hussein Fatal & Hardtimerz  | 1090 Official |  |

* Singles: "I'm Street", "1090 Official"

February 27  | B.G. & Chopper City Boyz | We Got This |  |

* Debuted at No. 20 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Make Em Mad"

Famous Playaz (Noah23 & DS)  | Funny Money | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language |
Gabriel Teodros | Lovework |  |
Wisemen | Wisemen Approaching | Think Differently Music, Babygrande Records |
March 6  | Consequence | Don't Quit Your Day Job! | GOOD Music, Columbia Records |

* Debuted at No. 113 on The Billboard 200

Twisted Black | Street Fame |  |
March 12  | Noah23 & Lord Kufu  | The Fool | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language |
March 13  | 8Ball & MJG | Ridin High | Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 8 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Relax and Take Notes"

Black Milk | Popular Demand | Fat Beats Records  |
March 20  | Baby Boy Da Prince | Across the Water | Universal Republic Records |

* Debuted at No. 26 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "The Way I Live", "Naw Mean"

Crime Mob | Hated on Mostly | Reprise Records |

* Debuted at #31 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Rock Yo Hips", "Circles"

Devin the Dude | Waitin' to Inhale | Rap-a-Lot Records |

* Debuted at No. 30 on The Billboard 200

El-P | I'll Sleep When You're Dead | Definitive Jux |

* Debuted at No. 78 on The Billboard 200

Evidence | The Weatherman LP | ABB Records  |
Insane Clown Posse | The Tempest | Psychopathic Records |
Psycho Les | Psycho Therapy (The Soundtrack) |  |
March 27  | Tha Dogg Pound | Dogg Chit | Gangsta Advisory Records, Koch Records |

* Debuted at No. 77 on The Billboard 200

Lil Flip | I Need Mine | Clover G Records  |

* Debuted at No. 14 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "What It Do", "Ghetto Mindstate"

Mims | Music Is My Savior | American King Music, Disturbing tha Peace, Capitol Records |

* Debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "This Is Why I'm Hot", "Like This"

Prodigy | Return of the Mac | Koch Records |

* Debuted at No. 32 on The Billboard 200

Redman | Red Gone Wild: Thee Album | Gilla House Records, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 13 on The Billboard 200

Rich Boy | Rich Boy | Interscope Records |

* Debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Throw Some D's", "Boy Looka Here", "Good Things"

Young Buck | Buck the World | G-Unit Records, Interscope Records |

* Debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "I Know You Want Me", "Get Buck", "U Ain't Goin' Nowhere"

Big Quarters  | Cost of Living |  |
April 3  | Paul Wall | Get Money, Stay True | Swishahouse, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 8 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Break 'Em Off", "I'm Throwed"

Phat Kat | Carte Blanche |  |
Timbaland | Shock Value | Mosley Music Group, Interscope |

* Debuted at No. 5 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Give It to Me", "The Way I Are", "Apologize", "Scream"
* Certified Platinum

April 10  | Brother Ali | The Undisputed Truth | Rhymesayers Entertainment |

* Debuted at No. 69 on The Billboard 200

Mic Geronimo | Alive 9/14/73 |  |
April 24  | Joell Ortiz | The Brick (Bodega Chronicles) | Koch Records |
Kingspade | P.T.B. | Suburban Noize Records |
Lifesavas | Gutterfly | Quannum Projects |
May 1  | Boondox | PunkinHed | Psychopathic Records |
May 8  | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | Strength & Loyalty | Full Surface Records, Interscope Records |

* Debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "I Tried", "Lil L.O.V.E."
* Certified Gold

DJ Jazzy Jeff | The Return of the Magnificent | BBE Records |
Sage Francis | Human the Death Dance | Epitaph Records |
May 15  | Marco Polo | Port Authority | Soulspazm Records, Rawkus Records
May 22  | Ca$his | The County Hound EP | Shady Records, Interscope Records |

* Debuted at No. 106 on The Billboard 200

KRS-One & Marley Marl | Hip Hop Lives | Koch Records |

* Debuted at No. 140 on The Billboard 200

U.S.D.A. | Cold Summer | CTE World, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "White Girl", "Corporate Thuggin"

May 23  | Hilltop Hoods | The Hard Road: Restrung | Obese Records |
June 5  | Lil Wyte | The One and Only | Hypnotize Minds |

* Debuted at No. 46 on The Billboard 200

June 12  | Blue Scholars | Bayani |  |
Canibus | For Whom the Beat Tolls |  |
Cilvaringz | I | Mic Club Music  |
DJ Khaled | We the Best | Terror Squad Entertainment, Koch Records |

* Debuted at No. 8 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "We Takin' Over", "I'm So Hood"

Fabolous | From Nothin' to Somethin' | Desert Storm Records, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Diamonds", "Return of the Hustle", "Make Me Better", "Baby Don't Go"
* Certified Gold

June 19  | Tragedy Khadafi | The Death of Tragedy |  |
June 26  | Pharoahe Monch | Desire | SRC Records
Universal Motown Records |

* Debuted at No. 58 on The Billboard 200

July 3  | Pastor Troy | Tool Muziq |  |

* Debuted at No. 91 on The Billboard 200

T.I. | T.I. vs. T.I.P. | Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)", "You Know What It Is", "Hurt"
* Certified Platinum

Twiztid | Independents Day | Psychopathic Records |
July 17  | Blu & Exile | Below the Heavens | Sound in Color  |
Danny! | Danny Is Dead |  |
Hed PE | Insomnia | Suburban Noize Records |
Tech N9ne | Misery Loves Kompany | Strange Music, RBC Records, Fontana Distribution |
July 24  | Camp Lo | Black Hollywood |  |
July 31  | Common | Finding Forever | GOOD Music, Geffen Records |

* Debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "The Game", "The People", "Drivin' Me Wild", "I Want You"
* Certified Gold
* Only chart-topping album of 2007 without a single to chart on The Billboard 100

Kia Shine | Due Season |  |

* Debuted at No. 84 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Krispy", "WOW"

Guru | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future | 7 Grand  |
August 7  | Plies | The Real Testament |  |

* Debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200, selling 96,000 units
* Singles: "Shawty" & "Hypnotized", "I Am The Club"
* Certified Gold

Psychopathic Rydas | Duk Da Fuk Down | Joe & Joey Records |
UGK | Underground Kingz | Jive Records |

* Debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "The Game Belongs to Me", "International Players Anthem"
* Certified Gold

August 14  | Boot Camp Clik | Casualties of War | Duck Down Music |
Danny Diablo | Thugcore 4 Life | Suburban Noize Records, Epitaph Records |
WC | Guilty by Affiliation | Lench Mob Records |

* Debuted at No. 49 on The Billboard 200

August 20  | Insane Clown Posse  | Eye of the Storm | Psychopathic Records |
August 21  | Atmosphere | Sad Clown Bad Summer 9 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
Blaze Ya Dead Homie | Clockwork Gray | Psychopathic Records |
Brand Nubian | Time's Runnin' Out |  |
Killah Priest | The Offering |  |
Swizz Beatz | One Man Band Man | Full Surface Records, Universal Motown Records |

* Debuted at No. 7 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "It's Me Snitches", "Money in the Bank"

Talib Kweli | Eardrum | Blacksmith Records, Warner Bros. Records |

* Debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200

August 28  | Aesop Rock | None Shall Pass | Definitive Jux |
Big B | More to Hate | Suburban Noize Records |
Kottonmouth Kings | Cloud Nine | Suburban Noize Records |
Strong Arm Steady | Deep Hearted |  |
Yung Joc | Hustlenomic$ | Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Coffee Shop", "Bottle Poppin'"

September 4  | Master P & Romeo | Master P & Romeo: Hip Hop History |  |

* Does not contain "Parental Advisory" sticker

September 11  | 50 Cent | Curtis | G-Unit Records, Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records |

* Debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200
* Singles:"Straight to the Bank", "Amusement Park, "I Get Money", "Ayo Technology", "I'll Still Kill"
* Certified Platinum

Grayskul | Bloody Radio | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
Kanye West | Graduation | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Stronger", "Good Life", "Flashing Lights", "Homecoming"
* Certified 5× Platinum

Necro | Death Rap | Psycho+Logical-Records, Koch Records |
Young Noble & Hussein Fatal | Thug in Thug Out |  |
September 14  | Chamillionaire | Ultimate Victory | Chamillitary Entertainment, Universal Records |

* Debuted at No. 8 on The Billboard 200
* Does not contain "Parental Advisory" sticker
* Singles: "Hip Hop Police"

September 18  | Havoc | The Kush | Nature Sounds |

* Debuted at No. 173 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "I'm the Boss"

Percee P | Perseverance | Stones Throw Records |
Twista | Adrenaline Rush 2007 | Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 10 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Give It Up"

September 25  | Army of the Pharaohs | Ritual of Battle | Babygrande Records |
Gorilla Zoe | Welcome to the Zoo | Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Hood Figga"

October 2  | Boyz n da Hood | Back Up n da Chevy | Bad Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 51 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Everybody Know Me"

Soulja Boy | souljaboytellem.com | Stacks on Deck Entertainment, Collipark Music, Interscope Records |

* Debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", "Soulja Girl", "Yahhh!", "Let Me Get 'em", "Donk"
* Does not contain "Parental Advisory" sticker
* Certified Platinum

October 9  | 9th Wonder | The Dream Merchant Vol. 2 | 6 Hole Records, Caroline Distribution |
Y Society | Travel at Your Own Pace |  |
October 11  | Gucci Mane | Trap-A-Thon | Tommy Boy Records |

* Debuted at No. 69 on The Billboard 200

October 23  | Bizarre | Blue Cheese & Coney Island | Koch Records |
Hurricane Chris | 51/50 Ratchet | Polo Grounds Music, J Records |

* Debuted at No. 24 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "A Bay Bay", "The Hand Clap", "Playas Rock"

Little Brother | Getback | ABB Records  |

* Debuted at No. 89 on The Billboard 200

Shad | The Old Prince |  |
October 30  | Playaz Circle | Supply & Demand | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 27 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Duffle Bag Boy"

October 31  | Twisted Insane | The Monster In The Dark | Brainsick Muzik  |
November 1  | Saul Williams | The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! | Fader Label |
November 6  | Cassidy | B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story | Full Surface Records, J Records |

* Debuted at No. 10 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "My Drink N My 2 Step"

JAY-Z | American Gangster | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Blue Magic", "Roc Boys", "I Know"
* Certified Platinum

November 12  | Noah23 | Cameo Therapy | Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language |
November 13  | Psychopathic Records | Psychopathics from Outer Space 3 | Psychopathic Records  |
November 20  | Freeway | Free at Last | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 42 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Lights Get Low"

November 27  | CunninLynguists | Dirty Acres | APOS Music  |

* Received massive press coverage, including Okayplayer.com's "Most Slept On Artist" award.

December 4  | DJ Drama | Gangsta Grillz: The Album | Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 26 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "5000 Ones"

Ghostface Killah | The Big Doe Rehab | Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 41 on The Billboard 200

Scarface | Made | Rap-A-Lot Records, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 17 on The Billboard 200
* "Girl You Know"

Styles P | Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) | Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Koch Records |

* Debuted at No. 52 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Blow Ya Mind"

Wyclef Jean | Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant | Columbia Records |

* Debuted at No. 28 on The Billboard 200
* Singles: "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"

December 11  | Beanie Sigel | The Solution | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
* Singles: "All the Above"

Birdman | 5 ★ Stunna | Cash Money Records, Universal Records |

* Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
* Singles: "Pop Bottles", "100 Million", "I Run This"

Gucci Mane | Back to the Trap House | Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 32 at the Billboard 200

Hi-Tek | Hi-Teknology 3 | Babygrande Records |
Wu-Tang Clan | 8 Diagrams | SRC Records, Universal Motown Records |

* Debuted at No. 25 at the Billboard 200

December 18  | Chingy | Hate It or Love It | Full Dekk Music Group, Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings |

* Debuted at No. 84 at the Billboard 200
* Singles: "Fly Like Me", "Gimme Dat"

Lupe Fiasco | Lupe Fiasco's The Cool | 1st & 15th Entertainment, Atlantic Records |

* Debuted at No. 14 at the Billboard 200
* Singles: "Superstar", "Hip Hop Saved My Life", "Paris, Tokyo"
* Certified Gold

## Highest-charting singles

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Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2007 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[1] Song  | Artist  | Project  | Peak position

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"Stronger"  | Kanye West | Graduation | 1
"Give It to Me"  | Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake | Shock Value
"Ayo Technology"  | 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland  | Curtis | 5
"I Tried"  | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Akon | Strength & Loyalty | 6
"Good Life"  | Kanye West featuring T-Pain | Graduation | 7
"Make Me Better"  | Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo | From Nothin' to Somethin' | 8
"Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"  | T.I. | T.I. vs. T.I.P. | 9
"Make It Rain"  | Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne  | Me, Myself & I | 13
"Duffle Bag Boy"  | Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne  | Supply & Demand | 15
"Go Getta"  | Jeezy featuring R. Kelly | Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration | 18
"I'm So Hood"  | DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies | We the Best | 19
"I Get Money"  | 50 Cent  | Curtis | 20
"Baby Don't Go"  | Fabolous featuring Jermaine Dupri | From Nothin' to Somethin' | 23
"We Takin' Over"  | DJ Khaled featuring T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Lil Wayne & Birdman  | We the Best | 28
"Top Back"  | T.I.  | King | 29
"Straight To The Bank"  | 50 Cent  | Curtis | 32
"My Drink n My 2 Step"  | Cassidy featuring Swizz Beatz | B.A.R.S. | 33
"You Know What It Is"  | T.I. featuring Wyclef Jean | T.I. vs TIP | 34

## Highest first week sales

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As of December 31, 2007.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Number  | Artist  | Album  | 1st week sales  | 1st week position

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1  | Kanye West | Graduation | 957,000  | #1
2  | 50 Cent | Curtis | 691,000  | #2
3  | T.I. | T.I. vs. T.I.P. | 468,000  | #1
4  | Jay-Z | American Gangster | 426,000  | #1
5  | Fabolous | From Nothin' to Somethin' | 159,000  | #2
6  | Common | Finding Forever | 158,000  | #1
7  | UGK | Underground Kingz | 156,000  | #1
8  | Lupe Fiasco | The Cool | 143,000  | #14
9  | Young Buck | Buck the World | 141,000  | #3
10  | Timbaland | Shock Value | 138,000  | #1

## Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

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Number  | Artist  | Album  | Average score  | Number of reviews  | Reference

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1  | M.I.A. | Kala | 87  | 37 reviews  | [9]
2  | Jay-Z | American Gangster | 83  | 25 reviews  | [10]
3  | J Dilla | Ruff Draft | 81  | 16 reviews  | [11]
4  | EL-P | I'll Sleep When You're Dead | 80  | 32 reviews  | [12]
5  | Kanye West | Graduation | 79  | 32 reviews  | [13]
6  | Redman | Red Gone Wild: Thee Album | 79  | 8 reviews  | [14]
7  | Dizzee Rascal | Maths + English | 78  | 19 reviews  | [15]
8  | Sage Francis | Human the Death Dance | 77  | 16 reviews  | [16]
9  | Lupe Fiasco | The Cool | 77  | 30 reviews  | [17]
10  | Ghostface Killah | The Big Doe Rehab | 77  | 29 reviews  | [18]

## See also

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* Previous article: 2006 in hip hop music
* Next article: 2008 in hip hop music

## References

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1. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
2. ^ Caulfield, Keith. Drake Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
3. ^ Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's 'Recovery' Notches Three Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.
4. ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 30, 2010). "Eminem's 'Recovery' Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
5. ^ Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
6. ^ Wu Massacre and E-40 Chart with Albums Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Current.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-08.
7. ^ "HITS Daily Double: Building Album Sales Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
8. ^ "T.I.'s No Mercy Debuts At #4 On Billboard". MTV. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010.
9. ^ "Kala by M.I.A." Metacritic.
10. ^ "American Gangster by Jay-Z". Metacritic.
11. ^ "Ruff Draft [Reissue] by J Dilla aka Jay Dee". Metacritic.
12. ^ "I'll Sleep When You're Dead by El-P". Metacritic.
13. ^ "Graduation by Kanye West". Metacritic.
14. ^ "Red Gone Wild: Thee Album by Redman". Metacritic.
15. ^ "Maths + English by Dizzee Rascal". Metacritic.
16. ^ "Human The Death Dance by Sage Francis". Metacritic.
17. ^ "The Cool by Lupe Fiasco". Metacritic.
18. ^ "The Big Doe Rehab by Ghostface Killah". Metacritic.

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