2022 in hip hop music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2022.

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March

  • On March 7, YNW Melly will start his trial after being arrested in February 2019 for the murder of his two YNW associates known as YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser

Upcoming releases

January
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
14 Cordae From A Bird's Eye View Atlantic, Art@War, Hi-Level [1]
Earl Sweatshirt Sick! Tan Cressida, Warner [2]
Kota the Friend Lyrics to GO Vol. 3 FLTBYS
Maez301 Hello, Goodbye. Strange Music, INgrooves [3]
NLE Choppa Me vs Me No Love, Warner Records
Token Pink Is Better Never Too Different, Atlantic [4]
21 King Iso Get Well Soon Strange Music, INgrooves [5]
28 EarthGang Ghetto Gods Dreamville, Interscope [6]
TBA Lil Durk 7220 Only The Family, Alamo Records
MOUNT WESTMORE Mt. Westmore Def Jam [7]

February
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
4 Saba Few Good Things Pivot Gang LLC [8]
TBA Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele 2 Yapp City [9]

March
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
4 Kojey Radical Reason to Smile Asylum [10]
22 Phife Dawg Forever Smokin' Needles, AWAL [11]

June
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
TBA Juice WRLD The Party Never Ends Grade A Productions, Interscope Records

Unscheduled and TBA
Artist Album Label Ref.
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Collegrove 2 Young Money, Republic, Def Jam, T.R.U. [12]
50 Cent TBA G-Unit, Caroline [13]
6ix9ine Create Music Group, 10K Projects, Caroline [14]
6LACK Difference LVRN, Interscope [15]
Benny the Butcher Tana Talk 4 Black Soprano Family, Griselda, Def Jam [16]
Big K.R.I.T. TBA Multi Alumni, BMG
Bow Wow Before 30 LBW, Bad Boy [17]
Bryson Tiller Serenity RCA [18]
Cardi B TBA Atlantic [19]
Chris Brown Breezy RCA Records
Coi Leray Coi Republic [20]
Conway the Machine God Don't Make Mistakes Griselda, Shady, Interscope, Drumwork [21]
DaBaby Masterpiece Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope, South Coast Music Group [22]
Danny Brown XXXX Warp [23]
De La Soul TBA Trinitee Urban Records [24]
AOI3
Denzel Curry Melt My Eyez, See Your Future Loma Vista, PH [25]
Diddy Off the Grid Vol. 1 Bad Boy, Epic [26]
Dr. Dre Detox Aftermath, Interscope [27]
Eminem TBA Shady, Aftermath, Interscope [28]
EPMD Big Business Hit Squad Digital [29]
Fivio Foreign The B.I.B.L.E. Columbia, RichFish [30]
Freddie Gibbs Soul Sold Separately ESGN, EMPIRE [31]
Future Monster 2 Freebandz, Epic [32]
The Game 30 for 30 Prolific Records, MNRK Music Group [33]
Hopsin Minor Disturbance Undercover Prodigy
Iann Dior On To Better Things Internet Money, 10K Projects, Caroline
Ja Rule 12.Twelve.XII Mpire, Fontana [34]
JID The Forever Story Dreamville, Interscope, Spillage Village [35]
Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown Angels & Demons Twenty Nine Music Group, CBE, RCA [36]
Kehlani Bluewater Road Tsunami Mob, Atlantic, HBK Gang [37]
Kendrick Lamar oklama Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope [38]
Kenneth Cooke TBA Republic, Kendolla$ [39]
Lil Baby Lamborghini Boys 4PF, Wolfpack, Quality Control, Motown, Capitol [40]
Lil Keed Keed Talk To Em 2 YSL, 300, Atlantic [41]
Lil' Kim 9 Part 2 Queen Bee, MNRK Music Group [42]
Lil Mosey Universal Interscope, Mogul Vision, Certified Hitmakers
Lil Uzi Vert The Pink Tape Generation Now, Atlantic [43]
Lil Wayne Dedication 7 Young Money, Republic [44]
I Am Not a Human Being III [45]
Tha Carter VI [46]
LL Cool J G.O.A.T. 2 Def Jam
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace
MC Eiht Revolution of Progress Blue Stamp Music [47]
Megan Thee Stallion Tina Snow II 300, 1501 Certified [48]
Mike WiLL Made-It Michael EarDrummers, Atlantic [49]
NAV & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing II XO, Republic, Boominati Worldwide [50]
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 Young Money, Cash Money, Republic [51]
NxWorries TBA Stones Throw [52]
Playboi Carti Interscope, AWGE, Opium Records
Post Malone Republic [53]
Pusha T King Push GOOD, Def Jam [54]
Q-Tip AlGoRhythms GOOD, Def Jam [55]
Riotdiaries
The Last Zulu
Redman Muddy Waters 2 Gilla House, Riveting Music [56]
Remy Ma TBA Empire Distribution
Rae Sremmurd Sremm4Life EarDrummers, Interscope [57]
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III Ice H2O, EMPIRE [58]
Roddy Ricch Feed Tha Streets III Atlantic, Bird Vision [59]
Rowdy Rebel Sacrifices Epic, GS9 [60]
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Warner, Artistry, Icy [61]
ScHoolboy Q TBA Top Dawg, Interscope [62]
Stevie Stone TBA Ahdasee Records [63]
Swae Lee Human Nature EarDrummers, Interscope [64]
T-Pain The Phoenix Nappy Boy, EMPIRE [65]
T.I. Kill the King Grand Hustle, EMPIRE [66]
The Weeknd The Dawn XO, Republic [67]
Tory Lanez & Chris Brown TBA One Umbrella, CBE, RCA [68]
Travis Scott DYSTOPIA Cactus Jack, Epic [69]
UTOPIA [70]
Travis Scott & Kid Cudi The Scotts Cactus Jack, Epic, Wicked Awesome, Republic [71]
Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 5 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects, Caroline Distribution
Tyrese Identity Theft Voltron, Caroline Records [72]
Vince Staples Ramona Park Broke My Heart Motown, Blacksmith [73]
Wiz Khalifa Cereal Milk Taylor Gang, Atlantic, Rostrum [74]
Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J Stoners Night Rostrum Records, Taylor Gang Columbia Records
Xzibit King Maker Open Bar, EMI [75]
YG TBA Def Jam

See also

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