Kris Kross
Young, Rich & Dangerous
Rap/Hip-Hop
Will Smith
Born to Reign
Rap/Hip-Hop

Disc topped out at 13

Ludacris
ChickenNBeer
Rap/Hip-Hop

Number-1 pop/R&B disc has sold nearly one million copies. “Stand Up” was a Top-5 single.

Eminem
Relapse
Rap/Hip-Hop

Eminem’s sixth album debuted at No. 1 with sales of 608,000 units its first week. “Crack a Bottle” hit No. …

New Edition
Home Again
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop
Mary J. Blige
Love & Life
Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-selling disc debuted at number 1. “Love @ 1st Sight” was a hit single.

Coolio
Gangsta’s Paradise
Rap/Hip-Hop
Chamillionaire
Ultimate Victory
Rap/Hip-Hop

Disc debuted at No. 8

Rage Against the Machine
Renegades
Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

This collection of cover tunes peaked at number 14.

LL Cool J
10
Rap/Hip-Hop

Chart-topping R&B disc. “All I Have” (a duet with J.Lo) was a number-1 hit.

Various/Soundtrack
Bad Boys II
Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-selling, number-1 pop CD features the chart-topping hit “Shake Ya Tailfeather”

Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Top-10 disc

T.I.
Urban Legend
Rap/Hip-Hop

Album hit No. 1 on the R&B chart. “U Don’t Know Me” and “Bring Em Out” were simultaneous Top-20 singles.

Sparkle
Sparkle
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

A Top-3 pop and R&B disc

Linkin Park
Minutes to Midnight
Alternative, Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Disc debuted at No. 1, selling 623,000 copies its first week. “What I’ve Done” hit the Top 10.