2000s Hip-Hop Essentials

Apple Music 2000s
Updated Yesterday

The 2000s began with New York’s lyrical titans—JAY Z, Nas, Cam’ron, Jadakiss, newcomer 50 Cent—battling for supremacy, commercial and otherwise. However, New York’s grip on the hip-hop narrative would loosen. Atlanta rappers like Outkast, Ludacris, T.I., Lil Jon, and Young Jeezy would spin hip-hop into crunk and trap; a young, ambitious Chicago producer named Kanye West would open up new vistas of personal and emotional hitmaking; and New Orleans spitter Lil Wayne’s constant flood of mixtapes would change the economics of rapping forever. The internet would help spread regional sounds like the UK.’s minimalist grime, Houston’s slow-moving chopped-and-screwed music, the Bay Area’s hyperactive hyphy, and Atlanta’s short-lived snap. By decade’s end, the gurgle of Auto-Tune and the freewheeling phrasing of Drake had begun to scramble the circuits, setting up hip-hop for its most melodic decade yet.
Outkast
So Fresh, So Clean
Outkast
Stankonia
Nelly
Hot In Herre
Nelly
Nellyville
Kanye West
Stronger
Kanye West
Graduation
Chamillionaire
Ridin' (feat. Krayzie Bone)
Chamillionaire
The Sound of Revenge
Huey
Pop, Lock & Drop It (Main Version)
Huey
Pop, Lock & Drop It
50 Cent
In da Club
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Bonus Track Version)
Lil Wayne
A Milli
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III
JAY-Z
Big Pimpin' (feat. UGK)
JAY-Z
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
Missy Elliott
Lose Control (feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)
Missy Elliott
The Cookbook
Ludacris
Southern Hospitality (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Ludacris
Back for the First Time
The Game
Dreams
The Game
The Documentary
Fabolous
Can't Deny It (feat. Nate Dogg)
Fabolous
Ghetto Fabolous
Busta Rhymes
Touch It
Busta Rhymes
The Big Bang
T.I.
What You Know
T.I.
King (Deluxe Version)
Juvenile
Slow Motion (feat. Soulja Slim)
Juvenile
Juve the Great
Clipse
When the Last Time
Clipse
Lord Willin'
Gucci Mane
Lemonade
Gucci Mane
The State vs. Radric Davis (Deluxe Version)
Rich Boy
Throw Some D's (feat. Polow Da Don)
Rich Boy
Rich Boy
Drake
Best I Ever Had
Drake
So Far Gone
Kid Cudi
Day 'N' Nite (nightmare)
Kid Cudi
Man on the Moon: The End of Day (Deluxe)
Lupe Fiasco
Kick, Push
Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Snoop Dogg
Drop It Like It's Hot (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Snoop Dogg
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) - The Masterpiece
Kanye West
Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx)
Kanye West
Late Registration
Terror Squad
Lean Back (feat. Fat Joe & Remy Ma)
Terror Squad
True Story
N.O.R.E.
Grimey
N.O.R.E.
God's Favorite
DMX
Party Up
DMX
...And Then There Was X
JAY-Z
03' Bonnie & Clyde (feat. Beyoncé Knowles)
JAY-Z
Blueprint 2.1
David Banner
Like a Pimp (feat. Lil' Flip)
David Banner
Mississippi: The Album
Ying Yang Twins & Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
Get Low
Ying Yang Twins & Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
Kings of Crunk
Gorilla Zoe
Hood N****
Gorilla Zoe
Welcome to the Zoo
Dorrough
Ice Cream Paint Job
Dorrough
Dorrough Music
Three 6 Mafia
Poppin' My Collar (feat. Project Pat)
Three 6 Mafia
Most Known Unknown (Bonus Tracks)
Lil Wayne
Go DJ
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter
Rick Ross
Hustlin'
Rick Ross
Port of Miami
Petey Pablo
Raise Up
Petey Pablo
Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
Jim Jones & Ron Browz
Pop Champagne (feat. Juelz Santana)
Jim Jones & Ron Browz
Pray IV Reign
Mobb Deep
Got It Twisted
Mobb Deep
Amerikaz Nightmare
Memphis Bleek
Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses) [feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Missy Elliott, JAY-Z, C. Mitchell & Twista]
Memphis Bleek
The Understanding
Cam'ron
Oh Boy (feat. Juelz Santana)
Cam'ron
Come Home With Me
Dr. Dre
Forgot About Dre (feat. Eminem)
Dr. Dre
2001
Ali & Big Gipp, Nelly, & Paul Wall
Grillz
Ali & Big Gipp , Nelly , & Paul Wall
Sweatsuit
Purple Ribbon All-Stars
Kryptonite
Purple Ribbon All-Stars
Kryptonite - Single
Big Tymers
Still Fly
Big Tymers
Hood Rich
D4L
Laffy Taffy (Explicit)
D4L
Down for Life
F.L.Y. - Fast Life Yungstaz
Swag Surfin'
F.L.Y. - Fast Life Yungstaz
Jamboree
Dem Franchize Boyz
White Tee
Dem Franchize Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz
Missy Elliott
Work It
Missy Elliott
Under Construction
Jeezy
Trap Or Die (feat. Bun B) [Acappella]
Jeezy
Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (Deluxe Edition)
Ray Cash
Bumpin' My Music (feat. Scarface)
Ray Cash
Bumpin' My Music (feat. Scarface)- Single
Trina
Pull Over
Trina
Da Baddest B***h
M.O.P.
Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)
M.O.P.
Warriorz
G. Dep
Special Delivery
G. Dep
Child of the Ghetto
Nas
Made You Look
Nas
God's Son
Maino
Hi Hater
Maino
If Tomorrow Comes...
JAY-Z
99 Problems
JAY-Z
The Black Album
Eminem
'Till I Collapse (feat. Nate Dogg)
Eminem
The Eminem Show
Young Buck
Let Me In
Young Buck
Let Me In - Single
The Roots
Don't Say Nuthin'
The Roots
The Tipping Point
Mos Def
Ms. Fat Booty
Mos Def
Black On Both Sides
Eve
Got What You Need (feat. Drag-On)
Eve
Scorpion (Deluxe)
Outkast
Ms. Jackson
Outkast
Stankonia
Lil' Flip
Game Over (Flip)
Lil' Flip
U Gotta Feel Me
Hurricane Chris
A Bay Bay (Acappella)
Hurricane Chris
A Bay Bay - EP
Chingy
Holidae In (feat. Ludacris & Snoop Dogg)
Chingy
Jackpot
Unk
Walk It Out
Unk
Beat'n Down Yo Block
Crime Mob
Knuck If You Buck
Crime Mob
Crime Mob
J-Kwon
Tipsy (Club Mix)
J-Kwon
Hood Hop
OJ da Juiceman
Make Tha Trap Say Aye (feat. Gucci Mane)
OJ da Juiceman
The Otha Side of the Trap
Mike Jones
Back Then
Mike Jones
Who Is Mike Jones?
Fat Joe
What's Luv? (feat. Ja-Rule & Ashanti)
Fat Joe
Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E)
Shyne
Bad Boyz
Shyne
Shyne
Shawnna
Gettin' Some
Shawnna
Block Music
Eminem
Without Me
Eminem
The Eminem Show
Ludacris
Area Codes (feat. Nate Dogg)
Ludacris
Word of Mouf
The Game
Hate It Or Love It (feat. 50 Cent)
The Game
The Documentary
Common
The People
Common
Finding Forever
Killer Mike
Akshon (Yeah!)
Killer Mike
Akshon (Yeah!) - Single
T.I.
Whatever You Like
T.I.
Paper Trail (Deluxe Version)
Paul Wall
Sittin' Sidewayz (Featuring Big Pokey)
Paul Wall
The Peoples Champ
UGK
Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) [feat. Outkast]
UGK
UGK (Underground Kingz)
Field Mob
So What (feat. Ciara)
Field Mob
Light Poles and Pine Trees
Jadakiss
Knock Yourself Out (feat. Pharrell Williams) [Explicit]
Jadakiss
Kiss Tha Game Goodbye
Mims
This Is Why I'm Hot
Mims
Music Is My Savior
Devin the Dude
Doobie Ashtray
Devin the Dude
Just Tryin ta Live (Amended)
Three 6 Mafia
Stay Fly
Three 6 Mafia
Most Known Unknown
Fam-Lay
Rock N' Roll (Radio Remix) [feat. Lil' Flip]
Fam-Lay
Rock N' Roll (The Remix) - Single
Khia
My Neck, My Back
Khia
Nasty Confessions
Wiz Khalifa
Say Yeah
Wiz Khalifa
Say Yeah - Single
Jeezy
Put On (feat. Kanye West)
Jeezy
The Recession (Bonus Track Version)
Mase
Welcome Back
Mase
Welcome Back
Dr. Dre
The Next Episode (feat. Snoop Dogg)
Dr. Dre
2001
Scarface
On My Block
Scarface
The Fix
Baby Boy da Prince
The Way I Live (feat. Lil Boosie)
Baby Boy da Prince
Across the Water
Nappy Roots
Po' Folks (feat. Anthony Hamilton) [New Version]
Nappy Roots
Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
Black Rob, Mark Curry, & P. Diddy
Bad Boy For Life
Black Rob , Mark Curry , & P. Diddy
The Saga Continues...
Ghostface Killah
One
Ghostface Killah
Supreme Clientele
50 Cent
P.I.M.P.
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Bonus Track Version)
Ying Yang Twins
Whistle While You Twurk (ColliPark Mix)
Ying Yang Twins
Thug Walkin'
504 Boyz
Wobble Wobble